A Cultural Awakening Leads to Abundance of Conflict Resolution Opportunities Buzz McClain, George Mason University News 1 September 2015 Image: School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution student Vanessa Cardenas is serving an internship at Genocide Watch in Arlington, Va. Photo by Alexis Glenn.   Growing up in the Manila suburb of Cainta Rizal in the Philippines, Vanessa Cardenas admits she was one of the lucky ones, living in gated communities