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UPCOMING EVENTS

Train-the-Trainer

March 3, 10, 17 and 24 8:30-5:30

Thanks to the generous support of the JAMS Foundation, Western Justice Center will be holding its Train-the-Trainer Conflict Resolution Education Course for middle and high school educators next month. This particular offering of the training is restricted to Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) educators, including teachers, counselors, and administrators.   Training dates and times for this 30-hour training are as follows: March 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM on each day at Loyola Law School.  A 2-hour debrief and discussion will be scheduled sometime after the last date of the training to allow time for participants to begin implementing the program.  Interested educators can complete an online application by clicking on this link: http://tinyurl.com/T3LAUSD.

We are especially interested in having colleagues from the same LAUSD school apply to this course, so that they will be better able to implement programs and support one another on their respective campuses.  The ideal situation would consist of a team of 3-5 representatives attending from the same school. 

Participants who complete the course will receive a $400 stipend.  They will also be eligible to receive one Continuing Education Credit, and may be able to receive a Salary Point (pending approval of our proposal).

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Mission and vision

The mission of Western Justice Center (WJC) is to increase the opportunity for peaceful conflict resolution and displace the power of violence in our society. We design, implement, evaluate and promote innovative methods of conflict prevention and resolution for children, communities, and courts.

WJC envisions a society in which conflicts are transformed into opportunities for learning and growth.

What We Do 

WJC promotes greater understanding about conflict resolution by designing training programs for both youth and adult audiences, convening dialogues to reduce tensions and prevent conflict, and providing technical support to ensure that conflict resolution and alternative dispute resolution processes are effective.   

Collaboration

WJC and Encompass have formed a collaboration that allows us to expand our services to schools.  The mission of Encompass is to spark compassion, personal responsibility, and an appreciation of differences among California teenagers.  In the future, WJC and Encompass will work together to educate about difference and resolving conflict in diverse communities. 

 

 

 
 

Western Justice Center Blog


  • Introducing Encompass's Creating Bias-Free Classrooms Preview
    Posted by Sarah Belknap on January 04, 2012 

    Western Justice Center and Encompass have formed a collaboration that allows us to expand our services to schools. WJC would like to introduce you to our partner’s educator training program, Creating Bias-Free Classrooms.  This interactive teacher-training program uses live, improvisational theater to equip educators to build safe and inclusive classroom environments.  During each training session, teachers learn the laws and relevant teaching standards for creating a safe classroom.  They assess their own comfort and competence in handling these issues, learn to identify various forms of bias, and get hands-on experience in the most effective techniques to use in a classroom. By watching realistic classroom scenes performed by teenage actors, the teachers get to see how bias affects every student in the classroom. Teachers can safely experiment with different strategies of addressing bias related to gender, race or sexual orientation by practicing on teenage actors who are trained in improvisational theater.

    The program was created by Encompass and is a project of a service-learning class at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.   Join us on January 19, 2012  from 5-7:30 p.m. for an overview and demonstration of the program. Please RSVP with This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

  • Judge Nelson in Pasadena Magazine
    Posted by Sarah Belknap on December 10, 2011 
    Judge Dorothy Nelson who founded WJC is profiled in this month's Pasadena magazine.  Judge_Nelson_Pasadena_Magazine_December_2011.pdf
  • Non-violence and Occupy LA
    Posted by Bethany Leal on December 02, 2011 

    As a long-time activist, I have understood the theory of non-violent action for many years.  I have studied the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins and the teachings of Cesar Chavez.  Only recently, however, have I come to understand and fully embrace the practice of non-violent action and conflict resolution.

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  • August Training Wrap-Up
    Posted by Emily Linnemeier on September 13, 2011 

    August was a training whirlwind for WJC program staff and the stakeholders we work with across the education spectrum: teachers, students, and security officers.  This approach of training stakeholders disperses conflict resolution knowledge throughout an educational institution so that all members of the school community can support one another in using conflict resolution skills.

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  • It Takes Strength to Compromise
    Posted by Sarah Belknap on August 01, 2011 
    Strong supporter Tanya Acker talks the debt ceiling, compromise, and what Congress can learn from elementary school students in her new blog piece on the Huffington Post. Click here to check it out and tell us what you think via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , facebook, or twitter.
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