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…
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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…
Restorative Justice listening . . . to bare witness.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Circle Keeping, Practitioner Skills, Restorative Justice, SCVRJP, Talking Piece, Teaching RJ, Tip of the Week1 Reply
That is an intentional typo. I’m going to try to explain the kind of listening that works best in Restorative Justice Peacemaking Circles. Not listening to respond, not active listening so you can reframe and respond. The kind of listening that is free of judgement. Listening that could be called ‘bearing witness’ to another person.…
Memory tool for explaining Restorative Justice Circles.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Circle Keeping, Circle Process, Circle Stages, Kris Miner, Practitioner Skills, Restorative Justice, Teaching RJ, Tip of the Week
Anytime we can think of an image we are familiar with, (an existing neuro pathway) we are more able to remember things we associate to that image. For teaching storytellers Restorative Justice Storytelling process, I ask people to associate the stages of storytelling to a baseball diamond. For people learning Circles a Railroad Crossing sign.…
Campus Restorative Justice as a community non-profit.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Circle Stages, College Circles, Community, Kris Miner, Practitioner Skills, Restorative Justice, Restorative Justice in Schools, SCVRJP, Teaching RJ
I feel in love with Restorative Justice in the late 90’s. The first training left me a bit confused, maybe I should say “challenged”. At that time, I was working from a place of ego than compassion. I saw the families on my caseload as very different from me. I was missing the basic humanity…
Living the R’s of Restorative Justice Respect, Relationship, Responsibility.
Posted on Author Kris MinerPosted in Community, Full Circle Experiences, Kris Miner, offenders, Practitioner Skills, Relationships, Restorative Justice, RJ Resources, SCVRJP, Teaching RJ, Tip of the Week, Victims
Recently presented at the Red Road Gathering in Vermillion South Dakota. I did my first presentation using Prezi, you can view it here. I highlighted the 3 R’s of Restorative Justice in the presentation. Respect, Responsibility and Relationship. Like anything when you prepare to teach it, you understand the material differently. Additionally when you speak at…