What's Happening [09.17.13]

What's Happening?" Blog is a weekly round up of the all the ADR news, jobs, events and more. Check it out each week and view past news [HERE]

Waging Peace: A Post-Conflict Forgiveness and Reconciliation Model ...

Guest writer Dr. Darrell Puls is presenting at the 2013 ACR Annual Conference

Two groups stand ready to kill each other because each group has become convinced that God is on their side and the other side is evil and must be vanquished at all costs. Sometimes the violence is verbal and sometimes it is physical, but the damage is long lasting and terribly real.

Religion and conflict—it’s a toxic brew. We read about them every day, and then turn away. We may read of a settlement finally reached, but have you ever really considered what happens when religious battles are ended through stalemate or settlement agreement?

Read more [HERE].

... A Failure To Communicate

This article is written by Kathleen Reedy. An anthropologist and employed by the US government, she offers a unique personal reflection of her life and work while in Afghanistan.

It is worth taking a look: HERE

Why Every Conflict Can Be Resolved

Pragito Dove- Many of us dread conflict. We wish we could all just get along.

Life, however, has other ideas for us. Everyone is here to be their true selves, have their own opinions, likes, dislikes, etc. How boring things would be if we all agreed on everything all the time. Where would our creativity be needed?...

Here are seven suggestions for conflict resolution:

1. Start with the points you all agree on. This sets a positive foundation of agreement to build upon.

Read more [HERE].

"Road Trips" in Consumer Arbitration: There Must Be a Better Way

George Friedman- One of the major complaints about consumer arbitration is the hassle and expense of a consumer going on a road trip to attend the arbitration hearing to seek a recovery. A recent Second Circuit decision underscored this problem, and prompted me to write this blog post.

To Arbitrate and Split the Baby Or To Mediate in the Hot Tub?

Patricia M Porter- Have you always wondered what the difference between arbitration and mediation is? Attorney, mediator and arbitrator, Daniel Preston Dozier, discusses the fact and fiction of arbitration. You’ll learn the pros and cons of arbitration and how mediation is similar to and completely different from arbitration and how both are different than going to court.