[Volunteers] Scheduling Restoration Circle as part of Conflict Evolution

[Jay (Blas Jacob)]

Hi again,

Part of our Conflict Evolution Policy is to have third party mediated  
discussions.  One form this comes in is a Restoration Circle.  You  
will be learning more about Restoration Circles, and why they are a  
great fit for dealing with community conflict.

Christine King, a professional Non-Violent Communications  
Facilitator, is great and she is willing to work with us at a  
discounted rate.  It is going to cost $60 flat but she can charge as  
much as $120 an hour.

Her work is invaluable and I feel that anything to help our  
relationships to work together is more important than any other expense.

Restoration Circles are a simple and amazing way to deal with any  
conflict.  The key is to start in a good direction by choosing a  
specific act or instance to focus the discussion so that it doesn't  
just spin wheels.  What happens is that we connect all the other  
interconnected issues together though the act that we collectively  
choose.  It doesn't mean that we aren't going to talk about the many  
issues and conflicts that have surfaced, but thats where we start.

So we all need to agree on what act we want to start with.  If anyone  
would like to suggest one, I have many ideas for what it could be,  
but I'm sure you do too, just let me know, and please email it  
privately and not on the listserve.

This Restoration circle will be facilitated by Christine King, and so  
we need to find a time that works with her schedule.

Everybody in our community of the center is welcome and encouraged to  
come, this will be an amazing experience to learn about professional  
non-violent restorative communication techniques.
It often creates a safer atmosphere to have many people there, than  
just the people who are involved.

Here is her schedule.

This Week:
	Wednesday during the Day

Next Week:
	Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
	She is also available in the morning, but that coincides with the  
10-12 yoga classes.

Later:
	Friday July 25th (DOOT) at 3pm

Please let me know what times work best for you.

Thanks,

Jay
(831) 332-2486

Here are helpful Links about Resolving Conflict and NVC

Christine Kings web page: http://www.mindfulmediation.com/
NVC Santa Cruz; http://www.nvcsantacruz.org