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Conflict Resolution Day
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Conflict Resolution Day
2009
Conflict Resolution Day 2009 was
celebrated around the world on October 15.
Inspired by ACR’s Board Resolution proclaiming
every third Thursday in October for an annual
celebration of Conflict Resolution Day, 11
states in the United States, 7 countries
(Canada, France, Australia, Nigeria, India,
Bangladesh and Portugal), and various national
organizations held events on or around October
15. Read more about this year’s highlights at
http://www.acrnet.org/crday/index.htm.
ACR held a
poetry contest and a video contest to celebrate
Conflict Resolution Day 2009. Poetry contest
winners, as well as second place winners and
honorable mentions, can be viewed
here. The first honorable mention in the
video contest goes to Meggan Jacobs for her
video, “Conflict DONE,” which can be viewed
here. The second honorable mention goes to
Nora Lee Urbanski for her video, “Race You for
It,” which can be viewed
here.
More than 50 events to celebrate
Conflict Resolution Day have been posted on
ACR's Web site. Details about events are still
coming in. If you held an event that is not
currently
listed, please fill out
this form. If you have a proclamation to
share, please submit
this form.
This year, groups partnered with
book stores, universities, religious
organizations, the Better Business Bureau,
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, state
lawmakers and others. Proclamations were
obtained from mayors and governors.
Conflict Resolution Day 2010 will
take place on October 21, and it is never too
early to start planning your event! Please visit
the ACR Conflict Resolution Day website at:
www.ACRnet.org/crday for ideas. In addition
to descriptions of all events held the last four
years, you can download a Conflict Resolution
Day poster which is now available in six
languages (Arabic, English, French, Hebrew,
Japanese, and Spanish). We are interested in
offering the posters in additional languages, so
if you can assist us in translating, please let
us know. The website also includes tips on
setting up a program, a sample letter that can
be used to request a proclamation, and many
proclamations from various jurisdictions.
Get involved. The first year, start small, but
just like the tree which is the symbol of
Conflict Resolution Day, the seeds you plant one
year, will continue to grow and blossom each
year.
Conflict Resolution Day was conceived in 2005 by
ACR to:
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Promote awareness of mediation, arbitration,
conciliation and other creative, peaceful
means of resolving conflict;
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Promote the use of conflict resolution in
schools, families, businesses, communities,
governments and the legal system;
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Recognize the significant contributions of
(peaceful) conflict resolvers; and
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Obtain national synergy by having
celebrations happen across the country and
around the world on the same day.
How to share your experience
Did you host an event to celebrate Conflict
Resolution Day 2009? Please send photos of
Conflict Resolution Day activities to
publications@acrnet.org and complete
this form. If you have a proclamation to
share, please complete
this form.
For
a list of Conflict
Resolution Day 2009 events,
click here.
For
a list of Conflict
Resolution Day 2009 proclamations,
click here.
For
a general list of event ideas,
click here.
For
a list of Conflict
Resolution Day 2008 events, click here.
For
a list of
Conflict Resolution Day 2007 events, click here.
For a list of
Conflict Resolution
Day 2006 events,
click here.
For
a list of
Conflict Resolution
Day 2005 events,
click here.
Conflict Resolution Day Event Resources
Posters are available for your use and now
available in six languages. To download a copy of a poster,
please click on the links below. You may also
purchase a glossy, 12 x 18 reproduction of the
Conflict Resolution Day Poster in English. The image
costs $5.00 (shipping included). To order,
download
a product order form and fax or mail with
payment to ACR.
• Conflict
Resolution Day Poster - English
• Conflict
Resolution Day Poster - Spanish
• Conflict
Resolution Day Poster - French
•
Conflict Resolution Day Poster - Japanese
•
Conflict Resolution Day Poster -
Hebrew
•
Conflict
Resolution Day Poster - Arabic
For
ideas on holding events in K-12 schools or with
K-12 students, check out conflict resolution lessons
and activities for elementary, middle and high
school classrooms in the book
Peaceful
Schools Build Peaceful Communities,
produced by the Florida
Law Related Education Association, Inc. and the
Florida Dispute Resolution Center. Additional
resources for the classroom include
School
Activity Suggestions,
also produced by the Florida Dispute Resolution
Center.
For
a toolkit on planning school-based Conflict Resolution
Day events, including sample proclamations,
click here.
Interested in securing
a proclamation in your state? To view a request
letter that helped secure the Pennsylvania gubernatorial
proclamation,
click here.
To see the Mediation Week
Proclamation from the Governor of Florida,
click
here
History
In 2005, in order
to increase public awareness about conflict resolution
and its many benefits, ACR’s Board of Directors
adopted a resolution designating October 20, 2005
as Conflict Resolution Day. ACR 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. Events
were held in Canada, Portugal, and 22 U.S. states.
Also in the United States, a number of counties,
cities and states adopted proclamations designating
day- or week-long conflict resolution celebrations.
In March 2006, ACR’s Board of
Directors adopted a resolution designating the
third Thursday in October as Conflict Resolution
Day. Going forward, Conflict Resolution Day will
always be held on the third Thursday of October.
This year the event will be on October 15, 2009.
To read the resolution,
click here.
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