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 September 11, 2010

 

Walk-a-thon For Peace

 

Organized by a group of leaders, "Life For Lifers", who are serving life sentences:

 

Three hundred inmates at Roxbury Correctional Institution are walking to raise money for CMM. Each will give part of their hard-earned money to participate, and will walk around the prison yard for 5 hours. We will use the funds to sustain prisoner re-entry mediation programs currently operating at 10 correctional facilities statewide, and for other conflict resolution work inside prisons. Re-entry mediation supports conflict resolution and collaborative planning between individuals preparing for release and family or others in their community.

 

 

To volunteer for the Walk-a-thon for Peace, CLICK HERE.

 

To learn more about the Walk-a-thon for Peace, CLICK HERE.

 

To PLEDGE:

  • Online: On the left of this page, click, "Donate now" and donate through Network for Good.  Type, "Walk-a-thon" in the designation.

  • By mail: Click here to print a pledge form.  Mail it in (address at the bottom of this page) with a check or money order made payable to Community Mediation Maryland.

  • By phone:  Call 410-553-0206 to pledge by phone with a credit card.

     

 "Life in prison is one of the most stressful and testing trials that any person can be in. Community mediators let us incarcerated people deal with the issues that come up . .. living in a tinder box." — Todd Tharp

 

"I have worked with many young men in prison, particularly members of street organizations, and have helped them to resolve conflicts. So, I know first hand the value of mediation in terms of preventing violence, saving lives and preserving futures." — Craig Muhammad

 

 

 

 

Community Mediation Maryland's Performance-Based Evaluation Process is now a REALITY!

 

 

 

 

CMM's Think Tank (from left to right):  Patricia Ryan, Tracee Ford, Erricka Bridgeford, Caroline Harmon, Michele Ennis-Benn, and Lorig Charkoudian take a smile break, while finalizing details of CMM's Performance-Based Evaluation, just days before its launch on January 9, 2010.

 

 

 The performance-based evaluation process is offered in the full knowledge and celebration of the fact that becoming an excellent mediator is a process and a journey, not an event. Mediator certification is one part of a continuum of education offered statewide by Community Mediation Maryland and locally by its member community mediation centers. This education spectrum includes a high-quality, interactive, skills-based basic mediator training, thoughtful apprenticeships, co-mediator feedback after every mediation session, strategy sessions, bi-monthly in-service trainings for mediators, quarterly mediation role-play days, and a statewide mentoring project, among other resources. This important and constant focus on mediator quality is a reflection of the desire to put the needs of mediation participants first, offering only the most ethical, skillful service to our friends and neighbors who use community mediation services in Maryland.