You can’t do Restorative Justice without community members. I believe they bring in collective wisdom. I train our volunteers on aspects of Restorative Justice, and request they show up with their best selves.
I focus on Restorative Justice Accountability as being:
acknowledging you caused harm
understanding that harm from anothers point of view
recognizing where you had choices
take steps [...]
I had the good fortune of speaking on a panel. The focus was social justice, we were given the task to define this, and explain it relevant to our Pledge of Allegiance ” . . . with liberty and justice for all . . . “. I was in the middle of the line up so [...]
People that participate in Circles with me, become really honest about what they thought at first. This honest testimony about what people thought about a Circle at first, and what they think now is an endorsement for the process.
The most recent description like this used the term ” kooky“. It’s been mentioned that they seemed wierd. One advocate [...]
I was cleaning out my garage yesterday. Up in the rafters was my daughters old metal scooter, like the one pictured here. As I was working hard, getting things re-arranged to get my car to fit. I was clunked in the head, hard, it hurt.
I saw the scooter hit the ground, so knew it was that. It [...]
One of the phrases I typically say in trainings: “Nothing new under the sun”. My point is two-fold. First Restorative Justice isn’t all that orginal, its more of the orginal kindness people needed to survive. It’s as old as the sun itself. I believe Restorative Justice reconnects us to the past way of relating.
I make [...]
Upcoming Trainings available.
CESA 7 in Green Bay – Nov 18 & 19, Course description and more courses on the CESA webpage.
Trainings for 2010 that will be held at the Restorative Justice Center – January 21 & 22 and April 15 & 16. Limited seating, and the workshop investment is $200.00, which includes lunch, snacks, handouts and [...]
When facilitating a Circle, I try to always point out the Center. I explain that we all see the same items, but we each have a different ‘perspective’.
Depending on the purpose of the Circle, I get more into explaining how no one person owns the truth. When people sit around in Circle, in the round [...]
The staff at SCVRJP went out for lunch today. The newest member of the team demonstrated the ability to “see” Restorative Justice. At the newly opened Jimmy John’s there was a sign that so good, I had to get a picture with my cell phone.
In case you can’t read the photo:
Proper Apologies have three parts. [...]
I love my kid. She’s 17 and a senior in high school. She’s my only. It’s been the two of us. One of our special things, is my work. She was in her first circle at 9 years old. I held a girls circle for almost a year, her and a few other teen girls. [...]
A few years ago, I was kind of dating someone and I just stopped calling and emailing him. A few weeks later I got an angry email, suggesting I go to Vegas with my “disappearing” act.
I still do a great disappearing act, now it’s just in Restorative Justice Circle process.
A ‘circlekeeper’ is the person, or [...]
