Finding SolutionsWelcome to the dog days of summer. As the days heat up and up and up, the pressures of an economy in recession have found The Conflict Center struggling to find solutions. It is with difficulty that I make some announcements in this edition, but it is with great confidence that I state- we will persevere. To read about these changes please open the link Changes at TCC to Keep up with Hard Times.
Our hope through these changes is that we grow stronger together. Today staff is juggling office changes, IT and network frustrations, and working with a few less employees. Persevering through times of change is not new to The Conflict Center.
Established in the 80s, we’ve seen presidents and congresses come and go. Funding over the years has been lean and fat (or at least less lean). Dedicated staff have come and gone, and our mission grows stronger. It’s in these trying times that our true character comes to the surface. TCC will continue to expand our mission into this wonderful community whom we serve.
Ron Ludwig
Executive Director
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TCC News
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Changes at TCC to keep up with Hard Times
By Ron Ludwig
Like it or not, change (much like conflict) is inevitable. Change can produce anxiety and sadness as well as excitement and opportunity. It is my desire to keep you, our supporters, as up-to-date as is reasonably possible.
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In 2008, there were 15.2 million refugees around the world. An estimated 80 percent of refugees are women and children, according to Refugees International. A refugee is legally defined as a person who is outside his or her country of nationality and is unable to return due to a well-founded fear of persecution because of his or her race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. By receiving refugee status, individuals are guaranteed protection of their basic human rights, and cannot be forced to return to a country where they fear persecution.
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The Importance of Stating Needs When Communicating
By Toini Morgan
Effective nonviolent communication can improve our lives by helping us avoid conflict, and instead create mutually satisfying connections with the people in our lives. In Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D.'s book, "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life," Rosenberg identifies the four components of nonviolent commnication as observations, feeling, needs and request.
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Book Review: The New Jim Crow
By Harold Fields
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness is written by Michelle Alexander and published by The New Press. She is a former director of the Racial Justice Project at the ACLU of Northern California, and now holds a joint appointment at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University.
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.Wet, Rainy Successful Garden Tour
by Becci McCormackThe 10th Annual Garden Tour of Northwest Denver Gardens was a success despite the cold weather. With temperatures in the 90s now, it’s hard to remember those frigid few weeks of June when all of Denver experienced a true Northwestern United States summer. Gray skies and rain clouds hailed in The Conflict Center’s annual fundraiser.
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High Hopes and Best Wishes:
When Transitions are Hard
By Vickie Samland
Saying goodbye is such sweet sorrow. In June The Conflict Center said goodbye to two very enthusiastic and well loved employees, Nikki Schmidt and Jorge Gibbons. Both Nikki and Jorge had a niche at TCC, Nikki was instrumental in strengthening the Effectively Managing Conflict in the Workplace presentation. This daylong training has received positive feedback from attendees in the government, nonprofit and business sectors.
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Anschutz, Denver, McCormick and More
The Conflict Center would like to thank its recent donors for their generous contributions. Following is a list of the grants we have received this quarter, along with descriptions of how The Conflict Center will use the funds to continue our work of promoting peacemaking in our community.
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on "The New Jim Crow"
You are invited to a join us at The Conflict Center for a very thought provoking event to mark Conflict Resolution Month Colorado. Please join us as we host Harold Fields for a presentation and guided discussion of the book: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
This book offers a timely and original framework for understanding our current prison system, its roots in Jim Crow, how this system continues to perpetuate huge racial disparity in our country today and what we must do to address this issue.
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- Eat at House and Help Your Community
- 3rd Annual Book Fair at Barnes & Noble
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