1300 Attendees at the Opening Plenary Session (June 16, 2017)
Calpulli Huey Papalotl Aztec Dancers provide a Blessing during Conference
Keynote Speaker - Judge Andrew Becroft from New Zealand
NACRJ President Sheryl Wilson (left) presents the Leadership & Innovation Award to sujatha baliga.
Attendees next to an engraved Conference Logo in the Reception Area
Attendees at the Poster Session for Presenters
NACRJ President Sheryl Wilson (left) presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to Ted Wachtel founder of IIRP
Japaneses Taiko Drumming Grandmothers
Keynote Speaker - Jerry Tello
Vocal Performer at "RJ After Dark"
Evening Plenary Panel - Moderator Wakumi Douglas, Ericka Huggins, Angela Davis, Mariza Hernandez & Terrell Eugene Catt
Keynote Speaker - Stephanie Autumn
Rap Concert Performance by "Dead Prez"
Co-Lead Conference Organizers Fania Davis and Teiahsha Bankhead
African Healing Dance - Alseny Soumah Guinean Dance and Drum Ensemble
The Local Planning Committee with Fania Davis, Teiahsha Bankhead and Mike Gilbert
NACRJ Awards - Presented at Each Conference
The National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) employs principles of social and restorative justice seeking transformation in the ways justice questions related to injustice, incivility, conflict, crime and harm are addressed. It promotes effective forms of justice that are safe, just, equitable, sustainable, reparative and socially constructive. NACRJ serves as the parent organization for the biannual National Conference on Community and Restorative Justice. It provides supports for members as well as the field by making information, resources and networking opportunities readily available.
"Shaping Justice for the 21st Century"
Vision
We envision a safe and equitable world where restorative interactions transform individuals, relationships, communities and systems through the prevention, repair and deep healing of harm.
Mission
We advance community and restorative justice as a social movement by serving people and organizations committed to building community and addressing harm. NACRJ provides guidance and support to establish high quality practices with fidelity to restorative principles.
Recently World Trust Educational Services (an Institutional Member of NACRJ) produced an important video on restorative justice. It may be of use to you or your organization. A video trailer can be seen here:
Visit the World Trust Educational Services website to learn more about the video and discuss its availability.
The Florida Restorative Justice Association held its inaugural statewide conference on September 28th and 29th on the campus of USF-Sarasota. This endeavor was largely funded through a generous mini-grant from NACRJ. The 108 attendees included significant numbers of educators and students, law enforcement and judicial system folks, public administrators at state and local levels, community resource providers (in mediation, trauma informed care, etc) and racial/social justice organizers – from many parts of Florida.
The NACRJ Board of Directors has approved guidelines for managing and implementing Restorative Practices in K-12 Education. This document offers essential elements of RPE and a basic implementation framework (e.g.Implementation Science and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) for helping schools organize and develop their schoolwide plan. When developing an implementation plan, we encourage you to work with a diverse team of school community members, including students, and create opportunities to hear from the school-community at-large, thereby remaining true to the principles of RPE (relationships, healing harms, shared voice and power, equity, trauma-sensitivity), while valuing your school’s unique context and culture. A complete copy of the implementation guideline document is now posted on our website under the Policy section.
RESTORATIVE PRACTICE CONSORTIUM • ONTARIO CANADA 2017
The Restorative Practice Consortium of Ontario Canada has recently released a 255-page resource document for applying restorative practices to schools. The Restorative Practice Resource Project is packed with colorful charts, articles, and presentation materials for helping schools navigate their way into a holistic approach to implementing RP in schools.
The Restorative Practice Consortium is also making this material free of copyright, and encourages the sharing of this content to help spread the work of restorative practices in North America. Thank you Canada!
In an effort to understand our collective power as peacemakers the United States, Communities in Transition (CIT) and PeaceTech Lab are mapping the location of conflict transformation practitioners, mediators, dialogue facilitators, circle holders, religious peacemakers, non-violent communication, interest-based negotiators, restorative justice practitioners and other practitioners and peacemaking organizations residing in the U.S. If you, or your organization, work in the United States to guide processes that bring people together to resolve any matter through dialogue, please consider adding your information to the online map.