Our event begins at 11am, we are back to our usual space on the 2nd floor of the Koffler house, 569 Spadina.
Our featured speaker, Gregg Fenten, will speak about how the history of community-based conflict resolution formed and developed. He will talk about two fundamentals of life – relational and transformational – and elaborate on three primary principles of belief and practice: individuality, diversity/difference, and inclusivity. Gregg will compare the community-based approach versus the court/justice-based approach to conflict resolution. We will also learn about the STRONG approach for dealing with conflict.
Gregg Fenten is an accredited family mediator (AccFM) with the Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM). His work includes doing triage and referral services as an Information and Referral Coordinator within the Toronto Family Justice System for the past number of years. He is a coach with York University’s Certificate in Dispute Resolution Program and the Family Mediation Program and a Dispute Resolution Educator with the Advanced Certificate in Dispute Resolution.
For the past twenty-one years, Gregg’s professional practice has involved engaging individuals, couples and families. His professional experience started in the community mediation/development field with Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview (CMS-D) in Toronto, Canada as an intern, volunteer, mediator and case manager. He ultimately became the Director, Community Transformation Program.
Gregg has a diverse private practice that includes mediation and facilitation for family, workplace and community matters. His practice includes mentoring, training and communication coaching with individuals to acquire the requisite knowledge and skills to be effective communicators to assist them to strategize and navigate their relationship challenges. As well, Gregg’s work involves consultation efforts in community development that includes proposal writing, project development and project implementation.
For over thirteen years, Gregg has been writing, producing and hosting the radio program Mediation Station heard live each Sunday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST on CHHA 161O AM in Toronto, Canada. The radio program works to educate and inform listeners with information to assist them in creating positive change within their lives and in the community. It also supports the profession of conflict resolvers to enhance and elevate their professional practice.
You can listen at www.chha1610am.ca (Click the LISTEN LIVE icon) or on Rogers Digital Cable Channel 951 or at 1610am on the radio dial. Podcasts at Mediation Station on iTunes and at https://lnkd.in/g7BCxks Twitter @FentenMediation
Our featured musical performer will be Cassie Norton. We are always so enthused to have the very talented Cassie return to our stage! Cassie is the music director of Toronto Oasis and a Toronto based singer-songwriter, classically trained violinist/folk leaning tunesmith with a punk rock heart. She has recorded two full length albums, Little Strength (2009) and Quiet Wilderness (2010). She will be joined this Sunday with Wes Neal on Bass. Check out her website: www.cassienorton.com
To RSVP to this event, please visit our Meetup page.