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July 2024 News and Updates

Happy Summer!

Summer is here, and our new website is live! Have a look around on https://www.mediatebc.com to see the new features. Please be patient with us as we continue to add information and address any glitches that might turn up. Our URL is the same but if you have bookmarked pages from our old site, those links will no longer work.

RRMs & Associates: Have you updated your profile info yet? You should have received an email from Kate Fleming, Roster Manager, with login details, instructions & important changes. If you didn't receive that information, or need any assistance, please let us know.

Read on to discover all the exciting changes rolling out this summer ☀

Happy reading!

~ MBC STAFF

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Mediate BC News & Events

New Mailing Address

We have an updated mailing address:

422 Richards St #170

Vancouver, BC V6B 2Z4

Please update your records (if you need a physical address for Mediate BC.)

Note that this a mail service and our staff continue to work remotely. Please do not send renewal or application fees to this address! The website accepts e-payments.

Call for EOI for Mediate BC Board of Directors

Mediate BC is seeking new members of the Board of Directors to begin September 2024 If you are (or someone you know is) interested, please take a read here.

Closing Date: Jul 31

*These coached roleplays can be applied towards RRM role play hour requirements and qualify as CPD for LSBC members.

Coached Role Plays!

Coached role plays provide an opportunity for new and experienced mediators to gain role play experience and feedback from a seasoned coach. Role plays can be purchased individually ($120), as part of a three role play package ($285), or by way of monthly subscription ($95/month). When you register, a unique/time and date will be scheduled with your role play group. Role plays are in held in a variety of family and civil scenarios, and in co and sole mediation models. Role play hours can be applied toward MBC Registered Roster Mediation (RMM) applications and applied towards LSBC CPD hours.

For more information, contact Mediate BC's Manager of Training Aaron Leakey. Register here.

Items of Interest

Decolonization Requires Radical Self-Care

Check out this Article written by fellow RRM, Cynthia Fiddler, on decolonization and self-care.

Spotlight on Training

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Ku'ikahi Brown Bag Lunch Series: The Power of Storytelling for Compassion and Community

Join Laura Reid in this talk and discover practical, easy-to-apply techniques that will help you effectively communicate your message, making every story you tell resonate with authenticity and impact. Learn more and register here.

Jul 18, 3 - 4pm PDT

Online

APFM Town Hall 2024

All APFM members and non-members are invited to join on the APFM Annual Meeting followed by the Town Hall presentation, Mediator Strengths: Maximizing Your Potential, moderated by Michael Aurit, JD, MDR and Karen Aurit, LAMFT. Learn more and register here.

Jul 25, 10am - Noon PDT

Online

Job Postings and Other Opportunities

Collaborative Practice Facilitator

BC Ministry of BC Public Service Agency is actively recruiting a Regular Full Time Collaborative Growth Facilitator. Learn more here.

Closing Date: Jul 5

RFPs, Proposals & Conferences

Call for Papers: Aboriginal Law Conference 2024

CLEBC’s Aboriginal Law Conference will be held in Vancouver on Friday, November 22, 2024. They invite you to submit an outline of the paper you would like to present at the conference. Learn more here.

Due: Jul 26

OHCHR: Call for Submissions on Draft General Comment No. 27 on Children’s Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies

The Committee on the Rights of the Child is currently drafting general comment No. 27 on children’s rights to access to justice and effective remedies.

The Committee now seeks contributions from all interested stakeholders to clarify terms, approaches and actions States should take in order to implement the right of all children to access justice and effective remedies. Learn more here.

Due: Aug 23

Call for Submissions: Pop Culture Simulations for Negotiation & Conflict Resolution Teaching

Submissions are due by September 30th, 2024. Accepted simulations will be part of a collection on the DRI Lab site and the collection will be published as a book by DRI Press. Learn more here.

Due: Sep 30