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Registration is Open

October 6, 2022 by ormediate

Everything you need to know about the conference can be found here.
This year’s conference will host virtual workshops on Friday and Saturday. The Conference will conclude Saturday with in-person socials in Portland and Salem starting at 4:00pm.

Thank you to our members, speakers and volunteers who shaped this year’s program!

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Portland & Salem Socials


Thank you for your generosity

The Annual Conference is OMA’s main fundraising activity and we are extremely grateful for
your contribution at the below level. Every little bit helps drive the mission so if you are
unable to provide a contribution, we still welcome you and ask for a $10 contribution.

For non-members introduced to OMA for the first time, we hope you’ll find value
and new friends in the 1 year individual membership that’s included with the registration fee.

OMA Member

2 Day Conference


Paid Practitioner $100
Nonprofit Practitioner $75
Volunteer Mediator $50
Student $25
Minimum $10

Non-Member

2 Day Conference


$150
Includes 1 year
individual membership for first time new members

• Non-Member scholarships are available •
email [email protected] or call 503-872-9775 for information  



Support Through a Sponsorship

Thank you for considering a sponsorship at this year’s conference.
OMA has historically received approximately 50% of funding from the Annual Conference
and in the wake of the pandemic, your contribution will help us build back
and continue the success of providing training, support and continuing education
to mediators and supporters of mediation in Oregon.

Gold

Sponsor


Name and logo in program materials

Listed on OMA’s website partner page for one year

Campaign call out after conference

4 conference tickets

$1000

Silver

Sponsor


Name and logo in program materials

Listed on OMA’s website partner page for one year

Campaign call out after conference

2 conference tickets

$500

Bronze

Sponsor


Name and logo in program materials

Listed on OMA’s website partner page for one year

Campaign call out after conference

 

$250

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2022 Fall Conference November 4 + 5

July 17, 2022 by Oregon Mediation Association

OMA’s Annual Fall Conference planning is underway! Thank you to our membership who provided feedback to help us shape this years’ experience. Watch your email for program announcements. If you are not already an OMA Member, we invite you to join our vibrant community of mediators who are committed to the development, support and advocacy of mediation in the State of Oregon. Explore Membership Benefits

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Black Lives Matter – In Pursuit of Equity Informed Mediation

December 24, 2020 by Oregon Mediation Association

The Oregon Mediation Association Board of Directors shared and still shares in the collective horror and grief felt by our communities in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others nationwide and here in Oregon at the hands of police and systemic racism. 

Many people of color that were killed in the confrontations with police here in Oregon include the following: Kendra James, Terrell Johnson, Keaton Otis, Andre Gladen, Patrick Kimmons, Quanice Hayes, Jason Washington, James Perez, Byron Hammick, Aaron Campbell, Koben Henrickson, John Elifritz, Christopher Kalonji, and William Patrick Floyd. 

Many of us decided it was long overdue for us to reflect on our own biases and privilege and come to terms with how they may impact our capacity to act impartially when mediating. It is a time for us to look at our organization and ask how we can show up to work against systemic racism. How are we helping or hurting the BIPOC communities in our personal and professional lives?  How can we improve our relationships and services to better meet the needs of ALL people while promoting anti-racist dialogues?

In response we issued the statement set forth below:

As OMA members, we have an obligation to act impartially when we are mediating and educating/advocating for mediation. That does NOT mean we are “neutral” on issues about racism, injustice and other pervasive social issues. Mediators and other conflict resolution practitioners in our community must promote anti-racism ourselves and avoid “race-neutral” perspectives that allow BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) individuals to be disenfranchised and disempowered. As mediators we are working on our own bias, and learning to meet people where they are in this process, in our personal and professional lives. Please see OMA Core Standards of Mediation Practice, Section III.[1]

During the Fall conference held in November, we included sessions to provide a place for implicit bias, equity, and anti-racism to be discussed. We strived to lift voices of individuals who do some of the most important work with our communities and demonstrate best practices to support BIPOC individuals in their lives. 

OMA is striving for anti-racism in our contacts, and are providing resources for our mediators to do so as well. The links to some of our programs from the conference dealing with these issues are here (only available to members). While part of the reason for doing this is to help mediators become more equity-informed so that they will be better able to mediate, the same info is also useful for every one that wants to attempt to understand, as many of us will never truly know, the racial injustices that have long endured. Even in a time when many laws and structures in society are not discriminatory on their face, rather it is in the manner in which they have been selectively enforced.

We would like to remind non-Black folks that educating yourself and your surrounding friends, family and peers is necessary. As many exhausted BIPOC leaders have said, please take the labor off of Black and BIPOC communities and have those difficult conversations with yourself and with others about what it means to be anti-racist and why it is important. With rampant conflict in our lives and across our society, please consider helping educate others on your journey to avoid asking Black folks to educate and inform. It begins with a quick google search: “anti-racism resources.”

Here is a link to Anti-Racism Resources and here is a link to ADR Hub’s Statement for Conflict Engagement Specialists.

We welcome our members to reach out and contact us if you have found other resources helpful. If you are on a parallel journey, or even considering starting one, please read any of them or email us to suggest one for us to add to that list. 

Most sincerely,

The OMA Board of Directors

[1] Core Standards of Mediation Practice, Or. Mediation Ass’n (Apr. 23, 2005), https://ormediation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CoreStandardsFina_2005.pdf.

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Covid Conflict Management Assistance

May 25, 2020 by ormediate

Covid Mediation Help

OMA issued the following Public Service Announcement to Oregonians:

As the pandemic continues to make life difficult around the world, personal and business relationships are being tested.  Conflict is a natural result.  Left unattended, conflict can adversely affect relationships well beyond the current public health crisis. 

Many conflict management professionals across Oregon have adapted their practices to offer their services online or in a safe environment during this period of physical distancing.  Confidential mediation, conflict coaching and facilitation services are now available online to assist with issues related to housing, landlord-tenant disputes, family relationships, consumer-merchant conflict, and more. Many of these services are being offered by Community Dispute Resolution Centers at little, or no cost.

A list of service providers in your area can be found at https://ormediation.org/community-dispute-resolution-centers/, or by calling the Oregon Mediation Association at 503-872-9775.

OMA’s Mediator Directory is also listed here: https://ormediation.z2systems.com/np/clients/ormediation/publicaccess/membershipDirectory.do?md=1

 

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The Oregon Mediation Association

Welcome to OMA

Conflict is a natural part of life. Managed correctly, conflict can positively transform lives and relationships. Mediators are trained to understand the source of conflicts and identify a path away from adversarial positions toward positive growth and change. Mediators create a safe space to have difficult conversations. The Oregon Mediation Association works to build greater awareness of mediation as a useful conflict management tool.

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OMA is a network of practitioners and supporters who are committed to the development, support and advocacy of mediation in Oregon.

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OMA's mission is to help Oregonians transform the way they confront and resolve conflict in their personal lives and in their communities.

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