At St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program (SCVRJP), we teach our volunteers, our participants, and our speakers/storytellers as much as we can about core Restorative Justice philosophy and approaches. We use the Little Books of Restorative Justice and Circle (Zehr & Pranis) found at Goodbooks. We have powerpoints we ask to be reviewed and a…
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Restorative Justice work as art and being. Three experiences one blog post.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Belonging, Circle Keeping, Conferencing, Full Circle Experiences, Kris Miner, Peace, personal growth, Practitioner Skills, Relationships, SCVRJP, Social Media
An artist in the show, invited me to the reception. Twice, so I knew it was important, and relationships are built by going out of our way. Since I like art, it wasn’t THAT out of the way, so I attended. Since I know the artist in a totally different context, I didn’t really connect…
The work to move life forward when others have passed, the power of healing.
A recent Facebook status: The journey from survivor to thrivor takes courage. I followed her into the coffee shop and saw the tattoo with names of the deceased across her back. Three relatives died in that traffic crash 4 years ago, after 9 months of meetings and prep work, she will soon be meeting the…
NY Bus Bully incident, Karen Klien and Restorative Justice.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Circle Process, Conferencing, Restorative Justice, Restorative Justice in Schools, SCVRJP, Victims
The bus monitor bullied by middle school boys. It’s been in the media and ironically, I first heard of the incident in Circle Training. Karen Klien recently offered that she would like to talk to them to ask they why. (article) The natural course of this, has some restorative elements. The victim didn’t think the apology letters were sincere. …
Training for Restorative Justice Facilitation – Fall 2012 St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Circle Keeping, Circle Process, Conferencing, Kris Miner, Practitioner Skills, Restorative Justice, Restorative Justice in Schools, RJ Resources, SCVRJP, Teaching RJ
One of the revenue generating activities for SCVRJP is consultation income. This includes payments made to trainings held on site at SCVRJP and for contracted trainings, where I travel off site and train for another agency. This blog post will feature some trainings that are available on-site, and would be available as contract opportunities. The session…
Office of Justice Programs – Crime & Victimization presentation – Restorative Justice.
Restorative Justice for victims, can always be shared. I was fortunate to be able to share at the Minnesota Office of Justice Programs Crime & Victimization Conference. My overall outline was to share what Restorative Justice is, how best to meet needs of victims with Conferences or Circles. The powerpoint I used is here: Crime…