From activism to reconciliation: Why this work, why now?
This is a guest blog by Caroline Walsh, an experienced Restorative Justice Facilitator. We are living through a period of intensified division. Public debate is harder, trust in institutions is fragile, and disagreement increasingly feels personal rather than political. What might once have been differences of opinion now often land as questions of identity, […]
Restoring humanity in a system of punishment and isolation
This is a blog by our Volunteer, Hillary Kwok. There are many external circumstances that are overlooked when a person has been incarcerated, with their future often shaped from the moment of conviction. Stigmatised, isolated, and excluded from society, individuals are left with little hope upon release. Re-entering a society that sustains a culture […]
Addressing layered harm in domestic and sexual violence cases
This is a blog by our Restorative Justice Programmes Manager, Anika Cosgrove. People harmed by domestic or sexual abuse face cumulative harm, resulting in a complex, intersectional experience of trauma. Often, layered on top of a survivor’s experience of domestic or sexual violence, is additional harm from various statutory services and ongoing unmet needs. […]
Campaigning without polarisation: How can I contribute to a better world without further fracturing society?
Could restorative approaches help us to avoid furthering polarisation in our campaigning? The Mint House and the Sheila McKechnie Foundation are partnering to host this event to explore restorative approaches and how they could be relevant in campaigning. Katie Roberts will highlight some of the challenges those in campaigning are currently facing around polarisation. Pete […]
What is happening with the Victims Bill?
This is a blog by our Campaigns and Communications Manager Meka Beresford. Following the publication of the draft Victims Bill in May, the Justice Select Committee undertook pre-legislative scrutiny to consider any changes that need to be made to the Victims Bill before it is introduced to parliament.