New York State Dispute Resolution Association

Today is Lobby Day! Community Dispute Resolution Centers are lobbying for funding to enhance their capacity to provide critical, conflict resolution services to their communities! #albany #NYSCapitol #conflictresolution #community #empowerment #deescalation

We're looking for someone to join our team! Our colleague Joe is moving on to a new opportunity after 3 years in this role. If you or someone you know is interested in working on a statewide consumer program, please apply! This is a hybrid-remote position that can be based anywhere in New York State. #team #opportunity #consumerprotection #attorneygeneral #lemonlaw #arbitration https://www.indeed.com/viewjob

GivingTuesday The New York State Dispute Resolution Association Celebrates GivingTuesday, joining millions around the world participating in the global generosity movement today, November 30, 2021. Please Support Community Connections...... This GivingTuesday, you will inspire generosity by supporting NYSDRA. Your gift, in any amount, will directly support peacebuilding in New York State, and help us to achieve our mission of promoting and advancing the field of dispute resolution leading to stronger communities that connect, communicate, and collaborate. We at NYSDRA are a nationally recognized association of members including the Community Dispute Resolution Centers (CDRC) network, individual dispute resolution practitioners, students, and partners organizations providing dispute resolution services and training in communities throughout New York state. NYSDRA is a statewide resource for conflict resolution program and contract management, training, technical assistance, advocacy, outreach, education, and professional networking opportunities. In times of great stress, conflict is inevitable. NYSDRA helps bring conflict resolution to communities throughout New York. Your support makes success stories like this possible - A family agreed upon a custody arrangement best suited for their child. - A consumer resolved an issue with their car so they could get to work. - A family and school came to an agreement on special education services for their child. Please donate now https://www.nysdra.org/donations/donate.asp?id=10158

We’ve moved! We’re pleased that our new office space at Hone Coworks, 300 Great Oaks Blvd, Suite 300-027, Albany, NY 12203allows us to reduce our carbon footprint while improving our overall efficiency to continue to provide exceptional services across New York State.

The Spring 2021 issue of Conflict Resolution Quarterly is here! NYSDRA Members have free and unlimited access to Conflict Resolution Quarterly, and can read now by logging in here: https://www.nysdra.org/page/CRQ

Save the Date for the fully virtual 2021 NYSDRA Annual Conference: Nov. 9 & 10, 2021!

Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties is Hiring: Dispute Resolution Center Program Director Learn more here: https://ideali.st/JMAoBX

Contribute to the Peter Glassman Scholarship Fund and support training opportunities for ADR volunteers in NYS. #VolunteerAppreciationWeek Donate here: https://www.nysdra.org/donations/donate.asp?id=14142

Watch as Regina Ritcey, of NYSDRA, testifies during the NYS Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Public Protection: https://www.nysenate.gov//joint-legislative-public-hearing

Now available in the members-only Webinar Archive: Session 2A from the 2020 Annual ConferenceWorkplace Conflict- in a Conflict Resolution Workplace" with Leslie Funk. Visit https://www.nysdra.org/page/WebinarArchive to watch now or connect with us at [email protected] for more information about becoming a member today!

Support Community Connections! NYSDRA GivingTuesday 2020 - https://mailchi.mp//support-community-connections-nysdra-g

Wishing you all a happy and healthy Thanksgiving from your friends at NYSDRA. Our offices are closed on Thanksgiving Day and Friday 11/27 and will reopen on Monday 11/30.

Join our colleagues at Hidden Water on Monday, November 30th at 7:30pm, for a live circle event: "A Path to Healing from Systemic and Intergenerational Harm." This event is a space for a powerful conversation on the use of Restorative Justice practices in the vital quest to bring in an age of social justice for all. Participants include Elizabeth Clemants, Kay Pranis, Arlana Bettelyoun, and Jason Craige Harris. https://hiddenwatercircle.org/

Our colleague Claudia Kenny is a speaker at today's "Farm Leasing and Conservation Practices: Incentivizing Secure Tenure and Climate Resilience" CLE program hosted by the PACE-NRDC Food Law Initiative and American Farmland Trust! Pace Environmental Law Program American Farmland Trust | New York https://www.nysdra.org//Claudia-Kenny-Speaks-at-Farm-Leasi