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Peacebuilding Update: August 2018

8/8/2018

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​Believe it or not, Minnesota is on the forefront of the Restorative Justice (RJ) movement in the USA. For those unfamiliar with Restorative Justice, it is an alternative to retributive justice that is the basis of our criminal legal system. While retributive justice’s central focus is on offenders ‘getting what they deserve’ based on a set of laws, restorative justice’s central focus is on empowering victims by authentically addressing and satisfying their needs that result from harm. Restorative justice also provides an opportunity for offenders who want to take responsibility for repairing harm to make things right with the person they have harmed. Additionally, the community of people who surround the victim, who many times have also been harmed by the offender, have an essential role to play in restorative justice so their needs are also met. Take a look at why Restorative Justice is so important as we seek to change unjust systems for the better.
​Many communities from across Minnesota are working to embed restorative justice philosophy, principles, and practices into their criminal legal system. And RJ is playing an increasingly major role in our Minnesota schools and neighborhoods to address harm and crimes experienced by students, teachers, and neighbors.
 
Because of the strong RJ energy across the state, on August 9-11 the International Conference on Restorative Practices (ICRP) will be held in Saint Paul at Metropolitan State University. Check out the details at the ICRP link at the end of this newsletter.At ICRP, Crixell Shell and Donna Minter will be presenting about the STAR Training and our monthly Coming to the Table racial healing talking circles at the conference. Please stop by the Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute’s information table to say hi to Claire, our Communications Coordinator, pick up some Peacebuilding swag, and register to win discounted tuition to upcoming trainings. Together we are making Minnesota the peacebuilding power state for all!
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