Restorative Justice Week Archive

The theme of the 2024 campaign reflected the growing challenges of division and conflict in today’s society. As our world becomes more polarised, with increasing tension across political, social, and cultural lines, restorative justice offers a hopeful and constructive way forward. It provides a space for dialogue, understanding, and healing in the face of these divisions, reminding us that, even in times of conflict, there are pathways to connection and mutual respect. The theme emphasised the potential of restorative justice to bring people together, repair harm, and rebuild trust in an increasingly divided world. 

The theme highlighted the relevance of restorative justice when it comes to facing the great challenges of our times. It presented restorative justice as a versatile instrument at our availability that can contribute to ease or resolve conflicts weighing on us. Conflicts that we struggle with, that we find difficult imagining how to tackle. It offers unrecognised ways to approach deeply trenched matters, new clues for starting a dialogue, making connections, building solidarity, restoring justice. It fuels our quest for better ways for living together.

What to do?

• Read the Access to Restorative Justice brief to get a good summary of the key issues linked to the topic. 
• Join the online campaign, by sharing information (on restorative justice, on the significance of granting equal access to restorative justice, and on current #RJWeek events), and messages! Use the hashtags: #RJWeek #ReleasingThePotentialOfRestorativeJustice #AcccessToRestorativeJustice
• Organise your local event or campaign - and inform us, so we can spread the word! 
• As every year, the EFRJ will gather and give visibility to all contributions to the week. Submit your event or campaign details below.
• Check our shared calendar below  about the happenings, events and campaigns and join the ones near to you!

Please contact us if you:

• Need advise for organising your Restorative Justice Week event.
• Want to publish your Restorative Justice Week event on our website or other communication channels.  
• Want just to inform us about your Restorative Justice Week initiative or have other questions about the this year's Restorative Justice Week or previous celebrations.

20-26 November 2022 - Join the global campaign & celebration ! 

As the key theme for this year's Restorative Justice Week (#RJWeek, 20-26 November 2022) the EFRJ highlights the significance of 'access to restorative justice', and uses the slogan:  "Releasing the potential of restorative justice: available, accessible & adaptable!"

Today hundreds of thousands people affected by harm cannot access the benefits of restorative justice for a number of reasons, and we think this should change.

We invite our members to use this week for celebration, raising awareness and to organise their events or campaigns linked to this topic, to help make the message more recognised!

What to do?

• Read the Access to Restorative Justice brief to get a good summary of the key issues linked to the topic. 
• Join the online campaign, by sharing information (on restorative justice, on the significance of granting equal access to restorative justice, and on current #RJWeek events), and messages! Use the hashtags: #RJWeek #ReleasingThePotentialOfRestorativeJustice #AcccessToRestorativeJustice
• Organise your local event or campaign - and inform us, so we can spread the word! 
• As every year, the EFRJ will gather and give visibility to all contributions to the week. Submit your event or campaign details below.
• Check our shared calendar below  about the happenings, events and campaigns and join the ones near to you!

Please contact us if you:

• Need advise for organising your Restorative Justice Week event.
• Want to publish your Restorative Justice Week event on our website or other communication channels.  
• Want just to inform us about your Restorative Justice Week initiative or have other questions about the this year's Restorative Justice Week or previous celebrations. 

Protect and Empower the Person Harmed

In 2021 the EFRJ highlights the potential of restorative justice for victims as the key theme of the Restorative Justice Week 2021 (#RJWeek). 

Restorative justice processes have a great potential to empower victims and survivors of crime, and to offer them closure. There is more and more understanding of how restorative justice can serve victims of different types of harm, including serious cases. Yet, restorative justice is still not accessible widely to all victims in every country. That is why the EFRJ puts this topic at the heart of the 2021’s Restorative Justice Week campaign. 

The international Restorative Justice Week provides a unique opportunity every year to focus public attention  on restorative justice, to the benefits it can create for the society, and to bring together communities globally and locally that are committed to address injustices and harm in a humane way. 

Communication tips

Download the banner for the Restorative Justice Week 2021 and use it to promote and communicate about your event. 

Use #RJWeek and #RJWeek2021 in social media to communicate about your event. 

The international Restorative Justice Week provides a unique opportunity every year to focus public attention  on restorative justice, to the benefits it can create for the society, and to bring together communities globally and locally that are committed to address injustices and harm in a humane way.