What’s Mediation?
“Mediation is a fair and efficient process to help you resolve your employment disputes and reach an agreement. A neutral mediator assists you in reaching a voluntary, negotiated agreement. Choosing mediation to resolve employment discrimination disputes promotes a better work environment, reduces costs and works for the employer and the employee.”
“The United Nations theme for this current decade ending in 2010 is precisely Creating a Culture of Peace. I think the reasons are quite evident why this is a global mandate. The times we live in are transforming to say the least. Many systems that currently exist within the family, social and business settings need to relearn new behavior which will foster the ongoing work in creating this culture of peace. Together, we all must be willing to explore new ideologies that can help us further understand the impact of the psychological, educational and sociological needs in the practice of peacemaking. Our global society is also experiencing accelerated change for which we have been unprepared. I recall several books that were written over twenty years ago suggesting that we need to prepare ourselves for these changes. In hindsight however, it is difficult to imagine how one prepares for the unknown. One idea is certain, unless we all work to stem the tide of violence, all kinds of violence, verbal, physical, sexual, and psychological, including property damage, we won’t have a world to live in anymore, or if we do, we won’t want to live in it.
Learning all of the innovative strategies that employ the use of nonviolent problem-solving is necessary. Will you choose to participate? Your children are learning these techniques at school now through many programs that have come about to address the above mentioned issues. The Peer Mediation Program is quite successful in helping to stem the tide of school based violence. Also, the trainings and workshops offered by the Anti-Defamation League in A World of Difference and topics specifically geared towards anti-bullying are springing up all over. Similarly there are also many types of programs in place now that are engaging the FBI, the CIA, police, and corporate employees.”