Governor Proclaims Mediation Month in Oregon

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Whereas : Oregonians can choose mediation – with assistance from hundreds of volunteer, court affiliated and private mediators – as a “first resort” to peacefully resolve their own conflicts, thereby promoting safer communities, schools, and families, saving time and money, and creating better outcomes for everyone; and

Whereas : Oregon’s Governor, Attorney General, and Chief Justice are committed to the use of mediation for problem-solving, making Oregon a leader in providing statewide integrated approaches to the effective resolution of community, court, and public policy disputes; and

Whereas : A wide variety of organizations provide and support mediation and dispute resolution services to the citizens of Oregon, including community mediation centers, the Oregon Department of Justice, the University of Oregon School of Law’s ADR Program, Portland State University, the Oregon Judicial Branch, the Oregon Mediation Association, the Coalition of Victim Offender Mediation Programs, the Oregon State Bar, and others; and

Whereas : Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 36 provides the framework to integrate appropriate dispute resolution into the State of Oregon; and

Whereas : The annual conference of the Oregon Mediation Association will be help in Oregon on November 3-4, 2006 to promote the use of mediation; and

Whereas : The 12th Annual Oregon Peacemakers Conference will be held concurrently in Portland and Eugene, Oregon on November 15, 2006 to promote the use of non-violent conflict resolution among middle and high school students.

Now, Therefore , I Theodore R. Kulongoski, Governor of the State of Oregon, hereby proclaim November 2006 to be MEDIATION MONTH in Oregon and encourage all Oregonians to join in this observance.

In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and cause the Great Seal of the State of Oregon to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Salem in the State of Oregon on this day, October 17, 2006.

Thedore R. Kulongoski, Governor

Bill Bradbury, Secretary of State

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