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Travelling back to Canberra from New Zealand, with our Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Roslyn Brown and University of Canberra based Restorative Health team, Wayne Applebee and Holly Northam, I sat next to Claire, a Kiwi (originally from Scotland) who was on her fifth visit to Canberra this year visiting her family. I asked Claire what her son did in Canberra. Her reply 'He's a restorative ecologist....'
https://mulligansflat.org.au/
This summary of restorative approaches to education in Wales offers us much to think about as we work towards building restorative communities and restorative organisations in Canberra
https://restorativewales.org.uk/noticeboard/news/2017/september/restorative-approaches-in-education
Well done Newcastle on your Restorative vision! Read more here....
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/governance-and-leadership/faculties-and-schools/faculty-of-business-and-law/conferences/newcastle-as-a-restorative-city-symposium
You are invited to:
Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs,
Former President, Australian Human Rights Commission
Sexual assault and harassment on University campuses: Changing the course
Tuesday 5 September 2017
12.30 - 1.30pm
Auditorium, China in the World Building,
Building 188, Fellows Lane, ANU
Please register: https://gillian_triggs_lecture.eventbrite.com.au
On-campus disciplinary processes for assaults that are reported have drawn criticism from both survivors and those accused of assault. According to federal statistics, only about one in six survivors of sexual assault on college campuses report the incident to school authorities.
So some campuses are considering a new approach. The process, called "restorative justice," looks more like a therapeutic intervention aimed at healing than a trial focused on guilt and punishment. Campus administrators are increasingly open to it, despite concern from some activists that it's too soft on perpetrators of sexual assault. For the full story see....
http://www.npr.org/2017/07/25/539334346/restorative-justice-an-alternative-to-the-process-campuses-use-for-sexual-assaul?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170726&utm_campaign=npr_email_a_friend&utm_term=storyshare
From July 2017, the Canberra Restorative Community Network will meet on the last MONDAY of the month from 5.30pm - 6.30 pm at Fellows Café (the orange corner), University House, Australian National University (unless it is a public holiday and we will get together on the following day Tuesday). This is a chance for an informal catch-up with colleagues to share ideas and developments from local, national and international contexts on the applications of restorative approaches in various settings. Everyone welcome. No RSVP necessary.
MONDAY 31st JULY 2017
MONDAY 28th AUGUST 2017
TUESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2017
MONDAY 30th OCTOBER 2017
MONDAY 27th NOVEMBER 2017
Special thanks to Kelly Lokan and the Restorative Justice Unit for the preparation of these.
Attached are the following transcripts for download:
The Australian Human Rights Commission is undertaking a project on sexual assault and sexual harassment of university students. This work includes:
It builds on the Commission’s extensive experience leading projects of this kind, including the Review of the treatment of women in the Australian Defence Force and conducting national workplace sexual harassment surveys for the past 12 years.
Read more here or contact Codie Bell for more info at restorativeanu@gmail.com.
Free pdf downloads available for most of these articles. Read more here.
The Australian criminal justice system has come under criticism for incarcerating growing numbers of people. With recidivism rates closing in on fifty percent – meaning nearly half of those released from prison are back within 2 years – many believe a punitive system that produces “revolving door” criminals can’t be the answer.
But, there are alternatives.
Restorative justice is an approach to dealing with crime that has a focus on rehabilitating the offender through reconciliation with the victim, and other family members and friends. The practice gives the victim a voice in the justice process, which empowers them, as well as providing the offender with an understanding of the impact of their actions and a direct avenue to make amends.