by CCJC Admin | Jul 24, 2013 | CCJC News and Events, Justice in the Headlines, Miscellaneous
Poet and social activist Margot Van Sluytman was interviewed by CBC Ottawa on the occasion of her visit to Ottawa for a presentation hosted by the Ottawa RJ Network. The radio interview is a powerful testimony to what Margot says is our need to change our approach to...
by CCJC Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | CCJC News and Events, Justice in the Headlines
More than 500 people attended the first annual National Aboriginal Prayer Breakfast June 21 in Ottawa. The event grew out of a desire to recognize the many positive developments between Canadian aboriginal peoples and the Government of Canada. The breakfast was...
by CCJC Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | CCJC News and Events, Justice in the Headlines, Miscellaneous
Restorative Justice advocate (and victim) Dr. Pierre Allard received an honorary doctorate from Acadia Divinity College in May. “The vision of restorative justice gave me back life,” Allard said. “The challenge is finding an image of God that is life-giving.” Click...
by CCJC Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | CCJC News and Events, Justice in the Headlines, Miscellaneous
Sesame Street has recently introduced a character whose father is in jail. The Sesame Workshop has also produced an educational toolkit called Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration. Click here to listen to an interview with Dr. Jeanette Betancourt of Sesame...
by CCJC Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | CCJC News and Events, Justice in the Headlines
Ricahrd A. Viguerie identifies three concerns for Conservatives around prisons: public safety, compassion and controlled government spending which he thinks, are at the heart of true Conservative principles. Click here to read the 9 June, 2013 New York Time Op-Ed...
by CCJC Admin | May 24, 2013 | CCJC News and Events, discussion forum - public, Justice in the Headlines
***To add your perspective to this question, become a CCJC member today and visit the discussion forum!*** Contributed by Greg Dunwoody, CCJC Board Member and Chaplain, 14 years, at Headingley Correctional Centre, Province of Manitoba “…and a little child shall...
