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Human Rights Day is 10 December.

Links to UN and UN System sites: http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/humanrights/

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Building Bridges, Crossing Borders: Gender, Identity and Security in the Search for Peace
Hosted by Menno Simons College and Global College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ~ October 1-2, 2010

ANNOUNCING OUR 2010 CONFERENCE!

Building Bridges, Crossing Borders:
Gender, Identity, and Security in the Search for Peace

The 8th Annual Conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association
October 1-2, 2010
Menno Simons College and the Global College
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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International Peace and Development Training Center (IPDTC)
Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR)

IPDTC is launching its 2010 academic year with a range of programmes addressing the core skills, knowledge and experience of practitioners working in the field of peacebuilding, conflict transformation, development work, humanitarian aid, gender, governance and other related areas.

SYSTEMIC PEACEBUILDING:
Enhancing Effectiveness and Impact in Policy and Practice for
Crisis Management and Prevention, Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding
15^th to 17^th of March, 2010 – London, UK
Developed to bring together key experiences and best practices in systemic peacebuilding – including policy and strategic frameworks, conflict mapping tools, and peacebuilding lessons learned and best practices – the program is designed to improve quality and coherence of policy and practice, and enhance impact and effectiveness of peacebuilding, violence prevention, post-war recovery and stabilization on the ground.

IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT IN THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PEACEBUILDING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES
18^th to 19^th of March, 2010 – London, UK
The training programme takes participants step-by-step through a customized methodology designed to improve the design, development and implementation of their programs to increase the quality and impact of their work in conflict affected communities and countries. The programme transfers and develops together with participants effective tools which can be used both by themselves and their organizations in improving program design, program and project-based conflict mapping and analysis, strategic planning for peacebuilding and interventions in conflicts and crisis, and monitoring and evaluation of programs and impact.

ADVANCED MEDIATION AND PEACEMAKING:
Achieving Resolution and Transformation in Intractable and Complex Conflicts
17^th to 21^st of May, 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Advanced Mediation and Peacemaking is specifically designed to address key issues and challenges in mediation for high-level policy makers, conflict parties, members of mediation and negotiation teams and professional mediators. As a five-days Advanced Certificate Programme, the AMP provides additional key space and time to go in-depth into the issues and challenges faced by mediation and negotiation processes, review case studies and lessons learned, develop practical tools that can assist in enabling effective mediation and peacemaking, and improve the design and support for mediation and negotiation processes.

DESIGNING PEACEBUILDING PROGRAMMES (DPP)
24^th to 28^th of May, 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
DPP offers participants practical tools that can be used in their work. The methodology and format of the DPP enables participants to apply these tools directly to their programs and work in the field, customizing them for each participant and organisation. At the end, participants are provided with resource packs and access to a program specific web-site with all resources and materials from the program, including toolkits for each key aspect related to design, development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and assessment of peacebuilding programs. These materials may be shared within participants’ organizations and with partner organizations, enhancing and broadening the impact and benefits of the program for your work.

PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION AND POST-WAR STABILISATION, RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION (PCTR)
18^th to 22^nd of October, 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
PCTR brings together a global group of practitioners, deployable civilian experts and policy makers from UN agencies, governments, donors and national and international organisations and agencies, helping to enhance understanding, coordination and coherence in peacebuilding and post-war stabilisation and recovery, in the field and between policy and practice. The program will address key issues facing those working with conflict and help them to improve the practical quality of their work and approaches to peacebuilding in the field, enhancing coherence, effectiveness and impact.

INTEGRATING GENDER AND PEACEBUILDING ACTION
25^th to 29^th of October, 2010, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The 5 days will provide structured and informal opportunities for dialogue and relationship building with colleagues from around the world, working in gender and peacebuilding – to expand your global network of collegial support and mutual learning. Through interactive working group processes and intensive group dialogue and debriefings, the participants will gain first hand experience in applying the tools and methods chosen for this programme and make steps to adapting them for your specific needs.
EARLY WARNING, CRISIS PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION OF ARMED CONFLICTS
9^th to 10^th of October, 2010 – London, UK
This two-day intensive program designed for policy makers, aid and development workers, journalists, practitioners, and conflict specialists will provide a global overview of systems, tools and methods which can allow us to identify conflicts before they become violent (early warning) and successful lessons learned and policy options which can contribute to effective and comprehensive prevention. Concrete case-studies and examples will be used to illustrate lessons-learned and experiences in the field. Systems, tools and methodologies for early warning will be presented and reviewed, identifying strengths and benefits as well as shortcomings and challenges, and how these can be used by governments, national and international agencies, NGOs, local communities and the media to better identify conflicts, and escalating conflict situations and crisis, and prevent the outbreak of armed conflict.

PREVENTING POLITICAL AND ELECTORAL VIOLENCE
6^th to 8^th of December, 2010 – London, UK
Politics is at the heart of many conflicts. From state failure and collapse to authoritarian regimes and political systems which are unable to represent or meet the needs of all sectors of the community / country, political factors are often driving / causal factors of armed conflicts and violence. Elections themselves are frequently ‘triggers’ – moments of heightened / intensified competition which may lead to increases in violence and possibly spark large-scale conflict. This programme draws upon operational and practical experiences in preventing political and electoral violence, using real case examples and identifying practical policy and operational instruments and options for improving prevention.

For more information on course content, fees and application procedure, please see attachment or visit the IPDTC web-site: www.patrir.ro/training or write to training@patrir.ro

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A first for UVic! Produced by the International Women’s Rights Project at the Centre for Global Studies, and Rooney Productions, the documentary film, Constitute!, profiles the diverse history of women’s democratic activism in constitution-making in Canada and the world. The film focuses on how citizens across Canada organized and lobbied to ensure that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms would include the equality provisions that came to be Sections 15 and 28, in the newly repatriated Canadian Constitution. Celebrate Person’s Day for 2010 by joining us for the Canada wide preview of the documentary film Constitute!

With guest speakers Donna Greschner, Dean of the Faculty of Law; Marilou McPhedran, Principal of the Global College at the University of Winnipeg, founding mother of LEAF and a noted human rights activist; and Susan Bazilli, IWRP Director and producer of Constitute!

Wednesday, October 13th
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Fraser Building, Room 157
A reception hosted by the Faculty of Law will be held after the panel discussion.
Sponsored by Brown Henderson Melbye, Faculty of Law, and IWRP

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INTRODUCTORY CONFLICT COACHING WORKSHOP

Conflict coaching is a specialized niche in the field of coaching and conflict management.  It is a one-on-one technique, in which a trained coach assists people to effectively prevent or manage specific disputes and to enhance their conflict management skills.  This process has wide application, in the organizational context and for coaching individuals to participate in mediation, negotiation and relational conflict.

Outcomes of the Introductory Conflict Coaching Workshop:

The outcomes of this workshop are that participants will gain:

• the theory, principles and methods specific to the CINERGY® model of conflict coaching;
• an introduction to and basic working knowledge of conflict coaching using the CINERGY® model;
• an understanding of the types of skills required to provide conflict coaching;
• experience of the coaching model as a coach, ‘client’ and observer;
  • knowledge of the applications of this technique; and
• suggested documents and information about the logistics of conflict coaching.

This workshop has been approved for 28 hours of Continuing Coaching Education Units from the International Coach Federation (23 hours ICF Core Competencies; 1 hour Personal Development; 1 hour Business Development; and 3 hours Other Skills and Tools Directly Applicable to Coaching).

2010 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:

Dates Location Registration Deadline

April 19-22*                                      San Antonio, Texas                  March 26, 2010

May 14-15 & 28-29                          Dublin, Ireland

May 17-20*                                      Portland, Oregon                     April 15, 2010

May 24-27*                                      Arlington, Virginia                    April 30, 2010

June 11-14                                         Paris, France

June 19-22                                         Oxford, England

August 23-26**                                 Toronto, Canada                      September 24, 2010

October 25-28**                               Ottawa, Canada                       October 1, 2010

* This program has been approved for 27 recertification credit hours through the HR Certification Institute (U.S.).

** This program is  pre-approved for recertification through HRPA (Canada).

We also offer workshops in Australia and New Zealand.  Contact us for more information.

To register and for further information on conflict coaching workshops including coordinating a workshop in your city or workplace, contact CINERGY® Coaching:

Phone: 416-686-4247, Toll free: 1-866-335-6466, Email: cinnie at cinergycoaching.com

CINERGY® Conflict Coaching = Peacebuilding, One Person at a Time

Cinnie Noble is a pioneer in the field of conflict coaching and the founder of the CINERGY® model of conflict management coaching.  She is a lawyer-mediator, former social worker and certified coach.  For further information on CINERGY®, feel free to visit www.cinergycoaching.com.

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INTRODUCTORY CONFLICT COACHING WORKSHOP

Conflict coaching is a specialized niche in the field of coaching and conflict management. It is a one-on-one technique, in which a trained coach assists people to effectively prevent or manage specific disputes and to enhance their conflict management skills.

Conflict coaching has wide application, in the organizational context and for coaching individuals to participate in mediation, negotiation and relational conflict.

Content of the Introductory Conflict Coaching Workshop:
Among other things, this 4-day workshop includes the following topics:
o how conflict coaching is different from other types of coaching
o theory, principles and methods specific to the CINERGY® model of conflict coaching
o stages of conflict coaching
o logistics of coaching individuals about conflict
o skills of conflict coaches
o applications of conflict coaching
o ethical guidelines and standards of practice

Outcomes of the Introductory Conflict Coaching Workshop:
A 4-day workshop that includes the above content. The outcomes are that participants will gain:
o an introduction to and basic working knowledge of conflict coaching using the CINERGY® model;
o an understanding of the types of skills required to provide conflict coaching;
o experience of the coaching model as a coach, coachee and observer;
o knowledge about how coaching principles combine with conflict management principles and the application of this technique; and
o suggested documents and information about the logistics of conflict coaching.

This workshop has been approved for 26.5 hours of Continuing Coaching Education Units from the International Coach Federation (14 hours ICF Core Competencies; 6.25 hours Personal Development of the Coach; 1.25 hours Development of Coaching Practice; 5 hours Other Skills and Tools Directly Applicable to Coaching).

Methods Used in the Workshop:
Through self-reflection, skill-building exercises, discussion, simulations, demonstrations and skills practices, participants develop and practice conflict coaching techniques and skills.

Participants:
The training will be of specific interest to coaches, experienced workplace mediators and other conflict management professionals, who want to learn the fundamentals of a model for coaching conflict.

2010 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
Dates Location Registration Deadline
January 26-29 Toronto, Canada January 4, 2010
February 1-4 Lisbon, Portugal January 9, 2010
February 8-11 (French) Ottawa, Canada January 15, 2010
March 23-26 Ottawa, Canada February 26, 2010
April 6-9 Edmonton, Canada March 12, 2010
April 19-22 San Antonio, Texas March 26, 2010
May 24-27 Arlington, Virginia April 30, 2010
October 25-28 Ottawa, Canada October 1, 2010
Cost: The prices vary. Please contact us for further information.

ADDITIONAL DATES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCHEDULED

To register and for further information on conflict coaching workshops including coordinating a workshop in your city or workplace and cost, contact Cinnie Noble or her assistant Laureen McNeill:
Phone: 416-686-4247, Toll free: 1-866-335-6466, Email: cinnie@cinergycoaching.com

CINERGY® Conflict Coaching = Peacebuilding, One Person at a Time

Cinnie Noble is a pioneer in the field of conflict coaching and the founder of the CINERGY® model of conflict management coaching. She is a lawyer-mediator, former social worker and certified coach. For further information on CINERGY®, feel free to visit www.cinergycoaching.com.

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How do you negotiate with Wal-Mart? With industry for a cleaner environment? With an intimidating boss over an ethical issue? With the medical system for better healthcare for your family? With a difficult but important client? When you attend this event you will learn skills, habits and strategies to provide a solid foundation for your negotiations. Through stories and the use of case studies, Peter will uncover what giants care about and how to negotiate effectively even in the most difficult circumstances.

November 19, 2010 / Fee: $195, Early Bird Rate: : $175 before October 15, 2010
JIBC -715 McBride Boulevard, New Westminster BC
www.jibc.ca/conres

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Dates: 22 - 26 November 2010

Location: Birmingham, UK

Course fee: £970

Peacebuilding: Strengthening Organisational Policy and Practice is designed to draw on the experience and practice of participants, working in development, humanitarian aid or peacebuilding to influence internal policies and programmatic approaches. The course will identify how organisations can strive to balance their organisational mandate with the demands of working in complex and rapidly changing political emergencies.

Course aims

The course will enable participants to contribute to developing constructive organisational and programmatic policies that will guide practical responses in the development, humanitarian and peacebuilding fields. It will draw on the experience of participants and tutors to examine the key issues that are emerging from field-based work.

Course objectives

Participants will:

• deepen their understanding of peacebuilding, from a conflict transformation perspective, as it applies to their work
• apply appropriate conflict analysis to their own organisational situations
• explore the relationship between organisational policy and practice in situations of instability, conflict or violence
• examine issues relating to aid and conflict in order to develop conflict sensitive policies for their organisations
• consider the key policy and practice issues relating to conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Suitable for

This course is for staff of international and national agencies and those with advisory and management responsibility for relief, development, and peacebuilding programmes. It is particularly relevant for those engaged in the planning and implementation of field-based programmes, and those concerned with developing policies for appropriate responses in complex, political emergencies.

2009 participant feedback

“I learned a lot, and I can say now that through this training I feel better prepared for my work in Kenya.”

“This was a well organised course in which participants can apply in case studies what we learned.”

“The tools and concepts were very useful and I can be of good help in policy planning. Also, the tools used can help us do similar training at local level.”

For more information about the course and to apply, please visit our website www.respond.org or contact us at courses@respond.org

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Peacebuilding: Strengthening Organisational Policy and Practice
Dates: 22 – 26 November 2010
Location: Birmingham, UK
Course fee: £970

Peacebuilding: Strengthening Organisational Policy and Practice is designed to draw on the experience and practice of participants, working in development, humanitarian aid or peacebuilding to influence internal policies and programmatic approaches. The course will identify how organisations can strive to balance their organisational mandate with the demands of working in complex and rapidly changing political emergencies.

Course aims
The course will enable participants to contribute to developing constructive organisational and programmatic policies that will guide practical responses in the development, humanitarian and peacebuilding fields. It will draw on the experience of participants and tutors to examine the key issues that are emerging from field-based work.

Course objectives
Participants will:
-deepen their understanding of peacebuilding, from a conflict transformation perspective, as it applies to their work
-apply appropriate conflict analysis to their own organisational situations
-explore the relationship between organisational policy and practice in situations of instability, conflict or violence
-examine issues relating to aid and conflict in order to develop conflict sensitive policies for their organisations
-consider the key policy and practice issues relating to conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Suitable for
This course is for staff of international and national agencies and those with advisory and management responsibility for relief, development, and peacebuilding programmes. It is particularly relevant for those engaged in the planning and implementation of field-based programmes, and those concerned with developing policies for appropriate responses in complex, political emergencies.

2009 participant feedback
“I learned a lot, and I can say now that through this training I feel better prepared for my work in Kenya.”

“This was a well organised course in which participants can apply in case studies what we learned.”

“The tools and concepts were very useful and I can be of good help in policy planning. Also, the tools used can help us do similar training at local level.”

For more information about the course and to apply, please visit our website www.respond.org or contact us at courses [at] respond.org

Responding to Conflict,
1046 Bristol Road,
Birmingham, B29 6LJ,
United Kingdom.

Registered as a Charity in England and Wales, No. 1132189.

Registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee in England and Wales, No. 06979336.

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Peace and Collaborative Development Network
Calendar of Events

Alliance for Peacebuilding
Events Calendar

Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR ) monthly calendar
http://www.acrnet.org/webcal/month.php

peace.ca calendar of events
http://www.peace.ca/upcoming.htm

mediate.com’s calendar of events: upcoming events in peace studies, conflict resolution and related fields
http://www.mediate.com/calendar/

Conflict Resolution Conferences Worldwide
http://www.conferencealerts.com/peace.htm

US Institute of Peace Events
http://www.usip.org/events/

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5th ASIA PACIFIC MEDIATION FORUM (APMF) EVENT
ASIA PACIFIC MEDIATION LEADERSHIP SUMMIT:
‘FROM TALK TO ACTION’.
BANGKOK, JULY 6, 7 & 8, 2011

The first ever Asia Pacific Mediation Leadership Summit will be hosted by the Asia Pacific Mediation Forum (APMF) in Bangkok, 6, 7 and 8 July, 2011, in collaboration with key organisations in Bangkok and in other countries in the Asia Pacific region. Please note that the date has been moved because of the political unrest in Thailand. The APMF proposes to act as the umbrella organisation for this and future leadership meetings, as it has representatives from a wide range of countries and organisations in the Asia Pacific region on its Steering Committee and has conducted four successful conferences in the region (Australia, Singapore, Fiji & Malaysia) since 2001. One of our APMF Executive members, Martine Miller, has agreed to convene the Summit with support from the other Executive members.

We seek to collaborate with a range of organisations in this and future initiatives and invite relevant organisations in the region to contact us to express interest. Please note that this activity is not-for-profit.

Purpose: To bring together experienced conflict resolution and mediation practitioners, researchers, educators, trainers and policy makers from different cultural, organisational and professional backgrounds who are culturally fluent, creative and innovative, want to contribute (and build on) their knowledge and expertise, and are prepared to play a leadership role in transforming the way that conflicts are handled in the Asia Pacific region.

Aims:
1. To identify challenges, build capacity and promote collaboration, cross-cultural awareness and understanding regarding approaches to conflict and mediation in the region.
2. To mine the collective depths of the participants’ knowledge and experience and strategise for change initiatives that can expand the field and promote peace in the region.
3. To produce concrete, written outcomes from focused, facilitated roundtable discussions that can be implemented by organisations, and which have real potential to impact on and transform the mediation and conflict resolution fields in culturally fluent ways.

Draft format for the Summit

1. We propose to identify key themes, and sub-themes, in collaboration with the participants, in advance of the meeting via an interactive internet site and/or an on-line survey.
2. We will identify and invite an inspirational keynote speaker for each of the chosen themes to identify key issues and their relevance to the Asia Pacific region in order to stimulate round-table discussions.
3. We will identify and invite expert facilitators and recorders who can focus and inspire a number of round table discussions over three days; each table will focus on a different topic and identify specific and achievable outcomes.
4. We will invite participants to forward a 2000 word paper prior to the Summit which will be distributed on a CD to all participants. Authors will be able to choose to have their paper peer reviewed for possible inclusion in an edited book after the Summit.

The themes will be developed with the participants on-line prior to the conference via a special interactive website – they need to be cross-cutting and of interest to people from all fields of practice in the Asia-Pacific region.

We would be pleased to receive an indication of interest from organisations who wish to collaborate with us in this event and from individual mediators who are interested in attending the Summit. We will be posting information onto the APMF website (see address below) and circulating more specific details about the Summit by email in the next few weeks.

Please circulate this information to others in your network.

Asia Pacific Mediation Forum: http://www.apmec.unisa.edu.au

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On September 23-24, 2010, Alternative Dispute
Resolution professionals and users of ADR services
from across the country will gather at the Palliser
Hotel in Calgary to learn from some of Canada’s
foremost experts. Topics will include:

Workplace Mediation
Cognitive Barriers to Negotiation
Integrated Negotiation: The NeuroBiology of “We”
Glocal Mediation: Global Embrace, Local Practice
Update from the International Mediation Institute
ADR in the Regulatory Context
Multi-Party Resolution in the Energy Industry
How to Work Out Effective Commercial Arrangements
with First Nations
Current Issues in Arbitration and much much more!

The information and networking opportunities
available at this conference make this a
not-to-be-missed event.

The conference brochure is attached.

Registrants may call Rob at 1-877-475-4353 to
reserve a place at the Early Bird rate.

Please see our website for more information:

http://www.adrcanada.ca