There is less then a month until this year's Restorative Justice Week (#RJWeek24), taking place from 17th to 23rd November.  This year’s campaign highlights “The promise of restorative justice in a polarising world” The European Forum for Restorative Justice will be promoting the event marking Restorative Justice Week organised around the Globe, and you can find details of planned activities worldwide on our interactive map, which is updated regularly.

Are you planning an event for #RJWeek24? Submit your event via the button below so we can promote it!

Do you have a song that embodies restorative themes? For this year’s Restorative Justice Week, the EFRJ and Leuven Restorative City are  organising a special Carillon concert performed by Luc Rombouts, the official Carillonneur of Leuven. We invite you to submit songs that resonate with the theme for Luc to play!

Submissions close on 5th November. The concert will take place on 20th November from 1-2 PM CET in the centre of Leuven (Belgium) and will be live-streamed. Don’t miss this chance to hear your favourite restorative tunes! 

The Restorative Justice Council's Annual Conference 2024 will be held on 15th November in-person in Cardiff, and online on 18th November. Titled "Paving the Way to a Restorative Future," the conference invites practitioners, policymakers, and community members to explore restorative practices for transforming relationships and strengthening communities.Key sessions will cover integrating restorative approaches in schools, workplaces, and justice systems, focusing on trauma-informed practices that foster inclusion, repair harm, and prevent conflicts.

Registration is open until 4th November for in-person and online attendance. Fees vary by membership status.

For details and to register, visit the Restorative Justice Council site.

In collaboration with the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP), the EFRJ presents a special five-episode podcast series, Restorative Works!. This series will explore how restorative justice is being used in local communities across the globe to foster social cohesion and address conflicts.

Each 20-minute episode will feature experts sharing unique practices and insights from their work in different communities, highlighting how restorative justice can build caring relationships and prevent polarisation. Starting next week, you will be able to access each episode that will be released on the Thursdays of November.

This session, led by Dr. Tonya Walls and the Code Switch Youth Advisory Board, will explore how culturally affirming restorative circles and youth-led advocacy create healing spaces for girls of color to thrive as leaders in their schools and communities.

November 20th, 18:00-19:30 pm CEST

Join authors Mikayla W-C McCray and Rachel Roth Sawatzk as they share insights from their book on using restorative justice to address sexual misconduct on college campuses. Discover strategies for supporting survivors and fostering safer academic environments.

December 18th, 18:00-19:30 pm CEST

“… learning about restorative justice doesn’t happen in a formal setting, sitting on the sidelines, but rather requires active and engaged participation” (Testimonies from the 1st edition Winter Academy)

The EFRJ’s Winter Academy returns for its third edition from 3rd-7th February 2025 in Leuven, Belgium. This event offers a unique international cross-disciplinary learning opportunity for those interested in restorative justice and its applications. This upcoming academy will cover two main topics: Prisons and Restorative Justice and Restorative Training Skills. Participants will develop and strengthen their skills, gain hands-on experience, be challenged by complex issues, and get inspired by innovative and nuanced methods. Registration will open this week.

The Leuven Institute of Criminology organises, in collaboration with the EFRJ, the 9th Expert seminar on transitional justice on “The Use of Restorative Justice in Transitional Settings: Lessons from and for Colombia and Beyond”.
The Final Peace Agreement of 2016 put an end to many decades of armed conflict between the Colombian government and the most important rebel group of the FARC. The peace accord comprises an elaborate system of transitional justice measures to address the horrendous crimes of the past. This Comprehensive System of Transitional Justice provides a major space for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP - Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz - JEP), which combines retributive and restorative components to address the many serious human rights violations committed during the armed conflict. Edit Törzs and Laura Hein from the EFRJ will contribute to this very interesting event. The Expert seminar is preceded by the Distinguished Lecture on Transitional Justice, in which the English translation of the Manual on Restorative Transitional Justice of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia will be presented and discussed. Thursday 24 October between 2-6 pm (CEST), Online & in person at the Faculty of Law and Criminology. please send a confirmation of attendance - in person or online - to sonja.wellens@kuleuven.be. 

Découvrez les bases de la justice restaurative avec notre cours en ligne, du 12 au 15 novembre 2024. Ce programme propose une immersion dans les principes fondamentaux, l’applicabilité et les instruments juridiques régissant la justice restaurative.

Les sessions se dérouleront de 16h00 à 19h30 (CET) via Zoom, avec des pauses incluses. Les frais d'inscription anticipée sont de 122 € pour les membres EFRJ et de 162 € pour les non-membres. Les inscriptions se clôturent le 11 novembre à 23h59 CET.

Pour plus d'informations, contactez intern@euforumrj.org.

Join the The Mint House at the Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice for an insightful online event on Environmental Restorative Justice: In Theory and Practice on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, from 13 to 14pm CEST. This session will explore the challenges and needs involved in adapting restorative justice for environmental cases.

Featuring Ivo Aertsen, who will discuss the theoretical aspects, and Lawrence Kershen KC, who will share practical experiences, this event promises an engaging dialogue with opportunities for questions and discussion.

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