KIPCOR

Culture, Gender and Power in Conflict - Spring 2023
2023-01-11 19:00 - 2023-03-22 23:00 (America/Chicago) | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This course will:
• Explore the literature, theory, and major issues important to analyzing culture, gender, power, and conflict,
• Recognize and assess the primary markers of culture and their impact on intercultural conflict,
• Analyze specific examples of intercultural conflict in selected case studies/scenarios
• Improve personal intercultural fluency and conflict management competence through increased understanding of effective intercultural skills and techniques
When: January 11 – March 22, 2023, 7:00-10:00 pm each Wednesday – no session on March 8
Where: KIPCOR at Bethel College 2515 College Ave / PO Box 276 / North Newton KS 67117-0276
Cost: $525 ($475 early bird if received by 4:00 PM on Wednesday, December 21st)
Credit: CDRE and CEU Credit; Academic credit available (SSC 462), A KIPCOR/Bethel Conflict Resolution Certificate Core Course
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KIPCOR Shorts 2022
2022-12-02 08:30 - 15:30 | KS
Approved for 6 hours of CDREs, including 2 hours of DV
Approved for 6 hours of CEUs
Approved for 6 hours of CLEs
Register here.

KIPCOR Film Series 2022-23: John Lewis
2022-11-13 14:00 - 16:30 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

Mentor Mediator Virtual Training - October 2022
2022-10-18 08:00 - 2022-10-20 13:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Together with the Advisory Council on Dispute Resolution, KIPCOR is co-sponsoring this course which fulfills the primary training requirement for experienced mediators interested in becoming mentor mediators (in any of the mediation disciplines), as well as for mediators who may have had mentoring experience in another state or prior to the 2020 Kansas Supreme Court Rule changes. This will be the final offering for 2022.
Gain knowledge regarding:
· Role & duties of a mentor mediator under Kansas Supreme Court Rules
· Structuring the mentoring experience
· Basics of adult learning theory
· Mentoring process, practice, and techniques
· Providing effective feedback, coaching, and evaluation for mentees
· Ethical obligations of the mentor mediator
· Practical tips for setting up your mentoring practicum

Observe and practice mentoring skills:
· Demonstrations of mentoring in the mediation context
· Role plays and other interactive learning modules

Training team: Micki Armstrong, Tina Crawford, Deborah Medlock, Tonya Ricklefs, and Kirsten Zerger
Details:
· Tuesday, October 18 & Thursday, October 20, 2022 (8:30 am – 1:00 pm daily)
· $125 regular course fee [$75 for volunteers who receive no payment for mentoring from either mentees or an agency (including government entities or courts)]
· Course fee includes Manual and all other materials
· OJA Approved for 12.0 hours of CDRE, including 1.5 CDRE hour of ethics
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EVENT CANCELLED - October 13th Peace Lecture with Dr. Fania Davis
2022-10-13 19:00 - 22:00 | KS
We regret that Dr. Davis is unable to join us for the Peace Lecture Series as planned. Please stay tuned for information on our celebration of the 50th Annual Peace Lecture Series in Spring of 2023.

About Dr. Davis
Fania E. Davis is a leading international voice on the intersections of racial and restorative justice. She is a long-time social justice activist, civil rights trial attorney, author, and educator with a PhD in Indigenous Knowledge. Davis came of age in Birmingham, Alabama during the social ferment of the civil rights era. These formative years, particularly the murder of two close childhood friends in the 1963 Sunday School bombing, crystallized within Fania an enduring commitment to social transformation. For the next decades, she was active in the Civil Rights, Black liberation, women’s, prisoners’, peace, anti-racial violence, economic justice and anti-apartheid movements. Apprenticing with African indigenous healers catalyzed Fania’s search for a healing justice, ultimately leading her to serve as Founding Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth and Co-Founding Board Member of the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice. Her numerous honors include the Lifetime Achievement award for excellence in Restorative Justice, the Black Feminist Shapeshifters and Waymakers’ award, the Tikkun (Repair the World) award, the Ella Jo Baker Human Rights award, and the Ebony POWER 100 award. The Los Angeles Times named her a New Civil Rights Leader of the 21st Century. She recently received the Open Society Foundation’s Justice Rising Award recognizing 16 Black movement leaders working towards racial justice in the United States. Among Davis’ publications is the Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Justice, and U.S. Social Transformation. Davis, who resides in Oakland, CA., writes and speaks internationally on restorative justice, racial justice, truth processes and indigeneity. She is a mother, grandmother, dancer, meditator, and a yoga, qigong and African spirituality practitioner.

Practical Skills for Managing Group and Organizational Conflict - Fall 2022
2022-08-17 19:00 - 2022-10-26 22:00 | Kaufman House, 2515 College Ave., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Conflict within organizations, from workgroups to whole organizations and communities, can be a critical drain on resources or a major source of growth and creativity. This course focuses on the dynamics of groups and organizations of all sizes, models of both inter- and intra-group conflict and practical intervention techniques. Topics include designing and managing effective meetings and decision-making processes; techniques for large- and small-group problem-solving; and facilitation for consensus.
This in-person course will:

Acquaint students with the theory and major issues important to understanding the nature and resolution of organizational and group conflict,
Explore the meaning of systems as it informs us about conflict,
Deal with the nature and stages of joint problem-solving processes and the strategies and skills important to its success, as well as the roles of third parties, and
Teach skills required to design resolution processes for group and organizational conflict

When:
August 17 – October 26, 2022 – 7:00-10:00 pm each Wednesday evening
[no session on September 21]

Where: KIPCOR’s Kaufman House Training Facility at Bethel College
2515 College Ave, North Newton, KS

Cost: $525 ($475 early bird if received by 4:00 PM on Wednesday, July 27th)

CDRE 40 hours
CEU Credit pending
Academic credit available (SSC 461)
A KIPCOR/Bethel Conflict Resolution Certificate Core Course

Register Here

HOPE Summer Session 2022 - Offered Live Online, via Zoom
2022-06-27 18:00 - 2022-08-29 19:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting.
* Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents
* Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires
* Recognize relationship transitions
* Develop effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This session consists of five virtual (Zoom) classes: June 27, July 18, and August 1, 15, and 29, 2022. You must attend ALL FIVE CLASSES to complete the program.
We will meet at 6:00 PM on the class days for no more than 90 minutes (time may vary per class), and then you will complete offline class assignments at home, on your own. The total cost of the session, including all five classes, is $250. See the registration form below for more details.
CLICK HERE to register for the Summer 2022 HOPE Session.

Victim Offender Dialogue / Mediation Primary Training Live Online via Zoom May 2022
2022-05-11 08:30 - 2022-05-20 12:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Learn to work with persons impacted by crime—harmed parties, those who cause harm, & community members—-through a restorative dialogue process (Victim Offender Dialogue/Mediation or VOD).
Topics include…

Origins, philosophy & principles of restorative justice & victim offender dialogue/mediation

Victim awareness and sensitivity

Offender awareness and sensitivity

Case preparation for victim offender dialogue/mediation

The mediation process and how it applies to crime and disciplinary breaches

Communication and conflict resolution skill-building (especially for emotionally-charged situations)

Working with local criminal justice agencies to set up a community-based VOD program

Kansas Supreme Court Rules relating to Core Mediation, including ethical obligations

Technical requirements: Reliable internet connection, and a device (computer or tablet) with a camera, microphone, and video display.
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KIPCOR Film Series: The Revolution Generation
2022-04-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Come see this brand new film BEFORE the theatrical release!!
Sunday, April 24, 2022 | 2:00 p.m.

Luyken Fine Arts Center
Bethel College, North Newton
Free and open to the public
Audience discussion to follow

www.kipcor.org | kipcor@bethelks.edu | 316-284-5217

Advanced Restorative Schools Training: Repairing Harm in Schools April 19-22, 2022 Offered Live Online, via Zoom
2022-04-19 08:30 - 2022-04-22 12:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This class is closed as of noon on 4/8/22

**NOTE: This training assumes participants have a foundational understanding of restorative justice, as well as training in and practiced use of Tier 1 applications.**
A $50 per person discount is available if a $50 nonrefundable early-bird deposit is received by 4:00 PM on Monday, April 1; an additional $25 per person savings is available to any institution sending 3 or more participants to the training.
This training is offered Live Online via Zoom for your safety, and to facilitate attendance by educators across Kansas. To assure a quality experience, only 20 participants can be accepted.
Many schools have begun implementing restorative practices as a foundation for positive school climate and community building.
Successfully implementing the values of restorative justice beyond Tier 1 in situations of harm and severe conflict (often seen at MTSS/PBIS Tier 2 and 3) entails a further set of skills.
This interactive training will provide participants the opportunity to learn, build, and practice skills needed to facilitate problem-solving and harm-repair circles, and address situations of severe conflict. You will learn:

Applications of Restorative Justice values and practices in situations of harm and severe conflict which damage relationships in a school community
Skills to facilitate restorative conferences and harm-repair circles
Implementation resources to begin using restorative justice strategies in response to harm and situations of severe conflict in the school setting

Both CDREs and Social Work CEUs are pending.
Register Here

C Henry Smith Oratorical Contest 2022
2022-04-08 12:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Bethel students are invited to register for this writing and speaking contest, which features a local $400 first prize and an additional $300 national first prize.
The C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest is administered by the Peace and Justice Ministries of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and locally sponsored by the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) and the Bethel College departments of Bible and Religion and Communication Arts. Bethel students are invited to share original orations with the wider community, applying a Christian peace position to contemporary concerns.
How does your Christian peace position help you make sense of the issues facing us all in the contemporary world?
Student participants will write an original essay (maximum 1,500 words) and share an 8 to 10 minute presentation. Presentations will be submitted as videos and the three best presentations will be presented live at Convocation on April 18. The winner will then submit a video of their presentation to the MCC for the Bi-National (US and Canada) contest.
If you are interested in participating, please register here – there is no obligation, and this lets us start the conversation. We can answer your questions!
Register HERE

HOPE Spring Session 2022 - Offered Live Online, via Zoom
2022-03-14 18:00 - 2022-05-09 19:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting.
* Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents
* Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires
* Recognize relationship transitions
* Develop effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This session consists of five classes: March 14 and 28, April 11 and 25, and May 9, 2022. One must attend ALL FIVE CLASSES to complete the program.
The classes are held electronically via Zoom. We will meet at 6:00 PM on the class days for no more than one and one half hours, and then you will complete off-line class assignments at home, on your own. The total cost of the session, including all five classes, is $250. See the registration form (click below) for more details.
CLICK HERE to register for the Spring 2022 HOPE class.
This class is fully subscribed. You may register anyway and be placed on a waitlist if you wish.

Domestic Mediation Primary Training Live Online via Zoom March 2022
2022-03-09 08:30 - 2022-03-25 13:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This training focuses on application of the mediation process to situations involving divorced or separating parents who cannot agree on issues related to child custody and parenting.
Topics include…

Divorce as family reorganization
Impact of divorce on children
Developmentally appropriate parenting plans
Working with high conflict families
Assessing for domestic violence and abuse
Kansas divorce and domestic mediation statues
Kansas Supreme Court Rules relating to Domestic Mediation, including ethics obligations

Prerequisite: Core Mediation Primary Training; (completion of a core co-mediation practicum is not required. )
Technical requirements: Reliable internet connection, and a device (computer or tablet) with a camera, microphone, and video display.
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KIPCOR Film Series: "Citizen Ashe"
2022-02-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
SAVE THE DATE!!
KIPCOR Film Series 2021-2022:
Sunday, February 20, at 2:00 PM
“Citizen Ashe”

Honoring Black History Month, we will screen the film live and in-person in Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton.
Be sure to stay after the film for an audience discussion led by Bethel College Head Football Coach A.B. Stokes. Coach Stokes was born and raised in Chicago, and is a 2007 graduate of Sterling College. He and his wife of 19 years have four children. Coach Stokes returned to Bethel College after serving as the Content Pastor/Assistant Football Coach/Head Wrestling Coach at Lincoln Christian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Coach Stokes served as the offensive coordinator and associate head Thresher Football coach from 2018-2020. Coach Stokes has been influential in creating the foundation of the culture for Bethel College football today.
As always, our films are free and open to the public. Students will receive Bethel College Convocation credit for attending this film.
Citizen Ashe explores the enduring legacy of tennis great and humanitarian Arthur Ashe, charting his personal evolution from Grand Slam champion to global activist during a time of tumultuous historical events. Directed by Rex Miller and Sam Pollard.
PLEASE NOTE that we will continue to follow Bethel College’s COVID-19 guidelines, which currently require everyone to wear masks indoors for groups of 10 or more, regardless of vaccination status.
See you at the movies in February!!

Practical Skills for Managing Interpersonal Conflict (Core Mediation Primary Training) Via Zoom Spring 2022
2022-02-02 08:30 - 2022-02-18 13:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
This unique and highly interactive training will…

Equip participants with practical skills for managing interpersonal difference and disagreement.
Address the impact of personal style, culture, and power on conflict.
Provide technical proficiency in dialogue and mediation techniques (course content follows primary training requirements for Kansas Supreme Court core mediator approval).
Benefit everyone interested in developing better skills for handling the difficult conversations we all face.

Who should attend? Teachers, social workers, managers, business people, counselors, attorneys, court personnel, church leaders, community leaders – and anyone interested in learning more about solving interpersonal problems.
Virtual training—available in the comfort of your home/office.

Same high quality, interactive, and highly rated course KIPCOR has been offering for more than 20 years.
Presentation based on the most current virtual education pedagogy, creating excellent outcomes in a safe distance format.
Each day features learning via Zoom, integrated with generous amounts of non-screen time to eliminate cognitive fatigue.
Daily breakout sessions for pairs and small groups of students to practice techniques and skills, as well as engage in role-plays.
Technical Requirements: reliable internet connection and a device (laptop, desktop, or tablet) with camera & microphone.

Approved for Core Mediation Primary Training CDRE Credits by the Kansas State Supreme Court’s OJA. Social Work CEUs available upon request.

We will be offering a discount for those who register for both Core Mediation (i.e. this training) and Domestic Mediation (dates TBD) in 2022 –
if you register for the early-bird Core rate of $575 you can register for the Early-bird Domestic class for $325 instead of the regular $400.

Register Now

MLK Day 2022 January 17
2022-01-17 19:00 - 2022-01-18 19:00 | Memorial Hall, Bethel College, North Newton, KS 67117, 300 E 27th St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States

KIPCOR Shorts 2021 Registration available!!
2021-12-03 08:30 - 16:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Registration is now open for
KIPCOR Shorts Fall 2021
(Live on Zoom)
Approved for 6 Hours of CDREs, including 1.5 hour of DV;
6 hours of CLE, and 6 hours of CEUs.

Click here to Register Now!!

KIPCOR Film Series: "A Home Called Nebraska"
2021-11-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
The KIPCOR 2021-22 Film Series continues in November.

Please join us on Sunday, November 14 at 2:00 p.m. to view the film,
“A Home Called Nebraska.”

We will once again screen this film live and in-person in Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton. As always, our films are free and open to the public.

“A Home Called Nebraska” tells the story of our midwestern neighbors to the north and the welcome, acceptance and friendship they extended to refugees in 2020 – all during a time of national anxiety and open bigotry. Thanks to many Nebraskans’ generosity, these refugees who escaped war, torture and persecution continue to thrive and succeed today.

As always, we hope you can stay after the film for a discussion with fellow audience members. The discussion will be led by Emily Haverkamp, a Wichita Immigration and Asylum attorney. Ms. Haverkamp, a University of Kansas graduate, lived in Malaysia as a child where her mother screened Vietnamese refugees for the U.S. government. She also served in the U.S. Peace Corps before launching her career as an immigration attorney

PLEASE NOTE that we will continue to follow Bethel College’s COVID-19 guidelines, which currently require everyone to wear masks indoors for groups of 10 or more, regardless of vaccination status.

See you at the movies in November!!

KIPCOR's SAFeR (Intimate Partner Violence) Specialized Training
2021-10-22 08:30 - 12:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
KIPCOR’s SAFeR Training
offered online via Zoom
October 22, 2021
8:30 AM
In cooperation with the Battered Women’s Justice Project, KIPCOR is offering this important class for our partners. We hope that you can join us!!

Approved for 3.5 hours of Core Mediation Primary Training CDRE Credits by the Kansas State Supreme Court’s OJA, Social Work CEUs, and CLEs.

Register for the class HERE.

Click here for information about Mark McCormick's Peace Lecture TONIGHT!
2021-09-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Memorial Hall, Bethel College, North Newton, KS 67117, 300 E 27th St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
“Peace: It’s a Choice”
Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 7:00 PM
Mark McCormick will be our first Peace Lecturer of the 2021 – 2022 series. He will be presenting live in Memorial Hall on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas. His topic will be, “Peace: It’s a Choice” Please join us, or watch live online from the comfort of your own home on our livestream… simply click on this link after 7:00 PM tonight.
https://youtu.be/h2Mw0kYUpjw
(Note that if you join the livestream before it starts at 7:00 PM you will be placed in a waiting room and automatically transferred into the event once it begins.)
This event is free and open to the public!!

If you would like to support KIPCOR’s work and future Peace Lectures you can find instructions for online donations to KIPCOR here:
https://kipcor.org/get-involved/donate-volunteer/

Note that at this time Bethel College requires everyone in an on-campus gathering of more than 10 people wear a mask,
regardless of vaccination status.

KIPCOR Film Series: The Prison Within
2021-09-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Luyken Fine Arts Center, 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Save the Date!!
KIPCOR Film Series 2021-2022:
“The Prison Within”
Yes, it’s true! The KIPCOR Film Series is returning live and in-person!
We will fire up the projector on Sunday, September 12 at 2:00 p.m. in Krehbiel Auditorium to screen the film, “The Prison Within.”
Join us in Krehbiel Auditorium in the Luyken Fine Arts Center on the campus of Bethel College in North Newton as we watch the film and discuss it afterwards. As always, our films are free and open to the public.
PLEASE NOTE that we will be following Bethel College’s COVID-19 guidelines, which currently require everyone to wear masks indoors for groups of 10 or more, regardless of vaccination status.
ABOUT THE FILM
“The Prison Within” takes you on a journey into redemption and forgiveness inside the walls of San Quentin prison. Witness the powerful journeys of individuals incarcerated for murder as they participate in a restorative justice program to expose and heal the roots of their traumas.
As always, we invite you to stay after the film for a provocative discussion. Our post-film discussion on September 12 will be led by filmmakers, producers and/or featured actors.
See you at the movies!

HOPE Summer Session 2021 - Offered Live Online, via Zoom
2021-06-21 17:30 - 2021-08-16 19:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Registration for this class is CLOSED.
Please register for the Fall 2021 class instead.
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting.
* Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents
* Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires
* Recognize relationship transitions
* Develop effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This session consists of five classes: June 21, July 5 and 19, and August 2 and 16, 2021. One must attend ALL FIVE CLASSES to complete the program.
The classes are held electronically via Zoom. We will meet at 5:30 PM on the class days for no more than one and one half hours, and then you will complete off-line class assignments at home, on your own. The total cost of the session, including all five classes, is $200.

Advanced Restorative Schools Training: Repairing Harm May 4-7, 2021 Offered Live Online, via Zoom
2021-05-04 08:30 - 2021-05-07 12:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
**NOTE: This training assumes participants have a foundational understanding of restorative justice, as well as training in and practiced use of Tier 1 applications.**
A $25 per person discount is available if a $50 nonrefundable early-bird deposit is received by 4:00 PM on Monday, April 19; an additional $25 per person savings is available to any institution sending 3 or more participants to the training.
This training is offered Live Online via Zoom for your safety, and to facilitate attendance by educators across Kansas. To assure a quality experience, only 20 participants can be accepted.
Many schools have begun implementing restorative practices as a foundation for positive school climate and community building.
Successfully implementing the values of restorative justice beyond Tier 1 in situations of harm and severe conflict (often seen at MTSS/PBIS Tier 2 and 3) entails a further set of skills.
This interactive training will provide participants the opportunity to learn, build, and practice skills needed to facilitate problem-solving and harm-repair circles, and address situations of severe conflict. You will learn:

Applications of Restorative Justice values and practices in situations of harm and severe conflict which damage relationships in a school community
Skills to facilitate restorative conferences and harm-repair circles
Implementation resources to begin using restorative justice strategies in response to harm and situations of severe conflict in the school setting

Register Here

Click here for new information about Leonard Pitts Jr. Peace Lecture!
2021-04-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
NOTE: I have sent email links to everyone who registered before 5:00 PM on Saturday. If you have not seen the link, it’s either because it went to your spam/trash folder (I’ve been putting addresses in BCC to preserve your privacy) or because you registered with a bad email address (some of you did). If the email bounced back to me and you gave a phone number when you registered, I’ll call you to get a new email; if you gave me BOTH a bad email address and a bad or no phone number, I’m afraid there is nothing I can do. If you can’t find the email with the link in your spam or trash folders, register again and I will send the next email using the “To” function.

Leonard Pitts Jr. will be our second Peace Lecturer of the 2020 – 2021 series. He will be presenting live online via Zoom webinar a sequel to his tremendously popular 2017 KIPCOR Peace Lecture. This year’s topic will be, “Is America Possible?” This is a highly anticipated event that you will not want to miss! Mark your calendars for Sunday, April 25th, at 2:00 pm. You MUST register to receive the link.
Register here
This event will NOT be available to stream after the fact; it is a live presentation only at 2:00 PM (CDT) on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Join us to hear this important presentation!!
This event is free of charge, but we WOULD appreciate it if you could help support our work and offset the costs involved in this presentation. You can mail a check, made out to “KIPCOR”, to:

KIPCOR
P.O. Box 276
North Newton, KS 67117

or go HERE to learn how to donate to KIPCOR online.

Thank you for your support!!

C Henry Smith Oratorical Contest 2021
2021-04-19 11:30 - 2021-04-26 12:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Bethel students are invited to register for this writing and speaking contest, which features a local $400 first prize and an additional $300 national first prize.
The C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest is administered by the Peace and Justice Ministries of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and locally sponsored by the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) and the Bethel College departments of Bible and Religion and Communication Arts. Bethel students are invited to share original orations with the wider community, applying a Christian peace position to contemporary concerns. How does your Christian peace position help you make sense of the issues facing us all in the contemporary world?
Student participants will write an original essay (maximum 1,500 words) and share an 8 to 10 minute presentation. Presentations will be submitted as a video by Monday, April 19, 2021; all videos will be judged, and the top three will be shown at Convocation on Monday April 26 2021. Students invited to have their videos shown at Convocation will be allowed to edit and re-record their videos after receiving the judge’s sheets, with a final deadline of Friday, April 23, at 10:00 AM.
Thank you for your interest in this year’s contest!!

Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism
2021-04-08 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join KIPCOR Director Sheryl Wilson as she participates in The University of Texas’ webinar,
“Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism:
A Restorative Community Conversation”
In this gathering, Sheryl will be discussing the potential role that restorative justice has in anti-racism work.

This event is free and open to the public.
Click here to join: https://utsa.zoom.us/j/98490214562
Or go to your Zoom account and enter Meeting ID: 984 9021 4562

HOPE Spring Session 2021 - Offered Live Online, via Zoom
2021-03-08 17:30 - 2021-05-03 18:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Enrollment for this class is closed. Please look at the Summer class instead.
HOPE consists of five interactive, skill-building, educational classes designed to reduce the negative impact of divorce or separation conflict on children by helping parents learn healthy habits for more positive co-parenting.
* Understand your child’s right and need to love both parents
* Focus on your child’s needs instead of your own desires
* Recognize relationship transitions
* Develop effective communication skills
* Minimize conflict & manage emotions
* Create healthier boundaries while building trust & respect
This session consists of five classes: March 8 and 22, April 5 and 19, and May 3. One must attend ALL FIVE CLASSES to complete the program.
The classes are held electronically via Zoom. We will meet at 5:30 PM on the class days for no more than one and one half hours, and then you will complete off-line class assignments at home, on your own. The total cost of the session, including all five classes, is $200. See the registration form (click below) for more details.

KIPCOR Film Series: Cooked
2021-02-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
KIPCOR’s 2020-2021 Film Series Continues…
We are offering a second helping of “Cooked.” We originally screened this film in November 2020 and found it to be such a multi-layered, complex production that the audience discussion could have lasted for hours. So we are bringing back our audience discussion leader, Dr. Christy Miller Hesed, and expect her to be joined by other topic experts to offer their insights and answer your questions. You will once again need to view the film in advance, which you can do for FREE through Amazon Prime or at this website: https://www.pbs.org/video/cooked-survival-by-zip-code-tilbr2/ So watch the film at your leisure, then register for the February 7 audience discussion by clicking on this link. Because we need to send you a link to the Zoom session, Advance registration is required.

KIPCOR Shorts 2020 Register now!!
2020-12-04 08:30 - 17:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
December 4, 2020
KIPCOR is again presenting our annual KIPCOR Shorts program, offering you your full 6 hours of CDREs in one easy day. We will be offering the class live online via Zoom, using our considerable experience offering classes online to make sure this class is as relatable and has the same great learning outcomes you expect from KIPCOR offerings.
You can register here any time.
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KIPCOR 2020-2021 Film Series Continues - November 15 2020 - Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
2020-11-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual (Online) Event, No street address, North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Join us as the 2020-2021 KIPCOR Film Series continues in a virtual format. Our November film is “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code,” a multiple-award winning documentary that focuses on the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave to illustrate how minorities and low-income citizens suffer the most negative impact from natural disasters. The film is an indictment of our nation’s disaster preparedness, and forges a link between extreme weather, extreme disparity, and extreme racism.

YOU MUST VIEW THIS FILM BETWEEN NOV. 8 AND NOV. 14 using this link and password:

Click here to view film: https://vimeopro.com/bullfrogfilms/kipcor-cooked

Password: KC30p0

On Sunday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m., KIPCOR will host a virtual discussion of the film on Zoom with Christy Miller Hesed, a Hesston resident and Postdoctoral Associate in Environmental Anthropology at the University of Maryland. Click here to register for the November 15 audience discussion and we will send you the Zoom information on the afternoon of November 13.
