6. brooklyn mediation center
210 JORALEMON STREET
SUITE 600
BROOKLYN, NY 1201
T: 718.834.6671
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NEW YORK, NY 10013
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Institute. From the streets, to the schools, to the courts, to the United Nations, we give people the
BRAD HECKMAN resources they need to resolve conflicts peacefully and creatively. We provide a safe space for tough
CEO, NEW YORK PEACE INSTITUTE conversations to thousands of New Yorkers each year, and strive to advance the peacebuilding
profession. With deep appreciation, I'd like to acknowledge our volunteer mediators for their
dedication and extraordinary service to our communities. To our staff, partners, funders, friends, and
families, thank you for joining us as we build peace in New York City and beyond.
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A7D7:8 ?89@: Charles J. Hynes is serving his sixth term as Kings County District Attorney. He has
pioneered many innovative strategies, including Criminal Court mediation, protection
?I?A=D'H for domestic violence victims, and residential drug treatment initiatives. He received
the American Bar Association’s Minister of Justice Award and the Fund for Modern
Courts’ Cyrus R. Vance Tribute. Mr. Hynes began his public service career in 1963 as a
Legal Aid attorney, and became an Assistant District Attorney in 1969. In 1971, he
3455':7I'J@AK'H7?F7'HA9L7 became Chief of the Rackets Bureau, and was promoted to First Assistant District
Attorney in 1973. He served in numerous special government positions, including Fire
Commissioner, Special State Nursing Home Prosecutor, and Special State Corruption
CHARLES J. HYNES Prosecutor. He has served as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice
Section and as Vice President of the National District Attorneys Association. He
co-wrote Incident at Howard Beach: The Case for Murder and authored Triple
PRESENTED BY Homicide, a novel. Mr. Hynes is also as an Adjunct Professor at St. Johns, Brooklyn,
MICHELE KIRSCHBAUM and Fordham Law Schools.
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Ameena Matthews is a violence interrupter from the streets of Chicago and is featured
PRESENTED BY prominently in the acclaimed documentary The Interrupters. Her deeply compassion-
BRAD HECKMAN ate, courageous and inspirational style of street mediation draws upon a past rooted in
the reality of urban poverty, drugs, gangs and violence. She is the daughter a
notorious gang leader, and was involved in gang activity in her youth. After finding love
and faith through her Muslim family, she joined CeaseFire, an organization committed
:KD'8@M to preventing urban violence. CeaseFire’s violence interrupters seek out street
DH7F9?>'8;? conflicts, and work to diffuse situations before they turn violent. As a result of her life
experiences, Ms. Matthews brings credibility and deep sympathy to individuals caught
KG FARE FOR OUR DELICIOUS BITES in the cycle of violence. Through her dedicated efforts and those of her colleagues, a
VOLI VODKA FOR OUR TASTY COCKTALS new vision of peace is being practiced on the streets of Chicago. Ms. Mathews has been
OUR MUSICIANS DAVID MILLER & MARK WOODYATT interviewed on NPR by Terry Gross, and has been profiled in numerous national and
international publications.
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8. about the
“Mediation helped us
reach an agreement that was
NEW YORK PEACE INSTITUTE
much better for my child.” The New York Peace Institute is committed to
promoting peace in our communities. Whether
“Mediation opened the channels of a dispute involves two people, or several
communication and allowed everyone to groups, we can help.
be creative in their approach to the child.”
We work in three areas:
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Send requests for mediation by mail, fax or email
to your child’s school and to the New York Peace
Institute’s Brooklyn Mediation Center
TEL: 718.834.6671 FAX: 718.934.6681
TEL: 212.577.1740 FAX: 212.577.1748
Be sure to include the following information
in your request for mediation:
BROCHURES
9. WHEN PARENTS ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION
AND
SCHOOLS DISAGREE MEDIATION QUALIFIED MEDIATORS
Special Education mediators have had
“I don’t want my child in a extensive conflict resolution training and are
Special Education class.” knowledgeable about education law and the
operations of the New York City school system.
A FREE SERVICE
“If the child’s behavior continues, They are professionals from various
we can’t support him in our school.” Mediation is provided at no cost to parents and occupations and are not employed by the
’ schools. Department of Education.
“I don’t think my child is
getting enough services.”
A VOLUNTARY PROCESS DUE PROCESS RIGHTS PROTECTED
“This child doesn’t belong in a general Mediation can be requested by either parent or Parents can request both an impartial hearing
education class, and the parent isn’t
school, but will only take place if both parties and mediation at the same time. The impartial
listening.” agree to the process. hearing can be cancelled if all the concerns are
resolved in mediation.
DIFFERENT FROM AN IMPARTIAL HEARING
An impartial hearing is a court proceeding where
MEDIATION CAN HELP a hearing officer makes a decision based on
evidence and testimony. Mediation is a dispute
Mediation is a process in which parents of a child resolution process where a mediator assists
with a disability and a school meet with a neutraI parents and schools to work out disagreements
person (a mediator) to work out their differences. about a child’s educational plan. The mediator
It is often chosen instead of an impartial hearing does not make decisions, but rather helps
as a way of resolving disputes about a student’s participants reach their own solutions.
placement, services, evaluation, or classification.
In most cases, the mediator is able to help
develop an agreement that is acceptable to both
the parent and the school in a way that: BINDING AGREEMENTS
Any agreement reached is binding and is written
- Allows all concerns to be heard up at the mediation. After the mediation, the
- Builds trust and improves Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is updated to
communication reflect the terms of the agreement.
- Explores creative solutions
- Gives everyone a chance to have
equal say in all decisions