Category Archives: On the Road Together – Book
Teacher: “I didn’t know half those stories”!
The power of a restorative justice circle is amazing. Simply amazing. In a Safe Teen Driving Circle, students are facing each other, they contribute values to the center, they share who they thought of to pick their value. Each voice
Gripping story of teen drinking and driving . . . another lesson.
The Door County Wisconsin Sheriff’s Department and local coalition produced this video, the story of Karen and Amanda. It’s real and it hits me because I work with situations like this at SCVRJP. I help speakers like the ones in this
Deep Brain Learning book review and applications to Restorative Justice
I snapped this photo last night with my cell phone. The lights of the Christmas tree blurred out the tabs on the side. I tabbed 48 places in this book. This was my Saturday night date, this book, Deep Brain
Why I am writing a book on Safe Teen Driving Circles.
I had to title the blog in present tense. To say I am doing this. I am writing a book on Safe Teen Driving Circles. The number one cause of death for people 16-24 is car crashes. Depending on the
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Twitter as a restorative community, get in action to make it happen.
I am a twitter-er. A twitterbee. Right now I am following 600 people and I have almost 400 people following me. I follow people based on interests in Bikram Yoga, Nonprofit, Restorative Justice and personal growth. I have few writing
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On the Road Together: Safe Teen Driving Circles engaging law enforcement
Written for the upcoming book: On the Road Together: Safe Teen Driving Circles. At SCVRJP as part of a Driver Improvement Class, which is a diversion course for traffice violation, a Safe Teen Driving Circle is held and a River
I want to pick up my childs life, right where they left off. – surviving parents
Parents who have lost a child are my friends. Not lost, like I don’t know where they are. Lost as in deceased, suddenly from a car crash, deceased. I want the future book “On the Road Together: Safe Teen Driving”
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The powerful experience of a ‘safe teen driving’/restorative justice Circle.
I have to be honest. This morning I told a friend I wasn’t really looking forward to my days agenda. She called me at 7:30 AM and we got to visit before my day started. I explained that I was doing
Great article explaining Restorative Justice – Marilyn Armour
I met Marilyn while I was taking Mark Umbriet’s week long severe crime and violence training. That was in 2005. When I saw her again in 2007, I reinforced how much her presentation on “meaning making” shaped my work. At
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Writing restoratively, and changing the world.
I didn’t know how focusing on writing was going to change me. It’s been a huge impact to try and develop writing skills. It’s been a process of uncovering something that’s been there all along. Kind of a paradox, something