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		<title>Book Review:  Taking Restorative Justice to Schools &#8211; J. Holtham</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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Taking Restorative Justice to Schools, by Jeanette Holtham is the most recent addition to a School-Based Restorative Justice advocate or practitioner&#8217;s toolkit.  The book is a brief, concise and comprehensive review of Restorative Justice in the School setting.
In the hands of an administrator, the authors &#8220;real life experience&#8221;, voice was apparent.  I read the book from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1604&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Having a process to repair harm is really important.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often times, the process of participating in a Circle or Community Conference means a lot to community members and victims attending.  I am often times impressed with how having the discussion, removes a great deal of weight in the room.  Weight off the shoulders of the offender, for the harm caused.  Weight off of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1599&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The purpose of &#8216;kooky&#8217; in Restorative Justice Circles.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8221; kooky&#8220;.  It&#8217;s been mentioned that they seemed wierd.  One advocate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1596&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Fundraiser was a smashing SUCCESS!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got to the hotel banquet room early.  I wish I would have snapped a photo.  The SCVRJP logo was on the program at each place setting.  Coffee mugs with the SCVRJP logo created a circle shaped center pieces.  There were 15 roundtables, each seating eight set up the length of the banquet room.  As [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1590&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking about Restorative Justice, what one thing, is most important.</title>
		<link>http://circlespace.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/speaking-about-restorative-justice-what-one-thing-is-most-important/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m struggling with what to say at tonights first fundraiser.  I know that I will have a demonstration towards the end.  I plan to make the &#8216;mic&#8217; the talking piece, and have a few testimonials from the crowd.  I have a few people aware that the spontaneous opportunity will be presented.  I do believe I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1584&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming the feedback that I couldn&#8217;t write a story.</title>
		<link>http://circlespace.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/overcoming-the-feedback-that-i-couldnt-write-a-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my college dreams was to be a TV news reporter.  It was maybe my 2nd or 3rd major in college, and I felt &#8220;at home&#8221; as a Mass Comm (communications) major.

I wanted to be the talented, smart and pretty woman in front of the camera.  I worked really hard at writing and developing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1587&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Restorative Justice for Victims and increased victim participation.</title>
		<link>http://circlespace.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/restorative-justice-for-victims-and-increased-victim-participation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few recent events pulled this post together.
1.) At the IIRP Conference, I teased the Prosecuter in attendance, asking him if he was lost.  It was just a little sarcasm about the different philosophies sometimes held by &#8216;prosecution&#8217; and &#8216;restorative justice&#8217;.  I then shared with him how I appreciated prosecutors that took initiative in using [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1577&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Restorative Justice promotion, took a new step.</title>
		<link>http://circlespace.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/restorative-justice-promotion-took-a-new-step/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular posts on my blog, has a picture of stairs.  The point of the blog, is learning stairs.  Playing off the term &#8216;learning curve&#8217;.  I do think the popularity of the post, is not in it&#8217;s content, but in the photo.  People search stairs, and that photo catches them and gives [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1574&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The power in hearing every voice, and the power of Circle participation.</title>
		<link>http://circlespace.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/the-power-in-hearing-every-voice-and-the-power-of-circle-participation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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&#8220;I was at a training, about leadership and meetings.  They said something that struck me, and reminded me of Circle.  They said the meeting doesn&#8217;t start until every voice is heard.&#8221; &#8211; spoken in a talking circle.

My immediate thought was about how many meetings I was in that had really never started!  It also validated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1571&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My wonderful experience at the IIRP 12th World Conference on restorative practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Miner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s come and gone!  Last week I attended the 12th World Conference, hosted by the International Institute for Restorative Practices.  It was AMAZING!  My first IIRP conference was in 2002 (the 3rd IIRP conference).  That is where I first met IIRP President Ted Wachtel, as I mentioned in another post, he impressed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circlespace.wordpress.com&blog=4810355&post=1569&subd=circlespace&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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