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Published by the Association for Conflict
Resolution,
a merged organization of AFM, CREnet,
and SPIDR
http://www.acresolution.org
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WELCOME TO ACR UPDATE!
ACR Update is sent on a regular basis
to share important conflict
resolution news and organizational updates
with our members. We encourage
you to scroll through the items listed
below, and hope you'll find this
information useful. We look forward
to your feedback!
OVERVIEW OF ARTICLES
December 1, 2002
[1] ACR Board Announcement
* Policy Statement on War and Weapons
of Mass Destruction (WMD)
[2] ACR Member Directory Information
Request
[3] ACR Annual Fund Appeal
[4] ACResolution Magazine Call for
Submissions
[5] New Conflict Resolution Education
Resource Published in Affiliation with
ACR
* Kids Working it Out, Tricia S. Jones
and Randy Compton
[6] ACR Chapters Update
[7] ACR Sections Update
[8] Quotes
[9] Message from Our Sponsor: Mediate.com
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[1] ACR Board Announcement
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ACR POLICY STATEMENT ON WAR AND WEAPONS
OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD)
The ACR Board of Directors has issued
a Policy Statement in an effort to promote
informed citizen dialogue about the
potential threat of the development
and deployment of weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) in Iraq, the United States, and
elsewhere. The statement has been posted
on ACR's Web site, http://www.acresolution.org,
with a link to a discussion forum at
the end of the statement. We encourage
readers to post their responses.
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[2] ACR Membership Update
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ACR MEMBER DIRECTORY INFORMATION REQUEST
Is your membership information up to
date? ACR is preparing to compile the
2003 membership directory and needs
your help. Please visit the ACR Member
Center (go to the ACR Web site, http://www.acresolution.org
and click on "Member Center Login"),
enter your login name and password,
and check the data in your record. ACR
will use that information in the upcoming
directory. ACR expects to ship the directory
by late February 2003.
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[3] ACR Annual Fund Appeal
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JOIN THE ACR ANNUAL FUND AND HELP
SUPPORT ACR
The Association for Conflict Resolution
Annual Fund is a voluntary giving
program established by the Board of
Directors. Tax-deductible donations
are
used to enhance ACR's programs and services
and help keep dues low. The
Annual Fund not only strengthens the
operating capacity of the
organization, but also allows ACR to
move forward with new initiatives to
enhance the practice and public understanding
of conflict resolution.
The Fund offers four levels of giving:
Founders' Circle $1000 -$10,000+
Sustaining Member $500+
Supporting Member $250+
Contributing Member $100+
ACR gratefully acknowledges contributions
at any level of giving. All
contributors will be featured in ACResolution
for one year (4 issues)
following the date of contribution.
Most importantly, contributors will
know that they are making a real difference
in the strength and
effectiveness of the Association for
Conflict Resolution.
For more information on how you can
help secure ACR's future, please
contact ACR COO Sangita Sigdyal at 202-667-9700.
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[4] ACResolution Magazine Call for Submissions
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LAST CHANCE FOR MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
SUBMISSIONS!
ACResolution magazine is requesting
submissions for the Members in the News
section of ACResolution. Members in
the News, a subsection of the magazine's
In Brief section, is the place for you
to update your fellow ACR members on
recent developments in your life and
professional career. Getting married?
Found a new job in the field? Moved
to another city? Received an award?
Write and tell us about it! Submissions
should be no longer than 50 - 100 words,
should be accompanied by a photo scanned
at 300 dpi (you may send a photo hard
copy if an electronic version is not
available), and should note your ACR
membership status and history. Please
send all submissions to ACResolution's
Managing Editor, Mark Sawchuk, at msawchuk@acresolution.org,
accompanied by your complete name, contact
information and primary professional
title. Submissions must be received
by December 10 for inclusion in the
Winter 2003 issue, which will mail in
early February.
REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS TO SPRING
ISSUE OF ACRESOLUTION!
The Spring issue of ACResolution will
explore the connections between alternative
dispute resolution and health. ACR members
Jeanne Clement, Robert Robson, Joan
Roover and Leonard Marcus will serve
as editorial advisors. The editors are
currently in the process of outlining
the contents for this issue and invite
your ideas. Is there a topic that you
would like to see covered? Do you have
experience in some aspect of ADR and
health that you would like to write
up and share with other ACR members?
If so, please write up a short description
of your proposed topic and send it the
ACResolution Managing Editor, Mark Sawchuk,
at msawchuk@acresolution.org. The editors
will review proposed topics and articles
in December and begin soliciting authors
in January.
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[5] New Conflict Resolution Education
Resource Published in Affiliation with
ACR
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NEW CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION
RESOURCE
Whether you are a teacher, school administrator,
conflict resolution education practitioner
or parent, you'll want to check out
the new publication Kids Working It
Out! Co-edited by Tricia S. Jones, Editor-in-Chief
of Conflict Resolution Quarterly, and
published in affiliation with ACR, Kids
Working It Out tells the stories of
how students -- and the teachers who
have worked with them -- have learned
to deal with conflict and create safe
and caring learning environments. Every
school shooting or other violent event
is another reminder that our kids need
help like never before. Children need
to build strong relationships and strong
communities - and they need to learn
to deal with conflict constructively.
Kids who manage conflict well help make
room for learning in a safer, kinder
place. In Kids Working It Out, students
and teachers talk about what they need
and whether conflict resolution programs
have met those needs. They tell how
these programs were implemented in their
school and how others can make them
happen in their own schools and communities.
Kids Working It Out: Stories and Strategies
for Making Peace in Our Schools
Tricia S. Jones and Randy Compton, editors.
Jossey-Bass, 2003.
Published in Affiliation with ACR.
TRICIA S. JONES, Ph.D. is a Professor
in the Department of Psychological Studies
in the College of Education at Temple
University, Philadelphia, PA and Editor-in-Chief
of ACR’s scholarly journal, Conflict
Resolution Quarterly.
RANDY COMPTON is Executive Director
of the Colorado School Mediation Project
in Boulder, Colorado and Project Coordinator
for the National Curriculum Integration
Project.
This book may be purchased directly
from Jossey-Bass: http://www.josseybass.com.
ISBN: 0-7879-6379-8
U.S. $ 33.00
Available: January 2003
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[6] ACR Chapters Update
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ACR is delighted to report that the
Chapter network has flourished at an
incredible pace since the San Diego
conference. In particular, the international
division has grown so quickly that an
International Chapter Task Force has
been created to assist with developing
the network. Director of Chapters, Diane
Kenty, is creating a system for bringing
all of these international Chapters
together via e-mail and discussion forums
on the ACR Web site.
The enthusiasm, dedication and commitment
of the ACR Chapter Leadership is a model
for any organization. The strength of
this organization lies with the local
Chapters. If you are not a member of
an ACR Chapter we encourage you to join
us. Collaborate with other professionals
in the field, developing outreach projects,
conferences and seminars to educate,
stimulate and train in various practice
areas and skill levels. Make a commitment
to join soon!
For more information contact Danette
Ross, ACR Membership Development Associate
for Chapters, by e-mail at dross@acresolution
or go to the ACR Web site, http://www.acresolution.org,
and click on "Chapters" to
locate an ACR Chapter near you.
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[7] ACR Sections Update
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ACR FAMILY SECTION
The ACR Family Section invites you
to the 2003 ACR Family Section Conference,
"A Family Affair: Making Room at
the Table," to be held July 10-13,
2003 at the Hyatt hotel in downtown
Denver, Colorado. Old friends, new ideas,
and beautiful places are at the heart
of the 2003 Family Section Conference.
The conference will offer opportunities
for mediators of all persuasions --
different styles, philosophies, and
levels of experience -- to explore controversial
topics and learn from each other.
For more information or to submit a
proposal, please go to http://www.acresolution.org/research.nsf/key/fam03-rfp
or contact Erin Weiss, ACR Conference
Manager, by e-mail at eweiss@acresolution.org.
If you would like to volunteer to help
at the ACR Family Section conference,
please contact Jerry Bagnell by e-mail
at jerry_bagnell@yahoo.com.
The Family Section is also implementing
a Friends Program, pairing a new Section
member with a current Section member
for orientation, mentoring, advice and
other activities. ACR Family Section
members should look for a survey in
the mail, asking if you would be a Friend,
or would like a Friend in the Family
Section. Interested Section members,
please contact Zena Zumeta, Chair, Family
Section Membership Committee at mtci@igc.org.
ACR WORKPLACE SECTION
November 14, 2002 - Maria Borrero from
the World Bank held a teleconference
for the Workplace Section where she
described the World Bank's Integrated
Conflict Resolution System. She discussed
the evolution of a system to provide
conflict resolution and mediation services
for an organization with 12,000 employees
representing 170 countries. Ms. Borrero
answered questions from the group addressing
training, language and culture challenges,
the use of electronic media for mediation,
and working with Human Resources. For
more information about the World Bank's
systematic approach, go to www.worldbank.org
and search for Conflict Resolution System.
To order the tape from the original
World Bank session at the ACR 2002 Conference,
go to http://www.aven.com, Cassette
Catalogue, Association for Conflict
Resolution, ACR2-1.10.
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[8] Quotes
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When you were born, you cried and the
world rejoiced. Live your life in such
a manner that when you die the world
cries and you rejoice. -- Indian Saying
Never do anything against conscience
even if the state demands it. -- Albert
Einstein
It is not what a lawyer tells me I
may do; but what humanity, reason, and
justice tell me I ought to do. -- Edmund
Burke, Second Speech on Conciliation,
1775
If you are neutral in situations of
injustice, you have chosen the side
of the oppressor. If an elephant has
its foot on the tail of a mouse and
you say that you are neutral, the mouse
will not appreciate your neutrality.
-- Bishop Desmond Tutu
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Copyright 2002, Association for Conflict
Resolution
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Association for Conflict Resolution
(a merged organization of AFM, CREnet
and SPIDR)
1527 New Hampshire Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: 202-667-9700
Fax: 202-265-1968
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