Community
Steve, Lynette and Eulalie are committed to a just, fair and sustainable society. We all contribute time and financial support to causes that will make our society better. We support those who strive for peace with justice and oppose prejudice.
Present projects, community contributions
Voluntas
Voluntas is a group of like-minded people including mediation professionals and members of volunteer and not-for-profit (NFP) organisations. The Voluntas program helps volunteers and volunteer managers have constructive conversations. This help is provided by accredited mediators free of charge to the volunteer or organisation. The service is confidential and free.
Steve and Lynette are both Voluntas mediators.
Sydney Peace Foundation
Steve Lancken is a Councillor of the Sydney Peace Foundation.
Community First Development
Steve Lancken is a Community First Development volunteer. He has offered his time, skills and experience working with remote and disadvantaged indigenous communities to address conflict, prejudice, and disadvantage.
Cathy Freeman Foundation
For decades the children of Palm Island have been some of the most disadvantaged in our country. For almost 10 years Negocio has supported the Cathy Freeman Foundation to address disadvantage on Palm Island and similar communities through education and capacity building for Aboriginal children and their families.
Mediators Beyond Borders
MBBI works to bring mediation and peace skills to organizations and communities around the globe so that they can prevent, resolve, and heal from conflict.
Lifeline
Lynette Edwards volunteers as a Lifeline crisis supporter.
Good Life Chorus
Working on the committee and singing with the choir is another way in which Lynette contributes to her community bringing joy to those with early-to-mid-stage dementia, and their carers.
Salvo’s Legal Humanitarion
In August 2005, Courtyard Legal was established at the Auburn Salvation Army, offering free legal advice and assistance to those who otherwise couldn’t afford it. The Courtyard Legal team realised that the people of the Greater Western suburbs of Sydney did not have proper access to legal advice from well resourced Solicitors in times of need.
In December 2010, the work of Courtyard Legal was succeeded by the new firm, Salvos Legal Humanitarian.
Negocio supports Salvo’s Legal offering Pro Bono ADR services and by presenting at seminars.
NADRAC
From 2008 to 2013 Steve Lancken was honoured to contribute as a Council member of the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Council (NADRAC) which offered policy advice to the Federal Attorney General.
Steve Lancken and Negocio have contributed on committees and advises and maintains membership of the following organisation in the ADR and business field.
Mediator Standards Board (MSB)
Law Society of NSW
Steve is also a regular speaker and facilitator of conversations about the contribution ADR can make to:
· Ethics
· Peace with justice
· Community, and
· Pro bono advice.
Steve Lancken is a regular teacher and contributor to the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University.