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Nancy Ferrell talks about the difference between "power over" and "power with," and discusses how a transition can be made from the former to the latter during mediation.
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Stephen Thom discusses the need to "level the playing field" for mediation between parties of unequal power.
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Werner Petterson describes the symptoms of a power imbalance, and talks about what can be done to lessen its destructive effects.
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Nancy Ferrell discusses the important fact that empowerment of one party is a benefit to all, and doesn't diminish anyone else's standing in a mediation.
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Will Reed emphasizes that empowerment is a side-effect of the work that he does, not the primary goal.
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Julian Klugman discusses a situation involving a school system, in which empowerment of a minority population was achieved partly through nonviolent direct action.
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Ozell Sutton discusses empowerment and "systemic illiteracy" -- a lack of understanding about how to work within "the system" to become empowered.
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Stephen Thom talks about how police officers can empower community members to deal with problems.
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Wallace Warfield describes how parties often try to disempower each other before even reaching the table, and talks about how this can be addressed by the intervenor.
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Civil rights mediator Ozell Sutton always tried to help the parties learn how to deal with their future problems themselves.
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Stephen Thom discusses a case in which he guided a school principal through a student empowerment process over the phone.
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Ozell Sutton discusses the nature of power and authority.
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Nancy Ferrell describes how she coaches all the parties so they can participate effectively in the mediation process.
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Community Relations Service Mediator Silke Hansen describes how it helps to level the playing field by helping community groups prepare for mediation.
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