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The 10th Annual Conference of the Northamerican Interfaith Network
Date: August 1 to 4, 1998
Organization: The Conference is sponsored by Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action
Based out of: Edmonton, Alberta
Event location: The Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel, Edmonton, Alberta
Brief Description:The Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Educatioin and Action is sponsoring the tenth annual conference of the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN). They expect a registration of 100 to 150 people from all over North America representing interfaith organizations as well as individuals who are committed to interfaith and multicultural understanding in our society. The featured speaker at the conference banquet on Monday, August 3 will be Rosemary Brown. Tickets to the banquet will be available for those who are unable to attend the whole NAIN Conference.
Contact Person:   Telephone No. (403) 413-6159
Web site: E-mail:
For further information:

Edmonton Interfaith for Education and Action
11148 84 Avenue,
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 0V8
Fax: (403) 439-2501

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Neighbourhood facilitation: Peacebuilding from the bottom up in pre- and post-war societies
Date: August 10 to 21, 1998
Organization: Conflict Resolution Catalyst (CRC) with support from the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC)
Based out of:  
Event location: The Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Nova Scotia
Brief Description: This is an integrative training course that is designed for both civilian and militarty personnel who are involved with or have an interest in peacebuilding at the community level. The aims of the course are to provide practical skill-building and preparation in the “neighborhood facilitation” model for community-level conflict resolution and social reconstruction in societies such as Bosnia, expand awareness of social, political, cultural and psychological context in conflict-laden communities and explore and develop cooperation between civilian and military people to build sustainable peace. The course will be mainly interactive and experimental. The contents include Peacebuilding players, Strategies for civilian-military cooperation in field operations, Roots and dynamics of conflicts and Third-party interventions.
The cost for the course is $750 USD which covers tuition, lodging and food (scholarships up to $375 USD may be available to qualified applicants).
Contact Person: Gary Shapiro (Manager of the training course) Telephone No. (902) 638-8611
Web site: www.crcvt.org E-mail: crc@sover.net
For further information:

Conflict Resolution Catalyst
Fax: (902) 638-857

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1998 CBA Annual Conference
Date: August 22-26, 1998
Organization: Canadian Bar Association
Based out of: Ottawa
Event location: St-John, NB
Brief Description: Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programming is a major part of this conference and as of 1998 marks the 50th Anniversary of the UDHR, it was deemed appropriate that a Human Rights stream be included as part of the 1998 CLE programming. Suggested topics within this streem include
Children's Rights, Employment rights, privacy rights,indigenous justice system, immigration/ refugee law.
Contact Person: Sandy Duck Telephone No. 1(800)267-8860 or 238-2925
Web site: http://www.cba.org/abc E-mail: info@cba.org
For further information, write to:

The Canadian Bar Association,
50, O'Connor, Suite 902,
Ottawa, ON K1P 6I2

Phone Number: (613)237-2925
fax: (613) 237-0185

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