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A day-long conference on social justice and creating change in communities in conflict will feature internationally known authors and practitioners joining professors from George Mason University’s School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. “Conflict Resolution and Civil Rights in U.S. Communities: The Next 50 Years” takes place Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Founders Hall on Mason’s Arlington Campus beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The conference will be capped by an appearance of a leader in the field of conflict analysis and practioner John Paul Lederach, who will deliver the 26th annual Lynch Lecture beginning at 7:20 p.m. at the Founders Hall auditorium.
The conference sessions and lecture are both free, but registration for the conference is required at this site; registration at this site is required to attend the Lynch Lecture.
The subtitle of the conference is “Celebrating the Contributions of James Laue, Wallace Warfield and Roger Wilkins.” The works of those pioneers in the conflict analysis and resolution field will inspire and inform sessions addressing “When the Community and Police Collide: Where do we stand and where do we go?” “Ethics of Intervention and Reflective Practice” and “Building Community Capacity: A Systems Approach to Sustainable Change.”
During lunch, Bill Potapchuk, founder of the Community Building Institute, will moderate a conversation between Grande Lum, director of the Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service, and Kevin Avruch, dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
The afternoon continues with panel discussions addressing the crossroads of civil rights, justice and conflict resolution featuring speakers from the Community Relations Service and Mason professors.
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