Weinstein Adr International Foundation

SENIOR FELLOWS VIRTUAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGHOUT 2021, THE WEINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INCLUDING ITS LEADERSHIP AND SENIOR FELLOWS, CONVENED PERIODIC VIRTUAL SPECIAL SESSIONS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONGOING LEARNING AND EXCHANGE REGARDING DISPUTE RESOLUTION BEST PRACTICES. TOPIC AREAS INCLUDED THE USE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VIRTUAL ADR, SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE, CROSS- CULTURAL ISSUES IN MEDIATION, MEDIATION ADVOCACY, INSURANCE ISSUES AND MEDIATION, AND GENDER AND MEDIATION. THESE VIRTUAL SPECIAL LEARNING SESSIONS CONTINUED THE WORK BEGUN IN 2018-2019 TO 1) TO STRENGTHEN THE SENIOR FELLOWS' MEDIATION PRACTICES IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES; 2) TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION AMONG THE SENIOR FELLOWS BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; AND 3) TO EXPLORE HOW SENIOR FELLOWS CAN HELP MEDIATE PUBLIC INTEREST DISPUTES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS CONFLICTS INVOLVING NATURAL RESOURCES, MIGRATION, LAND USE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENDER ISSUES.

SENIOR FELLOWS REPORTS AND UPDATES AS PART OF ITS ONGOING WORK TO SUPPORT CAPACITY-BUILDING IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND COLLABORATION AMONG THE SENIOR FELLOWS, THE FOUNDATION REPORTS ON ITS PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TAKING PLACE IN CONNECTION WITH ITS SENIOR FELLOWS THROUGH ELECTRONIC, PRINT AND VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS.

IN COLLABORATION WITH SENIOR FELLOWS SELECTED FROM NINE COUNTRIES, THE WEINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION PILOTED A PIONEERING INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION WRITING COMPETITION PROJECT TO PROMOTE MEDIATION ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION WHERE LAW STUDENTS FROM AZERBAIJAN, CYPRUS, ECUADOR, EGYPT, GEORGIA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, ROMANIA, AND SINGAPORE COMPETED TO WRITE A MEDIATION BRIEF. VIRTUAL STUDENT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WERE PROVIDED IN COLLABORATION WITH SENIOR FELLOWS AND BOARD MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE STUDENTS' LEARNING AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE THROUGH PANEL INTERVIEWS AND DISCUSSIONS.