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Child with Water Bottle
09/Nov/2020

Why a Former Employee Continues to Donate to The Conflict Center

Pearl Bell spent years studying conflict resolution, eventually earning a master’s degree in the subject. She then worked for nearly a decade at The Conflict Center, teaching others how to manage their emotions and conflict in their families, their workplaces and their schools.Despite all that experience, she knows firsthand how difficult it can be to […]

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Election Season Resources
20/Oct/2020

Resources from Our Workshop Series: Electing to Create Opportunity from Chaos

We’ve been sharing resources to guide people through the various stages of this election season. Now you can find them all in one place! Whether you withdraw or dig in, there’s a resource here for you. If there is a printable resource available, you can click the image and it will take you to a […]

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12/Oct/2020

Never Done: Our Ongoing Effort to Build an Equitable and Inclusive Organization

In early June, we wrote about the anger and anguish that was shared across communities after the murder of George Floyd reignited the enduring fight to address the cycle of violence and inequitable treatment against black people and other people of color, not only in the criminal justice system, but across societal systems. In October, […]

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23/Sep/2020

Keeping Your Momentum: Strategies for Staying Engaged in Racial Justice Movements

While systemic racism has always existed, for many, the events in 2020 brought into clear focus how systems, including police departments and the criminal-legal system, disproportionately harm black people and people of color, and sparked nation-wide protests in defense of black lives. In the wake of the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, […]

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Back to school with mask pic
08/Sep/2020

Your Role: Shifting the Judgement Around Returning to School

As school begins again, families and educators are having to make challenging decisions about what is best for their family and circumstances. And these decisions have different consequences, including potential impacts on their mental and physical health. In this environment, we often look at what others are doing to help navigate or inform our choices. […]

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Intersection with Traffic
27/Aug/2020

Intersectionality: What is it and Why it’s a Crucial Lens in Restorative Practice Work

Intersectionality:  The complex and cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination combine, overlap or intersect, especially in the experiences of marginalized people.- Kimberle Crenshaw   Intersectionality: the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping […]

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09/Jun/2020

Conflict Center Statement on Removing Police from Schools

MEDIA CONTACT: Beth Yohe, Executive Director 303-865-5625 beth.yohe@conflictcenter.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2020 Removing Police from Schools   The Conflict Center supports the Denver school board’s proposed resolution to remove police from its school buildings. Students and teachers should learn and teach in a positive environment where they can effectively study, grow, and build […]

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George Floyd
01/Jun/2020

Anguish and Anger: TCC Honors George Floyd

The Conflict Center shares the anguish and the anger that has manifested in communities across the country since the murder of George Floyd on Memorial Day. We honor George Floyd and recognize the importance of speaking clearly and insistently about the unacceptable violence that took his life and the unacceptable systemic racism which fuels a […]

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Gavel with Scales in Background
22/Apr/2020

Anger and Judgment on Social Media: How to Stop Seeing Red and Build Healthier Relationships

How many times has this happened to you? You’re browsing social media — laughing at memes, smiling at babies — and then  you see a post that makes you see red.  Maybe it’s a friend complaining about your favored political party; maybe it’s a relative bragging about spending money you know they don’t have. Or […]

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Picture Compilation of People Screaming
13/Apr/2020

Howling Love

  People across Denver are howling like wolves at 8 p.m. every night as a show of solidarity. I’ll admit, I didn’t know about the howling until the night of the supermoon (April 7), when my family heard the noise and our ears perked up in wonder. A few articles later, we had the scoop […]

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Woman holding a Child
08/Apr/2020

30 Ways to Restore Peace into Your Parenting

30 Ways to Restore Peace into Your Parenting Parenting is hard and it’s normal to not stay calm 100% of the time. The good news is that kids are forgiving when you apologize and there’s always going to be another chance to restore the peace and reconnect as a parent. Here’s a few practical tips […]

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06/Apr/2020

Ourselves Online: Addressing Conflict Virtually

Ourselves Online: Addressing Conflict Virtually   The Conflict Center believes that conflict is an opportunity to solve problems and build relationships. When conflict shows up virtually it can feel hard to address it, so we may be tempted to simply not respond, block, hide or unfriend. Or, alternatively, to get caught up in the moment […]

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