Finding Potential in Conflict

Submitted by StevenDavison on Mon, 03/11/2019 - 4:18pm

Finding Potential in Conflict

by Stuart Bartram 
Genesee Valley Meeting

 

I am interested in the potential in conflict. I’ll try to explain why. The following took place in an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshop inside a prison. A young man had shared from his experience and his pain. He was finding his way, he was engaged. I was dearly glad he was with us. That’s a piece of why I was there. AVP works!

 

A New Approach to Engaging With Our Conflicts

Submitted by StevenDavison on Mon, 03/11/2019 - 4:17pm

A New Approach to Engaging With Our Conflicts

by Tom Rothschild 
Brooklyn Meeting
(now attending Strawberry Creek Meeting)

 

It’s time to take a fresh look at “conflict “and how we respond to it and engage with it—or all too often, run away from it and pretend it doesn’t exist, particularly when it’s within our meeting or involves us personally.

 

Helpfully Preparing a Controversial Matter for Meeting for Business

Submitted by StevenDavison on Mon, 03/11/2019 - 4:15pm

Helpfully Preparing a Controversial Matter for Meeting for Business

by Steve Mohlke 
NYYM General Secretary

 

What does it take to prepare a potentially divisive matter for meeting for business in a way that allows everyone to do their best individual and corporate discernment? Based on my experience I have some suggestions.