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Cultivating Common Ground - Connecting Peacemakers, Connecting Communities
October 21, 2010
Cultivating Common Ground - Event Page
Peacemakers Fair - Event Page
What: SEEDS' 2nd Annual Cultivating Common Ground event is an annual series of programs and workshops open to the community in celebration of National Conflict Resolution Day and will take place at Nile Hall in historic Preservation Park in downtown Oakland. The activities of the day will begin with an early morning breakfast program, where we are expecting over 100 government and community leaders, judges, attorneys, and professional and volunteer mediators.
At this year's breakfast, we will be honoring Commissioner Tom Surh for his role in helping SEEDS grow the Court Mediation Program in Hayward and for his dedication to conflict resolution practices in Alameda County. Our keynote speaker will be Professor from Practice & U.S. Magistrate Judge, N.D. CA (ret.), Wayne Brazil.
Following the breakfast, SEEDS will host a Peace Maker Fair connecting and showcasing the wonderful work of many local agencies. In the afternoon, SEEDS will offer a Conflict Resolution Skills workshop at low-cost, open to the general public.
Honoree: Commissioner Tom Surh
Keynote Speaker: Professor from Practice & U.S. Magistrate Judge, N.D. CA (ret.), Wayne Brazil
When: October 21, 2010 - Cultivating Common Ground Breakfast: 7:30am - 9:30am, Peacemakers Fair 9:30am - 1:00pm,
Conflict Resolution Skills Workshop: 2pm-5pm
Where: Nile Hall, Preservation Park, 1233 Preservation Park Way, Oakland, CA
2010 Annual CCG Honorary Committee
Claudia Albano, City of Oakland
Anthony Batts, Chief of Police, Oakland Police Dept.
Wayne Brazil, Professor from Practice & U.S. Magistrate Judge, N.D. CA (ret.), U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Millie Burns, Catholic Charities of the East Bay
Keith Carson. Alameda Co. Supervisor, District 5
Fania E. Davis, Ph.D., Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
Edwin M. Epstein, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
Michael Hannigan, Give Something Back
Ron Kelly, Professional Mediator
Alice Lai-Bitker, Alameda Co. Supervisor, District 3
Grande Lum, Accordence
Nate Miley, Alameda Co. Supervisor, District 4
Jean Quan, Councilmember, City of Oakland
Larry Reid, Councilmember, City of Oakland
Julie Shackford-Bradley, Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Gail Steele, Alameda Co. Supervisor, District 2
Claudia Viera, Mediation Law Offices of Claudia Viera
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2010 Event Sponsors
SEEDS VISIONARY
SEEDS LEADER
Give Something Back
SEEDS BENEFACTOR
Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons, Greenwood, Harley & Oberman Foundation
SEEDS PARTNER
Lynn Cooper
Nina Senn, Mediator
SEEDS FRIEND
Denise Coleman
Gillian Edgelow
Peter & Margaret Edgelow
Diana Gray
Evelyn J. Herrera, Attorney & Mediator
Lyn Kendrick
Arline Tyler
Van-Mulder Sheet Metal
Claudia M. Viera, Mediation Law Offices of Claudia Viera
2 Day Conflict Resolution Skills Training
November 6 & 7, 2010
What: TOPICS AND SKILLS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE:
♦ Communication Skills: Active listening, empathizing, asking clarifying questions, checking assumptions, identifying possible solutions
♦ Exploring Hooks and Triggers
♦ Strategies to De-Escalatate conflict
♦ Understanding Positions and Interests in conflict situations
♦ Conflict Styles: Identifying and dealing with different styles
♦ Culture & Cultural Identity and how it Relates to conflict
Who should attend: YOU! It's for community mediator candidates, human resource professionals, therapists, attorneys, supervisors and managers, board members, CEO's, community organizers, educators, public officials, and many others.
When: November 6 & 7, 2010 - 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Where: Fremont Resource Center, 39155 Liberty St Fremont, California 94538
Workshop Fee: $195
Enroll: contact SEEDS Community Resolution Center, 1968 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702 or call (510) 548-2377.
Small Claims Court Practicum Training
September 21, 2010
What: Small Claims Court Practicum Training
When: September 21, 2010 - Orientation Begins
Where: SEEDS Community Resolution Center, 1968 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702
Enroll: contact Karen Haney-Owens at karen@seedscrc.org
DEADLINE for applying is on September 10, 2010