Growth, accessibility, and safety prompt change in venue. HARRISONBURG (July 10, 2018) — The Harrisonburg International Festival Planning Committee announced today that Harrisonburg City Council has approved relocation of the annual event to downtown Harrisonburg. Previously held in Harrisonburg’s Hillandale Park, the festival’s popularity and growth has prompted the relocation. Organizers believe this change in …
Conflict is a normal and even healthy part of relationships. Yet sometimes we get caught in a loop of ongoing disagreement in our personal and professional lives that is stressful and non-productive. Sometimes it’s hard to keep a cool head. For more than 30 years, FairField Center has demonstrated when individuals and groups improve their …
What’s old is new again; we’ve gone retro in rolling out this latest newsletter. Welcome to the new FairField Turning Points! A few of you may remember that “Turning Points” was the name of the Community Mediation Center’s first newsletter back in the 1980s! Our new format – no longer provided to you by printing, folding, and mailing …
We need your help, and it will only take a couple of easy CLICKS! The FairField Center is in the running for a Non-Profit Mission Accelerator Giveaway of marketing services worth $20,000, but we need VOTES to get to the next round of competition! Winning this competition will help FairField Center assist more people and …
Daily News-Record (DNR) readers have named the Harrisonburg International Festival, “Best Festival/Event” in the Best of the Valley 2018 poll. Each year DNR readers vote on their favorites in six categories with 80 different awards. This year there were 2,000+ submissions. We think that’s just more proof that the FairField Center’s annual event is a …
Come hear about the great restorative justice work being done within the Harrisonburg community by the Restorative Justice Coalition. February 28, 2018 Members Meeting: 4-5 PM Public Meeting: 5-6 PM Rockingham County Administrative Center 57 East Gay Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Entrance C Conference Room – Go straight down the hall ahead and turn right. …
FairField Center’s Basic Mediation Training class finished their first full day of study! Taught by Executive Director Tim Ruebke, this three day class offers experiential training in the basic principles of negotiation and conflict resolution, the mediation process, communication skills and issues faced by mediators. Instructors use role plays and practice activities applicable to real life …
We are already halfway through January 2018 and FairField Center still has three amazing training courses available this month! Whether you are looking to expand your personal or professional skill set or continue working towards becoming a certified mediator, these classes have what you need. All the classes are taught by trained mediators and certified …
All are invited to attend the next public meeting of the Harrisonburg Restorative Justice Coalition. This is an opportunity to hear about the Restorative Justice work being done in Harrisonburg by FairField Center, the Harrisonburg Police Department, the Harrisonburg court system, K-12 Schools, JMU, EMU, and others. Please spread the word as widely as you are …