Join us for “Restorative Justice and Global Conflict” a workshop facilitated by DC Peace Team for the RESULTS volunteer network.

Restorative Justice, or “RJ,” is a philosophy and set of practices that engage the community in building relationships and repairing harm through inclusive dialogue, deep understanding, and shared power.

This session will be held as a space for attendees to openly share how global conflict is impacting how they show up, particularly as advocates. This space will NOT be an exchange for political or religious ideology, but rather a safe place for expression and how war in other areas of the world is affecting us respectively. The space will also allow for reflection on how we can utilize restorative processes as a means to move toward personal and global healing.

Register for the “Restorative Justice and Global Conflict” workshop here.

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This session is provided by the DC Peace Team, which empowers ordinary civilians to increasingly serve their communities particularly as nonviolent peacekeepers, and by extension as peacemakers and peacebuilders. The DC Peace Team lives this mission by deploying unarmed civilian protection and accompaniment units, providing training in various nonviolent skills, and facilitating dialogues and restorative justice approaches.

For more information about the DC Peace Team, please visit our website at www.dcpeaceteam.org

Facilitator(s):

Jeri Fields (she/her) is a former educator who serves in her community as a first responder chaplain with a longstanding commitment to the spiritual well-being of all of God’s people. She recently earned a Professional Certificate in Restorative Justice from Vermont Law School. Jeri is inspired by the transforming and healing powers that occur within restorative practices that offer spaces to be brave and vulnerable as personal stories are shared openly with authenticity, deep listening, and respect for others. In her professional and personal life, Jeri is passionate about restorative justice and is an enthusiastic member of the Restorative Justice family of the DC Peace Team.

Eliane Lakam is a peace educator and consultant on gender-responsive policies with a background in peace and security, housing justice, environmental justice, and racial justice. Her work focuses on advancing nonviolence and climate action and promoting women’s participation — as critical actors — in all efforts to achieve sustainable peace and justice. Eliane’s training sessions empower participants to embrace nonviolence as a way of life and are rooted in the promotion of human rights and dignity. Through interactive, context-relevant and trauma-informed approaches, she has trained people from all backgrounds and walks of life in the U.S and globally, including community and religious leaders, activists, elected officials, college students, and educators. She is a proud Hoya and completed graduate studies at Harvard University.

Sal Corbin worked for 15 years in academia as a Psychology Professor before transitioning to nonprofit work. He has done workforce development training and program management and is now a Training Coordinator for the Maryland Harm Reduction Institute with the Behavioral Health System of Baltimore and Board Chair for the DC Peace Team. His vision is to help others build and maintain healthy relationships with conflict transformation as the primary focus. His extensive background in leadership facilitation supports his efforts to keep showing up and sharing. He holds degrees in Clinical (M.S.) and Educational (PhD) Psychology.