The Realm of Interpersonal Nonviolence (Restorative Circles)
In the embedded circles of our research template for nonviolence research, “interpersonal” is located between the wider realm of “intercultural” and the narrower realm of “personal.” The Interpersonal Realm invites inquiry into the care and cultivation of community. In this section we look at (a) restorative circles.
Restorative Justice (RJ) Healing Circles
- Restorative Practices
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_practices
- Three Kinds of Circles
https://blog.esc13.net/3-types-of-restorative-circles/
- Ground Rules
https://www.c4rj.org/documents/C4RJ%20Circle%20Ground%20Rules.pdf
- Community Justice (CJ): A Conceptual Framework
https://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/community-justice-conceptual-framework
- Transformative Justice (TJ): What’s the Difference?
https://novelhand.com/restorative-and-transformative-justice/
Fania Davis
The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Healing, and US Social Transformation, Justice and Peacebuilding Series, Good Books, 2019, Kindle Edition
Fania Davis resources at Yes! Magazine
https://www.yesmagazine.org/authors/fania-davis/
Cassidy Friedman
Circles. Produced and directed by Cassidy Friedman, a documentary featuring the work of Eric Butler at Ralph J. Bunche High School, Oakland. Lionsgate, 2019. Amazon Prime Video. (1 h 21 min)
YouTube Videos by Cassidy Friedman
“Restorative Justice in Oakland Schools: Tier One. Community Building Circle.” Cassidy Friedman. 9 Oct. 2012, YouTube. A pair of students at MetWest High School, an Oakland public school in Oakland, Calif., facilitate a community-building circle in their classroom. (9 min 31 sec) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdKhcQrLD1w
“Restorative Welcome and Re-entry Circle.” Cassidy Friedman. 22 Apr, 2013. YouTube. Filmed at Bunche High School, this video is a collaboration between Oakland Unified School District and Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth.
The video combines footage from the circle with interviews of the re-entering student and the circle (13 min 59 sec). https://youtu.be/uSJ2GPiptvc
“Students Transform Tense Oakland School Board Meeting Over Budget Cuts into A Circle.” Cassidy Friedman. 28 Jan., 2019, YouTube.On Jan, 23, 2019, #Oakland #RestorativeJustice facilitators Eric Butler and Cece Jordan helped students transform a room filled with hundreds of protesters – who came to fight the Oakland Unified School District board over expected budget cuts – into a peace circle. The event was unprecedented in school board history (8 min 32 sec). https://youtu.be/puRlwOmtFUA
Compassion Based Intervention
Richard Morley. “Compassion as an Antidote to Violence.” (TEDxTexasStateUniversity)
Note how compassion also requires structural transformation.
Dr. Steven Stosny’s Psychology Today Blog
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