When people think about conflict, they usually think negatively. Our work is about moving conflict concepts away from the lose-lose mentality to a win-win one, where conflict becomes...
MV Mediation is pleased to announce a $2,500 grant from the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation to support the Youth Mediation Program and Peace Curriculum. The Peace Curriculum, developed by Executive Director Sara Barnes, is a 10-week conflict resolution and positive communication program designed to teach conflict resolution to the students of Martha’s Vineyard. Using integrative and hands-on activities, students learn to apply skills to resolve conflict in their day-to-day lives.
On November 24th we had our first Open House in a while, to hand out Certificates of Completion to many courses and training programs we provided. We finally had the opportunity to meet some of the members of our community in person. We hope that in 2022 we will have another Open House. Our doors are ALWAYS OPEN for whoever may need our services.
Check in every Wednesday at 4 p.m. to discuss aspects of conflict resolution in our community. Contact info@mvmediation.org to join us by Zoom. Mediators and coaches, look for a survey in your email about mediator check-ins. Any mediator or coach from anywhere can participate
In the last six months and through the magic of teleconferencing, I've spent about 100 hours engaged in workshops, support networks, advanced practice seminars, and professional discussions with representatives from six continents. Here's a little travelogue; I hope you will indulge me as I present a virtual slide show.
This month we joined seven other island organizations at the Teen Health Fair organized by the Island Wide Youth Collaborative. We were grateful to have conflict resolution skills included in the greater context of what it means to be healthy. We also recruited a few teens for our next Peer Mediation training!
We are actively providing free mediation for housing cases in Dukes County, Barnstable County and Bristol County as part of the Eviction Diversion Initiative. If you are facing housing instability and can’t make your rent payments, contact us for information about the RAFT program. For more information email admin@mvmediation.org or call 508 693-2199
Celebrating light is the theme for November and December holidays across the world. The Hindu festival of Divali was celebrated last week with the lighting of candles to wish one another good luck, riches, and generosity. As the waning light of the sun in the Northeast US is heading us toward the shortest day of the year, many light candles and install lighting displays to brighten our lives and the lives of those around us.
I recently attended a national meeting devoted to Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR). In attendance were practitioners from all over the US and some other countries. We were eager to hear the research from those at the University of Nebraska in a presentation entitled "What the Public's Lack of Understanding of ADR Means."
We acknowledge that we are standing on the land of the Wôpanâak (Wampanoag) people and nation, who settled this land at least 12,000 years ago and still celebrate it as home today. Although commonly referred to as Martha's Vineyard, this island has a much older name, a Wôpanâak name: Noëpe.
Here is the four-step process toward becoming a Massachusetts qualified mediator with MV Mediation. Schedules and more information on the next pages.
Participate in either the Conflict Coaching or Conflict Essentials foundational course
Participate in Introduction to Mediation – Basics
Participate in Introduction to Mediation—Advanced
Participate in Introduction to Mediation—Practicum & Apprenticeship
Our goal with this survey is to learn more about conflicts for young people so we can better provide effective conflict resolution services through community input and collaboration.
Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program
The Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is an emergency housing assistance program to alleviate
financial stress for renters and landlords. ERAP provides rental, [utility], and moving assistance to qualifying
renters facing housing instability and financial hardship due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
For more information please contact us at Admin@mvmediation.org
