Conferences

Listing of upcoming events related to restorative justice.

Symposium on Restorative Justice in Campus Conduct Administration

On 15 March 2010, the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University will host a symposium and training event on the implementation of restorative justice in campus conduct administration. Event co-sponsors include James Madison University's Office of Judicial Affairs and Virginia Tech's Center for Violence Prevention and Peace Studies.

Canadian Restorative Justice Consortium

The Steering Committee of the Canadian Restorative Justice Consortium (CRJC) is inviting you to attend a working and formational meeting relating to the establishment of a National RJ Association. This meeting is the culmination of 2 years of consultation and engagement of the RJ community in Canada by the CRJC Steering Committee. The Steering Committee has been made up of volunteers from various aspects of the RJ movement. The consultation paper is attached to provide you with the history and background of the Consortium, the Steering Committee and the outcomes of our consultations to date.

IIRP Spring Intensive

Through the Spring Intensive, the International Institute for Restorative Practices offers participants the opportunity to observe the use of restorative practices in the CSF Buxmont Schools.

"Ensuring School Engagement and Success for Youth at Risk"

The Coalition for Restorative Justice will host its annual conference "Ensuring School Engagement and Success for at Risk Youth" on10-13 April 2010. The call for presentations will end on 19 February 2010.

Clearing the Lens: Integrating Neuroscience and Restorative Justice.

This intense two-day training brings together the fields of Neuroscience and restorative justice to explore issues related to restorative justice practitioners, participants and processes.

Creating a Restorative Justice Model on your Campus: Webcast

 

Summer Peacebuilding Institute 2010

The Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) at Eastern Mennonite University offers courses addressing various including restorative justice, trauma awareness,mediation, reconciliation, conflict analysis and much more.

Regulation in the Age of Crisis.

The Third Biennial Conference of the Standing Group on Regulatory Governance of the European Consortium for Political Research and the Regulation Network will be held from 17 to 19 June, 2010, in Dublin, Ireland. The conference will feature papers from various disciplines exploring issues of governance and regulation.

Inviting Dialogue: Facilitating Victim Offender Encounters

Drawing on 25-years of experience, the Fraser Region Community Justice Initiative offers this hands-on training event exploring the nuances of facilitating victim offender dialogue with both juvenile and adult participants.

Restorative Justice Facilitator Trainings

The Saint Croix Valley Restorative Justice in River Falls, WI, USA, plans to provide several training events for restorative justice facilitators in April, June and July 2010.

Introduction to Victim-Offender Mediation & Restorative Justice

In response to interest from the community for training in victim-offender mediation, the RESTORE programme will be offering the training workshop series Introduction to Victim-Offender Mediation on a quarterly basis starting in October 2009. The two-part training will be open to individuals, groups, and organizations. Each workshop will consist of two sessions: Friday evening from 6:00 to 10:00pm and Saturday from 8:30 am to 4:30pm.

Restorative Practices Across Disciplines

Restorative Practices Across Disciplines, the 13th World Conference of the International Institute for Restorative Practices, (IIRP) will highlight the work in the city of Hull, UK, to become a "restorative city." The conference will feature speakers from across disciplines -- education, social work, criminal justice, etc -- sharing their experiences of using restorative practices.

Training Webinars from American Humane

In 2007, American Humane developed its first webinar series in recognition of the difficulties many practitioners and leaders have in attending skills based training events. The webinars cover various issue related to Family Group Decision Making and Restorative Conferencing for Youth Justice.

Canadian School of Peacebuilding

The second annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding will be held from 14 June to 2 July, 2010, at the Canadian Mennonite University. Offering three five day sessions with two or three concurrent courses, theCanadian Peacbuilding Schools seeks to create a collaborative learning community for practitioners, professionals and members of faith-communities to " nurture and equip them for various forms of peace practice and exposing them to some of the most significant, emerging ideas and teachers in the field." It offers both academic credit and professional training credits.

Doing Restorative Justice in Europe: Established Practices and Innovative Programmes

The sixth biennial conference of the European Forum of Restorative Justice marks the organisation's tenth anniversary. To mark the event, the conference -- Doing Restorative Justice in Europe: Established Practices and Innovative Programmes -- will explore the development of restorative justice in the region and look ahead to new possibilities.

Is violence ever justified?

The inaugural annual lecture hosted by the Forgiveness Project will feature Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The event will include a panel discussion featuring speakers who have been involved in and suffered from violence.