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This Week in Mediation #903October 13, 2021 - OUR 26TH YEAR!Membership information |
| In This Issue: Mediation and the Evolution of Democracy: Inventing Interest-Based Responses to Lying, Demagoguery, and Fascism • Transcendent • Strathclyde Mediation Clinic: A decade of dedication to mediation in Scotland • Mediation News • Job Postings • Events Calendar • Blogs |
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| Mediation and the Evolution of Democracy: Inventing Interest-Based Responses to Lying, Demagoguery, and Fascism by Kenneth Cloke Nearly 2500 years ago, Plato warned that “Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.” Why should this be the case? |
| Transcendent by Charlie Young I’ve been fortunate to be a part of mediations where there have been healings and complete changes of heart among the parties. What are the commonalities? |
| Strathclyde Mediation Clinic: A decade of dedication to mediation in Scotland Charlie Irvine, Jonathan Rodrigues The Mediation Clinic attached to the University of Strathclyde (“The Mediation Clinic”) in Glasgow, Scotland, recently won the ‘Community Contribution Award’ at the Scottish Legal Awards 2021. This is an article discussing the program. |
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| Academy of Professional Family Mediators - APFM 2021 Conference A New Beginning: Reimagining the Art and Science of Family Mediation Pre-conference Institutes October 14 via Zoom - Annual Conference: October 15-16 via Zoom - . Register Today! |
| Final Report of Mediate.com Task Force on Online Mediation - Forum Video This is a video from the September 24, 2021 Forum sharing the Final Report of Mediate.com Task Force on Online Mediation. This video features Woody Mosten, Colin Rule, Clare Fowler, Jim Melamed, Tara Ollapally, Bruce Edwards, Donna Silverberg, Susan Guthrie, Angelia Tolbert, Michael Aurit, Tricia Jones, Michael Lang and John Sturrock. |
| Mediate.com Adopts Online Mediation Practice and Ethical Standards by Colin Rule and Jim Melamed One of the Primary Recommendations of the Mediate.com Task Force on Online Mediation is to update mediation practice and ethical standards to fully embrace online mediation. In response, Mediate.com has now formally adopted the Task Force's Recommended Practice Standards for Online Mediation effective January 1. 2022. |
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| NEW: LIVE TRAINING - Mediating With Adult Families with Dana Curtis An Online Workshop for Experienced Mediators. Introduces experienced mediators to the field of adult family mediation, also known as elder mediation, in its many forms. CLE/CEU: 20 hours. Featuring expert mediator Diana Curtis November 5-6 and 12-13, 2021 - Fridays and Saturdays - 4 Hours Daily: 10am-12pm PST and 2:30pm-4:30pm PST |
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| The Mediate.com Podcast with Veronica Cravener We’re excited to share the news: we’ve launched the Mediate.com Podcast, hosted by our good friend, mediator Veronica Cravener! Check it out! |
| International Mediation Awareness Week - November 8-23 International Mediation Awareness Week was launched in November 2020 to bring together all the great work of the practitioners and providers across the globe, to celebrate the positive advantages of mediation, and to help educate people about how this and the principles of mediation can influence how we behave and communicate towards each other for everyone’s benefit. Mediate.com is delighted to be working with Mediator Network and the global team to bring you IMAW 2021. This year’s focus is on Culture and Dispute Resolution and we are lining up lots of regions around the world to share best practice and learn more about mediation together. See more information at www.imaw.org |
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| Improving Diversity in Arbitration Online Colloquium Please join us for a special two-day event focused on improving diversity in US domestic and international arbitration. Registration is free — just click HERE |
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