[PRISONACT] All Come To The JF RJ Forum in DC - 2/18-19
John V. Wilmerding
White House 'Drug Czar' Barry McCaffrey has CONFIRMED that he will
participate! Might this signal a welcome shift in public policy?
Watch for a major announcement from his offices on Monday -- that's
what my sources tell me, anyway.
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| PLEASE MENTION CERJ!!! |
| IF YOU INQUIRE OR REGISTER FOR THIS CONFERENCE, PLEASE BE SURE TO |
| MENTION THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT IT THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN FOR EQUITY- |
| RESTORATIVE JUSTICE OR FROM MYSELF. THANKS! -- John Wilmerding, |
| General Secretary, Campaign for Equity-Restorative Justice (CERJ) |
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I am hoping that as many of you as possible will be able to come to
Justice Fellowship's National Forum on Restorative Justice, to be
held at the Hyatt Regency Washington hotel on Capitol Hill in
Washington, DC on Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19.
I'm planning on convening a CERJ Caucus at the gathering, and time
*will* be allotted for caucuses. I will also be convening a 'round-
table' breakout session on 'Restorative Justice Coalition-Building:
Strategizing for RJ as a Social Movement'.
FORUM THEME:
The conference's theme is "Repairing the Criminal Justice System:
Restoring Hope for the New Millenium."
DISTINGUISHED CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
Others CONFIRMED participating at this time (in Alphabetical Order --
please read down the list for the ones you will recognize) are:
Gordon Bazemore - Community Justice Institute, Florida Atlantic University
Tom Beckner - Taylor University
Bob Cochran, Jr. - Pepperdine University
Ronald Claassen - Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies, Fresno
Pacific University
Roxanne Claassen - Fresno, CA Public Schools
Chuck Colson - Founder, Justice Fellowship and Prison Fellowship Ministries
John Cosby - Restorative Justice Coordinator, Episcopal Peace Fellowship
Chris Cowie - Ray of Hope, Kitchener, Ontario
Jack Cowley - Inner Change Freedom Initiative, Houston, TX
Kay Crawford - Crime Prevention Center, Hudson Institute, Indianapolis
Bernie DeCastro - Time For Freedom Ministries
John DiIulio - Princeton University
Rev. Lee Earl - Neighbors Who Care
Susan Herman - National Victim Center
Terry Gowen - Deschutes County Juvenile Justice Program, Bend, Oregon
Paul Hahn - Author, 'Emerging Justice'
Byron Johnson - Vanderbilt University
Lisa Barnes Lampman - Neighbors Who Care
Rev. Al Lawerence - Prison Fellowship
Rev. Don Lewis - Neighbors Who Care
Joe Loconte - Heritage Foundation
Dave Manning - Offender Aid and Restoration
Gen. Barry McCaffrey - White House Cabinet - Drug Policies
Henry McClendon - Detroit TOP
Carolyn McLeod - Washington County, MN
Jane Miller-Ashton - Director, Restorative Justice Unit, Correctional
Services of Canada
Morna Murray - Victim Assistance Legal Organization (VALOR)
Jim Mustin - RealJustice
Caroline Nicholls - Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Dept.
Pat Nolan - President, Justice Fellowship
Lawrie Parker - Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center
Ernest Preate - Former Attorney General, Pennsylvania
Edgar Reese - Matchpoint
Rev. Samuel Sierra - The Hope Center, Washington, DC
Walter Drew Smith - Restorative Justice Coordinator, New Jersey Department
of Juvenile Justice
Emmett Solomon - Restorative Justice Ministry Network
Eric Sterling - Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
Karen Strong - Co-Author, 'Restoring Justice'
Mary Leadem Ticiu - Minnesota Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning
Kirby Trask - Genesee County Sheriff's Department
Dr. Earl Trent, Jr. - Florida Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. Harold Dean Trulear - Public/Private Ventures
Daniel Van Ness - Co-Author, 'Restoring Justice'
Cheryl Ward-Kaiser - Victor
Reginald Wilkinson - American Correctional Association
Joe Williams - Network for Life
John Wilmerding - Campaign for Equity-Restorative Justice (CERJ)
Delmas P. Wood - Maryland Department of Juvenile Justice
Marlene Young - National Organization for Victim Assistance
Howard Zehr - Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia
Hundreds of other distinguished participants -- including perhaps yourself
-- are expected to attend!
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS: MAJOR PLENARY PRESENTATIONS
'The Criminal Justice System - Beyond Crime and Punishment' - Pat Nolan
'Restorative Justice: Principles for Restoring Peace to Our Lives and
Communities' - Dan Van Ness and Karen Strong
'From Victim to Victor' - Cheryl Ward-Kaiser
'Restorative Programs at Faith-Based Prisons' - Jack Cowley
'The Power of Encounter - Victim Meets Offender' - Ron Claassen
'Restorative Justice and the Rebuilding of Civil Society' - Joe Loconte
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| Keynote ('Capstone') Address by Chuck Colson |
| at Dinner Banquet Friday Evening |
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS: 'BREAKOUT' SESSIONS
'Breakout' sessions are planned on the following topics:
Strategic Planning and Networking for a National Campaign Coalition
Restorative Alternatives to Incarceration for Non-Violent Offenders
The Importance of Encounter: Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs
Restorative Programs for Juvenile Offenders
Effective One-On-One Mentoring Programs for At-Risk Youth
Alternative Faith-Based Custody Facilities For Both Adult and Juvenile
Offenders
Compassionate Programs Offering Victim Assistance
Implementing Restorative Justice County- and City-Wide
Restorative Measures in Elementary and Secondary Schools
Integrating Restorative Justice with Existing Probation Programs
Toward a Victim-Centered Criminal Justice System
How Churches Can Be Actively Involved in Restorative Programs
Principles for Effectively Mentoring Ex-Offenders
Restorative Justice Programs for Incarcerated Offenders
Implementing Restorative Justice State-Wide
Devolving Decision-Making to the Community
How to Effectively Evaluate Restorative Justice Programs
Crime, Restorative Justice, and the Inner City Church
The Changing Face of Encounter: Family-Group Conferencing
How to Set Up a Restorative Justice Ministry in Your State
Integrating Restorative Justice with Community Development
Building Community Partners: Community Justice, Community Policing, and
Restorative Justice
FURTHER FORUM DETAILS:
The Forum is "intended to provide the opportunity to join leaders in the
Restorative Justice movement as they share the principles of restorative
justice, explain why they’re so needed, and how they are being implemented
in successful restorative programs across the country". Time will be
allocated for interactive dialogue, fellowship and networking.
The registration fee for the Forum is $295, which includes all conference
materials as well as two seated luncheons, two seated dinners, a breakfast
buffet, and morning coffee breaks and afternoon snacks. If you need
assistance making travel arrangements, the conference organizers recommend
you call Beverly Maldaner at Golden Rule Travel -- Beverly can be reached
toll-free at 800-750-3273.
To register or obtain additional information, call Ron Rosenberger or Nick
Brown at (800) 217-2743. Or visit Justice Fellowship's web site at
<www.justicefellowship.org>.
NOTE: HOTEL BLOCK-BOOKING RATES MAY STILL BE AVAILABLE
Justice Fellowship is requesting attendees to reserve their own hotel
rooms, but they have a block of hotel rooms reserved at the Hyatt Regency
Washington on Capitol Hill -- the site of the Forum -- at special
conference rates of $154/single and $179/double. To make reservations,
call the Hyatt toll-free at 800-233-1234. When calling the hotel, remember
to refer to "Justice Fellowship’s National Forum on Restorative Justice" to
see if you can get the discounted room rates.
Justice Fellowship is part of the same family of organizations as Prison
Fellowship International (PFI), which is where movement scholar Dan Van
Ness is working these days. They are dedicated to justice reform as an
aspect of Christian ministry, but they embrace and encourage Restorative
Justice in the secular and governmental spheres as well. If you haven't
yet done so, please be sure to also visit PFI's excellent,
crucially-important Restorative Justice web site at
<http://www.prisonfellowshipintl.org> and read Dan Van Ness' definitive
book on the topic, 'Restoring Justice' (available through Anderson
Publishers at <http://www.andersonpublishing.com>).
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