As to Jo Rudrud's question asAs to Jo Rudrud's question as to if it would work in Ireland, it so happens that I just returned from a mediator conference in Ireland. The highlight was a speech by their former president, Mary Robinson, about her excellent high-level international mediation work in Somalia and now on climate change. The country has many mediation programs and skilled mediators, and to my surprise, many were trained using The Mediator's Handbook. We had the privilege of visiting the retreat centre at Glencree to hear from mediators there about their decades of work hosting dialogues among all parties to the Northern Ireland troubles. Their skill, thoughtfulness, and long-haul dedication to forging connections through honest face-to-face conversation was and still is vital to the peace process there, and we were deeply moved by the experiences they recounted.
Listening to your interviewListening to your interview with Dawn Ravella was very inspiring. It is wonderful to hear wholistic solutions, like education of both the "client" and the "helper". Regarding the discussion regarding the most zip codes that go to prison was very interesting. I would like to note though, that all kinds of crime are committed from every zip code, however, money and postion does keep some criminals out of prison, or for a shorter duration.
I am proud to be a friend ofI am proud to be a friend of Dawn. She started this work while at Mount Saint Mary College where I'm a faculty member. We have become friends and still try to steal time together. Dawn is a recipient of The Mount Saint Mary College Distinguished Alumnae Award. You can see why she deserved it.
Dawn is the real deal. ADawn is the real deal. A genuine, loving soul who puts her faith into action. Proud of her accomplishments, blessed to call her friend.
Wow, really nice show. LikeWow, really nice show. Like the old lady says, when she has fears she can't think to clearly. I think Greg showed us that when we're thinking with the mind of God (Love), it's always clear.
Beautiful and inspiring. In aBeautiful and inspiring. In a one or two generations, I fully expect "mustard" trees to be growing all over the place. Ooh spicy.
I'm not much into history, but this was pretty interesting. Rather than worrying about the mistakes from the past, we would do well to try to improve the what's happening right now. That should keep us quite busy. Rich F.
I'm not much into history, but this was pretty interesting. Rather than worrying about the mistakes from the past, we would do well to try to improve the what's happening right now. That should keep us quite busy. Rich F.