PMR ACCREDITED COURSES IN WORKPLACE MEDIATION (Unit Two)

Venues: REGENTS COLLEGE, LONDON (non residential)
Date: 21 - 23rd November 2007
Cost: £750 for each unit

Organised by: Professional Mediation Resolutions

Aims of Unit Two:

• to describe and assess how best to use workplace mediation within organisations,
particularly in reference to personnel policies
• to look at useful theories of understanding interpersonal dynamics, the causes of
conflict in the workplace and how to handle differences as a mediator in a
mutual, non judgemental way
• to look at your own stereotypes and biases in order to raise awareness around
discrimination issues and to maintain equality and impartiality
• to learn and practise further essential mediation skills such as how to handle
difficult behaviours or strong emotions within the mediation itself (through roleplay)
• to learn how to deal with highly ‘complex’ realistic mediations through a detailed
‘case study’
• further role-play practice of six steps of mediation using the case study

Further information: http://www.workplacemediation.co.uk/public.htm

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level Two

Venues: London
Date: 16-18 November 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

After attending a Level One, participants can explore issues in more depth with one or more Level Two workshops. These look at the underlying causes of violence such as fear, anger, stereotyping, power, and powerlessness. They take a deeper look at ways of resolving conflicts, including communication and forgiveness. Usually the participants choose the focus of the work.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

The Power of Dialogue:
Constructive Conversations on Divisive Issues

Venues: London
Date: 1, 2 & 3 November 2007
Cost: 290 pounds

Organised by: Public Conversations Project

Since 1989, the Public Conversations Project (PCP) has been creating opportunities for constructive conversation in the midst of deep conflicts involving values, identities, and worldviews. They have worked innovatively and successfully with issues such as abortion, sexual orientation, faith, and the environment. Their focus is on shifting communication and relationships - not beliefs. Simple but powerful tools help participants find new ways to connect with each other, developing respect for individuals despite widely differing points of view.  
This highly recommended workshop teaches through presentations, discussions, and an extensive dialogue simulation, how to apply the key elements of the Public Conversations Project’s approach to dialogue. The skills and approach are highly adaptable and relevant for many different contexts, including inter-faith work, peace-making, community-building, work and home. Includes:

• ¨ creating a space for new ways of speaking and listening;
• ¨ collaborating with dialogue participants;
• ¨ reflecting on dialogues to shape what happens next;
• ¨ preventing destructive debate;
• ¨ fostering conversations that build relationship understanding and trust.

Further information: http://www.stethelburgas.org/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level One

Venues: York
Date: 26-28 October 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

Level one workshops involve:

• building self-esteem, affirmation, trust and co-operation
• exploring methods of communication
• learning about creative ways of resolving conflicts.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

PMR ACCREDITED COURSES IN WORKPLACE MEDIATION (Unit One)

Venues: REGENTS COLLEGE, LONDON (non residential)
Date: 10 - 12th October 2007
Cost: £750 for each unit

Organised by: Professional Mediation Resolutions

Aims of Unit One:

• to increase participants awareness around the subject of conflict, positive and negative aspects, why it is often difficult to handle and to look at ways they personally handle conflict situations
• to teach participants a number of up to date communication skills and techniques
• to help resolve conflict and interpersonal disputes effectively
• to inform participants about what mediation is, the principles and six step structure of mediation and how it differs from other forms of dispute resolution
• to teach the core skills of how to facilitate a face to face workplace dispute between two people (through a whole day of role-play with real-life workplace scenarios (i.e. harassment/bullying cases and many more)

Further information: http://www.workplacemediation.co.uk/public.htm

Peaceworks Mediation
Skills Training

Venues: Bognor Regis
Date: 24-28th September 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Peaceworks

Further information: http://www.peaceworks.org.uk/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level One

Venues: London
Date: 14-16 September 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

Level one workshops involve:

• building self-esteem, affirmation, trust and co-operation
• exploring methods of communication
• learning about creative ways of resolving conflicts.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

Post-Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution Skills

Venues: Birmingham
Date: 2 - 14 September 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Responding to Conflict and Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies

Aims:

• To provide participants with a greater conceptual understanding of conflict, violence and peace, and the forces of conflict dynamics;
• Provide a range of practical skills-based training in the handling of conflict situations.

Participants:

Staff members of statutory agencies (such as the police, NHS, government agencies), or NGO’s working either internationally or in the UK within conflict situations, and / or dealing with issues of social exclusion and ethnic tension. This course is suitable for those who are new to the field of Conflict Transformation and who would like to gain an understanding of the issues and skills involved

Further information: http://www.respond.org/ccr.asp

War and our World' International Conference

Venue: Manchester Conference Centre
Date: 19th-21st July 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: The University of Manchester

Call for Papers Deadline: 20 th October 2006

Download in Word Format Call for papers, due 20th October 2006 (39KB)

Papers from any discipline and from contributors at all stages of their career are now invited. The organising committee will select papers that correspond to the broad and interdisciplinary aims of the conference. Please send outline proposals (maximum 300 words) to Dr Bex Lewis: wow@manchester.ac.uk no later than 20 October 2006.

The University of Manchester is committed to promoting informed debate on the major issues of our time. One of the most pressing issues concerns the changing nature and consequences of war. Today's news media are full of stories of war, the sources of armed conflict and its impact on individuals and societies. An international conference, War and our World, will provide the opportunity to address this recurrent feature of human society. The conference will provide an opportunity to reflect on the changing nature, causes and consequences of conflict in the modern era. The organisers wish to encourage informed debate on the role and responsibilities of the public intellectual in understanding and communicating issues around armed conflict and intervention.

A three-day major international conference on the theme of war/conflict is in the planning stages. The conference will be devoted to the conceptualisation, conduct and aftermaths of war in the modern world.

Further information: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/warandourworld

PMR ACCREDITED COURSES IN WORKPLACE MEDIATION (Unit Two)

Venues: REGENTS COLLEGE, LONDON (non residential)
Date: 9-11th July 2007
Cost: £800 for each unit

Organised by: Professional Mediation Resolutions

Aims of Unit Two:

• to describe and assess how best to use workplace mediation within organisations,
particularly in reference to personnel policies
• to look at useful theories of understanding interpersonal dynamics, the causes of
conflict in the workplace and how to handle differences as a mediator in a
mutual, non judgemental way
• to look at your own stereotypes and biases in order to raise awareness around
discrimination issues and to maintain equality and impartiality
• to learn and practise further essential mediation skills such as how to handle
difficult behaviours or strong emotions within the mediation itself (through roleplay)
• to learn how to deal with highly ‘complex’ realistic mediations through a detailed
‘case study’
• further role-play practice of six steps of mediation using the case study

Further information: http://www.workplacemediation.co.uk/public.htm

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level One

Venues: London
Date: 6-8 July 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

Level one workshops involve:

• building self-esteem, affirmation, trust and co-operation
• exploring methods of communication
• learning about creative ways of resolving conflicts.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

Reviewing the Good Friday Agreement
Effects, Impact and Prospects

Venue: University of Wolverhampton
Date: 27th-28th June 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Conflict Studies Research Group

The conference will examine the impact of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) on Northern Ireland. Leading experts will explore the reasons why the GFA has not resolved the conflict and the implications for Northern Ireland’s future.

Further information: http://www.wlv.ac.uk/Default.aspx?page=10793

Advanced Mediation Skills

Venue: Manchester
Date: 21st , 28th June, 5th July 2007
Cost: Various- see website

Organised by: Resolutions First

Building on the knowledge and skills already developed, this course will:

• give you the advanced skills needed to manage a full mediation process between two people in conflict,
• enable you to practice using these skills in a safe environment with support from experienced mediators,
• develop your ability to deal confidently and sensitively with strongly expressed emotions,
• equip you to work in a way that empowers people in conflict to communicate with one another to resolve their issues.

On completion of the relevant coursework, participants will gain a Level 3 certificate, accredited by the OCN in ‘Joint Party Mediation’

Further information: http://www.resolutionsfirst.com/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level One

Venues: Greater Manchester
Date: 15-17 June 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

Level one workshops involve:

• building self-esteem, affirmation, trust and co-operation
• exploring methods of communication
• learning about creative ways of resolving conflicts.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

WOMEN AND PEACEMAKING: An Interfaith Approach
with Professor Ursula King

Venues: Ammerdown Centre Residential
Date: 15-17 June 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Ammerdown

During this weekend workshop, we will explore historical and contemporary examples of women from different faiths involved in peacemaking. We will look at particular figures, read inspiring texts and discuss what we can do in our own situation. Some of the following themes will be explored in greater depth, based on readings and discussions:

• What does the fullness of peace mean in different faiths?
• A century or more of women’s peacemaking: some great role models.
• Patterns for peacemaking: examples from the World Council of Churches’ global ‘Decade to Overcome Violence’ in the context of women’s interfaith work in relation to peacemaking.
• How can we be empowered to develop fullness of peace in today’s world?

The weekend is open to women and men of all faiths. Professor Ursula King is a Roman Catholic Theologian who grew up in poverty in Germany during the war and became one of the few women theologians of her generation. She has written extensively on women and religion and on faith across the world’s religions. She is Emeritus Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol.

Further information: http://www.ammerdown.org/

PMR ACCREDITED COURSES IN WORKPLACE MEDIATION (Unit One)

Venues: HAYES CONFERENCE CENTRE, DERBYSHIRE (fully residential)
Date: 6-8th June 2007
Cost: £800 for each unit

Organised by: Professional Mediation Resolutions

Aims of Unit One:

• to increase participants awareness around the subject of conflict, positive and negative aspects, why it is often difficult to handle and to look at ways they personally handle conflict situations
• to teach participants a number of up to date communication skills and techniques
• to help resolve conflict and interpersonal disputes effectively
• to inform participants about what mediation is, the principles and six step structure of mediation and how it differs from other forms of dispute resolution
• to teach the core skills of how to facilitate a face to face workplace dispute between two people (through a whole day of role-play with real-life workplace scenarios (i.e. harassment/bullying cases and many more)

Further information: http://www.workplacemediation.co.uk/public.htm

RaceActionNet Action Seminar

Best practice in promoting community cohesion for social landlords and partner agencies

Venues: The Hatton,
London, 9 - 4.15
Date: 5 June 2007
Cost: £295 + VAT

Organised by: Lemos&Crane

Key components of a comprehensive community cohesion strategy - Gerard Lemos, RaceActionNet project director and author of RaceActionNet's action framework on community cohesion and housing management, commissioned by Communities and Local Government and the Home Office

Building bridges with faith communities - Huda Jawad from Forward Thinking presents the organisation's experience of facilitating dialogue between faith-based Muslim communities and government departments and other agencies.

Mediation and conflict resolution - Martin Honeywell, Communities and Local Government adviser, describes the mediation and conflict resolution skills and approaches needed for tackling and resolving entrenched or long-standing conflict in communities.

Further information: http://www.lemosandcrane.co.uk/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level One

Venues: Greater Manchester
Date: 18-20 May 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

Level one workshops involve:

• building self-esteem, affirmation, trust and co-operation
• exploring methods of communication
• learning about creative ways of resolving conflicts.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level Two

Venues: London
Date: 18-20 May 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

After attending a Level One, participants can explore issues in more depth with one or more Level Two workshops. These look at the underlying causes of violence such as fear, anger, stereotyping, power, and powerlessness. They take a deeper look at ways of resolving conflicts, including communication and forgiveness. Usually the participants choose the focus of the work.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

Developing Mediation Skills

Venue: Manchester
Date: 2nd, 9th, 16th May 2007
Cost: Various- see website

Organised by: Resolutions First

This course will:

• give you an understanding of how people think, feel and act in conflict,
• give you an understanding of the core principles of mediation and when it can be used,
• introduce the skills and qualities needed to mediate conflict,
• give you the opportunity to develop and practice mediation skills in a supportive environment,
• give you an understanding of cross-cultural aspects of mediation and how to respond to peoples’ diverse needs.

On completion of the relevant coursework, participants will gain a Level 3 certificate, accredited by the OCN in ‘Interpersonal skills within the mediation process’

Further information: http://www.resolutionsfirst.com/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level Two

Venues: York
Date: 27-29 April 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

After attending a Level One, participants can explore issues in more depth with one or more Level Two workshops. These look at the underlying causes of violence such as fear, anger, stereotyping, power, and powerlessness. They take a deeper look at ways of resolving conflicts, including communication and forgiveness. Usually the participants choose the focus of the work.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

Working with Conflict Course

Venue: RTC, Birmingham
Date: April 23^rd - June 29^th 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Responding to Conflict

An intensive, practical and participatory course for practitioners working for peace and justice in situations of instability and conflict. The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with a broad understanding on a variety of issues and topics relevant to their work and situation, thereby contributing to the capacity of organisations and communities to work for positive change.

Further information: http://www.respond.org/wwc.asp

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level Two

Venues: Greater Manchester
Date: 20-22 April 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

After attending a Level One, participants can explore issues in more depth with one or more Level Two workshops. These look at the underlying causes of violence such as fear, anger, stereotyping, power, and powerlessness. They take a deeper look at ways of resolving conflicts, including communication and forgiveness. Usually the participants choose the focus of the work.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

An introduction to appreciative enquiry

Venues: St Ethelburga's Centre
Date: Saturday 31stMarch 2007
Saturday 21st April 2007

Organised by: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

Focusing on problems can lead to a sense of powerlessness whereas exploring what works can generate creativity, inspiration and shared vision.  The St Ethelburga’s team is exploring this innovative approach in relation to interfaith dialogue, but it can also be used in a variety of contexts including the business world.  Day 1 will offer an experience of appreciative inquiry in action.  Day 2 will look at the design and application of interventions. With Chris Parkin.

£90 for both Saturdays (including lunch). Places are limited and advance booking is essential.

Further information: http://www.stethelburgas.org/

Towards a theology of nonviolence

Venues: St Ethelburga's Centre
Date: Monday 26th March 2007
6.30pm-8.30pm

Organised by: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

An evening workshop exploring the resources within different faiths for a theology of nonviolence. Tonight we focus on Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism.
With invited guests Imam AbdulJalil Sajid,Jay Lakhani & Mohinder Singh.
Suggested donation £5.

Further information: http://www.stethelburgas.org/

Foundation Trainings in
Non-violent Communication

Venues: London
Date: 24-25 March 2007
Cost: £130 waged / £95 concessions.

Organised by: NVC Resolutions

Foundation trainings are two days in length.  They:

• present the concepts & tools used in non-violent communiction (NVC).
• will give you sufficient information & practice to start using NVC in your daily life.
• are challenging, moving, supportive & fun.

Further information: http://www.nvc-resolutions.co.uk/publicworkshops.htm

Making Peace with the Past

Venues: St Ethelburga's Centre
Date: Monday 19th March 2007
6.00pm-8.00pm

Organised by: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

An open seminar exploring proposals for truth recovery in Northern Ireland with Kieran McEvoy, Professor of Law and Transitional Justice at Queens University, Belfast and members of the Truth Recovery and Acknowledgement Group. Organised in partnership with Healing through Remembering. This seminar will be of interest to anyone working in the field of conflict transformation.

Suggested donation £5.

Further information: http://www.stethelburgas.org/

Managing Conflict:
A Quaker Way

Venue: Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
Date:16th-18th March 2007
Cost: £142

Organised by: Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

Who is the Course for? 
Anyone, individually or on behalf of a meeting, who has an interest in practical peacemaking and responses to conflict which lead to dialogue and regeneration.

The Course
We will look at the nature of conflict, and the attitudes and skills needed to respond constructively, relating Quaker processes to those from mediation and conflict transformation. We will practise skills and use processes for building trust and understanding which may lead to resolution.

What can I hope to gain?
Greater awareness of the causes and course of conflict. Confidence to address difficult issues in an affirming way, and the ability to help others to do so.

Leaders
Sue Bowers and Marion Wells-Bruges have worked together since 1994 on the training and accreditation of mediators. Their interest now is in using basic mediation skills and processes to create harmonious, resilient, living communities and in building dialogue between those with opposing views.

Further information: http://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level One

Venues: Greater Manchester
Date: 16-18 March 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

Level one workshops involve:

• building self-esteem, affirmation, trust and co-operation
• exploring methods of communication
• learning about creative ways of resolving conflicts.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

Integration and Cohesion:
The Challenges of the 21st Century

Venue: Manchester
Date: Friday 16 March 2007
Cost: Various- see website

Organised by: Peacemakers

Further information: http://www.peace-maker.co.uk/

Training:
The Other Side of the Wall

Venues: Birmingham
Date: 14th - 16th March 2007  
Cost: £280

Organised by: Geese Theatre Company

This three-day course is open to anyone who is interested in or has experience of working with offenders and young people at risk of offending. No previous drama experience is necessary. However a willingness to actively explore new methods of working is an essential requirement.

The course will invite participants to experience and practise a variety of drama based methods for use in groupwork. The focus will be on exploring some of the basic principles behind the company’s use of drama with offenders, offering workers effective and widely applicable techniques in order to:

Particular attention will be paid to how workers might integrate drama based methods into a cognitive behavioural approach, in accordance with current evidence based practice.

Participants will have the opportunity to try out for themselves the techniques they have been exploring and to practise integrating them into their own skills base.

Number of participants:
Maximum number of participants on The Other Side of the Wall is sixteen.

Further information: http://www.geese.co.uk/HTML/other-side.html

Education for Non-violence

Venues: St Ethelburga's Centre
Date: Wednesday 14th March 2007
Wed 21st March
Wed 28th March
6.30pm-8.30pm

Organised by: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

This nonviolence course continues with a focus on conflict resolution. Over three sessions we will explore conflict resolution from an experiential point of view. This course is for anyone interested in exploring nonviolent conflict resolution and for those who have completed part one of Education for nonviolence. Developed and led by London Centre of Cultures.

• Wed 14 March
  A brief history of nonviolence; levels of conflict; a scheme for conflict resolution. Past, present and future of the conflict.
• Wed 21 March
  Mobility of images in changing the view of “the other”. Guided experiences: Resentment and The Journey.
• Wed 28 March
  Communication; the role of the mediators and rituals, proposals and solutions.

The cost of the course is £15 for all three sessions.

Further information: http://www.stethelburgas.org/

Non-Violent Communication and the Challenges of Parenting and Teaching Young People

Venues: London
Date: Saturday 10th March 2007 
Cost: See website

Organised by: NVC Resolutions

Communicating with young people offers it's own unique challenge.  Many of us are unhappy with the parenting or teaching styles that our culture has habituated us to.  Or maybe we just find trying to communicate with young people - whether our or other's children - totally exasperating.  NVC offers a way to negotiate the tricky waters of communication with young people, so that we can get more of what we want in a way that doesn't damage our relationship with them.  This day is suitable for parents / carers / teachers, or anyone who works with children / young people

Further information: http://www.nvc-resolutions.co.uk/publicworkshops.htm

Peace Education Network - Day Conference:
Human Rights - a path to peace

Venues: Birmingham
Date: Saturday 10th March 2007 
Cost: Various - see website

Organised by: Peace Education Network

The conference is intended to provide practical ideas, support and inspiration for anyone interested in teaching human rights as a way to promote peace at school, in communities and globally.

Teachers, trainee-teachers, students, youth workers and curriculum planners are particularly welcome.

Further information: http://www.peaceeducation.org.uk/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level One

Venues: London
Date: 9-11 March 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

Level one workshops involve:

• building self-esteem, affirmation, trust and co-operation
• exploring methods of communication
• learning about creative ways of resolving conflicts.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

Integration and Cohesion:
The Challenges of the 21st Century

Venue: Newcastle
Date: Friday 9 March 2007
Cost: Various- see website

Organised by: Peacemakers

Further information: http://www.peace-maker.co.uk/

Identity and Belonging:
TEACHING AND LEARNING
IN THE GLOBAL CLASSROOM

Venues: Friends House, Euston Rd, London
Date: FRIDAY 9 MARCH 2007, 9.30–4.30pm
Cost: NA

Organised by: London and South East Regions – Global Dimension

Conference includes:

• Vanessa Andreotti, Centre for Global Social Justice, University of Nottingham
• Liz Craft, QCA Citizenship
• Royston John, Director of NCBI London
• Storytelling performance
• Workshops

Further information: http://www.local4global.org.uk/conference/identity-belonging.htm

Art and Conflict:
Personal Conflict

Venue: Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
Date: 2nd-4th March 2007
Cost: £142

Organised by: Marian Liebmann

Who is the Course for? 
Anyone wishing to explore conflict through a new medium.
No artistic skill needed, just the willingness to have a go.

The Course
Conflict is an emotive subject. The course is about finding new ways to look at it. There will be a variety of practical exercises – individual, pair and group – to gain insights into different aspects of personal conflict. All art materials provided. Please wear old clothes.

What can I hope to gain?
Some new insights into yourself as well as into situations of conflict and your active role in them.

Leader
Marian Liebmann is an art therapist and mediator, and brings these backgrounds together in her workshops on Art and Conflict, which she has run for ten years.

Further information: http://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/

Integration and Cohesion:
The Challenges of the 21st Century

Venue: Oxford
Date: Friday 2 March 2007
Cost: Various- see website

Organised by: Peacemakers

Further information: http://www.peace-maker.co.uk/

Religion: Source of violence, source of peace

Venues: St Ethelburga's Centre
Date: Thursday 1st March 2007

Organised by: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

Focusing on:  Inter-religious tensions in the UK, Middle East and world-wide,  religious prejudice, fundamentalism, understanding and respecting diverse religious views, moving beyond entrenched positions, unity, tolerance, coming together, the power of faith. 
With Citi-Sakti Deva Dasi, Ingrid Stellmacher & Canon Lucy Winkett. 
Entry £5.

Further information: http://www.stethelburgas.org/

Advanced Mediation Skills

Venue: Manchester
Date: 1st, 8th, 15th March 2007
Cost: Various- see website

Organised by: Resolutions First

Building on the knowledge and skills already developed, this course will:

• give you the advanced skills needed to manage a full mediation process between two people in conflict,
• enable you to practice using these skills in a safe environment with support from experienced mediators,
• develop your ability to deal confidently and sensitively with strongly expressed emotions,
• equip you to work in a way that empowers people in conflict to communicate with one another to resolve their issues.

On completion of the relevant coursework, participants will gain a Level 3 certificate, accredited by the OCN in ‘Joint Party Mediation’

Further information: http://www.resolutionsfirst.com/

Islamaphobia & 'Westaphobia': We are all involved!

Venues: St Ethelburga's Centre
Date: 27th February 2007

Organised by: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

A powerful experiential workshop exploring our experiences of mistrust or prejudice.  As the media portrays escalating tensions between our communities, we ask if it is possible to talk honestly about our beliefs and feelings towards each other, and to understand the dynamics behind them.  We also look at what we have in common and whether we have the courage to join forces in new ways. 
Hosted by the National Coalition Building Institute, with Royston John & Abida Hussain.     
Suggested donation £5.

Further information: http://www.stethelburgas.org/

Towards Harmony 2007

Venues: Glasgow
Date: 24 February 2007
Cost: £25

Organised by: The rotary Club of Queen's Park

A ‘Conflict Resolution’ initiative organised by The Rotary Club of Queen’s Park.
Rotary provides this unique conference opportunity bringing together academics, practitioners, diverse practical studies and youth to promote personal development, networking and education in the attending communities.
The Conference aims to provide a unique opportunity for cross fertilisation of ideas, networking and education on conflict resolution, facilitating progress towards the building of a stronger, safer and more peaceful civil society, and to promote further education and understanding, especially within the Scottish social services and schools framework, to support good citizenship with young people.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS — Bishop Idris Jones (Chair)

• Professor Paul Rogers — University of Bradford — “Seeking Peace in a Violent World” Paul Rogers advises the Oxford research group on terrorism.
• Professor Alan Smith — University of Ulster — “Diverse Citizens in a Global World” Alan holds the UNESCO Chair in Global Citizenship.
• Ewan Malcolm — “Scotland Towards a Peaceful Society” Ewan is Director of the Scottish Mediation Network.

WORKSHOPS (running am and pm — choose any two)

1. Mixed race youth conflict in Bradford — Bradford peace scholar Elizabeth Jane Milne
2. Columbia - a study of civil conflict — Bradford peace scholar Adam Baird
3. Civil disorder and the Police — Strathclyde Police – Inspector Eileen Taylor
4. Emotional literacy — Verbosity rather than violence in three north Glasgow schools – Gail McLintock
5. Impact of conflict and mediation — Glasgow’s Mediation Service
6. Poetry, cartoons - educating against bigotry — West of Scotland Racial Equality Council
7. Conflict and the family — Scottish Marriage Care – Kathleen Conroy

Further information: http://www.towardsharmony.co.uk/

Alternatives to Violence Project
Training: Level One

Venues: York
Date: 23-25 February 2007
Cost: See website

Organised by: Alternatives to Violence Project

Level one workshops involve:

• building self-esteem, affirmation, trust and co-operation
• exploring methods of communication
• learning about creative ways of resolving conflicts.

Further information: http://www.avpbritain.org.uk/

Peace Brokers

Venues: St Ethelburga's Centre
Date: 12th February 2007
(6.30-8.00 pm, 4 Monday evenings)
Cost: £50

Organised by: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace

This series of four evening workshops will explore in depth how concepts of reconciliation have been pursued in the Balkans. Led by the Revd Donald Reeves, Director of the Soul of Europe, drawing on six years experience in the region.

• Mon 12 Feb Process: Establishing appropriate processed, and exploring problems around intervention by a third party.
• Mon 19 Feb Memory: The place of memory and history in hindering or enabling to reconciliation.
• Mon 5 Mar Reconciliation as an art: Employing creativity in the reconciliation process.
• Mon 12 Mar The moral imagination: Lederach's concept of the  Moral Imagination as the key towards creating trust between former adversaries.

'Peace Brokers' will be particularly useful for those engaged in reconciliation or who wish to be

Further information: http://www.stethelburgas.org/