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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210320T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210302T231654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T151943Z UID:16097-1616248800-1616256000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:MBBI-NY\, CSW Open & Social Event DESCRIPTION:Join Mediators Beyond Borders International’s (MBBI) United Nations Multilateral Working Group (UNMWG) and MBBI-NY on Saturday\, March 20th\, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT (-4 UTC) for a virtual event exploring MBBI’s work with women\, particularly as it pertains to the sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65).  This interactive event\, which is open to the general public\, will reflect on MBBI’s efforts to create space for self-determination and self-protection for women and girls\, as well as include an engaging social component for CSW65 delegates and MBBI members. Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging social event will be in your time zone. \nFor more information on the MBBI UN Multilateral Working Group\, please see here. \nFor more information on the Women in Mediation Action Group\, please see here.\nFor more information on the MBBI-NY Regional Group\, please see here.\n \nIf you are interested in engaging with this team\, join as a member here \nRegister here! URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/mbbi-ny-csw-open-social-event/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MBBI.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210320T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210303T231802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T231802Z UID:16121-1616230800-1616256000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:District 5040 Training DESCRIPTION:MBBI is hosting a series of trainings with Rotarians from District 5040\, focusing on the PCF Program URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/district-5040-training-6/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/District_5040-menu-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210318T190000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210303T231703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T231703Z UID:16120-1616083200-1616094000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:District 5040 Training DESCRIPTION:MBBI is hosting a series of trainings with Rotarians from District 5040\, focusing on the PCF Program URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/district-5040-training-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/District_5040-menu-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T190000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210303T231649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T231649Z UID:16123-1615996800-1616007600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:District 5040 Training DESCRIPTION:MBBI is hosting a series of trainings with Rotarians from District 5040\, focusing on the PCF Program URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/district-5040-training-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/District_5040-menu-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210317T140000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210305T152501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T174940Z UID:16141-1615984200-1615989600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Women in Public Office: Challenges\, Successes\, and Inspirations DESCRIPTION:MBBI’s Women in Mediation Action Group is hosting an invitation-only event on March 17th for the delegates of UN Women’s 65th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65). This event is entitled “Women in Public Office: Challenges\, Successes\, and Inspirations” and features nine women from seven countries. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/women-in-public-office-challenges-successes-and-inspirations/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SPEAKERS-FOR-CSW65-4-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201009T172922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T172922Z UID:15565-1615910400-1615914000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:CCPP March 2021 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-march-2021-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210315T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210326T145334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T145334Z UID:16222-1615795200-1615827600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Combating Global Racism: A Human Rights Perspective DESCRIPTION:Founding MBBI Member and former Board of Directors\, Anna Spain Bradley is the Vice Chancellor for Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion at UCLA. On March 15\, 2021\, she led a virtual event entitled\, “Combating Global Racism: A Human Rights Perspective.” We believe that our global network will find this talk immensely helpful and informative\, you can watch it in full at the link here. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/combating-global-racism-a-human-rights-perspective/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Anna.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210313T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210313T113000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210107T211221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T203821Z UID:15906-1615629600-1615635000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar Series - Islam and Pluralism (March 13 - May 29) DESCRIPTION:This is the first webinar series focused on Islam and Pluralism 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. Islam and Pluralism: This course comes out of MetaCulture’s insights working with Muslim community leaders since 2007. What are Liberalism\, Pluralism\, and Secularism? Do all religious groups respond similarly to them? Is the Muslim world at odds with liberal democracies or just with Western imperialism? How can Muslims survive and thrive in non-Muslim societies? \nIt is a 12-part Conflict\, Culture & Democracy Course. It will be held weekly on Saturdays at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Saturday\, March 13\, 2021\, at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Saturday\, May 29\, 2021\, at 10 AM EST. \nIf the last few years have taught us anything\, it is that intelligence\, wisdom and humaneness cannot be taken for granted anymore. Established in 2005\, MetaCulture’s founder\, Ashok Panikkar\, has a background in teaching people how to think\, communicate and manage conflicts.      \nDEMOSAPIENS\, MetaCulture’s educational division\, is committed to developing thoughtful citizens who can sustain free and open societies. Our programs are designed to cultivate:  \n\n CRITICAL THINKING – Thinking objectively\, without personal or social biases.\n PERSONAL & CIVIC DISPOSITIONS – Engaging generously with other people in our community.\n REAL KNOWLEDGE– Understanding REALITY- beyond personal perceptions and ‘lived’ experience. \n\nA lifetime of working with groups and communities to strengthen their collaboration\, communication and conflict management processes has taught us that the health of a community is dependent upon the character\, competence and dispositions of the people involved. This has serious implications for democracy itself. Recent events have demonstrated that\, in addition to free elections\, rule of law and institutions\, a liberal democracy needs wise citizens\, not just subjects\, spectators\, bystanders or consumers.  \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. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Saturday\, March 13\, 2021\, at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-series-islam-and-pluralism-march-13-may-29/ 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:20210312T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T153000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210126T033402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T214329Z UID:15984-1615557600-1615563000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Taking a Locally-Led Approach to Building Peace: A Conversation with Peace Direct DESCRIPTION:Peace Direct — and the TRUST Network — believe that peacebuilding must be led locally and by the communities that are most impacted by violence and oppression.  Yet\, the international system continues to marginalize local people and perpetuate systems of exclusion\, colonialism\, racism\, classism and militarism.  And our own peacebuilding community has work to do to become more connected to local communities here in the US.  How do we show up more for those in our own country on the frontlines of change? How can we help transform the international system and support local people to lead the change they want?  Join us in a conversation to dig deep and plan new steps together toward a healed world.\nWith Bridget Moix\, U.S. Executive Director of Peace Direct\, and Shannon Paige\, Scoville Peace Fellow\nRegister to attend: \nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrce6rqj0sGNPQxlzV_k21g9VpUpY9Pp9l \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/taking-a-locally-led-approach-to-building-peace-a-conversation-with-peace-direct/ 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:20210311T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T173000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210303T231628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T231628Z UID:16122-1615478400-1615483800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:District 5040 Training DESCRIPTION:MBBI is hosting a series of trainings with Rotarians from District 5040\, focusing on the PCF Program URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/district-5040-training-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/District_5040-menu-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T113000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210107T211022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T183747Z UID:15902-1615456800-1615462200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Webinar Series - Conflict Culture & Democracy (March 11 - May 27) DESCRIPTION:This is the sixth 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 Thursdays at 10 AM ET (-4 UTC). Each session will be 90 minutes long. The first session is scheduled for Thursday\, March 11\, 2021\, at 10 AM EST and the twelfth session is scheduled for Thursday\, May 27\, 2021\, 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. \nRegister here for the Webinar Series starting on Thursday\, March 11\, 2021\, at 10 AM ET URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/webinar-series-conflict-culture-democracy-march-11-may-27/ 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:20210310T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T173000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210303T231556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T231556Z UID:16124-1615392000-1615397400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:District 5040 Training DESCRIPTION:MBBI is hosting a series of trainings with Rotarians from District 5040\, focusing on the PCF Program URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/district-5040-training-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/District_5040-menu-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T153000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210111T220501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T224056Z UID:15915-1615384800-1615390200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:A New Zealand Perspective on Using Restorative Practices for Environmental Disputes DESCRIPTION:Learn from two New Zealander environmental experts discuss the usage of restorative practices to resolve disputes. This 90-minute panel event will be on Wednesday\, March 10th\, 2021 at 2 pm EST (-5UTC) / 8 am New Zealand Time (On March 11th) (UTC +13). Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging conversation will be in your time zone. \nFor more information on the Climate Change Policy Project\, please see here. \nIf you are interested in engaging with this team\, join as a member here \nRegister here! \nWith the increasing level of formal and informal reactions to minimize the negative impact of a human population on the land\, humanity is tasked with innovation in the face of the imminent collapse of modern society. Social movements provoke awareness of poor land management. Governments and corporations are charged with formal leadership to stop pollution\, monitor the environment\, and demand public accountability when toxins are leaked\, emitted\, and spilled. \nIn Aotearoa New Zealand\, the Resource Management Act empowers legal processes to prosecute people and entities when they damage the environment. Charges are laid\, penalties are imposed\, and punishments meted out. But what of the harm to the broader community? How can this formal system of crime and punishment reconcile the broader impact of environmental damage on fragile ecosystems and the community? How important is it for those who have done harm to acknowledge the negative impact their activity has on the environment? How can society be assured we learn from past damage to the ecology? \nRestorative justice has been an essential tool toward more effective outcomes in the aftermath of harm to the environment caused by human activity. Wayne Marriott and Penny Prescott will present a vision of restoring community relationships while recovering from the detrimental effects of human activity on the planet\, that embodies proven restorative practices \nAt the heart of these practices are a set of Maori (the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand)  values. Penny and Wayne will speak to these values and provide insight into how restorative justice is not just about the rule of law\, but how it can positively influence the environment. \nPanelists:\nPenny Prescott:\n \nKo Taupiri te maunga\, ko Waikato me Waipa ngā awa\, ko Tainui te iwi.\nMy mountain is Taupiri\, my rivers are the Waikato and the Waipa\, my tribe is Tainui. \nPenny has worked as a Restorative Justice Facilitator for over ten years and specializes in working with young people and with Māori participants.  She works primarily in criminal cases before the court and community panels where participants can avoid formal charges\, but also works in workplace and environmental restorative proceedings.  Penny works also in non-profit management and has a background in youth development and Māori development.  She is passionate about social justice and equitable opportunities and participation in communities.  Penny lives in New Brighton\, Aotearoa\, with her whānau.     \nWayne Marriott:\n\n\nWayne has an MA in Conflict Transformation from the Eastern Mennonite University\, Virginia.  He is a dispute resolution practitioner based in Christchurch\, New Zealand. Wayne established Fleetwood Group Limited in 2002 to design restorative justice\, conflict management and dispute resolution processes for individuals and organisations. Wayne is active with disputes and negotiations in a range of jurisdictions\, such as family dispute resolution\, building industry claims and disputes; personal accident insurance claims; real estate complaints; family disputes/separation\, employment relations and earthquake insurance disputes. He also facilitates restorative justice cases referred from the criminal justice system. In 2019 Wayne was awarded the Micheal Klug Award by the Resolution Institute for community mediation. In 2020 he was a finalist for the New Zealand Law Awards\, the mediator of the year. He is married to Natalie. Together\, they have four children (Thomas\, Hamish\, William and Brenna) plus their dogs\, Bella and Ruby. You can find out more about Wayne at www.waynemarriott.co.nz. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/a-new-zealand-perspective/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/March-10-CCPP-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T213000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201009T174748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T203751Z UID:15570-1615320000-1615325400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Rotary Working Group March 2021 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 second Tuesday of the month at 8 pm Pacific Time / 5 pm Pacific Time.\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-march-2021-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:20210309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T133000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210308T191733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210308T191733Z UID:16150-1615291200-1615296600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Community Responses to Violence -- From the Top Down and the Bottom Up DESCRIPTION:Grande Lum\, Co-author of America’s Peacemakers: The Community Relations Service and Civil Rights; former Dir.\, DOJ Community Relations Service; Provost\, Menlo College\nD.G. Mawn\, President\, National Association for Community Mediation\nPrabha Sankaranarayan\, President and CEO\, Mediators Beyond Borders International\nKabrina Bass\, Executive Director of Midlands Mediation Center\n\n \nModerated by Elizabeth Hume\, Acting President and CEO\, Alliance for Peacebuilding\nTo attend\, sign up using THIS FORM URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/community-responses-to-violence-from-the-top-down-and-the-bottom-up/ 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:20210304T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210304T173000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210303T231423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T231423Z UID:16111-1614873600-1614879000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:District 5040 Training DESCRIPTION:MBBI is hosting a series of trainings with Rotarians from District 5040\, focusing on the PCF Program URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/district-5040-training/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/District_5040-menu-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210302T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210302T200000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201009T172314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T172314Z UID:15559-1614711600-1614715200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:MBB Canada March 2021 Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Mediators Beyond Borders International—Canada Regional Group (MBB Canada) was founded in 2015 with the goal of connecting conflict resolution practitioners from across the country. In addition to bringing the mission and vision of MBBI into our meetings and initiatives\, we: \n\nShare an interest in networking and partnerships\nContinued learning and collaboration\nSupporting Canada’s Indigenous population\n\nFor more information on MBB Canada\, please see here. \nIf you are interested in engaging with this regional group\, join as a member here URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/mbb-canada-march-2021-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T153000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210209T211543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T230208Z UID:16028-1614348000-1614353400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Mobilization and Political Violence: What Do We Know Now? DESCRIPTION:Mobilization and Political Violence: What Do We Know Now? What has happened since the election\, and what does that mean for the future?  \nwith Nealin Parker\, Co-director of Bridging Divides Initiative\nRegister to attend: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEucO2prDsiEtxY7rWboi_OrN0gCNgWy1Id  URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/mobilization-and-political-violence-what-do-we-know-now/ 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:20210225T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201009T171917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T171917Z UID:15552-1614268800-1614272400@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-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T190000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201009T171349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T171349Z UID:15542-1614189600-1614193200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:UNMWG February 2021 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-february-2021-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T200000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201009T170901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T170901Z UID:15535-1614106800-1614110400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:UNMWG Orientation February 2021 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\, Feb 23rd 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-february-2021/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T150000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201204T225406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T225406Z UID:15845-1614088800-1614092400@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Trust Network Partners: Weekly Zoom Meeting Feb 23 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-feb-23/ 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:20210223T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T130000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210217T180621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T180621Z UID:16036-1614081600-1614085200@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:MET February 2021 Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Membership Engagement Team (MET) of MBBI meets monthly to discuss the best ways to engage MBBI’s globally diverse membership. \nFor more information on this team and the benefits of membership\, please see here. \nIf you are interested in engaging with this team\, join as a member here URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/met-february-2021-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210222T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210303T230501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T230501Z UID:16106-1613977200-1614250800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Africa Rotary Community Mediation (ARCoM) Training DESCRIPTION:African Rotary Community Mediation (ARCoM) project has partnered with MBBI and Academics to provide a platform to establish a conflict prevention community mediation initiative that involves Rotarians and Non-Rotarians to deepen Rotary’s peace-building work within and between communities. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/africa-rotary-community-mediation-arcom-training-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ARCoM-flyer1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T120000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210118T145725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T191910Z UID:15937-1613905200-1613908800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Online Mediation with Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch DESCRIPTION:Join MBBI Board Member Joyce Aluoch for an engaging presentation that will focus on online mediation. Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch’s past experiences as a former Judge and First Vice-President on the International Criminal Court (ICC) will provide a valuable perspective for this conversation. \nThis 60-minute presentation event will be on Sunday\, February 21st\, 2021 at 11 am EST (-5 UTC) / 7 pm Kenya Time (+3 UTC). Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging conversation will be in your time zone. \nRegister here! \nSpeaker Bio:\nLady Justice Joyce Aluoch\n \nLady Justice Joyce ALUOCH\, EBS\, CBS\, is a former Judge and First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court at The Hague\, The Netherlands. She was the second woman Court of Appeal\, High Court Judge\, as well as Magistrate in Kenya. \nUpon retirement from the bench in 2018\, she successfully moved her legal profession to Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms\, particularly mediation and arbitration.   She is a Certified International Mediator (IMI)\, a Certified Advanced Mediator\, a Chartered Mediator\, and an Accredited Mediator. She co-founded Aequitas Mediators and conducts mediations under the Court Annexed Mediation Program (Kenya)\, FIDA-Kenya\, international and domestic mediations\, and virtual mediations. \nShe is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators London and the Kenya branch\, International Council for Commercial Arbitration\, Africa Arbitration Association\, and Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration. \nShe was recently appointed a member of the International Advisory Board of the office of Ombudsman for the United Nations Funds and Programs\, Chair of the Advisory Board of the Africa-Asia Mediation Association (AAMA)\, Board member\, Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI)\, and Adjunct Professor\, Faculty of Law\, University of the Western Cape\, South Africa. \nShe is a recipient of several international and national awards including Presidential Awards of Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS)\, First Class Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) and Trail Blazer Award (CBS). URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/online-mediation-with-lady-justice-joyce-aluoch/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Joyce-Aluoch-Webinar.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T203000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210201T170758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T190842Z UID:15991-1613588400-1613593800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:DPACE Cafe Feb 17 DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the DPACE Café on Wednesday\, February 17th\, 7:00 – 8:30 pm ET  / 4:00 – 5:30 pm PT.  \nIt has become clear to us in the Democracy\, Politics\, and Conflict Engagement Initiative that peacebuilders\, mediators\, and conflict engagement practitioners are being called to action.  DPACE Café is an opportunity to engage in dialogue and build our capacities through shared experiences and visions.  \nLet’s learn with and from each other.  What are the challenges you are facing right now?  What wisdom do you have to share?  What success can we celebrate together?   \nIn addition to topic-driven conversations\, the DPACE Cafe will also offer a space for Reflective Practice. \nThere are three simple steps: \n1. Sign-up to attend the session through this link: Register Here!   \n2. Co-create the Café: \na) Send us your idea for a discussion topic when you register in the form. \nb) Think if you have a burning issue you would like to share in a topic-specific small group. \nb) Share or network in the open discussion room. \n3. Put February 17th in your calendar today!  You’ll receive the Zoom link about an hour before the event. \n  \nAs we come together let’s also bring in the creative!  Share an image or sketch that speaks to what draws you to DPACE.  We’ll use submissions to create the DPACE Café logo as we connect through more than words.  We’re looking for a connection\, not perfection!!  We hope everyone will feel free to share their heART.  Please send submissions to dpace@mediatorsbeyondborders.org by February 10th.  \nRegister here. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/dpace-cafe-feb-17/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DPACE-Cafe-Feb-MBBI-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T133000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201130T204040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T211632Z UID:15831-1613563200-1613568600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Climate & Peace in the SDGs DESCRIPTION:As the world marks five years of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Accord\, and as it prepares for the Conference of the Parties next November in Glasgow\, experts consider how the SDG’s promote issues around Climate Justice and Peace and lay the basis for a sustainable future. This 90-minute panel event will be on Wednesday\, February 17th\, 2021 at 12pm EST (-5UTC) / 5pm Dublin Time (UTC). Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging conversation will be in your time zone. \nYou will hear from a speaker involved in drafting the SDG\, the voice of youth seeking a sustainable future\, the director of Ireland’s Friends of the Earth and a Senator from Ireland on the topic of Climate and Peace in the SDG. \nFor more information on this project\, please see here. \nIf you are interested in engaging with this team\, join as a member here \nRegister here for the panel!\nPanelists:\nBeth Doherty:\nBeth is a 17-year-old climate activist from Dublin\, Ireland. She first got involved in the climate movement in February 2019\, addressing the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action\, and organising the first major global strike on March 15th. Since then\, Beth has worked as an organiser with Fridays For Future and represented Ireland at the FFF European Summit in Lausanne last August. In November 2019\, she was a delegate to the RTE Youth Assembly on Climate in the Irish parliament\, where she wrote one of the final 10 proposals\, which were presented to the Irish government and the President of the UN General Assembly. She has also been active in policy and education surrounding climate action\, working on the Advisory Group for a Climate Action course in the Irish curriculum\, and with various organisations such as the NYCI. This year\, she was elected as the national sustainability representative for young people in Ireland\, where she is working on furthering youth voice around all areas of sustainability\, and engaging students with decision-makers and the issues that matter most to them. \nOisín Coghlan:\n\n\nOisín Coghlan is Director of Friends of the Earth Ireland. He is Coordinator of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition which campaigns for Ireland to do its fair share to tackle climate change. In October\, Oisín was elected Chairperson of Coalition 2030\, the civil society alliance working to ensure Ireland keeps its promise to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Before joining Friends of the Earth\, Oisín worked in global solidarity and human rights\, including 2 years as a community organizer among banana workers in Belize\, and 3 years for Christian Aid on aid\, trade and Palestine. \nSenator Alice-Mary Higgins:\n\nAlice-Mary Higgins is a progressive\, independent Senator with a strong commitment to equality\, the environment and human rights. Senator Higgins was re-elected to Seanad Éireann (the Irish Senate) in March 2020 where she is leader of the Civil Engagement Group\, a group of Senators who each have backgrounds in civil society.\nSenator Higgins is a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action\, of the Oireachtas Finance Committee and a member of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters. Senator Higgins is the founder and chair of the Oireachtas All-Party Group on the Sustainable Development Goals and a founding member of Parliamentarians for the Global Goals. She is also a member of the Irish delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. In 2018 Alice-Mary established the Oireachtas Group on Peace\, Neutrality and Disarmament.\nAn activist on sustainable development and climate change for over a decade\, Senator Higgins has been a leading voice in the Irish Senate calling for protection of hedgerows\, peatlands and biodiversity\, for investment in cycling and sustainable transport\, for marine\nprotections\, for accountability for corporations\, for fossil fuel divestment and a just transition.\nAlice-Mary is committed to the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 and is a strong voice for equality in social and economic policy in her Committee and Seanad work.\nPrior to her election\, Alice-Mary was Policy Coordinator at the National Women’s Council of Ireland where she focused on a range of economic and social issues\, including the gender pay and pension gap\, care and greater representation of women in all areas of life. In 2014\nshe was elected to the Executive of the European Women’s Lobby.\nAlice-Mary held a number of other policy and advocacy roles in the Irish non-profit sector and has been active in many public campaigns and referenda.\nAlice-Mary graduated from UCD in 1996 with a degree in English and Philosophy. She holds an MPhil in Theatre and Cultural Studies (TCD) and an MA from the New School for Social Research in New York.  Alice-Mary is a Fulbright Scholar in the Humanities. \nwww.alicemaryhiggins.ie\n@aliceeire \nDavid Donoghue:\n\nBorn in Dublin in 1952\, David Donoghue had a long and varied career in Ireland’s diplomatic service.\nHe was involved for many years in the Northern Ireland peace process. He was one of the Irish Government’s negotiating team for the Good Friday Agreement (1998)\, which has provided a political framework for lasting peace and stability in Northern Ireland.   He served from 1995-99 as the Irish Joint Secretary at the Anglo-Irish Secretary in Belfast.\nAt different times he held the posts of Irish Ambassador to Russia (1999-2001)\, to Austria (2004-6)\, and to Germany (2006-9). At the Dublin headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs\, he was from 2001-4 the Director-General of Irish Aid\, Ireland’s development cooperation programme\, and oversaw in this role a significant expansion in the programme’s budgetary resources as well as in its thematic and geographic range. He also served from 2009-13 as the Department’s Political Director\, a post which gave him responsibility for Ireland’s overall foreign policy and for many associated thematic aspects.\nFrom 2013-17 he was the Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations n New York.\nAt the request of the President of the General Assembly\, he served with his Kenyan colleague as one of two co-facilitators\, or co-chairs\, for the UN negotiations which in 2015 led to the adoption of the ground-breaking Sustainable Development Goals and the wider 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. He also served as co-facilitator\, with Jordan\, for the UN negotiations which in 2016 agreed the New York Declaration on Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants.\nDavid Donoghue retired from the Irish diplomatic service in September 2017.   Since then he has been actively involved in national and international efforts to promote the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.   He has also had a similar involvement regarding follow-up to the New York Declaration\, notably as a civil society participant in the processes which in late 2018 led to the adoption of Global Compacts on migration and refugees respectively.  He also remains engaged in issues around the Northern Ireland peace process and international conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He contributes to the work of several think-tanks and academic institutions on these various issues (including the Overseas Development Institute in London and the Robert Bosch Foundation in Germany).   He is also the Chairman of Conciliation Resources\, a peacebuilding organisation based in London. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/climate-peace-in-the-sdgs/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/February-17-CCPP.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201009T172900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T172900Z UID:15562-1613491200-1613494800@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:CCPP February 2021 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-february-2021-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T150000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20201204T225352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201204T225352Z UID:15846-1613484000-1613487600@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Trust Network Partners: Weekly Zoom Meeting Feb 16 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-feb-16/ 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:20210215T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T034332 CREATED:20210303T230321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T230321Z UID:16101-1613372400-1613646000@mediatorsbeyondborders.org SUMMARY:Africa Rotary Community Mediation (ARCoM) Training DESCRIPTION:African Rotary Community Mediation (ARCoM) project has partnered with MBBI and Academics to provide a platform to establish a conflict prevention community mediation initiative that involves Rotarians and Non-Rotarians to deepen Rotary’s peace-building work within and between communities. URL:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/event/africa-rotary-community-mediation-arcom-training/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ARCoM-flyer1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR