This week I finally felt like we had the pieces in place to reach out to the local Manufactured Home Communities. I was still annoyed that we didn't have the flyers with pull tabs printed but all the other materials we had created were ready. When I arrived at N2N I was surprised to find … Continue reading July 22-23- Adaptability and Assertiveness
Author: Carrie Bennett
Educator, facilitator, mediator, backyard chicken lover and (retired) derby girl. Hoping to make the world a better place one difficult conversation at a time.
July 21- RAC Summit Preparation
In preparation for the RAC Summit in Bend Shannon and Laurel have asked me to coordinate pop-up sessions. This means that in addition to the four planned options for one of the afternoon break-out groups, participants can create their own groups on topics of their choosing. I spent time today reviewing information about the RACs, … Continue reading July 21- RAC Summit Preparation
July 16
I did not complete any hours for either internship this week.
July 10- Courage and Realism
Today I made my first phone call to officially open a case for mediation. I had assumed I would be working under the guidance of a more skilled mediator (and I will be) but today he suggested that I call the first party. I was surprised just how nervous I felt as I called the … Continue reading July 10- Courage and Realism
June 8- Power, deliberation, and democracy
This week I got to start getting my feet wet for my work with Healthy Democracy and the Citizens' Initiative Review. To be perfectly honest, I didn't totally understand what this process would even look like and I was grateful to hear Mariah's enthusiasm for the process in the car ride to Portland. To help … Continue reading June 8- Power, deliberation, and democracy
July 3- Momentum and Fizzle
I'm was really excited about all the progress I had made with getting things set up for N2N workshops this week until...we had to talk to "the big boss" to get approval for all our plans. However supportive, the plans I had been working on all week were largely changed and I felt SUPER frustrated. … Continue reading July 3- Momentum and Fizzle
June 27- Focused Work and Progress Made
This was a busy week for N2N! I met with Kevin again to clarify responsibilities for my work with N2N and make a list of concrete tasks. Within two days, I had already made significant progress on those tasks and I was excited to see how they turned out. I was grateful to pull on … Continue reading June 27- Focused Work and Progress Made
June 13- No Agreement and Dangerous Small Talk
This week was a funny one in the Small Claims world. I was all set to observe another mediation but then the parties reached an impasse over a procedural detail before we could even get started. It seemed like a real pity that they couldn't come to agreement on that small issue but perhaps that … Continue reading June 13- No Agreement and Dangerous Small Talk
June 5- Gearing up
It seems like this whole spring/summer has been an iterative process of gearing up for work that will happen later. This week I met with Wendy Kinkaid (CRES Cohort 8) to hear more about her work volunteering with N2N. Kevin joined our meeting and we used the time to brainstorm future needs of N2N and … Continue reading June 5- Gearing up
May 30- “Down Time”
Although this week was a frenzy of other activity, it was a down week in terms of N2N involvement. I didn't complete any hours this week for this internship. I am interested, however, now that I've completed training for Small Claims Court mediation for both Linn/Benton and Lane Counties how different they seem. The level … Continue reading May 30- “Down Time”
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