Intro to Restorative Justice in India: Creating Pathways towards Restoration

Facilitated by the DC Peace Team

Date: July 23rd, 8:00-11:00am EST, 5:30-8:30pm IST

Location: ONLINE (Zoom link provided about 24 hrs. before the session)**

For questions, contact Sal Corbin at sal.corbin@yahoo.com

The workshop will address the diversity (religion, race, caste, sex, etc.) in India and inequities and discrimination which entail because of these diversities. Anyone is welcome to join from around the world. Learn how restorative justice can support those impacted by inequities and how restorative justice circles can help in transformation.

 

Participants will:

1) Be introduced to restorative justice philosophy, foundation, and practice

2) Explore the power of restorative justice in activating community values

3) Learn how restorative justice can support those impacted by inequities

4) Demonstrate how restorative justice circles can help in transformation

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This training is provided by the DC Peace Team, which empowers ordinary civilians to serve their communities 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

Facilitators:

Akanksha Marwah (she/her) is a doctoral candidate at Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia (India). She has a teaching experience of more than two years at Central University and State University based in New Delhi, India. She is a trained mediator by Samadhan, Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre. She is doing her doctoral research in Restorative Justice and is often invited to speak on restorative justice and its application in various areas. She works with educational institutions for promoting the interests of restorative justice. She is a member of training committee, DC Peace Team, USA. She is sincerely dedicated towards developing a restorative culture for which she co-founded Accords International. Her aim is to promote peaceful conflict resolution techniques using mediation and restorative justice.

Sal Corbin (he/him) offers training in Active Bystander Intervention, Restorative Justice, Unarmed Civilian Protection and conflict mediation. He 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 a Training Coordinator for the Maryland Harm Reduction Institute. 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.