Find Mediators Near You:

[PODCAST] The Divided Community Project’s Commitment to Community Change Through Dispute Resolution

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris Poole

In this podcast, JAMS neutral Michael Lewis; Carl Smallwood, executive director of the Divided Community Project; and Nancy Rogers, who serves on the Divided Community Project’s Executive Committee, discuss the origins of the project and the path to developing resources for local leaders and community members to achieve change and tackle divisive issues impacting their communities.

The conversation touches on how funding from JAMS has aided in their ability to expand project capabilities; how they have strategically focused on areas that may yield the greatest impact for communities, including community mediation, student youth initiatives and the Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship Program; and how they are addressing societal issues.

Listen in to learn more.

 

                        author

Michael Lewis

Michael K. Lewis, Esq. is widely recognized for his extraordinary ability to resolve the most complex disputes in virtually every area of law. He has successfully mediated and arbitrated hundreds of complex, multi-party, high profile matters. Mr. Lewis has a bachelor's degree in government from Dartmouth College and a law… MORE >

Featured Mediators

ad
View all

Read these next

Category

Wakeen, Terry: Personal Rewards from Mediating – Video

Terry Wakeen talks about how she feels like a better person as a mediator than she did as a litigator.

By Teresa Wakeen
Category

What Did Labor Day Teach Us About ADR?

Just Court ADR by Susan M. Yates,Jennifer Shack, Heather Scheiwe Kulp, and Jessica Glowinski.For a while in the evolution of the ADR field, when two neutrals met they would sometimes...

By Susan Yates
Category

Permanent Court of Arbitration Publishes New Rules – A Real Alternative for Disputes Involving a state party?

Arbitration News Blog by Herbert SmithThe Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), based in The Hague, is most commonly used as an appointing authority in ad hoc arbitrations, usually governed by...

By Herbert Smith
×