Connect and collaborate with mediators and peacemakers from across the state!
This 2-day training will cover the following topics:
- Balancing power imbalance
- How to co- particularly as POC if co-ing with white mediator
- How to address microaggressions
- Credentialing and what it would mean for folx of color
- How to support each other as mediators of color
- How to interrupt and when in regards to equity
- How do we heal from past traumas as POC
- How to address white supremacy
- Addressing how white supremacy shows up in systems including mediation
- How does trauma show up in the mediator
- Addressing cultural differences
Saturday, October 17th, 12-4:30pm
Two sessions: community for first half then featured panelists for second half
Monday, October 19th, 4:30-6:30pm
One session: skill building and mocks
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