The
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April, 2004
What if
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Contents:
1 Collaborative Law
2 Law and Spirituality & Contemplative Practices
3 Holistic Law
4 Coaching
5 Transformative Mediation
6 Humanizing Legal Education
7 Restorative Justice
8 Creative Problem Solving and Preventive Law
9 Therapeutic Jurisprudence
10 Integrating Law, Politics, and Spirituality
11 Lawyer Assistance Programs
12 Lawyers as Peacemakers
13 CLE
14 RL Leadership and Community Connections
15 Retreats
16 Gatherings
17 Jobs and Opportunities
18 Salons and Teleclasses
19 Announcements, Links, & Quotes of General Interest
1 Collaborative Law
New
Monthly Conference Call on Civil/Commercial Applications of Collaborative Law:
held the
second Wednesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific. This month’s call will be held on April
14th. Members of
the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council will discuss employment, business
and other cases in which they used collaborative law. The Massachusetts
group has had more success than any other in applying collaborative law outside
the family law arena. You need not reserve a space to participate. Simply
Call the bridge line at 1-805-620-4000 on the specified date and time. When
prompted, enter the access code "02135" and you will be linked to the conference
call.
The
Protocols of Practice for Collaborative Family Lawyers was
provisionally approved by the Board of Trustees, Collaborative Law Institute
of Texas, on January 28, 2004. The Protocols can be viewed at the
CLI-TX website: http://www.collablawtexas.com/. Family law lawyers are encouraged to
print off these protocols, review them carefully and incorporate them into their
practices and as components of Participation Agreements in future cases.
Feedback on issues raised by the protocols is requested over the next 12 months,
at which time they will come up for reconsideration by the Protocols Committee.
Contact Harry Tindall, Committee Chair at htindall@tindallfoster.com with
your comments.
Fundamentals of Collaborative Practice course in Pleasanton, CA: April 23 and 24, 2004 at the Hilton Pleasanton (website at http://www.pleasantonhilton.com/). Designed for those interested in learning the nuts and bolts of collaborative practice or those with five or fewer cases under their belts. Taught by a team of trainers from the legal, mental health, and financial disciplines. The cost, including lunch and snacks, is $475 for early registrants and $495 for later registrants. For more information, to register, or for a brochure, contact Jean Petrick at jeanpetrick@sbcglobal.net or 408-973-1001.
The
Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council will be holding a training April
29th 4-7 p.m. and April 30th 9-4:30 p.m at the Western New
England College School of Law in Springfield, MA. This training will provide an overview
of the collaborative law method, as well as an opportunity to engage in hands-on
practice sessions. Attending the
training will qualify you to join the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, a
group of over 100 attorneys who are interested in implementing and promoting the
collaborative process. Fore more
information go to http://www.massclc.org/brochure.pdf.
Level 1 Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Law Training in Atlanta, GA: May 7-8, September 17-18, and December 3-4, 2004. A two-day intensive course for attorneys, child specialists, divorce coaches, financial consultants and mediators seeking to participate in this dynamic new practice. Trainers include Nora Bushfield JD; Robert Bordette CFP, CDFA; Eileen Thomas, JD; Eve Poling M.Ed., LCSW; DD Petters, MS LPC; Robet Wildau, JD; Rachel "Susie" Kezh, JD; David Alexander, child specialist; Lauren G. Alexander, JD; and Diane Shearer-Chambers, mediator. For more information or to register, go to http://www.collaborativelawga.com/training.htm.
Collaborative Training For Legal and Mental Health Professionals in San Ramon, CA: May 7-8, 2004 at the San Ramon Valley Conference Center. May 7: Introduction to Collaborative Practice for Mental Health Professionals. May 8: Transforming Your Group: The Collaborative Team (for Legal and Mental Health Professionals). Registration fees are $395 for both days ($450 after April 20) or $250 for one day only ($275 after April 20). Continuing education credits pending. For information or to register contact Paula Jackson at paula@gneo.net.
The Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire (CCRE) will be holding a Kickoff General Meeting and Presentation by Pauline Tesler on Monday, May 17, 2004, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Vineyard Creek Conference Center in Santa Rosa, California. The CCRE is a new organization of collaborative professionals, including civil, probate and family lawyers; financial, mental health, and other professionals; all committed to the education of practitioners, professionals and consumers regarding collaborative conflict resolution. Reservations and payment of $75 must be received by May 7, 2004. For questions about the Council contact Catherine Conner at cconner@clrg.com. For questions about the Kickoff event or a registration form, contact Margaret Anderson at mlanders@sonic.net.
Collaborative Law
Training in Sudbury and Toronto, Ontario: Trainings will be held June 8 and 9
in Sudbury and June 11 and 12 in Toronto.
Presented by Palliser Conflict Resolution Inc. with trainers Janis
Pritchard & David Carter. For
further information and registration, contact Linda Cartier at (705) 525-7526 or
lindac@financialdecisions.ca.
Collaborative Law Training in Charlottesville, Virginia to be held June 14 and 15, 2004. Presented by Palliser Conflict Resolution Inc. with trainers Janis Pritchard & David Carter. For further information and registration, contact Rachel Rust at 434-977-4455 or rachel.rust@tremblaysmith.com
Advanced
Collaborative Law Training in San Francisco, CA on Friday, September 17, 2004. Presented by Pauline Tesler, this will
be an all-day event, intended for collaborative lawyers who have had some prior
training in collaborative practice, and who have completed at least ten
collaborative cases through to an agreement. There will be group
discussion of emerging issues in collaborative practice, and on devising
effective approaches to complex and challenging practice problems, including
many from actual cases.
Registered participants will be invited to help shape the agenda, in
advance of the event. Stay tuned for further details, or contact Pauline
H. Tesler at pht@lawtsf.com.
The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) Forum, "Paradigms for Peacemaking" is scheduled for October 22-24, 2004 in Boston, MA. Featuring the Harvard Negotiation Project, Professor Robert Mnookin and Stu Webb. Further information will be posted on the IACP website at http://www.collabgroup.com/. Tapes and CDs from the 2003 Vancouver conference are now available. To order, go to http://www.collabgroup.com/.
Level I Collaborative Divorce Training in Phoenix, AZ, September 9-11, 2004. Collaborative Divorce presents a three-day training consisting of an overview of the roles of each discipline (attorney, financial and mental health) in the collaborative process, demonstration of the process, intra-disciplinary training of each separate discipline, ethical guidelines for the process, and inter-disciplinary team work on actual cases. For more information or to register go to http://www.collaborativedivorce.com/new_trainings.html.
Recently
Published Articles on Collaborative Law:
§ John
Lande, Possibilities for Collaborative Law: Ethics and Practice of Lawyer
Disqualification and Process Control in a New Model of Lawyering, 64
§
John
Lande, Negotiation: Evading Evasion: How Protocols Can Improve Civil Case
Results, 21 Alternatives to the High Costs of Litigation 149 (2003). (This
article describes how collaborative law principles can be adapted to for use in
major non-family civil cases.)
§
Scheduled
to be published: John Lande and Gregg Herman, Fitting the Forum to the Family
Fuss: Choosing Mediation, Collaborative Law, or Cooperative Law for
Negotiating Divorce Cases, 42 Family Court Review 280
(2004).
§ Scheduled to be published: David A. Hoffman and Juliana Hoyt: Collaborative Law Agreements for Business Cases, Massachusetts Collaborative Law Journal. The article has also been uploaded to the Collaborative Law Listserv site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CollabLaw/files/.
The International Academy of Collaborative Lawyers maintains a calendar of collaborative law trainings held in the United states and Canada. For more information go to http://www.collabgroup.com/
Software to support a collaborative law practice can be found at http://www.advocatesnetwork.org/
2 Law and Spirituality & Contemplative Practices
Lawyer Dharma Group in the San Francisco Bay Area led by Mary Mocine, a Zen Buddhist priest who practiced law for 18 years. The group meets once a month on Sunday mornings, alternating between Berkeley and San Francisco. The group meditates for a half hour, then members discuss an aspect of law practice as it relates to meditation and deeper values. A potluck brunch follows. A teaching donation will be requested. For more information contact Mary Mocine at marymo@att.net or 707-649-2480.
Mindfulness
in Mediation, taught
by Tuan Pham. will be presented at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Annual
Conference New York City on April 17, 2004, 9:00-10:30 a.m. For
information, see http://www.abanet.org/dispute/conference/6th/home.html
Contemplative Practice for Lawyers: Zen, Yoga and Law Practice Dharma Retreat at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, May 16-21, 2004 led by Mary Mocine and Susan B. Jordan. The purpose of the retreat is to give members of the legal profession an opportunity to unwind and explore contemplative practices and how they support the practice of law. 10 hours MCLE credit: 3 law practice management, 2 ethics, 2 litigation, 2 elimination of bias and 1 substance abuse. Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is set in a deep valley in the beautiful and rugged Ventana Wilderness area due east of Big Sur, California. See Tassajara at http://www.sfzc.org/zmcindex.htm. Cost: $300.00 (in 2003) plus room and board. Some scholarship assistance may be available. For more information, contact Mary Mocine at marymo@att.net or 707-649-2480.
Mindful
Mediation and the New Grid System: An Advanced Seminar, will
be taught by Leonard Riskin on June 8-9, 2004 at the University of
Mindfulness
for Lawyers: Enhancing Resiliency and Reducing Stress will be
taught by Robert Zeglovitch on June 10, 2004, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at the
Minnesota State Bar Association Convention,
Expanding
Mediation: Mindfulness and the “New New Grid,” will be
presented by Leonard Riskin and Ferris Buck Urbanowski on June 17-19, 2004 at
the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution,
The
Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative (HNII) will be
holding a Mindfulness and Mediation Workshop June 27-July 2, 2004 at Harvard Law
School in Cambridge, MA. HNII is
dedicated to the integration of negotiation and conflict resolution with
spiritual wisdom. The workshop will
be taught by Leonard Riskin, Ferris Buck Urbanowski, and Erica Fox. Enrollment is limited and the early bird
discount deadline is April 30th. For more information on this workshop,
go to: https://www.pon.harvard.edu/research/hnii/hnii_june04_workshop.php3
or contact Rebecca at info@thirdeyepartners.com or 617-868-8444. To join HNII’s e-list, please send your
name and address to rbosso@law.harvard.edu.
Mindfulness
and Mediators will be
taught by Leonard Riskin on August 27, 2004 at the 13th Annual
Conference for Mediators and Arbitrators, sponsored by Dispute Resolution Center
of Florida Supreme Court. Workshop will take place at the Rosen Centre
Hotel,
The New Prospects for Transforming Law and Society, founded by Cheryl Conner, MA, JD, offers workshops and retreats for small groups of lawyers, law students and judges, where participants can reflect on their "ways of being" and explore how to bring courage, inspiration and love to the law. Over the last 8 years, Cheryl has facilitated dialogue among law students, lawyers and judges about integrating spiritual, ethical and holistic perspectives within law and legal education. A recent illness has caused Cheryl to investigate further about mind, body, and habits of being with guidance from Native American healers, Tibetan Buddhist teachers, holistic healers, scientists, and spiritual friends. These expanded understandings will profoundly benefit the participants in these programs. For more information, contact Cheryl Conner at 617-332-0327 or e-mail prospectsunltd@aol.com.
Steven
Keeva Article, “A Mindful Law Practice” was
published in the March 2004 ABA Journal.
Steven Keeva is author of the breakthrough book “Transforming Practices:
Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life” and maintains a website at http://www.transformingpractices.com/. This article is also available
at
http://www.law.missouri.edu/csdr/keevam-nessabajo4.pdf.
Excellent Article Profiling Boston Area Lawyers: "From Ballistic to Holistic: Angry and depressed by win-at-any-cost legal work, a growing number of lawyers are seeking peace of mind - for their clients and themselves - by bringing spiritual alternatives to the practice of law" was published January 11, 2004 in the Boston Globe Magazine. This article profiles some of the people who are transforming the practice of law in the Boston area, including David Hoffman and the people at the Boston Law Collaborative, Rita Pollak (co-founder of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council), Cheryl Conner (whose programs and retreats for lawyers are listed in this Cable) and Erica Fox (who founded the Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative). To read the article go to http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/01/11/from_ballistic_to_holistic/.
The
Initiative on Mindfulness in Law and Dispute Resolution at the
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law maintains a calendar of Events on
Mindfulness in Law and Dispute Resolution at http://www.law.missouri.edu/csdr/mindfulness.htm.
3 Holistic Law
The International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers is making plans for their next conference, with a theme of Community, in Austin, Texas next fall. Stay tuned for details. http://www.iahl.org/
IAHL board/members Bill van Zyverden, Ed Shapiro, and Carolyn Hansen were among the speakers at Babson College's Uplifting the Human Spirit: Tools for Integrating Spirituality into Business, March 18-19, 2004. http://www3.babson.edu/Events/spiritualityandbusiness/default.cfm
HAVING A LIFE: Creating work-life balance in the law: May 13-14, 2004 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA. Hosted by ThirdPath Institute. With participation from: the University of Pennsylvania Law School, the Wharton School, and the University of Pennsylvania Women’s Studies Program. For more information go to http://www.thirdpath.org/ or contact ThirdPath at lawconference@thirdpath.org or 215-747-8790. The conference will be geared towards lawyers, firm partners and managers, law students, legal scholars and legal career specialists. Themes to be addressed include:
The Next Legal Coaches Special Interest Group meets by telephone on the second Monday of each month at 1 p.m. Eastern. Our Legal SIG's "Mastermind" format has taken off!! The SIG meetings are creative, provocative and well-attended by an energized group of coaches within the legal community. The attendees are discovering solutions to challenges that we all face in building a thriving practice. JOIN us for what shall be a very spirited and uplifting hour! For more information contact Warren Simonoff, ACG, Legal SIG Liaison at: WarrenSimonoff@Qwest.net.
Join the Legal SIG Listserve: The Legal SIG urges all current members to join our Yahoo groups listserve to:
To join the Legal SIG group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/legalsig/.
The Center for Mediation in Law offers training in the “Understanding Based Model of Mediation.” The overarching goal of this approach to mediation is to resolve conflict through understanding. Deeper understanding by the parties of their own and each other's perspectives, concerns, and priorities enables them to find creative and mutually rewarding solutions to their conflict. The Center offers the following upcoming programs:
MCLE credit available for many programs. The Center also provides mediation training programs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Israel. For more information go to http://www.mediationinlaw.org/homepage.html.
Save the Date! First National Conference on Transformative Mediation, "Looking Back, Looking Forward" to be held November 7-8, 2004 in Philadelphia, PA. Watch for the conference brochure at http://www.transformativemediation.org/. Or for more information, contact Jennifer Jorgenson at jenniferjorgens@earthlink.net or 845-452-7843.
The Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation provides trainings in the transformative mediation model. For a listing of scheduled trainings, go to http://www.transformativemediation.org/training_program.htm.
The Biennial Winter Retreat: Passion and Responsibility in the Heart of Conflict: December 2-4, 2004 in Banff, Alberta. The Biennial Winter Retreat provides an an immersion in systems constellation work with Barbara Ashley Phillips and Francesca Boring, enrolled in the Shoshone Nation, author of Feather Medicine: Walking in Shoshone Dreamtime: A Family System Constellation (2004). For more information, or to register go to http://www.crtraining.org/calendar_activities.php.
Mediate.com maintains a calendar of mediation trainings and conferences throughout the United States. For more information go to http://mediate.com/calendar/
ABA Conference, “Critical Choices: Educating the Next Generation of Lawyers” to be held April 15-17, 2004 in Dallas, TX. This conference is intended for deans, associate deans, curriculum committee chairs and appointment committee chairs. The conference will examine issues facing legal education, including critically examining the dominant conventions of law school education. For more information go to http://www.abanet.org/legaled/calendar/conferences/outofthebox/otbconfernece.html
Institute for Law School Teaching 11th Annual Summer Conference, "Active Teaching and Learning" to be held July 9-10, 2004 at Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA. The conference will offer workshops that explore effective uses of Socratic dialog and active alternatives to Socratic dialog, such as discussion, simulation, writing, experiential methods, and others. For information, contact Paula Prather at 509-323-3740.
American Bar Association President Calls on Law Students to be Healers: At the November “Great Lives in the Law” talk at Duke University, ABA president Dennis Archer called on students to be “healers.” Archer explained that lawyering is a "calling" and that lawyers are "ministers of justice." For the full article about this talk, go to http://www.law.duke.edu/features/archer.html
Appointment of Daisy Floyd as Dean of Mercer Law School: Daisy Floyd has been appointed Dean of the Mercer Law School in Macon, GA. The announcement is posted at http://www2.mercer.edu/News/Articles/040115lawdean.htm . Daisy Floyd has been involved in humanizing legal education and integrating law, politics and spirituality. For a description of Daisy's Carnegie seminar work on countering the negative aspects of legal education, see: http://www.law.fsu.edu/academic_programs/humanizing_lawschool/images/daisy.pdf
New Study on Law Students and Humanizing Legal Education: "Does Legal Education Have Undermining Effects on Law Students? Evaluating Changes in Motivation, Values, and Well Being," by K. Sheldon and L. Krieger, published in 22 Behav. Sci. Law 1 (2004).
7 Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice Training in Boulder, Colorado, April 17 and 18, 2004 at the Boulder County Justice Center. This highly interactive course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of facilitating a community group conference. Through role-plays and simulation exercises, participants explore the three stages of the community group conference: pre-conferencing, the conference, and case follow up. Participants practice specific skills necessary to facilitate the conference in any setting: school, workplace, or the criminal justice system. $225 registration fee (scholarships available). For more information or to register contact Anne Rogers at annerogers@coloradorestorativejustice.org.
Community Justice Forum on the Gladue Decision will be held April 19, 2004 at the Justice Institute of B.C. 715 McBride Blvd, New West, B.C. The Gladue decision provided the Canadian Supreme Court’s first interpretation of section 718.2 (e) of the Criminal Code of Canada, which was enacted to redress the overrepresentation of aboriginal people in the Canadian prison population and the criminal justice system. This community forum will provide an opportunity for discussion, building relationships, and exploring complex and key challenges to the implementation of the Gladue Decision. Participants will have the opportunity to dialogue with presenters about the Tsuu T’ina and Siksika First Nations courts situated on reserve, the Toronto Gladue court model, the Hinton Aboriginal Friendship Centre’s Holistic treatment model, as well as panelists from community justice programs, native courtworkers, national parole board and Aboriginal policing. For a registration form contact Roberta Stewart at 604-528-5621 or RStewart@jibc.bc.ca.
"Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Restorative Justice," a conference hosted by the Pendle Hill Peace Network will be held April 23-24, 2004 in Philadelphia, PA. Some of the speakers include a member of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela. Also, speaking will be Linda White, a victim advisor to JRP, whose daughter was murdered. Linda is active with Murder Victims for Reconciliation and an outspoken advocate of restorative justice. Other speakers include long time restorative justice practitioner Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, director of the Office on Crime and Justice of the Mennonite Central Committee, and Joseph Sebarenzi, former speaker of the House of Parliament in Rwanda, genocide survivor and conflict transformation specialist. For more information go to their website at http://forum.phpeace.net/conference.php.
Victim-Offender Mediation training April 26-30th, 2004 in New Westminster, BC. This interactive multi-day session offers a foundation in Restorative Justice processes and the skills of basic victim offender mediation. The course covers conflict resolution skills, case development, basic victim-offender mediation, and the benefits and risks of victim offender mediation. CJI also presents a one-day workshop on restorative practices within the school environment on April 26, 2004. For more information about either of these trainings go to: http://www.cjibc.org/training.htm.
Specifically designed trainings in other locations can also be arranged. For more information, contact David Doerfler at 512-263-7442 or safeplace49@aol.com
2004 Restorative Community Justice Conference "Widening the Circle: Weaving the Threads of Hope," will be held May 3-5, 2004 in Keystone, Colorado. Participants of the conference will include community members, faith community, victim services, criminal justice, human services, schools, legal community, mental health professionals, youth, non-profit organizations serving communities and community building organizations. For more information contact theForum on Restorative Community at 720-904-2322 or info@coloradorestorativejustice.org or go to http://www.coloradorestorativejustice.org/
Interaction 2004, “Come Back to the Core: A Celebration of Conflict Resolution in Canada” will be held June 2-5, 2004 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. This conference will center around three main themes: 1) Celebrating the triumphs and understanding the struggles of 30 years of conflict resolution and restorative justice in Canada; 2) Highlighting well-researched, well-examined and “best” practices that can be duplicated; and 3) Reaching out to the public, demonstrating fresh approaches to expanding conflict resolution beyond the practitioner, with a special emphasis on the Arts. For more information go to http://www.crnetwork.ca/conference or contact Conflict Resolution Network Canada at crnetwork@crnetwork.ca.
Police
Victim Services of British Columbia Training Symposium, “The
Dawning of Hope – Triumphing Through Adversity” will take place June 4 & 5,
2004 in Richmond, British Columbia. Attended by Victim Services Program staff
and volunteers, various criminal justice system personnel, educators, and
members of the general public interested in issues related to victimology and
trauma this annual training symposium provides cutting edge workshops that
advance the knowledge base and heighten the calibre of service delivery to
victims of crime and trauma. For more information go to http://www.policevictimservices.bc.ca/
and follow the “Training Symposium 2004” link.
International Conference on Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in Helsinki, Finland, June 5-6, 2004. This conference will offer lessons on NVC as well as discuss how NVC-based mediation can be used in victim-offender mediation, prisons, police work and other situations where people are experiencing conflict. For more information go to http://www.savannaconnexion.fi/International%20Conference.
The 2004 Family Group Decision Making Conference and Skills-Building Institute will be held June 6 to 9, 2004 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) is being implemented in child- and family-serving systems in more than 34 states and 20 countries. Moving FGDM from the margin into the mainstream will be the focus of the 2004 Conference. For more information go to http://americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pc_fgdm.
Conference
“Prisons and Penal Policy: International Perspectives” will be
held June 23 to 25, 2004 at the City University in Islington, London. This
conference aims to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas relating to the
development of Prisons and Penal Policy in different countries. Topics to be
covered include: the
development of alternatives to custody; sentencing practices; privatization;
prison conditions and organizations; and restorative justice For panel
sessions please send a 300-400 word abstract for each presentation (maximum of
one presentation per person). Abstracts should be submitted directly through the
conference website by April 15, 2004. For information or to register go to: http://www.prisons2004.com/.
The International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) will hold the second in a series of three conferences dedicated to the theme of "Building a Global Alliance for Restorative Practices and Family Empowerment," August 5-7, 2004, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This will be the IIRP's Fifth International Conference on Conferencing, Circles and other Restorative Practices, bringing together social workers, probation officers, police, teachers, administrators, researchers, criminologists, counselors, peacemakers, academicians, judges, public planners, corrections officers and others. By uniting people from a broad range of disciplines and vocations, the IIRP seeks to strengthen the potential for meaningful change in modern society. For more information go to: http://www.restorativepractices.org/bc04.
Fellowship of Reconciliation’s National Conference 2004, “Organizing the Real Superpower: People of the World Choose Peace” will be held August 5-9, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA. The Fellowship of Reconciliation, begun in 1914, is an interfaith peace organization composed of women and men who have joined together to explore the power of love and truth for resolving human conflict. They will be holding a five day conference in Los Angeles to organize an ever-increasing world peace-force to work unflinchingly for justice and reconciliation. For more information go to http://www.forusa.org/.
Fresno Pacific University Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies (PACS) offers the “Basic Institute in Conflict Management and Mediation.” This five-day training is designed for people who wish to acquire basic understanding and skills in managing and resolving conflict, with an emphasis on restorative justice. A Basic Institute is scheduled for August 9-13, 2004. A Classroom Conflict and Peer Mediation training is scheduled for July 19-22, 2004. For more information go to http://peace.fresno.edu/events.shtml
The Association for Conflict Resolution 4th Annual Conference: "Expanding the Art and Practice of Conflict Resolution: Valuing peace in the 21st century" will be held September 29 - October 2, 2004 in Sacramento, CA. The conference will highlight the challenges and opportunities facing the field of conflict resolution in the 21st century and will present examples of innovative practice in a wide range of types and venues of conflict. More information will be posted at http://www.acrnet.org/conferences/ac04/index.htm.
"The
National Prison Aftercare Conference"
sponsored by Transition of Prisoner's Inc. is scheduled for October 15-17, 2004
in Detroit, Michigan. Lisa M. Rea,
President of The Justice & Reconciliation Project, will be one of the
keynote speakers. One of the
questions which will be examined at this conference is how restorative justice
fits in with the need for good aftercare programming as offenders are released
from prison or county jails. More
information will be posted soon at
http://www.topinc.net/new_page_1.htm.
International Conference on Restorative Justice, “New Frontiers in Restorative Justice: Advancing Theory and Practice” will be held December 2-5, 2004 at Massey University Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. Presented by the Centre for Justice and Peace Development. This conference will examine the new challenges the restorative justice movement faces as it moves into its second generation. For more information go to http://justpeace.massey.ac.nz/. To express interest in attending and/or to offer a presentation email newfrontiers@massey.ac.nz or write to Dr. Warwick Tie, Centre for Justice and Peace Development, School of Social and Cultural Studies, Massey University, Private Bag 102 904, North Shore MSC, Auckland, New Zealand. Closing date for the submission of abstracts is May 31, 2004.
New Journal:
The Journal of
International Criminal Justice is a new journal to be published focusing on
the major problems of justice from the angle of law,
jurisprudence, criminology, penal philosophy, and the history of international
judicial institutions. You can see
the journal website at: http://www.jicj.oupjournals.org/
New
Resource “Prisons Almanac 2004” published
by the Prisons Foundation. This is
a large (8 ½ by 11, over 200 pages) reference book containing the most promising
and uplifting prison-related news stories of the previous year. It also features
the most up-to-date data on prisoners and prisons in America. Finally, we've
included abundant advice and predictions for the new year by those with insight
and experience in the prison world, including ex-prisoner Elton Edwards who left
prison to work for the ACLU, Tom
Lagana who edited Chicken Soup for the Prisoner's Soul and other important
books, and ex-prisoner Mary Barr who now heads a successful reentry
program. Until April 15, Prisons Almanac 2004
is available at the specially discounted price of $49 (reg. $69), postage and
handling included. You can order your copy on line by going to http://prisonsfoundation.org/
The Victim Offender Mediation Association (“VOMA”) Quarterly Newsletter has been published on the VOMA Web site at http://voma.org/connect.shtml. Contents include a study of shame and empathy in the Restorative Justice process, an article on integrating Restorative Justice principles into drug courts, and a reflection on Restorative Justice in South Africa and Serbia.
Restorative Justice Online is a monthly online magazine published by the Centre for Justice and Reconciliation which contains informative articles about the restorative justice movement in the United States and abroad. See http://www.restorativejustice.org/
Interesting Article about Restorative Justice Program for Victims: This article discusses a pilot program in Hawaii, the “Restorative Justice Without Offender Participation Project.” The restorative practice developed for this project gives victims an opportunity to tell their stories in a small group setting. They can talk about how they have been affected by the crime and what might assist them in repairing the harm. To see the article go to http://www.iirp.org/library/lwalker04.html.
8 Creative Problem Solving & Preventive Law
“Unbundled Legal Services Guru” Forrest S. Mosten recognized by the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services for his career-long dedication to enhancing legal services. Mosten is recognized as the foremost advocate for unbundled legal services. Under this model, the lawyer and client agree to share the tasks involved in the legal work. For example, the lawyer may provide coaching and advice, draft documents or negotiate difficult issues, with the client assuming the responsibility for all the tasks the lawyer is not engaged to do. For more information on this award and on the ABA Standing Committee go to http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/delivery/home.html.
9 Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The Center for Mental Health Services & Criminal Justice Research Presents its First Biennial Conference, “Reentry to Recovery: People with Mental Illness Coming Home from Prison or Jail.” April 14-16, 2004. Sheraton Society Hill Hotel, Philadelphia, PA. The goal of the conference is to bring together policymakers, practitioners, academics, advocates, and consumers to explore issues facing persons with mental illness returning to the community from correctional facilities. For more information go to http://www.cmhs-cjr.rutgers.edu/conference.html.
Youth Court
Seminar Scheduled for Philadelphia: On May 17-19, 2004, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the National Youth Court Center will conduct a
training seminar to help communities develop and implement effective youth court
programs. The application deadline is April 9. For more information or to
register go to: http://www.youthcourt.net/
Tantur Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies International Conference on Forgiveness, “Forgiveness and Its Dimensions” will be held May 23-26, 2004 in Jerusalem, Israel. This three-day conference will look at the many dimensions of forgiveness in the Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Jewish traditions. For more information go to www.come.to/tantur.
The Greek Conference 2004, “Professional Responsibilities: Where to Now . . . Ethics, Etiquette and Culture (Perspectives of Professional Lives).” May 23-29, 2004 at Rhythmna Beach Hotel and Resort, Crete, Greece. This conference features keynote speaker David B. Wexler, who will lead a sub-stream to address relevant issues of therapeutic jurisprudence, in conjunction with Professor Bruce Winick. For further information go to http://www.greekconference.com.au/intro.htm or contact the conference coordinator at administration@greekconference.com.au.
The International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services will be holding their 4th Annual Conference, “Mental Health Services at the Interface of Mental Disorder, Addiction and Crime” will be held June 6-9, 2004 in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information go to http://www.iafmhs.org/iafmhs.asp.
Denver Conference on Court-Involved Youth: On June
24-26, 2004, in Denver, Colorado, the National Center on Education, Disability
and Juvenile Justice's conference "Positive Outcomes for Court-Involved Youth:
Prevention, Education, Transition" will address school and community-based
programs, special education, transition, and aftercare. For more information or to register go
to: http://www.edjj.org/.
Conference on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare and the Dependency Court: The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) is holding it's first National Conference on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare and the Dependency Court, July 14 and 15, 2004 at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor in Baltimore, MD. The goal of the conference is to encourage all three systems to work together to address the problems for alcohol and drug involved child welfare cases. For more information go to: http://www.cffutures.com/National_Center/SavetheDate/SavetheDate.pdf or contact NCSACW at 714-505-3525 or ncsacw@samhsa.gov.
Call for Papers: A special issue devoted to Juvenile Offending and Mental Illness will be published in Journal of Evidenced-Based Social Work: Advances in Practice, Programming, Research, and Policy. The special issue seeks manuscripts related to juvenile crime and violence and mental illness. Manuscripts should not exceed 25 pages in length and are to include an abstract of 100 words or less. Manuscripts are due by August 1st, 2004. For more details about the content and format, contact Lisa Rapp-Paglicci, Ph.D., Guest Editor, at 863-667-7702 or lisar@lklnd.usf.edu.
Criminal Justice Funding Opportunities: Open Society Institute sponsors two grant programs relating to criminal justice. The Gideon Project awards grants in the following areas: improving public defense services; death penalty reform; combating racial profiling; and promoting prosecutorial accountability. For more information go to http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas/gideon/guidelines. A second grant promotes programs that support successful reentry and reintegration of people returning from prison. For more information go to http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas/after_prison.
Update to Therapeutic Justice website: The website of the International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence has recently been updated. Therapeutic jurisprudence (“TJ”) is the "study of the role of the law as a therapeutic agent." It focuses on the law's impact on emotional life and on psychological well-being. This site contains a wealth of information and links to resources. For more information go to http://www.therapeuticjurisprudence.org/.
New Therapeutic Jurisprudence Book Published: “Involuntary Detention and Therapeutic Jurisprudence: International Perspectives on Civil Commitment.” Edited by Kate Diesfeld and Ian Freckelton. This collection is written from a therapeutic jurisprudence perspective and draws on international contributors who all share a commitment to evaluating whether the civil detention processes protect the liberty, dignity and justice interests of those with mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities. For more information or to order, go to http://www.ashgate.com/,
New Book on The Relationship Between Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Elder Law: “The Law and Older Persons: Is Geriatric Jurisprudence Therapeutic?” For more information, see http://www.cap-press.com/.
Law in Context, a law journal affiliated with La Trobe University law school in Melbourne,Vic.,Australia, published a special issue devoted to Therapeutic Jurisprudence in December, 2003, edited by Marilyn McMahon and David Wexler. The complete contents of issue (Volume 20, Issue 2), with links to the abstracts, can be seen at http://www.fedpress.aust.com/journals/journal.asp?issn=08115796#15.
New Articles on Domestic Violence Courts in Criminology & Public Policy, Volume 3, No. 1, November 2003, including:
New College of California Announces the Project for Integrating Spirituality, Law, and Politics, a nationwide network of lawyers, law professors, law students, and others interested in the progressive transformation of law. The Project seeks develop and articulate a new vision of law’s relationship to social transformation, and seeks to bring together leaders and activists in such spiritual/political/humanistic legal movements as Restorative Justice, Understanding-based Mediation, Collaborative Law, and Humanizing Legal Education under a common theoretical and practical vision that can unify their respective efforts. For information go to http://www.spiritlawpolitics.org/.
11 Community Lawyering
Community Lawyering in Massachusetts: Neighborhood Legal Services is a free provider of civil legal assistance for low income residents of Essex County, Massachusetts, and is a pioneer in the field of community lawyering. In their community lawyering project, they assist residents of low income communities speak for themselves, effect change on their own terms and build the social, economic and human services organizations and institutions they need to build healthy neighborhoods and speak to governmental and institutional power. For information about the Community Lawyering project and its recent activities, go to http://www.neighborhoodlaw.org/page/122224&cat_id=1349.
Law Students and Community Lawyering: For a profile on the Community Lawyering Program at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH see “A Passion for Social Justice” at http://www.piercelaw.edu/news/pubs/Ad00Vol4No1/adv4no1p4.pdf. For an article on how law students at Brigham Young University law school are participating in a course on community lawyering, see http://magazine.byu.edu/bym/1999/99fall/pages/on_campus14.shtml.
11 Lawyer Assistance Programs
12th Annual International Conference on Conflict Resolution (ICR): "Sharing Tools for Personal/Global Harmony" May 9-19, 2004. St. Petersburg, Russia. Held each spring in St. Petersburg, Russia, this conference represents a collaboration between two institutes - one American, one Russian. This year's program includes an added focus on the dynamics of terrorism and the "Other" throughout the world, and on issues in the Middle East and South Asia. Call for proposals due by March 1, 2004. For more information go to http://ahpweb.org/cbi/icr.html
Call for Papers: The 10th International Society for Justice Research Conference will be held in Saskatchewan on June 30th - July 3rd, 2004. The Conference allows professionals in the social and behavioural sciences to meet and exchange ideas and research findings (both basic and applied) with regards to the topic of social justice. This year's theme is Social Justice in the World Today: Theory and Practice. Major sub-themes of the conference include: Justice and Indigenous Peoples, Justice and Policing, Social Capital and Civil Society, Distributive and Procedural Justice, Justice in Educational Settings, as well as Justice and Intergroup Relations. For more information, see the Conference website at http://www.uregina.ca/isjr/socialjustice.html.
Summer Peacebuilding & Development Institute 2004, American University Washington, D.C. USA. The Peacebuilding and Development Summer Institute provides knowledge, practical experience and skills for practitioners, teachers and students involved in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, humanitarian assistance and development. The Summer Institute will focus on various approaches to mediation, negotiation, facilitation, reconciliation and dialogue, particularly in conflict-torn and developing regions. Participants will explore innovative methods of promoting cultural diversity with respect to public policy, community and religion, war and post-conflict environments, while expanding their knowledge and skills in a participatory and interactive learning environment. For further information and summer 2004 application got to http://www.american.edu/sis/peacebuilding or e-mail pcrinst@american.edu.
2004 Association of Conflict Resolution Conference “Valuing Peace in the 21st Century: Expanding the Art and Practice of Conflict Resolution” to be held September 29 – October 2, 2004 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, California. The conference will address a wide variety of themes, including emerging issues facing practitioners in the 21st century, innovations in conflict resolution training, and opportunities for conflict resolution practice in the 21st century. For more information go to http://www.acrnet.org/conferences/ac04/index.htm
New website of the European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation at http://www.conflictprevention.org/. For those of you interested in the goal of "effective action in conflict prevention from the community to the global level," this site will be of interest to you.
14 RL Leadership & Community
Connections
Chairman of the Board, J. Kim Wright: http://www.consciouscoach.com/
President of the Board, Maureen Holland mtholland@aol.com and through http://www.hollandattorney.com/.
Vice President & Secretary: Melanie Carstarphen: www.coachadvocate.com
Treasurer: Kevin Ginsberg
Membership Director: Cindy Zatzman: http://www.practical-ethics.com/
Past President: Donna Boris
Renaissance Lawyer Society founding board members J. Kim Wright and Dolly Garlo, along with Marty Price, have written an article on the movement that is published in February's Washington Bar News. See:
Transformational Law: New Approaches Expand Choices in Law Practice at http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/2004/feb-04-default.htm
Other articles in this issue include:
Collaborative Law Reaches Out by Stefani Quane and Rachel Felbeck.
Respecting Lawyers by Paul Lehto.
And in the March issue, Founding member Irene Leonard is profiled. See:
To Be or Not to Be . . . Coached: A Profile of
Coach Irene Leonard by Mar Sulaika Ochs
http://www.wsba.org/media/publications/barnews/2004/mar-04-default.htm
15 Retreats
Ariadne's Thread Retreats led by Jennifer Tull provide retreats for women going through divorce and other relationship transitions, held at the beautiful Red Corral Ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Ariadne’s Thread also offer a series of retreats for lawyers, counselors and other health care professionals who know that healing in their own lives will support them in more effectively healing others. Retreats in 2004 are scheduled for April 15-18, June 17-20, and September 30-October 3. An Advanced Course and Graduate Reunion retreat will be held July 29-August 1, 2004. For more information go to http://www.aspaforthesoul.com/. Also, join Jennifer for a Labyrinth walk and brunch on Sunday, April 18, 2004, at 10:30 a.m., at the Red Corral Ranch, near Wimberley, Texas. Please e-mail a response (or call Lynn at 512-472-1919 by Tuesday, April 16, so they'll have enough food for everyone who wants to come.
Ariadne's Thread Retreat at the Omega Institute: Jennifer Tull, one of RLS' founding members, has been invited to be present her retreat at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York. This is a huge honor, and a giant leap forward for the retreat program. A retreat is scheduled at the New York facility for September 26-October 1, 2004. For more information or to register go to: http://www.eomega.com/omega/workshops/8dc6e4985c931097f26620f273028250/. There will be another retreat scheduled for Omega's new facility in Austin next January. For more information about the Omega Institute, go to: http://home.earthlink.net/~jfahey22/www.eomega.com.
"Courage to Be" Weekend Retreat for Lawyers offered by New Prospects for Transforming Law and Society at Prospect Rock, Lincoln, Vermont. As lawyers, we may be reluctant to address the business of "being." But, so many in our lives depend on us for direction, advice, support and strength! We owe it to them and as well as to ourselves, to be our truest most powerful selves. The first weekend retreat is scheduled for Friday, May 21, 2004, 6:00 p.m. - Sunday, May 23, 2004, 2:00 p.m. For more information about this workshop, or to inquire about programming counseling or customized sessions for your organization, contact Cheryl Conner at 617-332-0327 or e-mail prospectsunlted@aol.com.
16 Other Gatherings and Events
Common
Society Gathering: June 26
& 27, 2004 in Saint Louis, MO. This
will be an interactive gathering which will encourage you to connect with others
from all over the world who are committed to Creating a World that Works for All
by Living an Inclusive life.
Peace-maker
Sharif
Abdullah J.D. will share with us how, by seeing the “other” as ourselves and changing
how we relate to each other, we will develop a New Consciousness, New Economics,
and New Power-base through Relationships, and the creation of a Common
Society. To request a brochure or
more information about this conference, call 314-520-2046 or contact Gregg
Ganshaw at greggpg@earthlink.net. For more information about the Common
Society movement go to: http://www.commonsocietymovement.org/.
Fresno Pacific University maintains a listing of mediation, restorative justice and other peace building job openings at http://peace.fresno.edu/rjjobs.php.
Pepperdine University's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution maintains a List of Employment Opportunities related to the Dispute Resolution field at https://lawmail.pepperdine.edu/asp/adrjobs/disputejoblist.asp.
The Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution maintains a listing of jobs and internships in the conflict resolution field at http://www.iimcr.org/subs/05.html.
Director of Campus Mediation Service and Training Coordinator for
the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution
Department of
Veterans Affairs seeks General Attorney for the Board of Contract Appeals
in Washington, DC. Salary Range: $98,023 - $127,434. The incumbent serves as Dispute
Resolution Counsel to the VA Dispute Resolution Specialist and prepares legal
opinions and papers that subsequently may be used for the Department's ADR
(Alternative Dispute Resolution) program; provides technical and legal advice to
senior VA officials, managers, and employees in resolving disputes; develops,
analyzes and implements Department wide programs and policies relating to ADR;
and serves as a hearing examiner.
Applicant must be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney
under the laws of a state or the District of Columbia or any territorial court
established under the Constitution.
For more information on this position and how to apply, go to: http://www.pubklaw.com/hi/vags1503-04.html.
Director of
the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution at the University of Tennessee
College of Law, Knoxville to
commence July 1, 2004. This position is a twelve-month, tenured or tenure-track
faculty position. In addition to teaching in the advocacy curriculum and
contributing to legal scholarship, the Director has broad responsibilities,
including administering, coordinating, and directing the advocacy curriculum;
recruiting and supervising adjunct faculty; facilitating Center-related
activities at the College of Law; promoting interaction among students and
faculty of the College of Law and other members of the University and outreach
to the practicing bar; publicizing and fund-raising for the Center; advising
students; and facilitating Center-related research. For more information, go to http://www.law.utk.edu/employmentopps.htm.
Director of Mediation Services for the University of California at Davis. Mediation Services is an organization within the University of California, Davis whose general responsibilities include the development and implementation of a wide and complex range of conflict management programs. The Director is the final authority for matters appropriate for mediation, and manages all aspects of the Mediation Program, including mediations, marketing, education and liaison to campus committees, departments, unions and various staff offices. They are seeking an incumbent who has demonstrated experience in effectively providing employment mediation services in a diverse, complex environment along with proven ability to expand and enhance mediation program services through outreach, marketing and personal relationships. In addition, the incumbent must possess a comprehensive understanding of different mediation methodologies and ability to effectively use these models in various employment situations. The University provides competitive salary and excellent benefits. For more information on the program, go to: http://mediation.ucdavis.edu/. For details on this position, see Vacancy #203 at http://www.hr.ucdavis.edu/Emp/searchResults?categoryid=12.
The CPR Institute for
Dispute Resolution seeks at least one full-time professional to serve in a variety of areas,
including:
administration of CPR's industry and practice committees; legal research
and writing on mediation, arbitration and conflict management in the U.S. and
internationally; designing, promoting and conducting cutting-edge training and
education programs for CPR membership; advancing CPR's public policy efforts in
conjunction with universities, courts and other institutions here and abroad;
and administration and promotion of CPR's neutrals program in the U.S. and
internationally. Applicants with
legal training and experience, and with practical knowledge of mediation,
arbitration and other methods of dispute management and resolution, will be
preferred. Please contact Anne Ferguson by mail (CPR Institute for Dispute
Resolution, 366 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3122), fax (212-949-8859), or
e-mail (aferguson@cpradr.org).
Call for Proposals:
DisputEd is seeking
proposals from dispute resolution professionals, psychologists, social workers,
and other social scientists, academics, and researchers, to provide one-half
(3-4 hours) and one day (6-8 hour) programs that may be of interest to and
appropriate for dispute resolution professionals, psychologists, social workers,
and others who deal with conflict on a regular basis. These seminars will take place in the
Boston, Massachusetts and New England region initially. Each proposal should include the
following: one paragraph description of the program; length of program;
description of and approximate costs for materials/texts to be used; bulleted
learning objectives; prerequisites for participants (if any); presenter(s)
contact information; reference contact information for at least 2 people
familiar with the presenter's skills as a trainer; brief (approx. 100 word)
biography for each presenter;
limitations on presenter availability, if any. A stipend will be available for programs
that are selected and that meet the minimum registration required for
presentation. Please email your
proposal to ebgray@disputed.com, fax it to 781-648-1234, or mail your proposal
to DisputEd, 26 Berkeley Street, Arlington, MA 02474. Deadline for Submission: April 30,
2004. For more information on
DisputEd go to: http://www.disputed.com/.
Experienced Mediators in Private Practice wanting Additional Business: National Mediation provides mediation and arbitration services to over corporations and consumers nationwide, and is continuing to expand. Mediators have their own mediation practices and service NMC clients for supplemental income and additional opportunities to mediate and develop their reputations further. If you are a mediator interested in possible panel membership, visit http://www.nationalmediation.com/practitioners/membership.cfm.
DPK Consulting Seeks Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialists for Global Assignments. DPK Consulting seeks Alternative Dispute Resolution specialists and trainers for short-term and long-term consulting assignments on anticipated USAID and other donor-funded Rule of Law projects around the world. Candidates must have a JD or equivalent and possess technical mediation skills with the ability to train, monitor, and provide quality control for mediation processes. 5-10 years of professional experience required and some international experience preferred. Regional language abilities desired; positions in Latin America require ability to conduct work in Spanish. Apply By: December 31, 2004. Please email resume to mailto:resume@dpkconsulting.comand reference “GE03-10” in the subject line of your email. No phone calls, please.
The United States Institute of Peace has various openings in the United States and abroad, including an opening for a Rule of Law Program Officer in their Washington, D.C. office. The Program Officer will prepare policy and legal analyses; conduct research; prepare briefs, reports and articles; conceive, design, and manage projects; organize and chair conferences, meetings, and study groups; and provide technical assistance to policy communities in the U.S. and abroad. Subjects include topics such as: international standards on the rule of law; transitional justice in the aftermath of mass abuses; post-conflict reconstruction of legal systems, peacekeeping and the administration of justice; law in relation to ethnic and religious conflict; international humanitarian law; customary systems of justice; and legal approaches to terrorism. For more information on this position and other openings, go to http://www.usip.org/jobs/index.html.
Kennesaw State University is looking for a Director of the Masters of Science in Conflict Management Program. If you are interested, contact them about the requirements. Send letter of application addressing qualifications, teaching philosophy, and scholarship activity; current curriculum vita; three letters of recommendation; and official graduate transcripts to Dr. Helen Ridley, Search Chair, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, #2301, Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591. For more information about the program go to http://www.kennesaw.edu/pols/mscm/.
Summer Opportunity in Conflict Resolution Practice. The Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution (IIMCR) offers the 2004 International Student Symposium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution July 17 -- August 14, 2004 at The Hague, Netherlands. During the program, up to one hundred participants from around the world will sharpen their understanding of conflict resolution through lectures, negotiation and mediation trainings and detailed multilateral simulations. The Symposium is academically accredited by the [UBC] local university partner, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and open to graduate students, highly-qualified undergraduate students, and young professionals. For more information, or to apply, go to http://www.iimcr.org/.
California
Mediators Wanted: Expert mediators with J.D. degrees in
ASSISTANT DEAN
FOR JUDICIAL AFFAIRS & MEDIATION SERVICES,
Middle