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Tag Archives: culture
Presenting “culturally competent mediation” at the OAFM AGM
Christine Kim was a featured speaker at the OAFM AGM last week. Here is an excerpt. Continue reading
Hello Nunavut II
The Globe and Mail series on Nunavut features, today, the lovely man who took me dog sledding just a few days ago! Read about it here. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Diversity, Family Law, First Nations, Inspiration, Lawyers, Mediation, Training, Youth crime
Tagged culture, depression, diversity, Inuit, mediation training, Nunavut, suicide
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What does it mean to be a culturally competent mediator?
Cultural understanding is a journey, not a destination. Read more from mediator and parenting coordinator Christine Kim. Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, culture, diversity, family law, Mediation, mediation skills, mediation training
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Celebrating cultural diversity, in Lisbon!
Well here I am in lovely Lisbon, with two days to explore before the I International Congress on Mediation. And what a grand place for exploring it is! I am doubly lucky because today was the 100th anniversary of the … Continue reading
Reflections from AFCC Conference – Denver 2010
I recently returned from spending a week in Denver at the AFCC 47th annual conference. It was my first AFCC conference. In many ways, it had the significant new moments that mark any first occasion. But to me what was … Continue reading
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Inco Strike: Why Aren’t These People Mediating?
How sad to read the story in today’s Star about the8-month old strike at Inco (now known as Vale Inco) in Sudbury. “A failure to communicate” is the heading. “My disappointment is watching from afar is to see both sides … Continue reading
