PEER MEDIATOR'S FORUM FOCUSES ON UNCONSCIOUS BIAS

North Shore Community Mediation Center held its 13th annual Peer Mediators’ Forum at Spinelli’s Lynnfield on April 29th. Richard Cohen, well-known in the field of conflict resolution, spoke with the students about Unconscious Bias, helping them to discuss how they see the world and how their perspective is based on their socialization and life experiences.

Those present included students from: Amesbury Middle and High School, Andover High School, Triton Regional High School, Northeast Metro Tech School, Marblehead High School, Lowell High School, Greater Lawrence Tech High School, Amesbury Innovation High School, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. Pictured are students from Andover High School.

For more information about Peer Mediation call Anya McDavitt, Director of Youth Programs, 978-232-0002 or visit the NSCMC site at www.nsmediation.org

North Shore Community Mediation Center, Inc. (NSCMC), an independent non-profit corporation begun in 1994, provides alternative dispute resolution and training services to the communities of the North Shore. Volunteer mediators from NSCMC work to promote better understanding and communication by offering high quality mediation services to those in conflict.