I was out of state with my partner, his son had recently died unexpectedly. The fragile nature of life and the importance of family was in my breath and pulsing in my veins. Things that are important really find the surface in times of loss and grief. A breath of relief had arrived and funeral…
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Restorative Justice Circles talking or transformation, using key elements for change.
St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program (www.scvrjp.org) has been doing 100’s of Circles a year, since 2006. In that time we have successfully placed topics in the center of the Circle. We have consistently used a structure, based on the work of Kay Pranis (more posts referencing Kay). The key elements of a Restorative Justice…
Restorative Justice made me a better Rodeo Clown!
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Circle Process, Kris Miner, non-profit management, personal growth, trauma
My friend wanted to have a birthday around her bucket list item of getting on a mechanical bull. So I helped by making a flyer, and rodeo numbers for party guests. As the day approached, I teased someone I was gonna have “Happy Birthday” on my bloomers, so when I fell off the bull that…
Finding your keepers heart, encouraging the heart of others.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Circle Keeping, Circle Process, Full Circle Experiences, Kris Miner, personal growth, Practitioner Skills, Relationships, Restorative Justice, SCVRJP, storytelling, Teaching RJ, trauma, veterans
It has been an emotional and powerful season of work. A group of practitioners met to begin a deeper look at healing not only the incident of harm, but deeper wounds and trauma when additional deeper harm is present. That means looking at differences in race, power, gender, any status differences between people participating. Not…
Restorative Justice Peacemaking Circle Training for Veteran Support.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Circle Process, Kris Miner, Restorative Justice, SCVRJP, veterans
Beginning January 15 and concluding on February 7, this blog will feature posts on applying Restorative Justice Peacemaking Circle process to the support of Veterans, Veteran family members and community volunteers. This area and application for supporting healing, reintegration and restorative justice principles has been in the works for me for years. The first formal…
Funding for Restorative Justice, 6 tips and suggestions, from a decade old RJ program.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Kris Miner, Meeting Goals, non-profit management, Practitioner Skills, Relationships, Restorative Justice, Restorative Justice in Schools, SCVRJP
I was recently asked (blog comment) for references on grants for Restorative Justice at both the State and National levels. I thought others might appreciate the information I could share on obtaining and maintain Restorative Justice funding (it’s not just about the grants). Funding comes in 3 streams for non-profits, if your Restorative Justice program…