Conflict Resolution Day
Countdown: 119 day(s) and 5 hours until Conflict Resolution Day 2013!
In 2013, International Conflict Resolution Day will fall on October 17. It is always the third Thursday in October.
Celebrate Conflict Resolution Day
Share the free CR Education Calendar App with Educators
A great way to get involved in promoting Conflict Resolution Day is to share the CRE Activity Calendar iPad App with educators and youth workers in your area. You can get the free app via the iTunes store. (To view and share last year's print edition of the activity calendar, visit this link).
2012 Youth Poetry Contest
The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), the originators and promoters of CR Day, will again be sponsoring a poetry contest on a conflict resolution theme. Students are invited to submit a poem on the theme:
“There are many ways to speak your peace”
Cash Prizes!!!
Poems will be judged and Prizes awarded in three Grade Categories: 3-5th; 6-8th; and 9-12th
- 1st Place in each category wins $100
- 2nd Place in each category wins $75
- All Poems must be submitted in English Maximum of 20 Lines
- Get the 2012 Poetry contest flyer.
- Go to Entry Poem Entry Form for full details.
The winners for 2011 have been selected!
Online Games
In celebration of CR Day, we put together a fun set of online games with conflict resolution content appropriate for different age levels. Fun and educational too.
More Information
There is more information available about Conflict Resolution Day and the many opportunities that exist for participation. Visit the CRDay homepage www.ACRnet.org/crday to view a sampling of what is happening this year in various places get posters and other planning materials that make it easy for you to participate at whatever level makes sense.
