Conferences, workshops and courses

Spring 2009 and Fall 2010 Workshop Series

Bringing Restorative Justice to Schools

Restorative practices are successfully used for discipline; classroom management; collaborative pedagogy; student support; emotional awareness and literacy; building a positive school climate; response to bullying; and strengthening a positive connection with parents and community. This six-part workshop series is designed for teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, school support personnel and community partners to learn how to incorporate restorative measures within the school environment and the community.

Building Justice: A Community Panel with Author Kay Pranis

Date: March 6, 2:00-4:00PM Place: Unitarian Universalist First Church in Leominster
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Building Community Engagement to Reduce Attrition and Drop Out in Schools: A Restorative Journey with Gwen Chandler-Rhivers

Date: April 1-4, 9:30-3:30 PM Place: Doyle Conservation Center, 464 Abbtt Rd., Leominster

Making a Place at the Table

Facilitating Re-entry of Sex Offenders through Circles of Support and Accountability

One day conference featuring Robin Wilson, speaking about the partnership between the Correctional Service of Canada and the faith community in providing supervision for sex offenders within the community.

Date: November 16: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Place: Wilson Chapel, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, MA 

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Transforming Discipline:

Building Community Through Restorative Practices November 28-30, 2007
Sheraton South Portland Hotel
363 Maine Mall Road
South Portland, ME

Spring Restorative Justice Forums

February 28

RJ Programs involving Youth

March 28

RJ Programs within the Community
All forums will be held from 4:30-6:30
73 Tremont Street in the 5th floor conference room
Open to all

Forum on Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Practice

Wed, October 26, 2005 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Featuring: Fr. Leonel Narvaez, Foundation for Reconciliation; Robin Casarjian, Lionheart Foundation; Tina Chery, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Ulric Johnson, Teens Against Violence; and moderator Carolyn Boyes-Watson, Center for Restorative Justice at Suffolk University
Suffolk Law School, Dean’s Suite Faculty Meeting Room

Reconciliation and Forgiveness at Work: An Introduction to ESPERE

Wednesday, October 26, 2005 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Community Change, 14 Beacon Street, Boston (limited to 15 participants)

Forgiveness & Reconciliation in Practice:A Forum for Practitioners

Thursday, October 27, 2005 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cambridge Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
Featuring: Fr. Leonel Narvaez, Foundation for Reconciliation; Jamie Bissonnette, AFSC Criminal Justice Program; Tina Chery, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Ulric Johnson, Springfield College; Rev. Canon Edward Rodman, Episcopal Divinity School; and moderator Cathy Hoffman, Cambridge Peace Commission

Role of Forgiveness in Social Healing

Monday, October 31, 2005 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Harvard Divinity School, 45 Francis Ave, Cambridge
Featuring: Fr. Leonel Narvaez, Foundation for Reconciliation; Rodney Petersen, Boston Theological Institute; Rev. Thomas Porter, JUSTPEACE United Methodist Church; Judith Thompson, Associate, The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding

Introductory Workshop on Restorative Justice

Tues, October 25, 2005 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (food at 5:30)
Conducted by the Center for Restorative Justice,Suffolk University,(for Cambridge residents only)at Martin Luther King School, 100 Putnam Ave, Cambridge or:

Introductory Workshop on Restorative Justice

Wed, October 26, 2005 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
At Cambridgeport School, 89 Elm Street, Cambridge or:

Introductory Workshop on Restorative Justice

Wed, November 2, 2005 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.(food at 5:30)
St. Bartholomew’s, 239 Harvard St., Cambridge
October 18-24, 2004 Restorative Justice: Principles, Policy, Planning and Implementation
Course Director: Professor Carolyn Boyes-Watson, Boston, Massachusetts
January 2002 Transforming Justice: Restorative Practices in New England
Suffolk Law School
November 1999 Restorative Justice: Building Partnerships
Old South Meeting House/Joseph Moakely Courthouse/EDS
March 1999 Restorative Justice: Law, Religion and Conflict Transformation
May 1999 Restorative Justice in Corrections
Co-hosted with Suffolk County Sheriff Department
C.Walsh Theater, Suffolk University
February 1997 Restorative Justice in New England: A Conversation with John Gorzack, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Corrections
C.Walsh Theater, Suffolk University 

Brown Bag Series

The goal of the brown bag series is to connect community practitioners and academics, as well as legal, social service, theological, and correctional professionals, for discussions of current topics in restorative justice. The philosophies and tactics of restorative justice are being applied in a wide variety of contexts, and this series of informal conversations explores some of the newest and farthest reaching applications.

February 2005 Restorative Justice and Schools

April 2005  Victim-Offender Dialogue in Crimes of Severe Violence
Brenda Morrison, University of Pennsylvania, Jon Wilson, JustAlternatives
 
March 25, 2004  Healing from Substance Abuse in the Minority Community
PROFESSOR LISA FORTUNA, Harvard University Medical School,
 
April 22, 2004 Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women
PROFESSORS JIM PTACEK AND LYNDA FIELD, Associate Professors, Suffolk

October 30th, 2003 Healing from the Inside: Mens Prison Circles and Restorative Justice
PROFESSOR STEVEN SPITZER, Professor, Suffolk and President of Jericho Circle Project
 
November 20th, 2003: Using Circles in the Classroom
PROFESSOR AMY AGIGIAN, Assistant Professor, Suffolk and Director, Center for Womens Health and Human Rights.
 
December 11th, 2003: Circling the System: Peacemaking circles in DSS and DYS
PROFESSOR CAROLYN BOYES-WATSON, Associate Professor, Suffolk and Director, Center for Restorative Justice
 
February 19th, 2003: A Conversation about Dialogue between Bystanders, Victims and Perpetrators
PROFESSOR WILMA BUSSE, Associate Professor, Suffolk

Spring 2002 Series: Lessons from the Field

March 26, 2002 Transforming Institutions: Implementing Circles with Staff and Residents in a Juvenile Facility
Paula Gately, Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, Pelletier Center

April 16, 2002 Creating Cultures of Peace
Elise Boulding, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Dartmouth College, and co-founder of the International Peace Research Association

May 21, 2002 Community Accountability Boards
Sr. Mary Quinn, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department

June 18, 2002 Prisoner Healing and Reentry: Using Circles in Prison
Bob David, Suffolk County House of Corrections

Date TBA Implementing National Judicial Policy Reform: Educating Judges
Bev Witten, GPC Consultants, Capetown, S. Africa

Fall 2001 Series: What is Restorative Justice in the Wake of Sept. 11th?

October 16, 2001 Talking Circle on Justice and Healing

November 13, 2001 Ecofeminism and Ecojustice
Dr. Donna Giancola, Philosophy Department, Suffolk University

December 11, 2001 Islamic Perspectives on Justice and Conflict Resolution
Rev. Whit Bodman, doctoral candidate, Harvard Divinity School

2000-2001 Series: Exploring the Possibilities; Understanding the Issues 

November 15, 2000  Victims and Restorative Justice December 1, 2000  Violence Against Women
Kay Pranis, Restorative Justice Planner for the MN Department of Corrections

January 24, 2001  Restorative Lawyering
Cheryl Conner, Lawyers with a Holistic Perspective

February 21, 2001  Restorative Theologies and Spiritualities
Rodney Petersen, Director of the Boston Theological Institute

March 14, 2001  Restorative Justice and Mediation
Doug Reynolds, New Law Center

April 18, 2001  Healing and Forgiveness
Robin Casarjian, author of Houses of Healing

May 9, 2001  Racism and Social Justice
Rev. Renee Wormack-Keels, senior pastor, United Baptist Church