Day of Empathy
Day of Empathy will take place across 50 states, and focus on uplifting stories of people impacted by the criminal justice system to encourage legislative action Continue reading
Category: Events & Conferences
Revolutionary Love : the politics of faith
Organized by Middle Project April 5-7, 2019 | Middle Collegiate Church in New York City. Confirmed speakers: Traci Blackmon, Wajahat Ali, Gary Dorrien, Marianne Williamson, Ritu Bhasin, Ruby Sales, Mark Charles, Zainab Salbi, Shane Claiborne, Mike Martin (RAWtools), Jacqui Lewis, and John Janka. For pricing and registration, as well as videos from past conferences, please visit: http://revolutionaryloveconference.com/#register Continue reading
Justice Week 2018
A new initiative set up by the Law Society, the Bar Council and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). Monday 29 October – Friday 2 November, 2018 at various locations in the UK. see schedule: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/policy-campaigns/justice-week-2018-programme/ More information about Justice Week: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/policy-campaigns/justice-week/ The purpose of the week is to boost the profile of justice and the rule of law, helping to place them at the center stage of public and political debate. Continue reading
Reclaiming Our Humanity: A talk with Fania Davis
Hosted by YWCA Madison November 8th, 2018, 10 am – 12 pm Central Time | Madison, Wisconsin, USA Cost: $25, follow link for more information and to register: https://www.ywcamadison.org/blog/event/reclaiming-our-humanity-a-talk-with-fania-davis/ Quoted from YWCA’s web page about this event: Fania Davis is a leading national voice on restorative justice, a quickly emerging field which invites a fundamental shift in the way we think about and do justice. Restorative Justice is based on the desired set of principles and practices to mediate conflict, strengthen the community, and repair harm. She is a long-time social justice activist, Civil Rights trial attorney, restorative justice practitioner, writer, and scholar with a Ph.D. in Indigenous Knowledge. In the United States, the school-to-prison pipeline (SPP), also known as the school-to-prison link or the schoolhouse-to-jailhouse track, is the disproportionate tendency of minors and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to become incarcerated, because of increasingly harsh school and municipal policies…. Continue reading
Elevating Justice: Widening the Circle
Hosted by National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) June 14-16, 2019 | Denver, Colorado, USA | Also available: June 13 preconference workshops “The 7th NACRJ Conference focuses on elevating this broader meaning of justice by intentionally widening the circle of engagement in meaningful ways that welcome the voices of victims, formerly incarcerated, LGTBQ, racial, ethnic minorities and others, as we promote safe, just, equitable and sustainable communities and institutions in the US and around the world.” For registration, pricing, and further information visit this web site: 2019 NACRJ Conference Continue reading
Book Launch for Peter Gabel at the New York Open Center
Date: Thursday, October 18th 2018 Time: 6:30 pm Location: New York Open Center; 22 East 3oth Street, NYC, Room 3A Join lifelong social activist, philosopher, founder of an alternative University, editor-at-large of the award winning Tikkun Magazine, and Open Center friend Peter Gabel for a discussion about his new book The Desire for Mutual Recognition: Social Movements and the Dissolution of the False Self. The event will take place on Thursday October 18th at 6:30pm in room 3A at the New York Open Center, 22 East 30th Street, NYC, and will be followed by a book signing and reception. Nominated as Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year by Routledge Press, Peter’s book speaks to the longing in each of us to see and be seen by the other in a way that confirms our authentic humanity. He shows that in our culture this longing is everywhere denied, creating an “outer”… Continue reading