The City of Charlottesville Vibrant Communities Fund awarded MCC $42,000 to support a new Community Mediation Initiative. This initiative is recruiting and training community members to become mediators who can support their neighbors in resolving disputes.
MCC Receives Grant from U.S. Department of Justice
The Police-Referred Mediation Pilot Project, which we are launching with Resolution Virginia and other Community Mediation Centers will give Virginians access to free mediation, conciliation, conflict exploration and restorative justice services through six of Resolution Virginia’s affiliated community mediation centers. Center staff will train local law enforcement officers to 1.) identify issues that could be resolved through mediation, conciliation, conflict exploration or restorative justice, and 2.) make service referrals to the conflict engagement specialists at the centers.
Channel 29 Interview
Curious about what mediation is? MCC sponsors workshops to introduce the mediation process
If your group is interested in a 1-hour Introduction to Mediation you can request one by emailing director@mediationcville.org.
MCC sponsored workshop–Hate Crimes and Extremism- What can we do about it?
For the first few months of 2024, MCC’s new Executive Director (Taylor Frome) lead a 6-part series of community conversations to explore the forces that lead to hate and violent extremism. Building on a program piloted in Rhode Island (https://www.courageousri.com/ ) we will held weekly meetings at The Center (at Belvedere) on the following topics:
- Preventing Violent Extremism
- High Conflict–and how we can dial it down
- Conflict Entrepreneurs
- Feelings and Facts
- The Influencers February 21
- Free Speech, Hate Speech and Censorship February 28