Restorative Justice Week 2020

Restorative Justice Week is held annually in Canada and through the world. This year it will be held from November 15-22, 2020 with a theme of “Inspiring Innovation.”

The 2020 National Restorative Justice Symposium will be virtual (online) this year.

The theme of the Symposium is Responsive and Restorative Justice: 

Lessons for a Global Pandemic. 

The Symposium runs from November 16 to 17.  Registration is $25.

For more information:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/all-access-registration-for-2020-national-rj-symposium-tickets-126504080109

Restorative Justice Week is held annually in Canada, and throughout the world. This year it was held from November 19-26, 2017 with a theme of “Inspiring Innovation.”

The Church Council on Justice and Corrections take on this theme for Restorative Justice week 2017 is “Global Innovation, Local (R)evolution.” CCJC has a long history of inspiring and promoting new ways of thinking about justice. The 2017 National Restorative Justice Symposium, was co-hosted by CCJC in partnership with the Collaborative Justice Program.

What is Restorative Justice?

Restorative justice is founded on a vision of justice that heals and restores. It is based on an understanding that crime is a violation of people and relationships and that justice is served when those most directly involved in an offence are given opportunities to redress the harm caused.

Click here to access RJ – A Justice that inspires UPDATED

Click here to access The Justice Storytelling Quilt

Click here to access RJ World Presentation

Click here to access A Litany for Restorative Justice

Click here for a CSC resources about People of faith and restorative justice.

Cliquez ici pour une resoursses de SCC Les croyants, le bénévolat, et la justice réparatrice.

Homiletic Notes

CCJC has created a resource for those interested in marking restorative justice week through the chosen lectionary readings (Sunday November 19 and Sunday November 26).

Click here for 2017 Homiletic Notes 

Cliquez ici pour les Notes homilétiques 2017

Resource Kit

Every year the Correctional Services of Canada’s (CSC) Restorative Justice Division produces a resource kit that includes articles and highlights news and recent developments in the field of RJ.  This year they have produces an informative and thought provoking kit which includes the following articles:

  • Building Restorative Justice Nation Wide by Ivo Aertsen
  • From Harm to Healing: Journey to Restoration after Wrongful Conviction by Jennifer Thompson
  • More than a Circle Meeting at Dalhousie University by Jacob MacIsaac and Melissa MacKay
  • Seating Arrangements by Marlyn Ferguson
  • A Restorative Approach to Terrorism Offences? by Michael Taylor

Click here to view the 2016 CSC resource kit

Cliquez ici pour la trousse de ressource SCC 2016

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Excerpted from the CSC website:

Restorative justice (RJ) is a philosophy and an approach that views crime and conflict as harm done to people and relationships. It is a non-adversarial, non-retributive approach to justice that emphasizes healing in victims, accountability of offenders, and the involvement of citizens in creating healthier, safer communities. The goal is to reach meaningful, satisfying, and fair outcomes through inclusion, open communication, and truth.


Past Restorative Justice Weeks:

Click here to learn about events and resources for Restorative Justice Week 2015

Click here to learn about events and resources for Restorative Justice Week 2014

Click here to learn about events and resources for Restorative Justice Week 2013

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