Alberta Conflict Resolution Day
October 19, 2017

Events

Find a Conflict Resolution Day event in your community. Free events are held across Alberta each year in celebration of Conflict Resolution Day. 

​If you are an individual or organization hosting an event in celebration of Conflict Resolution Day, please let us know. Fill out our online form to have your activity added to this page.

If you are a facilitator wanting to delivery this year's presentation, please contact sccm@stathcona.ca for more information.

2017 Private Events

Calgary

Learning Event: Conflict Resolution Day @ WHC 
Hosted by: PMAST
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 9:00am
Location: WHC, Calgary
Open to: Students (private event)
Details: Giving youth the tools to manage conflict.

Learning Event: Litwiniuk U of C Law Negotiation Competition
Hosted by: University of Calgary Law Negotiation Club
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Litwiniuk & Company
Open to: University of Calgary Law Students
Details: The Litwiniuk U of C Law Negotiation Competition gives law students the chance to hone their negotiation skills in a mock negotiation. Students receive feedback from lawyers with extensive experience, and learn effective ways to resolve conflict through cooperative discussion.

Learning Event: "Why We Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid it" - Lunch and Learn
Hosted by: Alberta Energy Regulator Staff
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Location: AER Calgary
Open to: AER Employees
Details: In this one hour workshop we will talk about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so and a practical approach to stop you in your tracks, improve decision-making and help you work better with others in your team, partnership, or network.
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Edmonton

Learning Event: "Why We Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid it" - Lunch and Learn 
Hosted by: Alberta Municipal Affairs
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: Commerce Place, Edmonton
Open to: Alberta Municipal Affairs staff (Registered Event open to Municipal Affairs Staff only)
Details: Join us in the celebrating International Conflict Resolution Day on Thursday, October 19, 2017, where you will learn about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so and a practical approach to stop you in your tracks, improve your decision-making and work better with others in your team, partnership, or network.

Learning Event: "Why We Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid it" - Lunch and Learn 
Hosted by: Alberta Justice & Solicitor General, Dispute Resolution Services Staff
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 12:00-1:00
Location: John E. Brownlee Building, Edmonton
Open to: Alberta Justice & Solicitor General Staff ONLY

Learning Event: "Why We Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid it" - Lunch and Learn
Hosted by: Alberta Energy Regulator Staff
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Location: AER Edmonton
Open to: AER Employees
Details: In this one hour workshop we will talk about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so and a practical approach to stop you in your tracks, improve decision-making and help you work better with others in your team, partnership, or network.

Grande Prairie

Learning Event: De-escalation using E.A.R.(Empathy, Attention, Respect)
Hosted by: Alberta Energy Regulator Staff
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 11am - noon
Location: AER Grande Prairie Field Centre
Open to: AER Employees
Details: In this one-hour workshop, we will discuss how to help calm a situation that is escalating using E.A.R.:
(Empathy).Identifying with and understanding another's situation, feelings and motives
(Attention) Verbally and non-verbally offering interest in, and attention to another's situation
(Respect) Importance of realizing and expressing respect through consideration of another human as being of equal worth to ourselves.

Learning Event: "Why We Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid it"
Hosted by: Alberta North Mediation
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. and 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Location: TBD
Open to: Courthouse Staff
Details: In this one hour workshop we will talk about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so and a practical approach to stop you in your tracks, improve decision-making and help you work better with others in your team, partnership, or network.


High Prairie
Learning Event: "Why We Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid it"
Hosted by: Monica the Mediator
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 12:00 to 1:15
Location: High Prairie Provincial Building
Open to: Government Employees
Details: In this one hour workshop we will talk about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so and a practical approach to stop you in your tracks, improve decision-making and help you work better with others in your team, partnership, or network.

Free lunch provided b y the ADR Institute of Alberta

Lethbridge

Learning Event: Rethinking Thinking: Why We Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid It
Hosted by: City of Lethbridge
Date: Wednesday, October 18
Time: 8:30-10:00 am and 10:30am - 12:00 pm
Location: Lethbridge City Hall
Open to: City of Lethbridge Employees
Details: Join us in this workshop on October 18 to talk about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so, and a practical approach to 'rethink your thinking.' This event is being hosted to support and celebrate International Conflict Resolution Day (October 19). Registration details will be provided to City of Lethbridge employees.

Red Deer
Learning Event: "Why We Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid it" - Lunch and Learn 
Hosted by: JSG Dispute Resolution Services Staff
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: noon-12:00 pm
Location: Red Deer Court House
Open to: JSG Employees
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2017 Public Events

Calgary

Learning Event: Playing with Conflict 
Hosted by: Workplace Fairness West
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 11:30-1:30
Location: Eau Claire Market - Open Area
Open to: Public
Details: Got Workplace Conflict? You are not the only one. 85% of employees at all levels experience conflict to some degree1. To mark Conflict Resolution day on October 19th, Workplace Fairness West and Windsong Expressive Arts will host an interactive event at Eau Claire Market in Calgary from 11:30 to 1:30. Stop by our table on your lunch break and get some insight into your workplace conflict through the expressive arts. Learn at our three stations through music, art and play by taking part in ‘The Treble with Conflict’, ‘ImageIN your Conflict’ and ‘Play up your Conflict’. Guaranteed to have some fun with conflict.

Learning Event: ADR Panel 
Hosted by: University of Calgary - Faculty of Law
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 12:00
Location: Murray Fraser Hall 2500 University Drive Room 2370
Open to: U of C Law Students and public
Details: Join us for a panel discussing ADR and how it's used to solve legal issues. Official list of panelists coming soon but will likely include practicing lawyers who use ADR, practicing non-lawyer mediators and a faculty member from U of C.

Edmonton

Learning Event: Why we Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid It  
Hosted by: Conflict Resolution Day Planning Committee
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 4:30-5:30pm
Location: Heritage Room, Edmonton City Hall
Open to: Public
Details: In this one hour workshop we will talk about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so and a practical approach to stop you in your tracks, improve decision-making and help you work better with others in your team, partnership, or network. 
Contact: RSVP to angela.roppo@gov.ab.ca

Event: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Information Fair
Hosted by: Conflict Resolution Day Planning Committee
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Edmonton City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Open to: Public
Details: ADR programs and practitioners will showcase their services, provide information on the benefits of ADR, and assist individuals with how to access ADR resources in their community. The following groups will be participating:

- Alberta Justice, Resolution Services
- Alberta Municipal Affairs, Intermunicipal Relations
- ADR Institute of Alberta
- Edmonton Police Service, Professional Standards Branch
- Law Society of Alberta
- Mediation & Restorative Justice Centre

(If you are an ADR practitioner or organization and would like to participate in the ADR Information Fair, please contact heather.ehlers@gov.ab.ca.)
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Innisfail

Learning Event: Why we Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid It  
Hosted by: Alternative Justice​ 
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 pm and 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Innisfail Learning Centre (Library)
Open to: Inter-Agency Partners and Public
Details: Identifying and managing assumptions for better communication.
Contact: RSVP to 780-966-0165



Lethbridge

Learning Event: How to Work with Your Conflict Management Style
Hosted by: Lethbridge College
Date: Monday, October 16
Time: 8:00am to 3:50pm
Location: Lethbridge College
Open to: Post Secondary Community, General Public
Details: Join us on campus to find our your conflict management style and why we jump to conclusions. You will also get some strategies on how to work with your conflict management style. No RSVP required.


Medicine Hat

Learning Event: Why we Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid It  
Hosted by: Alberta Justice Dispute Resolution Services Staff
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Location: Medicine Hat Provincial Court House 
Open to: Inter-Agency Partners and Public
Details: In this one hour workshop we will talk about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so and a practical approach to stop you in your tracks, improve decision-making and help you work better with others in your team, partnership, or network. 
RSVP by October 16, 2017, TO Dodi.Hodgson@gov.ab.ca or call 403-297-5536

Sherwood Park

Learning Event: Why we Jump to Conclusions and How to Avoid It  
Hosted by: Strathcona County Community Mediation 
Date: Thursday, October 19
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm OR and 6:00 - 7:00pm (2 sessions)
Location: 501 Festival Avenue, Sherwood Park 
Open to: All are welcome! 
Details: In this one hour workshop we will talk about why we jump to conclusions, the dangers of doing so and a practical approach to stop you in your tracks, improve decision-making and help you work better with others in your team, partnership, or network. 
RSVP: to sccm@strathcona.ca by October 16th.