[Peace] restorative justice -- 4 opportunities to meet Howard Zehr

[Karen Medina]

November 6-9
FOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET INTERNATIONAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE LEADER 
HOWARD ZEHR, NOV. 6-9
>  What if our society practiced justice by including everyone involved  
>and affected by a crime in a process that emphasized repairing harm and  
>restoring the relationships that were  broken? Restorative justice is  
>this alternative practice. It changes the questions from what law was  
>broken? who did it and what they deserve? to who was hurt? what do they  
>need to heal and who is responsible for meeting those needs?  It began  
>with victim-offender reconciliation programs in the 1970s and has  
>multiplied into a variety of cooperative processes informed by ancient  
>cultural traditions all over the world such as family group  
>conferencing and peace-keeping circles. It functions in the workplace,  
>in schools, in families, as well as in the justice system. Howard Zehr  
>was there at the beginning, his theories, his writings, his photography  
>and his leadership have been critical to success of this international  
>movement.
>Thursday, Nov. 6th  4:00 P.M.						 lecture
>“Restorative Justice: what it is, why it works, and what it can mean  
>for us”  a public lecture by Howard Zehr.  Spurlock Museum: Knight  
>Auditorium,  600 S. Gregory, Urbana
>More information: cdms at illinois.edu  or call 244-0188
> 
>Friday, Nov. 7th  								conference
>Howard will be the keynote speaker at the Regional Pathways Conference  
>for Justice and Service Providers. Registration required. For location  
>and details contact Connie Kaiser, superintendent of the County  
>Juvenile Detention Center.  CKaiser at co.champaign.il.us
>
>Saturday, Nov 8th  1:00—4:30 P.M. 					   workshop
>“Restorative Justice as a Way of Life: An All-faith Workshop”
>No registration required. An opportunity for people to explore the  
>ancient and common religious values underlying restorative justice  
>using restorative circle-sharing
>First Mennonite Church, 902 W. Springfield, Urbana.  
>fmc-cu at sbcglobal.net or call 367-5353
> 
>Sunday, Nov. 9th 9:15 AM							    Sermon
>Dr. Zehr will speak at First Mennonite Church worship service. Everyone  
>is welcome.
> fmc-cu at sbcglobal.net or call 367-5353
>
>Sponsored by First Mennonite Church, Urbana
>Urban League of Champaign County, Champaign County Juvenile Detention  
>Center,  the State’s Attorney’s Office and by the University of  
>Illinois’ African American Cultural Center, the Center for Advanced  
>Study, the Center for Democracy in a  Multiracial Society, the College  
>of Education,  YMCA, and the Department  of Religion.