Community Boards 50th Anniversary Gala + SF Peacemaker Awards on Friday, June 12, at the Verdi Club

COMMUNITY BOARDS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH GALA AND SAN FRANCISCO PEACEMAKER AWARDS
WHEN: Friday, June 12, 2016, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Verdi Club, located at 2424 Mariposa St., San Francisco
TICKETS : $85-$100

SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Community Boards, the nation's first and longest-running community conflict resolution center, is turning 50! The evening will celebrate Community Boards' history and impact and honor individuals and organizations advancing peace and conflict resolution across San Francisco. The celebration will feature appearances by community leaders, including San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, State Senator Scott Wiener, and representatives from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the office of U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. Former SF Pride Parade Grand Marshall Alex U. Inn will emcee the event, with live music by Side Note.

Community Boards pioneered the community mediation model, which is replicated in over 500 centers throughout the United States and internationally, and provides the public with empowering, effective, and accessible mediation and conflict resolution services for resolving a wide range of personal, residential, neighborhood, consumer, and public disputes. Its Neighborhood Mediation Program remains a national and international model for civic participation. Learn about Community Boards' innovative programs and resources.

To date, Community Boards has:

- Helped more than 58,000 San Franciscans resolve disputes peacefully
- Trained over 20,000 individuals in conflict resolution skills
- Built a volunteer network of more than 430 trained mediators

About the San Francisco Peacemaker Awards:

Each year, Community Boards issues awards to an adult, a youth, and an organization, all of whom have made a significant contribution toward conflict resolution. Each award acknowledges, honors, and celebrates the change-makers, community-builders, anti-violence advocates, and on-the-ground peacemakers who are making San Francisco a city of healthier, safer neighborhoods and communities.

Community Boards Executive Director Darlene Weide: "It takes a village of peacemakers and anti-violence activists to build a San Francisco that values dialogue and resolution over conflict, division, and disputes. Today, we must celebrate those in our community who are directly improving our community's well-being and creating better neighborhoods, schools, and ecosystems."

2026 PEACEMAKER AWARD RECIPIENTS

- Sharon Rose -The Raymond Shonholtz Visionary Peacemaker Award honors an outstanding individual who has made or is making significant contributions to peacemaking, community building, and anti-violence work in San Francisco. Sharon has been leading diversion programs in San Francisco for more than 30 years, helping find sustainable alternatives to incarceration for diverse community members.

- Gloria Cuevas Torres -The Gail Sadalla Rising Peacemaker Award is given to a youth peacemaker (ages 12-24) who is making a difference in their school or community, setting an example for other youth in anti-violence and peacemaking activities. Gloria is a 14-year-old student at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School who has mediated more than a dozen cases to resolve violence and school-related conflicts.

- CLECHA-The Community Boards Leadership Award recognizes an organization for its meaningful track record in contributing to community-building and peacemaking in San Francisco. CLECHA is dedicated to supporting Latina and Latino entrepreneurs by providing resources, opportunities, and community connections, and to removing all barriers so these small businesses can thrive.

COMMUNITY BOARDS FAQ

- Founded in 1976 with the mission to provide the general public with an empowering, effective, and accessible methodology for resolving a wide range of personal, residential, neighborhood, consumer, and public disputes
- Developed a unique panel mediation model of three mediators working collaboratively to create a safe and confidential conflict resolution process for all San Franciscans. (This is a worldwide replicated model.)
- Created a rewarding-personally and professionally-avenue for concerned citizens to volunteer their time, energy, and skills in helping others
- Trained 20,000+ San Francisco residents as mediators to date
- Assisted 58,000+ San Franciscans in resolving their conflicts peacefully

SAN FRANCISCO PEACEMAKER AWARDS FAQ
- Launched in 2011, the awards acknowledge and honor the significant contributions of others who make it a city of healthier, more just neighborhoods and communities.
- The awards salute and celebrate change-makers, community-builders, anti-violence advocates, and on-the-ground peacemakers. The three awards recognize individuals and organizations with proven track records, and the next generation of "rising" peacemakers.

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