International Conflict Resolution Day

October 15, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

What: Internationals Conflict Resolution Day

When: 6 p.m., Oct. 15, 2009

Where: Grace Covell Hall

Cost: Free

Description: "International Conflict Resolution Day", to be celebrated on October 15, 2009 at 6:00 PM at Grace Covell Hall of the University of the Pacific, will include a presentation by keynote speaker, Mayor Ann Johnston. The Mediation Center's "Peacemaker Award" will also be presented. Receiving the Peacemaker Award will be Tino Adame, a community organizer for veterans' affairs; Kim DeLaCruz, a correctional officer for the San Joaquin Cty. Sheriff's Dept.; John Reynolds, Executive Director of the Stockton Shelter for the Homeless; and Margee Ensign, Dean for the School for International Studies, University of the Pacific. Bringing together community resources that are key to reducing violence in our area will be a focus of the evening's activities. For up-to-the-minute information regarding the event, web users are encouraged to visit http://mediatorsrus.org/conflictresolutionday/index.htm or call the Mediation Center at 209-474-8794.