BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mediators Beyond Borders International - ECPv6.15.13.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Mediators Beyond Borders International X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mediators Beyond Borders International REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201230T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201230T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T171249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T171249Z UID:15544-1609351200-1609354800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:UNMWG December Meeting DESCRIPTION:MBBI’s United Nations Multilateral Working Group (UNMWG) was created in response to the United Nations’ (UN) call on civil society to help build its mediation capacity. \n \nUNMWG fosters partnerships to support the international community’s mediation and conflict prevention capacity-building efforts\, advocates for the use and value of mediation in the UN system\, and engages MBBI membership in collaborating with and supporting the UN. MBBI holds Special NGO Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which provides MBBI with access to ECOSOC and other aspects of United Nations \nAlso\, as a member of the UNMWG\, you can be engaged in either of its two action groups: \nUNMWG ACTION GROUPS \n\nWomen in Mediation Action Group (WMAG)\nSustainable Development Goals Action Group (SDGAG)\n\nFor more information on this working group\, please see here. \nIf you are interested in engaging with this regional group\, join as a member here URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/unmwg-december-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201229T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201229T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T170650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T170650Z UID:15537-1609268400-1609272000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:UNMWG Orientation December DESCRIPTION: The UNMWG is hosting a new member Meet and Greet on the last Tuesday of each month.  Our event this month will be on Tuesday\, Dec 29th at 7 pm EST until 8 pm by Zoom.   Bring your favorite beverage and be prepared to learn more about each other and the UNMWG! URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/unmwg-orientation-december/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201229T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201229T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T225110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T225110Z UID:15854-1609250400-1609254000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Trust Network Partners: Weekly Zoom Meeting Dec 29 DESCRIPTION:The TRUST Network is a non-partisan group of national and international experts in early warning early response mechanisms (including expertise in information and communication technologies – ICTs)\, and local\, regional and national networks of conflict transformation\, mediation\, cohesion building\, restorative practice and violence mitigation organizations. Members of the team have decades of combined experience in both election monitoring and disaster response. Some of them have been active members of the International Network of Crisis Mappers; while others have been heavily involved with the Standby Task Force. Elections or disasters to which they responded have been in: Kenya\, Nigeria\, Sri Lanka\, India\, the Philippines\, Sudan\, Pakistan\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, Libya\, and Syria. In the U.S.\, members have participated in crisis intervention and peacebuilding in many locations including Baltimore\, Chicago\, Dayton\, Lancaster CA\, Los Angeles\, Minneapolis\, New Bedford\, Portland\, and Santa Ana. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis weekly meeting is for the organizing partners of the Trust Network to collaborate\, share resources\, and engage local communities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Trust Network for more info URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/trust-network-partners-weekly-zoom-meeting-dec-29/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201224T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201224T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T171821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T171821Z UID:15553-1608825600-1608829200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:2021 Quito Congress Planning Call DESCRIPTION:Join the Quito 2021 Congress Planning call. The event itself will be November 3-5\, 2021\, and we meet every fourth Thursday 4-5 pm to prepare. Please email 2021congress@mediatorsbeyondborders.org to receive the Zoom link and access to the Slack workspace. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/2021-quito-congress-planning-call-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201223T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201223T060000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201130T201330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201215T015327Z UID:15829-1608699600-1608703200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:How to become an arbitrator / mediator?: The Process at CIArb DESCRIPTION:Join our conversation on How to become an arbitrator/mediator: The Process at CIArb. led by CIArb’s President Francis Xavier on Wednesday\, December 23\, 2020\, at 5:00 AM ET (-5 UTC) / 6:00 PM Singapore Standard TIME (+8 UTC). In this webinar\, President Xavier will focus on the process of becoming an arbitrator and mediator in general\, with a special emphasis on how CIArb focuses on training. Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging conversation will be in your time zone. \nRead more about the main presenter’s bio here \nRegister here!  URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/how-to-become-an-arbitrator-mediator-the-process-at-ciarb/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/francis-xavier-2020.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201222T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T225053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T225053Z UID:15853-1608645600-1608649200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Trust Network Partners: Weekly Zoom Meeting Dec 22 DESCRIPTION:The TRUST Network is a non-partisan group of national and international experts in early warning early response mechanisms (including expertise in information and communication technologies – ICTs)\, and local\, regional and national networks of conflict transformation\, mediation\, cohesion building\, restorative practice and violence mitigation organizations. Members of the team have decades of combined experience in both election monitoring and disaster response. Some of them have been active members of the International Network of Crisis Mappers; while others have been heavily involved with the Standby Task Force. Elections or disasters to which they responded have been in: Kenya\, Nigeria\, Sri Lanka\, India\, the Philippines\, Sudan\, Pakistan\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, Libya\, and Syria. In the U.S.\, members have participated in crisis intervention and peacebuilding in many locations including Baltimore\, Chicago\, Dayton\, Lancaster CA\, Los Angeles\, Minneapolis\, New Bedford\, Portland\, and Santa Ana. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis weekly meeting is for the organizing partners of the Trust Network to collaborate\, share resources\, and engage local communities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Trust Network for more info URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/trust-network-partners-weekly-zoom-meeting-dec-22/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201218T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T223119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201215T185447Z UID:15841-1608300000-1608305400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Protests\, Police\, and Preventing Violence DESCRIPTION:Protests\, Police\, and Preventing Violence  \nHow can communities and civil society organizations make the best decisions for their contexts? What steps can they take\, including how can or should they work with the police and what are the alternatives to working with the police? Join a discussion with experts in those fields. \nTRUST Network organizational Partners Nonviolent Peaceforce and Police2Peace will provide this presentation\, together with consulting partner Maria Stephan.  Mel Duncan is a co-founder of Nonviolent Peaceforce\, currently working in Minneapolis to see how lessons we have learned about protecting civilians and preventing violence in places like Iraq and South Sudan can apply at home. Frank McCrary of the Service Employees International Union local 26 will join Mel. They are working together on civilian community safety and security projects in Minneapolis. Frank has lived and worked on the Northside of Minneapolis throughout his life. Chief Jim Bueermann (ret.)\, was President of the National Police Foundation (non-partisan\, non-profit police research) and brings 40 years of experience to his work with local and national community and advocacy groups\, bureaucrats and politicians on police reform and other policing issues. Lisa Broderick is Executive Director of Police2Peace\, a national\, nonpartisan nonprofit organization that is bringing a new framework of community policing rooted in PEACE OFFICER to police agencies across the country. Dr. Maria J. Stephan\, co-author of Why Civil Resistance Works\, is an expert on violent/non-violent conflict who trains and advises activists\, policy/NGO leaders\, and federal workers on nonviolent strategies.  \nRegister in advance for this meeting (each Friday event individually):\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAodOirpzIjGdeCW2bZNWxhiPbcLh7JJir7\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/protests-police-and-preventing-violence/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20200902T184806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T213833Z UID:15245-1608199200-1608204600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar - Conflict Culture & Democracy Session 12 DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth Demo Sapiens webinar series that is co-sponsored by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere (Stanford University). It is led by Ashok Panikkar of MetaCulture. \nIt is a 12-part Conflict\, Culture & Democracy Course. It will be held weekly on Thursdays at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Thursday\, December 17 at 10 AM EST.  \nThis course is designed to help participants place the current global crisis of democracy within the larger (and complex) context. Navigating this unprecedented political\, ecological\, economic\, and cultural crisis will depend upon our capacity to understand: (a) How we got here. (b) The interlocking forces that are in play today (c) What history can teach us about human successes and limitations in addressing complex problems. \nEach session will seek to develop a discourse around democracy\, politics\, and culture that can be well-informed\, thoughtful\, and mature- rather than reactive\, angry\, wistful\, or riddled with assumptions. \nPlease note that the pricing for the Demo Sapiens Webinar Series is different than MBBI’s monthly webinars. Participants are paying for a 12-part series co-sponsored by MBBI\, Meta-Culture\, and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere. If participants register for this series by September 19th\, they can pay a discounted rate. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-conflict-culture-democracy-session-12/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ashok-Panikar-2013.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T172821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T172821Z UID:15561-1608048000-1608051600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:CCPP December Meeting DESCRIPTION:Since 2009\, the Climate Change Policy Project (CCPP) has been an Observer Project of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and an Official Observer Organization for Talks and Conference of the Parties (COP). \nFor more information on this project\, please see here. \nIf you are interested in engaging with this team\, join as a member here URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/ccpp-december-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201215T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T225019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T225019Z UID:15855-1608040800-1608044400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Trust Network Partners: Weekly Zoom Meeting Dec 15 DESCRIPTION:The TRUST Network is a non-partisan group of national and international experts in early warning early response mechanisms (including expertise in information and communication technologies – ICTs)\, and local\, regional and national networks of conflict transformation\, mediation\, cohesion building\, restorative practice and violence mitigation organizations. Members of the team have decades of combined experience in both election monitoring and disaster response. Some of them have been active members of the International Network of Crisis Mappers; while others have been heavily involved with the Standby Task Force. Elections or disasters to which they responded have been in: Kenya\, Nigeria\, Sri Lanka\, India\, the Philippines\, Sudan\, Pakistan\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, Libya\, and Syria. In the U.S.\, members have participated in crisis intervention and peacebuilding in many locations including Baltimore\, Chicago\, Dayton\, Lancaster CA\, Los Angeles\, Minneapolis\, New Bedford\, Portland\, and Santa Ana. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis weekly meeting is for the organizing partners of the Trust Network to collaborate\, share resources\, and engage local communities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Trust Network for more info URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/trust-network-partners-weekly-zoom-meeting-dec-15/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201212T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201212T130000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T223008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T223008Z UID:15842-1607774400-1607778000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Georgia Follow up to Ctrl+Alt+Del-Hate DESCRIPTION:For Georgia practitioners only: strategic discussion\, following up on Thursday’s event\, on Saturday December 12\, noon to 1:00p.m.\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvde-rqzgsHNe7alOG14i1D4ZapQfOdHUi\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/georgia-follow-up-to-ctrlaltdel-hate/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T222832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T222832Z UID:15843-1607614200-1607619600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Ctrl+Alt+Del-Hate: A Paradigm Shift and Model for Individual and Collective Change DESCRIPTION:Ctrl+Alt+Del-Hate: A Paradigm Shift and Model for Individual and Collective Change\nwith Daryl Davis\, Jesse Morton\, and Hope Hyder\nDaryl Davis is a race relations expert who has pulled several hundred white supremacists out of their movement.\nHope Hyder\, whose father was killed by a white supremacist when she was a child\, now works to conduct trauma-based interventions.\nDaryl\, Hope\, and Jesse will discuss their backgrounds and approaches to combating polarization\, hate\, and extremism and facilitate with a mind to discuss how we might formulate a network built on principles antithetical to the polarization that can rival in size and scope those promoting division while planting the seeds for collective transformative social change.\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpfuCqqz4pHtazkUmavEZFn-iivyjb5eJR\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nNOTE 2: The session will extend an additional half-hour to 5:30 p.m. exclusively for practitioners working in Georgia.  URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/ctrlaltdel-hate-a-paradigm-shift-and-model-for-individual-and-collective-change/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201210T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20200902T184654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T213827Z UID:15235-1607594400-1607599800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar - Conflict Culture & Democracy Session 11 DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth Demo Sapiens webinar series that is co-sponsored by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere (Stanford University). It is led by Ashok Panikkar of MetaCulture. \nIt is a 12-part Conflict\, Culture & Democracy Course. It will be held weekly on Thursdays at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Thursday\, December 17 at 10 AM EST.  \nThis course is designed to help participants place the current global crisis of democracy within the larger (and complex) context. Navigating this unprecedented political\, ecological\, economic\, and cultural crisis will depend upon our capacity to understand: (a) How we got here. (b) The interlocking forces that are in play today (c) What history can teach us about human successes and limitations in addressing complex problems. \nEach session will seek to develop a discourse around democracy\, politics\, and culture that can be well-informed\, thoughtful\, and mature- rather than reactive\, angry\, wistful\, or riddled with assumptions. \nPlease note that the pricing for the Demo Sapiens Webinar Series is different than MBBI’s monthly webinars. Participants are paying for a 12-part series co-sponsored by MBBI\, Meta-Culture\, and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere. If participants register for this series by September 19th\, they can pay a discounted rate. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-conflict-culture-democracy-session-11/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ashok-Panikar-2013.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T090000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201119T210049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201202T011455Z UID:15770-1607500800-1607504400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:How cultural differences affect arbitration / mediation in Turkey? DESCRIPTION:Join our conversation on How cultural differences affect arbitration/mediation in Turkey? led by Prof. Dr. Ziya Akinci on Wednesday\, December 9\, 2020\, at 8:00 AM ET (-5 UTC) / 4:00 PM TRT (+3 UTC). In this webinar\, Dr. Akinci will focus on the state of arbitration and mediation in Turkey\, with a special emphasis on how they should be taught to those in the Turkish law community. Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging conversation will be in your time zone. \nRead more about the main presenter’s bio here: \nProf. Dr. Ziya Akinci\nFounding Partner\, Akinci Law Office\, Istanbul \nZiya Akinci\, is the founding partner of Akinci Law Office\, carries out his duty as the President of Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC). Dr. Akinci is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration since 2006 and member of the ICSID Committee. He is also head of the International Private Law Division of Galatasaray University Faculty of Law. \nDr Akinci focuses primarily on dispute resolution and has acted as counsel\, expert\, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in many international and domestic proceedings including international construction projects\, energy projects\, investment disputes\, mergers and acquisitions\, international commercial disputes. \nDr. Akinci was admitted to the Bar in 1986. He received his PhD in 1992 after receiving LLM degrees from Ankara University in 1987 and from Exeter University in UK in 1991. In 2003 he became a professor of Private International Law in Galatasaray University. He has authored numerous publications on topics including but not limited to international arbitration\, international construction law\, applicable law to the contracts and the international carriage of goods by road. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/how-cultural-differences-affect-arbitration-mediation-in-turkey/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ziya-Akinci-_Photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T224924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T224924Z UID:15856-1607436000-1607439600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Trust Network Partners: Weekly Zoom Meeting Dec 8 DESCRIPTION:The TRUST Network is a non-partisan group of national and international experts in early warning early response mechanisms (including expertise in information and communication technologies – ICTs)\, and local\, regional and national networks of conflict transformation\, mediation\, cohesion building\, restorative practice and violence mitigation organizations. Members of the team have decades of combined experience in both election monitoring and disaster response. Some of them have been active members of the International Network of Crisis Mappers; while others have been heavily involved with the Standby Task Force. Elections or disasters to which they responded have been in: Kenya\, Nigeria\, Sri Lanka\, India\, the Philippines\, Sudan\, Pakistan\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, Libya\, and Syria. In the U.S.\, members have participated in crisis intervention and peacebuilding in many locations including Baltimore\, Chicago\, Dayton\, Lancaster CA\, Los Angeles\, Minneapolis\, New Bedford\, Portland\, and Santa Ana. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis weekly meeting is for the organizing partners of the Trust Network to collaborate\, share resources\, and engage local communities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Trust Network for more info URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/trust-network-partners-weekly-zoom-meeting-dec-8/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201204T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T222643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T222643Z UID:15838-1607090400-1607095800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Taxonomy of Responses to Early Warnings for Violence\, Part 1 DESCRIPTION:Taxonomy of Responses to Early Warnings for Violence\, Part 1: Integrating Global Strategics for Violence Prevention and Peacebuilding in the USA \nwith Dr. Joseph Bock\, Dir.\, School of Conflict\, Management\, Peacebuilding and Development\, Kennesaw State University\, and Prabha Sankaranarayan\, CEO of Mediators Beyond Borders International\nRegister in advance for this meeting: \nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAodOirpzIjGdeCW2bZNWxhiPbcLh7JJir7\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/taxonomy-of-responses-to-early-warnings-for-violence-part-1/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201119T204636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201119T204636Z UID:15765-1607000400-1607004000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Online Orientation\, NLG DESCRIPTION:Learn expert tools and techniques to communicate across multiple digital platforms.\nRegister here\, December 3rd\, 10-11am PST URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/nlg-dec-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NLG.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201203T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20200902T184628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T213816Z UID:15236-1606989600-1606995000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar - Conflict Culture & Democracy Session 10 DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth Demo Sapiens webinar series that is co-sponsored by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere (Stanford University). It is led by Ashok Panikkar of MetaCulture. \nIt is a 12-part Conflict\, Culture & Democracy Course. It will be held weekly on Thursdays at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Thursday\, December 17 at 10 AM EST.  \nThis course is designed to help participants place the current global crisis of democracy within the larger (and complex) context. Navigating this unprecedented political\, ecological\, economic\, and cultural crisis will depend upon our capacity to understand: (a) How we got here. (b) The interlocking forces that are in play today (c) What history can teach us about human successes and limitations in addressing complex problems. \nEach session will seek to develop a discourse around democracy\, politics\, and culture that can be well-informed\, thoughtful\, and mature- rather than reactive\, angry\, wistful\, or riddled with assumptions. \nPlease note that the pricing for the Demo Sapiens Webinar Series is different than MBBI’s monthly webinars. Participants are paying for a 12-part series co-sponsored by MBBI\, Meta-Culture\, and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere. If participants register for this series by September 19th\, they can pay a discounted rate. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-conflict-culture-democracy-session-10/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ashok-Panikar-2013.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201204T224801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T224801Z UID:15844-1606831200-1606834800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Trust Network Partners: Weekly Zoom Meeting Dec 1 DESCRIPTION:The TRUST Network is a non-partisan group of national and international experts in early warning early response mechanisms (including expertise in information and communication technologies – ICTs)\, and local\, regional and national networks of conflict transformation\, mediation\, cohesion building\, restorative practice and violence mitigation organizations. Members of the team have decades of combined experience in both election monitoring and disaster response. Some of them have been active members of the International Network of Crisis Mappers; while others have been heavily involved with the Standby Task Force. Elections or disasters to which they responded have been in: Kenya\, Nigeria\, Sri Lanka\, India\, the Philippines\, Sudan\, Pakistan\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, Libya\, and Syria. In the U.S.\, members have participated in crisis intervention and peacebuilding in many locations including Baltimore\, Chicago\, Dayton\, Lancaster CA\, Los Angeles\, Minneapolis\, New Bedford\, Portland\, and Santa Ana. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis weekly meeting is for the organizing partners of the Trust Network to collaborate\, share resources\, and engage local communities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Trust Network for more info URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/trust-network-partners-weekly-zoom-meeting-dec-1/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TRUST-Network-Powerpoint-EWER.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T123000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T174818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T174818Z UID:15567-1606820400-1606825800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Rotary Working Group December Meeting DESCRIPTION:The MBBI- Rotary Working Group was established\, at the Rotary Convention in Hamburg 2019\, to connect like-minded PeaceBuilders\, strengthen the MBBI Rotary Partnership and learn more about global peace programs for potential involvement to grow our collective efforts.\n \n\nOur online monthly meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at 8 am Pacific Time / 5 pm Pacific Time.\n \nOften the MBBI CEO Prabha Sankaranarayan joins with an inspirational message. We have monthly spotlight speakers such as David Newman who eloquently spoke of indigenous human rights; Richard Denton educated us on the reality of nuclear proliferation; in April\, Mary Hellwig PF the Child & Youth Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group was our speaker; May 5th Estera Borcsa\, Chapter Head of MBBLA will share the mix of activities she oversees; in June we will have Graham Ross whose theme will be ODR options for teleconferencing for online mediation. His program “See you out of court” should prove to be very stimulating.\n \nIt is an open group to MBBI members\, Rotarians\, and any PeaceBuilder who desires greater involvement in the global community. \n \nAs we Share peace projects\, educate one another\, and build partnerships within the group we have a greater opportunity for a more Peaceable World. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/rotary-working-group-december-meeting/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Volunteer-at-the-booth-Rotary-Toronto.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201126T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201126T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T171806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T171806Z UID:15555-1606406400-1606410000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:2021 Quito Congress Planning Call DESCRIPTION:Join the Quito 2021 Congress Planning call. The event itself will be November 3-5\, 2021\, and we meet every fourth Thursday 4-5 pm to prepare. Please email 2021congress@mediatorsbeyondborders.org to receive the Zoom link and access to the Slack workspace. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/2021-quito-congress-planning-call-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201126T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20200902T184546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T213806Z UID:15237-1606384800-1606390200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar - Conflict Culture & Democracy Session 9 DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth Demo Sapiens webinar series that is co-sponsored by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere (Stanford University). It is led by Ashok Panikkar of MetaCulture. \nIt is a 12-part Conflict\, Culture & Democracy Course. It will be held weekly on Thursdays at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Thursday\, December 17 at 10 AM EST.  \nThis course is designed to help participants place the current global crisis of democracy within the larger (and complex) context. Navigating this unprecedented political\, ecological\, economic\, and cultural crisis will depend upon our capacity to understand: (a) How we got here. (b) The interlocking forces that are in play today (c) What history can teach us about human successes and limitations in addressing complex problems. \nEach session will seek to develop a discourse around democracy\, politics\, and culture that can be well-informed\, thoughtful\, and mature- rather than reactive\, angry\, wistful\, or riddled with assumptions. \nPlease note that the pricing for the Demo Sapiens Webinar Series is different than MBBI’s monthly webinars. Participants are paying for a 12-part series co-sponsored by MBBI\, Meta-Culture\, and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere. If participants register for this series by September 19th\, they can pay a discounted rate. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-conflict-culture-democracy-session-9/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ashok-Panikar-2013.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201125T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201125T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T171224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T171224Z UID:15545-1606327200-1606330800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:UNMWG November Meeting DESCRIPTION:MBBI’s United Nations Multilateral Working Group (UNMWG) was created in response to the United Nations’ (UN) call on civil society to help build its mediation capacity. \n \nUNMWG fosters partnerships to support the international community’s mediation and conflict prevention capacity-building efforts\, advocates for the use and value of mediation in the UN system\, and engages MBBI membership in collaborating with and supporting the UN. MBBI holds Special NGO Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which provides MBBI with access to ECOSOC and other aspects of United Nations \nAlso\, as a member of the UNMWG\, you can be engaged in either of its two action groups: \nUNMWG ACTION GROUPS \n\nWomen in Mediation Action Group (WMAG)\nSustainable Development Goals Action Group (SDGAG)\n\nFor more information on this working group\, please see here. \nIf you are interested in engaging with this regional group\, join as a member here URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/unmwg-november-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T170612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T170612Z UID:15538-1606244400-1606248000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:UNMWG Orientation November DESCRIPTION: The UNMWG is hosting a new member Meet and Greet on the last Tuesday of each month.  Our event this month will be on Tuesday\, Nov 24th at 7 pm EST until 8 pm by Zoom.   Bring your favorite beverage and be prepared to learn more about each other and the UNMWG! URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/unmwg-orientation-november/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201119T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20200902T184500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T213756Z UID:15238-1605780000-1605785400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar - Conflict Culture & Democracy Session 8 DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth Demo Sapiens webinar series that is co-sponsored by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere (Stanford University). It is led by Ashok Panikkar of MetaCulture. \nIt is a 12-part Conflict\, Culture & Democracy Course. It will be held weekly on Thursdays at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Thursday\, December 17 at 10 AM EST.  \nThis course is designed to help participants place the current global crisis of democracy within the larger (and complex) context. Navigating this unprecedented political\, ecological\, economic\, and cultural crisis will depend upon our capacity to understand: (a) How we got here. (b) The interlocking forces that are in play today (c) What history can teach us about human successes and limitations in addressing complex problems. \nEach session will seek to develop a discourse around democracy\, politics\, and culture that can be well-informed\, thoughtful\, and mature- rather than reactive\, angry\, wistful\, or riddled with assumptions. \nPlease note that the pricing for the Demo Sapiens Webinar Series is different than MBBI’s monthly webinars. Participants are paying for a 12-part series co-sponsored by MBBI\, Meta-Culture\, and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere. If participants register for this series by September 19th\, they can pay a discounted rate. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-conflict-culture-democracy-session-8/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ashok-Panikar-2013.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201021T191238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T211535Z UID:15460-1605722400-1605729600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:What Now?!? – How We Move Forward Together DESCRIPTION:It’s been a difficult year that brought challenges we haven’t seen in a century and most recently intensified again with the presidential vote in a polarizing U.S. election.  At this point\, the ballots have been cast and the decisions have been made.  However\, the bitter pain of conflict remains and the underlying issues have not yet been fully addressed.  Our work continues and some would say there’s no better time than in the midst of this opportunity that conflict offers.  So\, this DPACE Town Hall is focused on providing tools to successfully navigate and be effective in your work within this environment that can be complex and personally triggering.  \nModerated by DPACE founders\, Wendy Wood PhD\, and Duncan Autrey\, here are some of the things you can look forward to: \n\nKen Cloke: Reflections on the U.S. election. (Among other relevant insights and accomplishments\, Ken is the author of Politics\, Dialogue and the Evolution of Democracy)\nEi Ei Samai: What just happened and how it impacted us as individuals.\nRachel Wohl\, Esq.: Mindfulness as a tool workshop.\nDianne Williams PhD: A practical approach to Restorative practices.\n\nSo\, we hope you’ll join us for an interactive\, engaging session on Wednesday\, November 18\, 3 – 5 PT / 6 – 8 ET for What Now?!? – How We Move Forward Together \nRegister here. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/what-now-how-we-move-forward-together-dpace-town-hall/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DPACE.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T172804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T172804Z UID:15549-1605628800-1605632400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:CCPP November Meeting DESCRIPTION:Since 2009\, the Climate Change Policy Project (CCPP) has been an Observer Project of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and an Official Observer Organization for Talks and Conference of the Parties (COP). \nFor more information on this project\, please see here. \nIf you are interested in engaging with this team\, join as a member here URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/ccpp-november-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201012T163436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T215336Z UID:15577-1605348000-1605353400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar - Conflict Culture & Democracy (Saturdays) DESCRIPTION:This is the fifth DemoSapiens webinar series that is co-sponsored by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere (Stanford University). It is led by Ashok Panikkar of MetaCulture. \nIt is a 12-part Conflict\, Culture & Democracy Course. It will be held weekly on Wednesday at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Saturday\, November 14\, 2020\, at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Saturday\, February 6\, 2021\, at 10 AM EST. We will skip the session on December 26\, 2020. \nThis course is designed to help participants place the current global crisis of democracy within the larger (and complex) context. Navigating this unprecedented political\, ecological\, economic\, and cultural crisis will depend upon our capacity to understand: (a) How we got here. (b) The interlocking forces that are in play today (c) What history can teach us about human successes and limitations in addressing complex problems. \nEach session will seek to develop a discourse around democracy\, politics\, and culture that can be well-informed\, thoughtful\, and mature- rather than reactive\, angry\, wistful\, or riddled with assumptions. \nPlease note that the pricing for the Demo Sapiens Webinar Series is different than MBBI’s monthly webinars. Participants are paying for a 12-part series co-sponsored by MBBI\, Meta-Culture\, and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere. If participants register for this series by November 10th\, they can pay a discounted rate. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Saturday\, November 14\, 2020 at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-conflict-culture-democracy-saturdays/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ashok-Panikar-2013.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T113000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20200902T184153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T213742Z UID:15239-1605175200-1605180600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar - Conflict Culture & Democracy Session 7 DESCRIPTION:This is the fourth Demo Sapiens webinar series that is co-sponsored by Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere (Stanford University). It is led by Ashok Panikkar of MetaCulture. \nIt is a 12-part Conflict\, Culture & Democracy Course. It will be held weekly on Thursdays at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Thursday\, December 17 at 10 AM EST.  \nThis course is designed to help participants place the current global crisis of democracy within the larger (and complex) context. Navigating this unprecedented political\, ecological\, economic\, and cultural crisis will depend upon our capacity to understand: (a) How we got here. (b) The interlocking forces that are in play today (c) What history can teach us about human successes and limitations in addressing complex problems. \nEach session will seek to develop a discourse around democracy\, politics\, and culture that can be well-informed\, thoughtful\, and mature- rather than reactive\, angry\, wistful\, or riddled with assumptions. \nPlease note that the pricing for the Demo Sapiens Webinar Series is different than MBBI’s monthly webinars. Participants are paying for a 12-part series co-sponsored by MBBI\, Meta-Culture\, and the Millennium Alliance of Humanity and the Biosphere. If participants register for this series by September 19th\, they can pay a discounted rate. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Thursday\, October 1 at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-conflict-culture-democracy-session-7/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Ashok-Panikar-2013.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T213000 DTSTAMP:20260406T013936 CREATED:20201009T174534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T174534Z UID:15571-1605038400-1605043800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Rotary Working Group November Meeting DESCRIPTION:The MBBI- Rotary Working Group was established\, at the Rotary Convention in Hamburg 2019\, to connect like-minded PeaceBuilders\, strengthen the MBBI Rotary Partnership and learn more about global peace programs for potential involvement to grow our collective efforts.\n \n\nOur online monthly meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at 8 am Pacific Time / 5 pm Pacific Time.\n \nOften the MBBI CEO Prabha Sankaranarayan joins with an inspirational message. We have monthly spotlight speakers such as David Newman who eloquently spoke of indigenous human rights; Richard Denton educated us on the reality of nuclear proliferation; in April\, Mary Hellwig PF the Child & Youth Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group was our speaker; May 5th Estera Borcsa\, Chapter Head of MBBLA will share the mix of activities she oversees; in June we will have Graham Ross whose theme will be ODR options for teleconferencing for online mediation. His program “See you out of court” should prove to be very stimulating.\n \nIt is an open group to MBBI members\, Rotarians\, and any PeaceBuilder who desires greater involvement in the global community. \n \nAs we Share peace projects\, educate one another\, and build partnerships within the group we have a greater opportunity for a more Peaceable World. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/rotary-working-group-november-meeting/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Volunteer-at-the-booth-Rotary-Toronto.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR