PICTURES: “Life Comes From It: Innovative Grassroots Movement-Building Led by People of Color and Indigenous Peacemakers” IPI Advisory Committee members and allies spoke with conference attendees at the 7th National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) on innovative grassroots movements.
PICTURES: IPI Reception in Denver, CO 2019 In conjunction with the 7th National Association of Community and Restorative Justice Conference, where many IPI Advisory Committee members presented, the Advisory Committee was able to gather with allies and friends for a reception hosted by Casey Family Programs. We are grateful to and Dr. Brian Jarrett ((CSU-DH), Global Cyberconference on Dispute Resolution Director), Sonya Shah (Life Comes From It Grantmaking Circle), Belinda Dulin (Washtenaw County Peacemaking Court),… Read More »PICTURES: IPI Reception in Denver, CO 2019
PICTURES: “Incorporating Indigenous Conflict Prevention, Healing, and Harmony Models into Higher Education” IPI Advisory Committee members Cheryl Fairbanks and Chief Justice Emeritus Robert Yazzie along with Dr. Brian Polkinghorn presented at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice. Below are pictures during the workshop of the peacemakers in action:
EVENT: Michigan Judges Association Conference Advisory Committee members Judge Tim Connors and Chief Judge Michael Petoskey will present a plenary discussion on Peacemaking Courts at the Michigan Judges Association Annual Conference, August 18-20, 2019.
NEWS: “Healing Circle Follows Racist Graffiti” The Native American community in Rapid City, SD responded to “No Indians ”, swastikas, and other racist graffiti in a community park by holding a healing circle and prayers so they act as provide role models for their children. Click HERE for the full story.
NEWS: PeaceJam Rocky Mountain is hiring! News from our friends at PeaceJam, check out the below employment opportunity: We are SO excited to announce that we have begun the search for the next Program Director for PeaceJam Rocky Mountain! We are looking for a rock star of a human to join our local team to expand programming, implement new community leadership models, and build the staff and funding infrastructure to increase PeaceJam’s impact on youth… Read More »NEWS: PeaceJam Rocky Mountain is hiring!
PHOTOS – Pokagon Peacemaking Training Turtle Talk featured photos of IPI’s training last week at the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians in Dowagiac Michigan. IPI Advisory Committee Members pictured below are Brett Lee Shelton, Chief Judge Michael Petoskey, and Chief Justice Emeritus Robert Yazzie. Photo Credit: Turtle Talk by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
WORKSHOP: “Cultural Intervention as Alternative Juvenile Justice and Prevention” IPI will be at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice conference in June. This workshop will address the following objectives: Community-based circles with juvenile offenders can be used as a diversion for minor offenses, clearing their record and preventing a snowball effect of repeated offenses. Coordinated efforts within the community required to get started Which offenses, and sorts of offenders, are most suitable for such… Read More »WORKSHOP: “Cultural Intervention as Alternative Juvenile Justice and Prevention”
WORKSHOP: “Starting a Peacemaking Program: Cultural Recovery in Indigenous Communities” IPI will be at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice conference in June. This workshop will address the following objectives: What planning and community organizing steps and approaches have worked to develop successful community-based peacemaking programs? Lessons learned from successful peacemaking program administration over time. Different methods and levels of complexity in integrating culturally relevant materials and structures. Workshop description: This workshop will provide… Read More »WORKSHOP: “Starting a Peacemaking Program: Cultural Recovery in Indigenous Communities”
WORKSHOP: Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative: Tribal Justice, Roots and Allies IPI will be at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice conference in June. This workshop will address the following objectives: Gain awareness of the resources available to support learning about tribal peacemaking. Learn how differences in worldview can impact conceptions of core values and justice. Begin understanding deeper level of indigenous influences in restorative justice origins and existing models. Workshop description: Native American and… Read More »WORKSHOP: Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative: Tribal Justice, Roots and Allies
WORKSHOP: “Incorporating Indigenous Conflict Prevention, Healing, and Harmony Models into Higher Education” IPI will be at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice conference in June. This workshop will address the following objectives: Exposure to challenges in the overarching curriculum used to train practitioners. Ways to develop courses and training to expose others to actual practices, and the core values behind them, that have held communities together for thousands of years. Understanding Navajo and other tribal… Read More »WORKSHOP: “Incorporating Indigenous Conflict Prevention, Healing, and Harmony Models into Higher Education”
RETREAT: “Building A Path To Peace” July 7-14, 2019 Rare, one-week transformative immersion peacemaking training, from innovators who sparked the peacemaking movement…. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Register by June 21, 2019, see flyer for details.
Makepeace Productions Newsletter – Spring 2019 This recent newsletter from Makepeace Productions includes an update of recent activity surrounding the film “Tribal Justice,” which documents the efforts of two tribal judges as they implement traditional dispute resolution techniques in their courts. Also included is information on “We Still Live Here”, which tells a story of the recovery of the Wampanoag language among the descendants of the people who met the Pilgrims on their shores 400… Read More »Makepeace Productions Newsletter – Spring 2019
Daily Reminders The True Peace The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka (the Great Spirit), and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but… Read More »Daily Reminders
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Tribal Court, which hears cases in both Michigan and Indiana, has a new building underway. Of interest to peacemakers, the courtroom, a “Healing Fire” room, and the entire complete footprint of the building are circular. We will post more pictures upon the completion of the newly constructed peacemaking facility.
Peacemaking doesn’t mean passivity.It is the act of interrupting injustice without mirroring injustice, the act of disarming evil without destroying the evildoer,the act of finding a third way that is neitherfight nor flight but the careful,arduous pursuit of reconciliation and justice.It is about a revolution of lovethat is big enough to set both theoppressed and the oppressors free. —Shane Claiborne et al., Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (2010)
WORKSHOP: Incorporating Indigenous Conflict Prevention, Healing, and Harmony Models into Higher Education IPI will be at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice conference in June. This workshop will address the following objectives: Exposure to challenges in the overarching curriculum used to train practitioners. Ways to develop courses and trainings to expose others to actual practices, and the core values behind them, that have held communities together for thousands of years. Understanding Navajo and other tribal… Read More »WORKSHOP: Incorporating Indigenous Conflict Prevention, Healing, and Harmony Models into Higher Education
WORKSHOP: “Indigenous Dispute Systems Design (Indigenous Planning, Dispute Systems Design, and Field Theory)” IPI will be at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice conference in June. This workshop will address the following objectives: Introduction to the growing field of Indigenous Dispute Systems Design; Getting Community involved in systems design- how to, benefits, and required leadership; Anticipating and recognizing resistance to change; and Partnering with education systems and for youth-focused justice system design and re-entry… Read More »WORKSHOP: “Indigenous Dispute Systems Design (Indigenous Planning, Dispute Systems Design, and Field Theory)”
9th annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution (April 10th) You are invited to our 9th annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution, Wed. April 10, 2019 @ 12-2:30 pm (Pacific Coast Time). IPI advisors Polly Hyslop and Brett Lee Shelton will be presenting. Download the conference agenda. For nearly a decade, the International Cyber-Conference, starting in Alaska, has been a global dialogue between students, Indigenous peacemakers, academics, and the larger community, serving as a communication tool… Read More »9th annual International Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution (April 10th)
WORKSHOP: “Implementing Peacemaking Circles in Higher Education at Stanford University” IPI will be at the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice conference in June. This workshop will address the following objectives: One cutting-edge model for teaching non-native college students several beneficial practices associated with indigenous peacemaking circles. Successful model to Integrate peace circles into college residential setting. This work is the continuation of work that happened when The Native American Cultural Center, Native American Studies… Read More »WORKSHOP: “Implementing Peacemaking Circles in Higher Education at Stanford University”