Mediators Beyond Borders International

Osher at CMU presents a lecture: "Civic Engagement When A Democracy Is At Risk" by Prabha Sankaranarayan. Prabha will share stories of MBBI's work in this context and strategies for us to step forward in this time of enormous need as people supporting civic engagement. Monday, October 28th at 7PM on Zoom Register here: https://lnkd.in/e5UaaK-8

The Rio Grande do Sul floods have devastated communities throughout Brazil, displacing over 500,000 people and requiring many to rely on shelters for survival. The conditions and communities being built in the shelters were becoming dangerous and did not promote healing in the face of this collective trauma, so Ana Luíza decided to step in. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e-hSNvKw

Jennifer Ansell brings over a decade of experience to the field. She runs her own practice, Ansell Mediation & Workplace Investigations (established in 2012), mediating private, commercial disputes as well as neighborhood issues in Toronto and the surrounding areas. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dDZefN3f

Kehinde Micheal Osatuyi co-founded the Muizenberg Community Kitchen, which evolved beyond its initial emergency response. “It’s not just a soup kitchen. I did it as a community kitchen so that I can bring volunteers together, mentor the youth, cook, and eat together in peace and love. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/evNEyY4x

Jameson Lingl is a mediator, consultant, instructor, PhD Researcher, and Graduate Research Fellow with the Harvard Program on Negotiation and The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre. Throughout his career in the field, Jameson has always put humility, self-reflectiveness, and empathy first in both his practice and his teaching. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eSJywaDb

Join MBBI for the webinar Emotional Intelligence for Peer Mediators led by Frederick Golder. This session is hosted by the Children and Youth ADR Project. November 8th at 3pm ET (USA) https://lnkd.in/en42aSj2

Join us for an online webinar about the TRUST Network on October 16th at 12:10pm ET. The Trust Network is a broad U.S. network designed to prevent violent conflict and build community cohesion. The TRUST Network was founded in October 2020 to track and respond to the frequent and intense acts of political violence and hate crimes, which occur across the United States. RSVP to denise.gehring@yale.edu by Monday, October 14, and a Zoom link will be provided. This event will be Co-sponsored by the Center on Dispute Resolution, Quinnipiac University School of Law and the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale.

🌍✨ Register to https://lnkd.in/efMvkTAn Join us for a Refreshing Moment as we come together to change the culture of violence in the world! 🗓 Saturday, 19th October 2024 🕢 7:30 AM – 11:00 AM 📍 Jabi Lake Park & Resort, Abuja, Nigeria As part of the 13th Annual Month of Non-Violence, Families, Voter’s Rights, and Opportunities (October 1-31, 2024), this event will bring: •⁠ ⁠Peace Circles •⁠ ⁠Face Painting Exercises & Music Performances. •⁠ ⁠Violence Prevention Awareness. •⁠ ⁠Follow-up support. Let’s unite in spreading love, peace, and hope. Together, we can build stronger, violence-free communities. 🌿✨ Attendance is FREE! Don’t miss out – RSVP now by calling: 0706 882 6120. Organized by the African Centre for Youth Development Education and Advocacy Initiative, 100 Fathers Inc., and Everytown for Gun Safety, in collaboration with MBBI. #PeaceCircles #EndViolence #NonViolenceMonth #AbujaEvents #RefreshingMoment #PeaceForAll #CommunitySupport

Our partner, Black Women for Positive Change, invites you to the 2024 Month of Nonviolence, Families, Voters Rights and Opportunities Host your own peace circle event to: -improve communications -how to resolve disagreements peacefully -sign ups will receive free peace circle tool kits Details here: https://lnkd.in/gjTN8b54 #globalcultureofpeace

Join MBBI's CEO for: Beyond Binaries: The role of Mediators and peacebuilders in Building Social Cohesion Thursday, October 3rd at 8 a.m PST| 11 a.m EST Conceptualizing politics as a social problem-solving process, Prabha will address the critical role of Mediators when Democracy is at risk. When stressed systems are reduced to simplistic binaries and the perpetuation of divisiveness, mediators have a very special role to play by infusing complexity, community and connection. Prabha will share stories of MBBI's work in this context and strategies for us to step forward in this time of enormous need for our skills. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/e7hGJjnP