On 28-31 May 2024, the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) organised its 12th international conference in Tallinn, Estonia, entitled “Just Times: Restorative Justice Responses in Dark Times”. In line with the different global challenges that today’s societies face, the programme committee chose to focus on the potential of restorative justice in times when conflict, war and violence are either present or threaten most nations, regions and communities.
The event brought together 368 participants from 43 countries across the globe. They were professionals, academics, policymakers, practitioners, artists, students and activists dedicated to further developing restorative justice in their countries and internationally.
After the event, we received positive feedback from participants, and also great ideas for improvement. While some ideas are more easy to think about with our local organisers and programme committee, others need some more brainstorming together with our members and followers, because they tackle key themes for our organisation and for our movement in general (e.g. inclusivity, privilege, accessibility, language barriers).
For this reason, we would like to invite you for an online “time to talk” session, an initiative normally organised for members only, to share concerns and to join forces in searching for innovative solutions and ideas to move forward, and also to explain the “backstage” of our reflections when we put together our yearly activities.
