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The
Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)
October 13, 2005
Contact:
Jennifer Druliner
202-464-9700, ext. 228
Conflict
Resolution Day to be Celebrated all over the Nation
and Worldwide:
Six states already
received a gubernatorial proclamation declaring
October 20, 2005
as Conflict Resolution Day
Washington, DC—The
Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)’s Board of
Directors has adopted a resolution designating
October 20, 2005 as
Conflict Resolution Day in order to
increase public awareness about conflict resolution
and its many benefits. As part of this recognition
effort, ACR has coordinated its efforts with other
conflict resolution organizations and reached out to
local, state and international groups to build
interest in holding local celebrations in
conjunction with Conflict Resolution Day.
Due to the enthusiasm Conflict Resolution Day 2005
has generated, ACR anticipates that the third
Thursday of October each year will be recognized as
Conflict Resolution Day.
Here are some of the
exciting Conflict Resolution Day events to be held
worldwide:
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Gubernatorial
proclamations have been declared in Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, and Tennessee.
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Local proclamations
from the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii;
Pinellas County and Manatee County in Florida; the
City of Seattle, WA and Clark County, WA.
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MEDIARCOM will host
an event in Lisbon, Portugal on October 20, which
will include round tables, a media conference and
a closing statement by the Secretary of State for
Justice of Portugal.
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The
Canadian Office of Conflict Resolution in
Agriculture and Agri-Food is offering ADR services
to its employees.
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New York’s
Mediation Settlement Day will take place on
October 20.
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Wisconsin
Association of Mediators will hold their Conflict
Resolution celebration on October 20.
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ACR’s Houston
Chapter is planning a program on workplace
conflict resolution.
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The Community
Mediation Center of Norfolk, VA is planning a
“Mock Trial” to celebrate Conflict Resolution Day.
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In
Colorado, KGNU (1390 AM in Denver and 88.5 AM in
Boulder) will broadcast interviews and take
calls on conflict resolution on October 20 for
their METRO show.
About the Association
for Conflict Resolution
The Association for
Conflict Resolution (ACR) is the nation’s largest
conflict resolution membership organization. ACR’s
membership is comprised of more than 6,500 members
from all facets of the conflict resolution field,
including arbitrators, mediators, mediation
organizations, program administrators and conflict
resolution educators. ACR was launched in January
2001, when the Academy of Family Mediators (AFM),
the Conflict Resolution Education Network (CREnet),
and the Society of Professionals in Dispute
Resolution (SPIDR) officially merged into one
organization.
Speakers Available
for Comment
David Hart, CEO, ACR (Washington, DC)
Sharon Press, Chair, Conflict Resolution Day
Steering Committee (Tallahassee, FL)
Terrence T. Wheeler, President, ACR (Columbus, OH)
To arrange
an interview with one of the speakers, please
contact Jennifer Druliner at
jrduliner@ACRnet.org.
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