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April 2018
We Are All Criminals: The Impact on Housing
Emily Baxter We Are All Criminals: The Impact on Housing “Increasingly, lawmakers are enacting policies that restrict persons with records (particularly drug convictions) from access to public housing. Likewise, many private landlords conduct background checks on potential renters, either excluding anyone with a record or charging higher rent or triple security deposit to live there. Such collateral consequences create substantial barriers to economic, educational, and social progress: without a safe and affordable home, men, women, and families are left homeless,…
Find out more »SALAM Mediator Training
Description Conflict resolution and mediation theory informed by Islam Mediation skills techniques and process Mediator values and conduct informed by Islam Mediation Rules Statues and Practices Youth 16-25 will receive a stipend for attending Location Augsburg University Oren Gateway Center, Room 114 610 22nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55454 To apply click on the link below.
Find out more »June 2018
30 Hour Basic Mediation Training
Collaboration: This training is a collaboration among Community Mediation & Restorative Services, Inc., the Dispute Resolution Center, Mediation Services for Anoka County and Rice County Dispute Resolution Center. Emphasis: This training will emphasize mediation's role in addressing housing issues. Dates: June 15, 2018 8:30-5:00pm (New Hope) June 16, 2018 8:30-5:00pm (New Hope) June 29, 2018 8:30-5:00pm (St. Paul) June 30, 2018 8:30-5:00pm (St. Paul Location: To Be Determined Topics Include: • Conflict resolution and mediation theory • Mediation skills and…
Find out more »August 2018
The Healing Power of Dialogue
Join CMRS to celebrate our 35th Anniversary with dinner and "The Healing Power of Dialogue" presented by internationally renown speaker, Margaret Thorsborne. The event will be held at New Hope Cinema and Grill on August 6, 2018 from 5:30pm-8:30pm. All are welcome. The cost is $35 per person. Since this is our Volunteer Appreciation Event this year, our CMRS volunteers are free. Margaret Thorsborne is the Managing Director of Margaret Thorsborne & Associates & Thorsborne and Associates UK. She is committed to…
Find out more »October 2018
Transforming Community Spaces: Bending the Arc of Memory Towards Healing and Justice
Transforming Community Spaces: A Workshop Throughout the nation, we are seeing insistent challenges to monuments, memorials, contaminated sites, and other locations identified with histories of oppression. “Transforming Community Spaces” (TCS) helps institutions and communities take on these challenges through inclusive, transparent dialogues intended to uncover hidden histories, advance social justice, and promote collective healing. This training will serve to introduce facilitators to the concepts of problematic community spaces, to trauma-informed facilitation, and to ways of effecting enduring collaborative change. Participants…
Find out more »Monumental Conversations: Lessons from Charlottesville
In this evening presentation, “Monumental Conversations: Lessons from Charlottesville,” Dr. Frank Dukes will share his experiences leading up to and following the August 11th, 2017 events in Charlottesville. The presentation will be held in the Humphrey School’s Cowles Auditorium from 7- 8:30 with a meet-and-greet reception option from 6-6:45 in the atrium. For more information or to support the work of CMRS, please email or call Beth Bailey at 763-561- 0033 or [email protected] To register for the meet and greet reception from…
Find out more »January 2019
30-Hour Civil Mediation Training
Join us for a 30-hour Civil Mediation training. We hope to promote alternative conflict resolution in our community. Come learn and develop skills for your communication and work toolbox that include: determining interests, recognizing goals and positions, framing and re-framing issues, breaking through impasses, identifying power imbalances and learning to be neutral in difficult situations. Scholarships available upon request. Training dates are January 10th, 11th, 17th, and 18th. Register at EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/30-hour-mediation-training-tickets-53024784558
Find out more »March 2019
Harassment Court Mediation Continuing Education
We're back on (after the Arctic Vortex forced us to cancel on 1/30)! Our Hennepin County Harassment Court Referees, Melissa Houghtaling and Mark Labine, will, again, be our presenters. It is open to anyone who may wish to mediate in this venue or is mediating in this venue. It will be a an exceptional opportunity to get up-to-date information on court procedures and best practices and one-on-one feedback with the Referees! We will be addressing writing agreements and the variety…
Find out more »Gallery Display and Volunteer Appreciation Event
Please join us on March 28, 2019 for our Gallery Display and Volunteer Appreciation Event. 4:30-5:00 (Open-House) 5:00-6:00 (Volunteer Appreciation) 6:00-7:00 (Open-House) Hennepin County Government Center 300 S. 6th Street, A-Level The Gallery is open to the public March 2-28 from 7:30 am-5:00 pm. Register by calling 763-561-0033 or by clicking here.
Find out more »August 2019
Community Building Circle Training
About the Training: Community building circles are a way of intentionally building relationships. Based in indigenous practice, circles foster authentic, human connection and recognize that every person is worthy of belonging and wants to be in good relationship with those around them. In this training, we will experience being together in circle, explore the elements of circle, and develop circle outlines. Meet the Trainers: Christopher Mendez received his bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in Social Psychology. He completed his…
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