Restorative Justice and Circles Facilitation Workshops
We regularly conduct workshops to explore and have conversations about Restorative Justice and the possibility of alternative ways to address and end relationship violence on campuses.
Restorative Justice is an non-adversarial approach to addressing offensive behaviour that seeks to identify and repair harm and rebuild trust through facilitated dialogue. When harm happens, unmet needs are created. Justice is best understood as meeting the needs of persons and communities who experience and/or did harm toward the purpose of healing.
We also train peer supporters to become circle facilitators who can continue to create brave spaces for dialogue and community building. Everyone plays a part in fostering a respectful campus and breaking the hurt cycle.
Passionate about having conversations to raise awareness and address relationship violence? We invite you to join us to discover how to peacefully end violence using a restorative approach. This in-person workshop will be conducted over one day and it will be experiential!
References:
Karp, D. R., Shackford-Bradley, J., Wilson, R. J., Williamsen, K. A., & et al. (2016). Campus PRISM: A report on promoting restorative initiatives for sexual misconduct on college campuses. Coordinated by University of San Diego Center for Restorative Justice. Available here
Stauffer, C., Bhagat, R., Sawatzky, R. R., Miller, R., and Kreider, J. (2020). Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) for Sexual Harms. A program of Eastern Mennonite University Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Available here
Stay tuned for upcoming workshops
We will be facilitating community building circles to create meaningful forums to develop community solutions to end relationship violence on campus.
Join the LOVR team, champions and other students who are passionate to address relationship violence in this fun, experiential and energetic space.
The facilitators do a great job at creating and enforcing a safe space for all members who come with different experiences, capacities, and perspectives. It was a highly engaging session that got me to reflect on things I never thought about before through highly interesting activities.
Clarisse, participant
