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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
January 9, 2003
[1] ACR Membership Update
*ACR Membership Directory Information
Request
[2] ACR Conferences Update
* ACR Environment and Public Policy
Section Conference
* ACR International Section Meeting
* ACR Family Section Conference
[3] ACR Board of Directors Update
*ACR Ethics Policy Approved
[4] ACR Annual Fund Appeal
[5] ACR Chapters Update
[6] ACR Sections Update
[7] Quotes
[8] Messages from Our Sponsors
* Goshen College
* The Perspectives Group
* The Conflict Center
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[1] ACR Membership Update
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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY UPDATE: Please
check your information by January 31!
Is your membership information up to
date? ACR is preparing to publish the
2003 membership directory and needs
your help. Please go to the ACR Web
site, http://www.acresolution.org and
click on "Member Center Login,"
and at the prompt box, enter your username
and password to check the data in your
record. We will use that information
in the upcoming directory. If you do
not remember your username and password,
please send a request through the "contact
us" database on the ACR Web site
and that information will be sent to
you. ACR expects to ship the membership
directory to members by mid-March.
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[2] ACR Conferences Update
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ACR ENVIRONMENTAL/PUBLIC POLICY SECTION
CONFERENCE: APRIL 24-26, 2003
Theme: Moving Beyond Our Comfort Zone:
Exploring the Edges of Our Field
Dates: April 24- 26, 2003
Location: Radisson Barcelo Hotel, Washington,
D.C.
The Environmental/Public Policy Section
invites you to join your colleagues
for an exciting conference that will
focus on urban public policy conflicts,
different and emerging modes of practice,
and urban environmental justice issues
paired with some dancing and great music.
We want to especially extend an invitation
to those practitioners who might define
themselves as being on the edge of our
field. The Section conference is an
opportunity to broaden our collegial
networks, understand different arenas
of practice, and perhaps attract new
members to ACR. We look forward to seeing
you in April!
ACR INTERNATIONAL SECTION MEETING: MAY
7-8, 2003
ACR is proud to support the first ACR
International Section Meeting, to be
held May 7-8, 2003 in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, prior to the 4th International
Conference of the World Mediation Forum.
ACR president Nancy Peace will speak
at the event.
The International Section mid-year
meeting will provide a forum for attendees
to meet and engage in in-depth dialogue
on a range of international conflict
resolution topics, including new developments
in the field. It also will help conflict
resolution professionals develop a better
understanding of both the status of
conflict resolution in different countries
and regions of the world, and how the
culture of conflict resolution can/needs
to be expanded and empowered in each
country. Attendees will work on identifying
how ACR can improve global access to
conflict resolution in all disciplines
and cultures. The meeting will include
both a Section business meeting and
a cocktail reception to connect with
Latin American ACR associates and friends,
as well as some of those attending the
World Mediation Forum.
We hope you will consider participating
in this event. By doing so, you will
contribute to the important work of
ACR and its International Section in
Latin America. If you would like to
be included in the Section gathering
but are not a member of the Section,
you can sign up for Section membership
by contacting Cherise Alley, ACR's Membership
Development Coordinator, at calley@acresolution.org
or 202-667-9700 x 245. For more information
about the Section, please contact co-chairs
Maria Rosa Cattaneo at mariarcattaneo@arnet.com.ar
or Gail Ervin at gmervin@aol.com.
ACR FAMILY SECTION CONFERENCE: JULY
10-13, 2003
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.
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.
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[4] 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
magazine 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 Chief Operating Officer
Sangita Sigdyal at 202-667-9700.
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[3] ACR Board of Directors Update
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ACR ETHICS POLICY APPROVED
The ACR Board of Directors has approved
the ACR Ethics Policy. Please go to
ACR's home page, http://www.acresolution.org,
to view the complete information. The
Ethics Committee also has provided a
list of resources on the conflict resolution
field, including specific articles on
the conflict resolution field, including
a selected bibliography on Dispute Resolution
Qualifications, Standards and Ethics
compiled by Catherine Morris. It can
be accessed at www.peacemakers.ca/bibliography
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[4] ACR Chapters Update
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LEARN MORE ABOUT ACR CHAPTERS
Are you interested in becoming involved
with ACR in your geographic area?
ACR has dynamic regional Chapters, which
provide members in common
geographical regions with a unique opportunity
to meet face-to-face and
attend professional development programs
and activities. In the Chapters,
conflict resolution professionals share
ideas and best practices, and make
connections throughout their region.
For more information on joining ACR
Chapters -- or starting one in your
area -- please visit our Web site: http://www.acresolution.org/research.nsf/key/chapters.
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[5] ACR Sections Update
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ACR COURT SECTION
The Court Section has added a list of
new resources for all those engaged
in the various levels of mediation in
the Courts. Please check its Web page
at http://www.acresolution.org/research.nsf/key/sec-crt.
ACR RESEARCH SECTION
The Research Section is intended as
forum for those who conduct, fund or
use research; and as a bridge between
academic scholars, applied researchers,
program evaluators, and practitioners
who want to discuss and use research.
It has extended an invitation to all
ACR Sections and members to contact
them for assistance and guidance on
specific research projects.
ACR SPIRITUALITY SECTION
The Spirituality Section has added new
resources to its Web page. Please check
its site at http://www.acresolution.org/research.nsf/key/sec-spirit
to see a review of Debbie Ford's new
book, Spiritual Divorce: Divorce as
a Catalyst for an Extraordinary Life.
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[6] Quotes
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Time has no divisions to mark its passage,
there is never a thunderstorm or blare
of trumpets to announce the beginning
of a new month or year. Even when a
new century begins it is only we mortals
who ring bells and fire off pistols.
-- Thomas Mann
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
-- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850
Hope is that thing with feathers that
perches in the soul and sings the tune
without the words and never stops...
at all. -- Emily Dickinson
Sanity may be madness but the maddest
of all is to see life as it is and not
as it should be. -- Don Quixote
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[7] Messages from Our Sponsors
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GOSHEN COLLEGE
Goshen College is accepting applications
for the position of Plowshares Professor
of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies,
beginning Fall 2003. Doctorate, with
scholarly and/or practitioner work on
issues of peace, conflict, and justice.
Support the Anabaptists and Peace Church
traditions and commitment to nonviolence,
peace and justice a must. Responsibilities
include: provide scholarly leadership
in peace, justice and conflict studies
in collaboration with two other schools
(Earlham College and Manchester College).
Teaching load is negotiable, research
and/or practitioner experience in interdisciplinary
field related to peace and conflict
expected, with administrative duties.
To apply, visit http://www.Goshen.edu/employment.
Goshen College is an AA/EEO employer;
members of underrepresented groups are
invited to apply. Goshen College is
affiliated with the Mennonite Church.
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THE PERSPECTIVES GROUP
The Perspectives Group is bringing
all four modules of the IAP2 Certificate
Course in Public Participation to the
Washington DC area. By taking these
four modules, you will receive recognition
from the leading association for public
participation.
All facilitators can benefit from direct
training in the use and application
of public participation practices. Whether
you do public participation on a regular
basis or only occasionally, the IAP2
Certificate Course is a great learning
tool as well as a career resource.
For full details please visit http://www.theperspectivesgroup.com/PG/training.html
or call 703.837.1197.
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THE CONFLICT CENTER
The Conflict Center’s Fifth Annual
Conference: Reducing the Cost of Conflict
in the Workplace
You and Your Employees are Worth It!
-- Supervising with Wit and Wisdom
Friday, March 7, 2003. 8:00 a.m. to
3:45 p.m. at 411 Sable Blvd, Aurora
Colorado
A one-day conference giving supervisors
the opportunity to learn and practice
the skills they need to understand the
conflicts that occur in their workplace
and use the energy created by those
conflicts to make a more productive
organization. Keynote speaker: Barbara
Coloroso, internationally recognized
speaker and author in the areas of non-violent
conflict resolution, reconciliatory
justice, and parenting. Followed by
two, two-hour workshop sessions, each
offering a choice of four skill-building
workshops.
For more information, visit our website
at http://www.conflictcenter.org.
Presented by The Conflict Center, 4140
Tejon Street, Denver Co 80211. 303.433.4983.
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Copyright 2003, Association for Conflict
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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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