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Welcome to the Centre For Peaceful Solutions page! We are Registered Charity Number 1117611. Maria Arpa MBE is the founder.

http://www.centreforpeacefulsolutions.org Aims:
To focus on introducing non-violence and conflict resolution to all parties living and working in marginalised, ‘hard to reach’ and disempowered communities. To teach non-violence and conflict resolution as a proportionate and safer response to disagreement and disputes among people who feel excluded, unheard or frustrated. To transform communities i

nto a collaborative model of problem solving. To allow access to mediation and mediation training to people who would not normally know of or be able to afford it. To practice civil, employment and family mediation to the highest professional standards in order to generate fees to fund our community work. To innovate and push back the boundaries of conflict resolution practice.

10/06/2026

In this moving conversation, I sat down with Kerri Moore to discuss the
realities of growing up in the care system, the lasting impact of childhood
trauma, and why the narrative around care leavers urgently needs to change..
Read our latest blog post here

In this moving conversation, I sat down with Kerri Moore to discuss the realities of growing up in the care system, the lasting impact of childhood trauma, and why the narrative around care leavers urgently needs to change..

03/06/2026

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I sat down with Robin Shohet to
explore why punishment remains so deeply embedded in our courts, workplaces,
schools, and relationships despite centuries of evidence showing its
limitations. Together, we examined why punitive thinking continues to dominate
our institutions, what restorative justice offers as an alternative, and why
genuine human connection may be the missing ingredient in creating
accountability and lasting transformation.
Read our latest blog post here

27/05/2026

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I had the privilege of speaking with
the young criminology researcher and founder of The Crime Ledger, an
initiative dedicated to responsible and factual crime journalism. Joining me
from India, Abhishek shared a perspective that felt both refreshingly mature
and urgently necessary in today’s media landscape.
Read our latest blog post here

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I had the privilege of speaking with the young criminology researcher and founder of The Crime Ledger, an initiative dedicated to responsible and factual crime journalism. Joining me from India, Abhishek shared a perspective that felt both refreshingly mature....

20/05/2026

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I had the chance to sit down with
Andrea Gamson, an author, connector, and social impact advisor who describes
herself as a “bridge” for people searching for deeper meaning in their
professional lives.
Read our latest blog post here

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I had the chance to sit down with Andrea Gamson, an author, connector, and social impact advisor who describes herself as a “bridge” for people searching for deeper meaning in their professional lives.

13/05/2026

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I explore something I see everywhere:
organisations, families and communities trying to fix conflict by adjusting
what’s visible on the surface while ignoring what’s happening underneath.
Read our latest blog post here

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I explore something I see everywhere: organisations, families and communities trying to fix conflict by adjusting what’s visible on the surface while ignoring what’s happening underneath.

29/04/2026

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I sat down with mentor, facilitator,
and founder of Aspire to Change, Chris Baker. What emerged was a raw and
deeply moving conversation about trauma, identity, and the power of being
seen.
Read our latest blog post here

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I sat down with mentor, facilitator, and founder of Aspire to Change, Chris Baker. What emerged was a raw and deeply moving conversation about trauma, identity, and the power of being seen.

22/04/2026

In this episode of All Things Conflict, I sat down with barrister Mark
McDonald, who is currently leading the legal team for Lucy Letby. Lucy Letby
was convicted of the murder and attempted murder of multiple infants at the
Countess of Chester Hospital, a case that has shocked the UK and become one of
the most controversial criminal trials in recent British history.
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In this episode of All Things Conflict, I sat down with barrister Mark McDonald, who is currently leading the legal team for Lucy Letby. Lucy Letby was convicted of the murder and attempted murder of multiple infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital, a case that has shocked the UK and become one....

15/04/2026

In this solo episode of All Things Conflict, I step behind the mic to explore
a question that has shaped my life’s work: why does our current approach to
justice so often fail to create real resolution or lasting safety?
Read our latest blog post here

In this solo episode of All Things Conflict, I step behind the mic to explore a question that has shaped my life’s work: why does our current approach to justice so often fail to create real resolution or lasting safety?

08/04/2026

In one of the most explosive episodes of All Things Conflict, I sit down with
former elite detective and specialist interviewer Jon Wedger for a
conversation that is both confronting and illuminating.After more than a
decade of silence, Jon speaks openly about what it meant to blow the whistle
on alleged high-level corruption and systemic cover-ups involving the abuse of
children within British institutions. His story is not just about wrongdoing,
it is about the devastating personal cost of speaking the truth.
Read our latest blog post here

01/04/2026

What does life really look like behind prison walls? For most people, the
answer comes through headlines, political debates, or dramatic portrayals on
television. But the reality experienced by more than 80,000 people inside the
UK prison system is far more complex, and often hidden from public view.
Read our latest blog post here

What does life really look like behind prison walls? For most people, the answer comes through headlines, political debates, or dramatic portrayals on television. But the reality experienced by more than 80,000 people inside the UK prison system is far more complex, and often hidden from public view...

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