Several events will be part of the Day of Dialogue/Peacemaker Awards scheduled March 18 to 22, culminating with the presentation of awards at the Mission Valley Marriott.

Throughout the week, the goal of the sponsoring San Diego Mediation Center will be to convince people that although conflict is inevitable, it is manageable. Scheduled as part of the third annual Day of Dialogue are the following free events:

• Parent-Teen Conflict Resolution workshops:
March 19, 6-7:30 p.m., Escondido Public Library, 239 S. Kalmia St., Escondido.
March 20, 6-7:30 p.m., Chula Vista Public Library southern branch, 389 Orange Ave., Chula Vista.
Sponsors: San Diego Union-Tribune with donations by Chipotle Mexican Grille.

• Business Conflict Resolution workshops:
March 22, 8-9:30 a.m., World Trade Center, 1250 Sixth Ave., Downtown.
March 22, 8-9:30 a.m., Oceanside Public Library, 330 N. Coast Hwy., Oceanside.
Sponsor: San Diego Metropolitan magazine

• Phone-in consultations with trained mediators:
March 21, 5-8 p.m., (619) 237-6309
Sponsor: KGTV/10

• Walk-in consultations with trained mediators,
10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 18 to 22
625 Broadway, Ste. 1221, Downtown, (619) 238-2400
4690 Market St., #D-20, Southeast, (619) 266-7223
695 Saturn Blvd., #E, South San Diego, (619) 424-2333
181 Rea Ave., #201, El Cajon, (619) 593-4530

Receiving Peacemaker awards March 22, in the 14th annual presentation, will be Sandra McBrayer, CEO of The Children’s Initiative, for youth violence prevention programs; leaders of the BioTech 2001 Mediation Project; Marc Chery, Malcolm X Library and Performing Arts Center, and Rosemary Johnston, Interfaith Shelter Network, for community forums; Antoine El-Assiss, San Diego Police Dept., for videotape production and distribution; and David S. Casey Jr., Association of Trial Lawyers of America for development of the Sept. 11 Victim’s Fund.

Sponsors of the events are the Credit Union Alliance, San Diego’s 10/KGTV, San Diego Metropolitan, Wells Fargo, SDG&E, a Sempra Energy company, matthews/mark, proflowers.com, the San Diego Union-Tribune, Siemens, Recon, US Bank, Bazaar del Mundo, Rick Engineering, JWalcher Communications, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton and Kaye Rose & Partners.

The San Diego Mediation Center was organized in 1983. For information on services, call (619) 238-2400, Ext. 21, or visit the SDMC Web site: www.sdmediate.com.