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Talk Story Session with Dr. Maya Soetoro on April 22, 2020

Aloha, We hope everyone is staying safe and well. We wanted to share a very timely talk story opportunity that is coming up next week. Talk Story: “Self-Care in the Era of Social Distancing”  with Dr. Maya Soetoro Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11 AM – 12:30 PM (HST) (Zoom Conference Room Opens at 10:15 AM) Details for logging into the webinar via Zoom will be provided to registered participants the week of the event. RSVP at selfcaretalk.eventbrite.com Here is the event flyer. About Dr. Maya Soetoro: Maya serves as an Associate Specialist at the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and a consultant to the Obama Foundation, working closely with their international team to develop programming in the Pacific-Asia region. Prior to her work with the Obama Foundation, she was the Director of the Matsunaga Institute where, in addition to leading outreach and development initiatives, she also taught Leadership for Social Change, History of Peace Movements, Peace Education, and Conflict Management for Educators. She is also the co-founder of the nonprofits Ceeds of Peace, Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studios. For inquiries: Contact the Matsunaga Institute at uhip@hawaii.edu. Co-Sponsors: Campus Climate Initiatives, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Conflict Resolution Alliance (CRA), Hawaii State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, The Mediation Center of the Pacific, and the Matsunaga Institute for Peace. Hope you can all join us!

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“10th Annual International Cyber-conference on Dispute Resolution” – Happening Tomorrow!

“10th Annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution” Theme: Community Engagement and Human Flourishing Wednesday, April 8, 2020 9 AM – 11:30 AM (HST) Join Zoom Meeting: https://csudh.zoom.us/j/668129425 Meeting ID: 668 129 425 (Zoom Conference Room Opens at 8:15 AM) Click here for more details. Contact: Nancy Perry at nperry@csudh.edu Website: https://cyberconferencedr.wordpress.com Co-Sponsors: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Center for Service Learning, Internships & Civic Engagement (SLICE), Woman’s Leadership Workshop CSUDH, Campus Climate Initiatives, Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Conflict Resolution Alliance (CRA), Conflict Management Institute, Hawaii State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, The Mediation Center of the Pacific, and the Matsunaga Institute for Peace

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Connection Circles: How to implement a Conflict Resolution Program for at-risk youth and the professionals who support them.

Sharing webinars offered by Association for Conflict Resolution. Two highly interactive online sessions: Part 1 on September 18 at 9:00 AM MST Part 2 on September 20 at 11:00 AM MST Registration: There is no fee for this webinar and registration is required.  Click here to register and once you do, you will receive the connection information.  This is a highly interactive training that will be conducted on Adobe Connect. You will need a head-set with microphone in order to participate. Description: Connection Circles are designed to engage at-risk and structurally disadvantaged youth, and the direct care helping professionals who work with them, to increase their conflict resolution skills. Developed originally for a homeless youth shelter in Tucson, Arizona, the project received a two-year grant in 2016 from the JAMS Foundation-ACR Initiative for Students and Youth to expand the application of Connection Circles to other settings throughout the US. This session will provide everything needed to set up and conduct Connection Circles. Included will be the theoretical foundations of circles; role of the facilitator; overview of the curriculum; and the “how to” of setting up a Connection Circle. In addition, the results will be shared from the evaluation component of the grant. Objectives:      Participants will have an understanding of the nature and effectiveness of the circle method      Participants will identify the three keys to successful implementation of the program About the Presenters: Catherine Tornbom is a mediator and organization consultant with over 30 years of experience. She is currently the Manager for the Center for Community Dialogue & Training, a program of Our Family Services, in Tucson, Arizona. Chris Medvescek is the Community Dialogue Specialist at the Center with over 30 years of mediation experience. The Center’s purpose is to help Southern Arizonans talk about challenging issues in a skilled, civil and respectful way.