From Buddha to Jesus to the DRCs

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FromBuddhato Jesusto the DRCs

• Where Did We Go Wrong?
• All We Need is Love

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Blessed Are The Peacemakers For they shall be
called The children of God The Beautitudes -
Part 9
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My Journey into Peacemaking

• Isleta Pueblo the NMCDR
• Chris Moore CDR Associates
• Harris County DRC
• StMU Mediators and Area Schools
• University Trainings
• PRASI
• Navajo Peacemaking

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Whats in a Name?

• Peacemaking
• Negotiation
• Conciliation
• Mediation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Arbitration
• Adjudication

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Mediation

• The intervention in a negotiation or a conflict
  of an acceptable third party who has limited or
  no authoritative decision-making power, who
  assists the involved parties to voluntarily reach
  a mutually acceptable settlement of the issues in
  dispute.

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History of Mediation

• Jewish Communities (Rabbis)
• Christian Communities
• Islamic Cultures (Elders)
• Buddhist Communities (balance and harmony)
• Hindu Communities (panchayat)
• Puritans, Quakers, Mennonites
• Native American Peacemaking (Elders)

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Catholicism Mediation

• Jesus Mediator between God and man
• Clergy Mediator between the congregation and
  God and believers
• Catholic Church Orthodox Church were the
  central mediation and conflict management
  organizations in Western society until the
  Renaissance
• Use of Sanctuary

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Contemporary Practiceof Mediation

• Labor-Mngt Relations
• U.S. Conciliation Service Federal Mediation
  Conciliation Service
• AAA 1926
• Community Relations Service (CRS)
• Neighborhood Justice Centers (NJCs)

• NIDR
• NAME
• SPIDR
• AFM
• NCPCR
• ACR
• Federal Govts ADRA
• DRCs
• ODR (ClickNSettle)

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Types of Mediation

• Court-Ordered
• Governmental
• Environmental
• Peer Mediation in Schools
• Victim-Offender
• Health Care
• Real Estate

• Divorce Family
• Public Policy
• Electronic
• Landlord-Tenant
• Neighborhood
• Gang
• Parent-Teacher
• Construction

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What is in Your Best Interest?
Positional Bargaining V. Interested-Based
Bargaining WIN-LOSE v. WIN-WIN Where is the
Love?