Entries Tagged as ‘Practitioner Interviews’

January 12, 2009

Circle Trainers/Circlekeepers – Interview with “The Restorative Way”

I asked my friends Jamie and Oscar to do a practitioner interview.  I really enjoyed reading the interview, I hope you enjoy it as much.  My questions are in bold, and the responses from Jamie and Oscar follow.   With gratitude for good friends and fellow Circlekeepers  –Kris  
ps – if you would like to do an [...]

December 30, 2008

Article posted in from a Facebook Friend

Restorative Justice:
A Dream of Restoration and Transformation
Artika Tyner
I have a dream that we won’t have to talk about ‘restorative justice’ because it will be understood that true justice is about restoration, and about transformation. I have
a dream. – Dr. Howard Zehr
Once a crime has occurred the question then becomes: How do we address the crime [...]

December 9, 2008

other rj blogs

If your reading my blog, you are probably a fan of Restorative Justice, so I’ve updated a link list for you.
You’ll find blogs on Restorative Justice for Loreen Walker in Hawaii and Amos Clifford in California.  The Curb Crime site has a blog, they are in the Caribbean!  If you know of other RJ or [...]

November 12, 2008

Practitioner Interview – Linda Wolf

Practitioner Interview with Linda Wolf, Executive Director Teen Talking Circles. (there will be a link back to your bio on the TTC website) I met Linda in May 2006, she facilitated a Sacred Circle Retreat in Yelapa Mexico.  Linda’s been doing this work since 1993, her books are excellent and you’ll enjoy her website.
Kris:  Linda, [...]

October 14, 2008

Practitioner Interview – RJ in Schools

Interview by Kris Miner, with elementary school teacher, Catherine Cranston.
 
 
KM:  How has training in Restorative Justice Practices made a difference in your classroom?
 
CC: The biggest change for me has been the change in teacher language.  I now use the words harm, offender, victims, and community members to describe the students in my school and classroom. [...]