Category Archives: College Circles
Caution and blessing, Restorative Justice Circles can quickly create a culture.
When Kay Pranis and Jennifer Ball came to visit SCVRJP, they met with a few of our volunteers and stayed for a Controlled Substance Intervention Circle. I realized that SCVRJP has developed a culture of Circles. As we spoke about
Fear, nervous energy, anxiety all acceptable before Circle-keeping.
I have a reverance for the Circle process. Specifically, the Restorative Justice Circle process as I learned it, from Kay Pranis, Linda Wolf, Jamie Williams, Oscar Reed, and many, many, many people who have joined me in Circles over the
To argue is to be heard. Find the arguement and facilitate Restorative Justice.
One of my all time favorite bloggers is Penelope Trunk. I like her because I emailed her a career question and she answered me. In addition, she’s a great blogger role model. In reading her post today, I followed a link
To teach Restorative Justice, have “treats” repair harm and remember best practices.
When I began teaching Restorative Justice, my motives were about being in Circle with the same set of people for 16 weeks. A post somewhere on this blog explains learning about people teaching in Circle. I was at the 1st
Corporate world, workplace discrimination responses mirror Restorative Justice.
Today is the day. I knew studying for my PhD would weave into the blog. Here it is a post with a reference. I held out for over 3 months, I didn’t want to change the “voice” of Circlespace. However, I
Restorative Justice in Schools, further reading resources!
The newest item published for school based restorative justice: http://www.acschoolhealth.org/Docs/Restorative-Justice-Paper.pdf I would also recommend: Taking Restorative Justice to Schools; A Doorway to Discipline by Jeanette Holthum Restoring Safe School Communities a whole school approach to bullying, violence and alienation by
The impact of teaching with Restorative Justice Circle process.
I attended the first National Restorative Justice Conference in 2007. A small gathering happened at breakfast for those teaching Restorative Justice. I “crashed” and met Don Haldeman, who shared his course syllabus. I went back to Wisconsin, and 7 months
Restorative Justice brings the heart and soul to violations of the law.
Yesterday at the River Falls Rotary Club, we were treated to a presention about South Korea. This included an explanation about the flag. Our present explained the four elements: heaven, water, fire, earth. It was so interesting to me, that
Silly builds self-confidence, leaders need to learn how to get others to be a little silly.
Acting a little goofy, comes naturally to me. I like to make people laugh. I’m not afraid to tell really bad jokes. The kinds that get a sarcastic or half-hearted courtesy laugh. When I train a group or start a
Restorative Justice Circles help people practice being their best.
I was a little worried about how the Underage Consumption Panel was going to go. One of our community members in the Circle was a local Judge. A supporter of Restorative Justice, but this was going to be his first