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Thomas DiGrazia’s New Book – Light On Peacemaking: Appropriate Dispute Resolution and Mediating Family Conflict

ACR Hawaii member Thomas DiGrazia’s new book Light On Peacemaking: Appropriate Dispute Resolution and Mediating Family Conflict has just been published, and is now available on Amazon.com and directly from the publisher Business Expert Press ~~~ Many books have been written about the practice of peacemaking, and few, if any, deal with the non-violent, spiritual side of this ancient science, discipline, practice and art form. This book will speak to that lack and explore the spiritual, non-violent element in peacemaking as it applies to mediating family law disputes. Universities will find the book helpful as a textbook in their peacemaking and mediation degree and certificate programs, most particularly, in those courses that stress a pragmatic, spiritual, eclectic and educated approach to non-adversarial, peaceful conflict resolution. The book is intended for the professional peacemaker, mediator, lawyer, law student, conciliator, and dispute neutral. Everyday people who wish to improve their own communication skills and strengthen their primary relationships will profit greatly from this book. These individuals, particularly those in the family law field, will find much benefit from the peacemaking processes, and family counseling psychology. Mental health family practitioners, who are often called upon to act as default, if not formal mediators and neutrals, will find useful the mediation and peacemaking experiences, techniques and literature related here. Light On Peacemaking also offers the Yoga practitioner a very practical avenue, through example in the legal field, for engaging in seva or service to humanity.

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The Faith of Leadership: Insights from Hawai’i’s Leaders – New Book by Robbie Alm

As a well-respected executive at some of Hawai‘i’s top companies, Robbie Alm has had plenty of opportunity to observe and document the best practices of great leaders. From the story of the “Live Aloha” program—which he helped launch—to instructive anecdotes of humility and integrity in business, he now shares in The Faith of Leadership: Insights from Hawai‘i’s Leaders eight keys to great leadership: Listening Humility Working with resistance to change Remembering whose change we are talking about Walking the talk and integrity Making certain we always hear independent voices Understanding how others see the world The faith that underlies leadership Robbie Alm is currently president of the Collaborative Leaders Network, an initiative devoted to encouraging productive community dialog and decision-making.

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The Conflict Pivot – Book Review by Lorraine Segal

Mediate.com recently published Lorraine Segal’s review of “The Conflict Pivot”, a new book written by Dr. Tammy Lenski. Segal describes it as “one of the best and most accessible books I’ve read in my years as a conflict resolution professional”. To learn more click here Lorraine Segal, M.A., has her own Sonoma County conflict & forgiveness coaching, mediation, and training business, Conflict Remedy, based in Santa Rosa, California. She also teaches in Sonoma State University’s Conflict Resolution certificate program and leads communication skills workshops and webinars on forgiveness, co-parenting skills, and communication. She specializes in transforming communication for divorced parents.

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Which Books Should Be in Every Mediator’s Library

The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) is the nation’s largest professional association for mediators, arbitrators, educators and other conflict resolution practitioners. On their website you can find a useful list of classic books on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and related topics 

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19 Books Recommended by ACR Hawaii and Matsunaga Institute for Peace in Honor of Conflict Resolution Day

For the past three years the Association for Conflict Resolution Hawaii Chapter and the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution have partnered to display books in honor of Conflict Resolution Day. Conflict Resolution Day is acknowledged annually on the third Thursday of October to promote awareness of mediation, arbitration, conciliation and other creative, peaceful means of resolving conflict. The displays are set up around that day and stay on display for at least two weeks. The books will be displayed with proclamations from the Honolulu City Council, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, and Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie. The range includes books on alternative dispute resolution, fieldbooks, practitioner training guides, and theoretical books that build on decades of scholarship in conflict resolution, leadership, collaborative dialogue and governance, and peace and nonviolence. The range of application is from a local level to a national and global scale. Title: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton Title: The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop by William Ury Title: Resolving Conflicts at Work: Ten Strategies for Everyone on the Job by Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith Title: The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict by Christopher W. Moore Title: The Facilitator’s Fieldbook by Tom Justice and David W. Jamieson Ph.D. Title: The Dynamics of Conflict Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide by Bernard Mayer Title: Ho’oponopono: Contemporary Uses of a Hawaiian Problem-Solving Process by E. Victoria Shook Title: Culture, Conflict, and Mediation in the Asian Pacific by Bruce E. Barnes Title: Working Through Environmental Conflict: The Collaborative Learning Approach by Steven E. Daniels and Gregg B. Walker Title: Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution by Kenneth Cloke Title: Challenging Conflict: Mediation Through Understanding by Gary Friedman and Jack Himmelstein Title: The Moral…

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The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti

Darkness and desperation seems to pervade much of the world today, especially in the Middle Eastern region. People struggle to establish some stability for themselves. Alongside bombings, poverty, and injustice, life must continue – filled with mundane errands, personal journeys of fulfillment, and love. Religious wars and unjust policies crash against talks at a local café and shopping trips. The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti brings this juxtaposition to the forefront by following the life of one Palestinian boy, Ichmad Hamid, with a natural talent for math. Ichmad grows up in a rural town in Israel. His family is dispossessed of their house and they are forced to live, at first, in a much smaller assigned house and then, after another eviction, in a tent as the permit process is delayed. Ichmad’s father is wrongly imprisoned for 14 years under the accusation of terrorist collaboration. Ichmad tries to support his family by getting a job in hard labour with his younger brother. He wins the opportunity to attend university focusing on higher level mathematics and computer chips. He suffers recriminations from his family, though he sends them part of his stipend, and discrimination from his peers. He moves to America as a prominent math scholar while remaining connected with his family and life in Israel. The story starts in 1955 and continues to 2009, tracking the development of violence, intervention, and resistance in the Israel-Palestine conflict through Ichmad’s eyes. The tone of the book is established from the very first page. Ichmad is looking for his precocious 2-year-old little sister, Amal (meaning hope), missing from her crib. He finds her running towards an open field to play. As he runs to get her, his mother grabs him and screams for her daughter to stop. But, Amal is distracted by a butterfly and continues…

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