Hope in Conflict is an event tackling the situations of conflict all of us experience, either personal, national or international. Our keynote speaker is Padraig O Tuama the Leader of the Corrymeela Community, Northern Ireland's oldest peace centre that hosts visitors and volunteers from all over the world.
He says: Conflict is part of every day. There are some conflicts that need to be reduced. Other conflicts are part of the human condition. What does not help is ignoring conflicts – whether they are conflicts to be solved, or conflicts to be learnt from:The gospel texts are...
A MIAM is a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting between a person wishing to find out more about mediation and an experienced mediator, accredited for the purpose.
Why is it so topical?
From Tuesday 22 April 2014, anyone wishing to make a court application regarding their children and financial arrangements MUST attend a MIAM apart from in exceptional circumstances (Children and Families Act 2014)
Why?
John Hind, Director of Compass Resolution a mediation service covering Exeter explains that;
