We all learn to approach and respond to conflict differently. What did you learn about how to intervene when you witness harm being caused? What about how to apologize when you were the one to cause it? And how can understanding your own “conflict story” help you show up to the inevitable moments when conflict, harm and opportunities for repair arise?

Join Kate Harrington-Rosen ’19 and Michele Lakemeyer for a webinar that explores our individual conflict stories and offers a framework, rooted in restorative justice, for approaching future conflict with the goal of accountability and repair.
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    Kate Harrington-Rosen MSC, CM
    Kate is a facilitator, mediator, and educator with over a decade of experience supporting people who want to shift their practices towards equity and justice. In addition to her direct support work with youth and adults affected by sexual violence and gender discrimination, Kate has provided education and strategic consulting for national companies, non-profit organizations, hospitals, and higher education institutions on sexual violence prevention, gender justice, anti-oppressive practices, and LGBTQ2IA+ cultural humility. In recognition of her work towards gender justice, Kate was recently named one of the Windy City Times’ “30 Under 30,” and in addition to her consulting work served as the Director, Equity Outreach and Education at Northwestern University from 2017-2021. In this role she trained over 5,000 people every year on inclusive practices and violence prevention. Kate holds a BA in Women and Gender Studies from McGill University, a MS in Communications from Northwestern University, and is a trained mediator through Chicago's Center for Conflict Resolution.
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    Michele Lakemeyer M.Ed., LSW
    Michele is a licensed social worker, facilitator, mediator and educator with over a decade of experience providing direct support to students, staff and faculty. Most recently, Michele worked at Northwestern University from 2013-2020 as the Assistant Director in the Social Justice Education office, providing hundreds of workshops for thousands of people each year, overseeing the Sustained Dialogue program, and creating Deconstructing Whiteness. Michele has worked with national companies, non-profit organizations, school districts, higher education institutions, and communities to provide education and strategic consulting on topics like white accountability, anti-oppressive practices, cultural humility, facilitation, and engaging in healthy conflict. In addition to her consulting work, Michele is a licensed social worker currently serving as a therapist for both individuals and groups at Meghan Finn Therapy and Consultation in Evanston, IL. Michele holds a BA in journalism from Santa Clara University, a M.Ed in Higher Education from Loyola University Chicago and a MSW from The University of Chicago.
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