January 26, 2012, 1:09 pm
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On February 10, 2012, Roanoke’s Conflict Resolution Center will be hosting “A Chocolate Affair” to celebrate and raise awareness and funds. The event will be held at the Vinton War Memorial, running from 7 to 10 PM. Tickets are $40 each or 2 for $75. They “will have the best chocolates, the best wine, the best food, the best live music, and the best prizes and sponsors that the Roanoke Valley has to offer”.
Hand-made chocolates will be available from Baylee’s Best Chocolates on Electric Road in Roanoke. Bayla, the owner of Baylee’s, is Roanoke’s only chocolatier and makes the most amazing chocolates. They will be providing approximately 500 chocolates for this event including solids, butter-creams, and their amazing flavored truffles! Chef John Schopp of Center Stage Catering will be providing heavy hors d’oeuvres for the evening. The menu will include dishes like “Aztec Meatballs with a Rich Sauce of Cocoa, Chili & Cinnamon” and “Warm Caramel Apple Baked Brie in Flaky Puff Pastry with Toasted Almond Praline & Candied Orange Zest”.
Live music will be provided by Sexual Chocolate, a local band that plays classic funk & soul tunes you’ll recognize and that would make James Brown and Marvin Gaye proud.
The Conflict Resolution Center is also receiving assistance with décor and atmosphere from the professionals at The Flower Shoppe On Main in Salem.
A cash bar will also be available for guests including a featured drink, the Chocolate Martini. All guests will receive two free drinks with their ticket purchase.
Fabulous Door and Raffle prizes. To learn more about the event click on the Conflict Resolution Center’s website. |
November 2, 2011, 2:40 pm
Help a loved one show his or her support for peace this holiday season (and seasons to come!) by purchasing them a “Community Peacebuilding” license plate. The annual plate purchase generates income for VACCR and the peacebuilding work of its member centers, making it the gift that keeps on giving in important ways. Please peruse our site to learn more about VACCR’s work. And consider purchasing a plate for someone this year! It’s the perfect gift. Plate purchases can be made at Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) customer service centers or on-line in the “Special Plates” section of the DMV’s website. The plate carries a $25 fee and can be renewed annually. Please click here to see the vehicle information required by the DMV for plate purchase.
June 13, 2011, 2:35 pm
Conflict is inevitable. If handled well, conflict can be a positive force for individual and societal change.
In the United States people often use courts of law to resolve conflict. This makes the courts responsible for conflict resolution as opposed to the people in conflict. And it does not always settle issues adequately. Many courts are over-burdened and struggling to meet the needs of the citizenry.
Community conflict resolution centers emerged in the United States in the 1960s to empower individuals and organizations to engage, transform, and resolve conflicts through the use of collaborative, constructive processes. These processes include mediation, facilitation, conflict resolution training and restorative justice and are often provided by trained volunteers committed to helping their fellow citizens use non-adversarial ways to engage conflict.
The Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution (VACCR) formed in 1992 to support and encourage the growth of Virginia’s non-profit conflict resolution centers. VACCR’s members want to engender a cultural change in which Virginians seek out the support of their community conflict resolution centers to resolve disputes on their own, and use the courts only as a last resort. They believe that educating the public about the conflict resolution services available through the centers is a first step toward creating this cultural change and creating a more peaceful society.
Click on the “Services” link on this site to learn about what’s being offered today by Virginia’s community mediation centers. Or click on the “Regional Centers” link to find the website for the center nearest your community.
October 17, 2010, 8:46 pm
VACCR has worked with the Virginia General Assembly and the Department of Motor Vehicles to create a “Peace” license plate for Virginia’s citizens interested in promoting peace and community peacebuilding.
By purchasing a Peace plate, $15 of your $25 fee will go to help support community peacebuilding efforts of VACCR member centers. We hope you will encourage others to order the plate and we thank you for being a part of this effort.
To Order: Visit the Virginia DMV Peace Plate site or your local DMV Customer Service Center.
Many thanks to Liz Frankl of the Frankl Creative Group for designing the Peace Plate.
October 17, 2010, 6:01 pm
As you can see, we have updated our website! The changes will let us update more frequently with new information.
