Annual December Event
December 4, 2010
CIRCLES OF HEALING
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Events from years past . . .
December 5, 2009
CIRCLES OF HEALING: WHAT IS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND WHY DO WE NEED IT NOW?
Restorative justice is fundamentally different from retributive justice. It is justice that puts energy into the future, not into what is past. It focuses on what needs to be healed, what needs to be repaid, what needs to be learned in the wake of crime. It looks at what needs to be strengthened if such things are not to happen again.
- Susan Sharpe, Restorative Justice: A Vision for Healing and Change, 1998
In the CRJP’s sixth annual gathering, we will:
• hear from families how restorative justice has influenced their lives after the violent death of their loved one
• examine the principles of restorative justice
• experience restorative justice practices as they apply to our daily lives
When: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 2:00pm–5:00pm*
Location: Blacknall Presbyterian Church
1902 Perry St
Durham, NC 27705-4810
Click here to register by Nov. 24th. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
Contact: Please email kacey@capitalrestorativejustice.org for more information.
*Please consider joining us for a special service from 5pm - 6pm, immediately following the Circles of Healing event:
“A Service of Remembrance and Healing: 25 Years of Execution in North Carolina”
December 6, 2008
CIRCLES OF HEALING: AN EXPLORATION OF THE SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY THAT EXECUTES
As execution dates potentially approach, the CRJP held a day of learning, sharing, listening, and moving forward. In the CRJP’s fifth annual gathering, we explored the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of a community in which state-sanctioned killing is a reality. We:
• Examined what it means to be a person of faith in our retributive-driven society
• Heard stories of forgiveness and healing
• Discussed alternatives to this cycle of violence
When: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 9:00am–2:00 pm
Location: Duke Memorial United Methodist Church
504 W. Chapel Hill Street
Durham, NC 27701
Cost: Pre-registration (by Nov. 20th) $15.00. After Nov. 20th cost is $25.00 (scholarships available). Lunch will be provided. As always, any family member of a murder victim or of a death-sentenced or executed person is invited to attend the event as our guest, free of charge
Contact: Please email info@capitalrestorativejustice.org for more information.