Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center: October is Community Conflict Resolution Month

The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center (WDRC) invites the Bellingham community to join in recognition of October 2018 as Community Conflict Resolution Month. City of Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville and Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws have signed a Joint Proclamation recognizing October 2018 as Community Conflict Resolution Month. Governor Jay Inslee has also signed a similar proclamation for Washington State. Around the world, the third Thursday in October (October 18, 2018) is celebrated as Conflict Resolution Day. The WDRC invites community members to commemorate Community Conflict Resolution Month by committing to approaching conflict in constructive and collaborative ways, and by supporting access to low-cost, professional conflict resolution services. There are a number of ways to participate in Community Conflict Resolution Month:

Read the full text of Mayor Linville’s and Executive Louws’s Joint Proclamation online at https://www.whatcomdrc.org/news/2018/8/15/october-is-community-conflict-resolution-month
On Thursday, October 18, make a contribution to the WDRC in honor of Conflict Resolution Day
On Saturday, October 20, shop at the Community Food Co-op, where 2% of all purchases made that day will benefit the WDRC
All month long, when shopping at the Community Food Co-op, round-up at the register to benefit the WDRC
Follow the WDRC on Facebook and Twitter throughout the month of October for daily conflict resolution tips and suggestions
Sign up for a conflict resolution skills workshop at https://www.whatcomdrc.org/training/
Purchase tickets to the WDRC’s 16th Annual Peace Builder Awards (held November 16 at BTC’s Settlemyer Hall), which honors the individuals and groups in Whatcom County who are putting the pieces together for creative conflict resolution in our schools, neighborhoods, and communities. Tickets are available at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3613106

The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center is a nonprofit dedicated to providing and promoting constructive and collaborative approaches to conflict. More information about the WDRC and about Community Conflict Resolution Month can be found online at www.whatcomdrc.org or by calling (360) 676-0122.

We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.