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Celebrating Ronnie Weiss: A Peacemaking Legacy 35 Years in the Making! We love celebrating at The Conflict Center! Birthdays, new arrivals, holidays, restorative justice cases… all receive their due celebrations. Recently, we had the privilege of celebrating our Director of Development, Ronnie Weiss, for her 35th anniversary working at The Conflict Center! Just for fun, […]
How a former instructor continues to feel the power of the Conflict Center Beth McGrath’s connection to The Conflict Center (TCC) began when she was a child, then grew stronger when she was a contract instructor in her thirties. Now, after 30 years and a move to the Western Slope of Colorado, the Conflict […]
I appreciated my intern experience at The Conflict Center. I always felt my work, opinions, and feedback were valued which made it feel like I truly had an impact on the work that was being done. Since TCC is such a small nonprofit, it was really cool to have to opportunity to focus on my […]
The Conflict Center fostered a sense of community not found in all workplaces; the staff truly enacted the person-first philosophy by engaging interns, volunteers, and staff members alike in office-wide self and community care practices, such as monthly chair yoga, daily lunch breaks spent with peers, and plenty of celebrations.
Talking about me now without mentioning The Conflict Center, means not telling the story at all – it has been part of who I’ve become. It was indeed a place for meeting, exchange and a big learning point for me. I met wonderful people willing to give up on their owns plans when it came […]
I owe a lot of the person and professional I am today from my experience as an intern at the Conflict Center. As part of the internship program, it is required to take the TACA class to learn more about ourselves and our conflict styles.
I was attending Iliff School of Theology to become a mediator for churches. Conflict is inevitable in faith-based groups! I applied for an internship and part-time position at The Conflict Center. I was so excited to understand conflict in all its infinite variations.
My first experience of TCC was the evening after the shooting at Columbine High School. As Executive Director of Project PAVE, a collaborator now with TCC, PAVE had sent all our youth violence counselors to Clement Park near the campus to talk to students, parents and family members, to help them process the experience and deal with the fears and anxieties that shaped the next days and weeks.