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May 2019
Responding Restoratively: An Introduction to Restorative Principles and Practices
This is an introductory training to the principles and practices of restorative justice and restorative approaches to conflict resolution. Participants will learn the ethos of restorative approaches including underlying theory and values as well as experience and learn some foundational tools to respond to conflict and harm in a restorative way. Participants will learn how to facilitate restorative community building circles and less formalized restorative responses. Cost: $250 Limited scholarships are available. For questions or to apply for a scholarship…
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Justice Ambassadors Youth Council Grand Summit
RSVP TO [email protected] Click here to download a copy of the Justice Ambassadors Grand Summit press release.
Find out more »July 2019
Community Family Fun Day
COMMUNITY FAMILY FUN DAY with God’s Touch Healing Ministry Hosted by Daniel Wolfe Saturday, July 27, 2019 12 pm - 8 pm MARCUS GARVEY PARK 6316, MT MORRIS PARK W, NEW YORK, NY 10027 Join us for a community day of friends, family, and fun. Free and Open to the Public. Refreshments will be served. Activities: Table Games Fields Games Face painting Musical Performances Dance Wellness Check Info Session/share resources Prayer Requests DJ Sponsors Isaac’ Quarterly Love Thyself First ELS…
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H.O.L.L.A!’s Healing Justice Movement Album Release Party
Eventbrite is live now. Let's fill up the space. The REPORT-BACK: H.O.L.L.A!'S Healing Justice Movement Album Release Party. RSVP here: https://the-report-back-holla.eventbrite.com July 27th, 2019 Location: BRIC Arts Media 647 Fulton Street BK NY Time: 5pm-10pm SEATS ARE LIMITED..... Please RSVP as soon as you can. Description This event is a platform for us to show what we’ve accomplished over the last three (3) years in co-creating and leading the development of a Healing Justice Movement. This event is a “Report-Back”…
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS GUIDE EVENT
The Ladies of Hope Ministries Cordially invites you to preview the Know Your Rights Guide. There are currently 5 million Americans on parole or probation in the U.S. Each one of them have to abide by hundreds of rules to maintain their freedoms and have an opportunity to rebuild their life. The Parole and Probation Accountability Project wants to make a person’s transition back into society as smooth as possible. The Know Your Rights Guide is a series of educational guides aimed…
Find out more »September 2019
Ending Life Imprisonment
Ending Life Imprisonment A Conversation with: Saleem Holbrook (The Abolitionist Law Center) Marc Mauer (The Sentencing Project) Ashley Nellis (The Sentencing Project) Jose Saldana (The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign) Moderated by Nicole Porter (The Sentencing Project) Join us for a conversation about ending life imprisonment including a discussion of the recently released book The Meaning of Life: A Case for Abolishing Life Sentences, and a dialogue about national and local advocacy and organizing efforts to end life…
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FROM THE INSIDE OUT: The Power of Language to Incarcerate
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019 Time: 9 AM – 7 PM Location: The Andrew Freeman Home 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10452 Event Description: The Center for Justice at Columbia University and The Confined Arts presents From the Inside Out: The Power of Language to Incarcerate, a one-day justice conference in New York City that will meet and resist linguistic methods of dehumanization, which foster implicit and explicit biases about people in the criminal justice system.The mission of the…
Find out more »October 2019
Responding Restoratively: An Introduction to Restorative Principles and Practices
Responding Restoratively: An Introduction to Restorative Principles and Practices October 25-27, 2019 9:30-5:00pm Friday Location The Osborne Association 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, Suite 108 New York, NY 10027 Saturday and Sunday Location Columbia School of Social Work 1255 Amsterdam Ave, Rm 301 New York, NY 10027 This is an introductory training to the principles and practices of restorative justice and restorative approaches to conflict resolution. Participants will learn the ethos of restorative approaches including underlying theory and values…
Find out more »November 2019
Full Circle: Reclaiming and Reconnecting to Our Restorative Practices
Full Circle: Reclaiming and Reconnecting to Our Restorative Practices November 8th-10th, 2019 9:30-5:00pm Columbia School of Social Work 1255 Amsterdam Ave This three day experience is an opportunity for those who identify as a people of color to collectively explore restorative/transformative justice and circle practice and philosophy. It is an invitation to reconnect with our indigenous roots, our ethnic identities, and our cultural practices. How do we ensure that restorative action is always in alignment with racial justice? How do…
Find out more »December 2019
Justice Ambassadors Fall Policy Presentation and Certificate Conferral
Justice Ambassadors is a platform for 18 to 24 year olds who’ve been previously justice-involved and youth residing in New York City, to participate in an eight week, structured classroom setting with city officials to hold conversations about challenging community issues, including poverty, trauma, racial inequality, and to co-develop policy proposals. The program’s components are: 1) personal change - participants complete a 3-5 page statement that identifies an aspect of themselves they wish to improve and change, 2) community change…
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