Join us in celebrating the New York Peace Institute’s 10th anniversary! Click here to find out more about PeaceRaiser2021, the many events we are hosting throughout the spring, and how you can donate to support our quality conflict resolution services for individuals, families, and communities and ensure that we can continue to meet the needs of our fellow New Yorkers.
New York Peace Institute is excited to announce the launch of a new program – the Landlord-Tenant Mediation Project – that is a direct response to COVID-19 and the adverse impact it has had on NYC tenants’ ability to maintain their homes. This new project, developed and implemented by NYPI in partnership with the City of New York and other local non-profit Community Dispute Resolution Centers (CDRCs), will serve hundreds of New Yorkers each month by addressing rent-related and other housing issues in a mediation setting outside of the housing court system, with a focus on neighborhoods most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York Peace Institute stands in solidarity with the protesters in New York City and across the country who demonstrate courage and justifiable outrage at our nation’s historical pattern of racist attacks and murders.
We are deeply saddened by the acts of racial animus that have unfolded over the last few weeks and throughout history. The injustices against black people in this country are the result of a long, institutionalized legacy of racism, and the current focus on this important matter is long overdue.
We extend our condolences to all those who have lost loved ones in the recent turbulent weeks and to those who have been significantly and forever impacted by racialized violence throughout our country’s history.
Immediate action is necessary to transform our institutions and to end the power imbalances and legacy of injustice and inequity that pervade our City and country as a whole.
New York Peace Institute is devoted to the hard work necessary to navigate and/or resolve conflict. We vehemently support and promote difficult but critical dialogue, the use of restorative justice processes, and the widespread dissemination of peaceful de-escalation tactics.
Moving forward, we commit to speaking loudly and more frequently about the racism and inequity in our community, and we endeavor to engage in efforts to eliminate injustice, discrimination, and violence once and for all.
In peace and solidarity,
New York Peace Institute
Our final PeaceRaiser 2020 online event, Comedy & Conflict: A Conversation with Sarah Silverman, Jordan Carlos, Dan Ahdoot, and Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor will take place on May 28 at 8pm. We hope to see you there!
Register now for our second online event, Spotlight on East Harlem, on Thursday, May 14th at 4:00 PM.
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Register now to join our first online event–Conflict, Caring and COVID-19: Views from Around the World, on Tuesday, May 12th at 4:00 PM–to hear from a diverse panel of international peacebuilders on the challenges COVID-19 places on resolving conflict and building peace.
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PeaceRaiser 2020 will now be a series of online events and a month- long online giving campaign. Please support PeaceRaiser 2020 by donating, helping us fundraise, and joining one of our virtual events. Click here for more information.
Dear New York Peace Community,
The current health crisis has tested all of us as individuals, families, mediators, community members and New Yorkers in immeasurable ways. Some of us are working from home for the first time. Some of us are spending more time with our family members, children and roommates. Some of us have gotten sick. Many of us have lost people dear to our hearts, and many more have lost their livelihoods. The disruption, stress, and grief we are experiencing as individuals and a community is unfathomable and unprecedented.
By Michele Kirschbaum, Director of Programs
As Anna Goldfarb observes in Roommates or Partner Getting on Your Nerves? Read This from the New York Times, the lockdown environment of COVID-19 is placing increasing strains on many family and roommate relationships. The article includes some excellent tips about how to manage conflict before it escalates out of control; however, readers should also know that mediation is a viable option to consider when self-help strategies don’t work.
Training and Business Development Manager Ayanna Behin, Associate Director of Training Chris Daly, and Apprentice Ashley Smyth share how the Apprenticeship program has changed due to the current health crisis.