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Join us for an informal Mint House summer social.
Come along for scones and strawberries, and a catch-up on the latest restorative happenings in Oxford.
Lorna Cousins will tell us about her work to develop restorative approaches in communities.
Lorna has been using restorative practices in a variety of settings since being trained in 2002, including as a Restorative Justice Facilitator in youth justice and Family Group Conferencing facilitator in Social Services. She has also been an RSQM assessor for the Restorative Justice Council and is now with Restorative Solutions, managing restorative services; using restorative values to underpin leadership.
Lorna has also spent time embedding Restorative Practice into a London neighbourhood and community. This was a rich and rewarding experience that taught the knowledge, understanding and value of the wider restorative framework.
Geoff Emerson explores the issues and describes an initiative at HM Prison Bullingdon which is seeking to use RJ as part of the adjudication (internal discipline) process.
Can Restorative Justice reduce violence and give prisoners the skills to prevent conflicts from escalating? Come and find out.
Geoff worked in Probation for many years and introduced restorative justice to enable those who had caused harm, and those who had suffered harm to be able to move forward. He now works with the Mint House to make restorative justice more available to those who may find it helpful.
Dr Belinda Hopkins has been passionate for many years about putting joy, curiosity and wonder back into learning. When teachers are overwhelmed by the challenges of ‘managing’ classrooms or policing ‘behaviour’ they lose sight of why they came into teaching in the first place. Sometimes every lesson becomes a battle of wills. Restorative and relational ways of thinking, speaking and behaving can bring fresh energy back to the shared endeavour of learning about life, in all its wondrous facets.
Following the success of our last human library, we've decided to host another.
No need to book - just turn up (suitable for all ages):
The Human Library is an international movement that promotes an inclusive way to challenge prejudice through social contact. Just like in a real library, a visitor to the Human Library can choose a Book from a range of titles. The difference is that Books are people, and reading is a conversation. These events give you permission to delve straight into a conversation with someone you wouldn't perhaps otherwise cross paths with.
This event aligns perfectly with what we're always trying to do at The Mint House, which is to create dialogues in order to see the story from both sides. This creates a new understanding and challenges our original opinions and beliefs, often shaping change and personal growth.
For more information, email RP@minthouseoxford.co.uk or Tel: 07795577929, also see the link below for a summary of the last Human Library we held: http://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/news/humanlibrary
For workshops and training opportunities, please see our Workshops & Training page
Event recordings, where available, can be found on the individual event pages below and on our Event Recordings resources page:
What needs and challenges are involved in adapting restorative justice in environmental cases? How has restorative justice been used in cases involving environmental harm?
We are excited to welcome Professor Ivo Aertsen and Lawrence Kershen KC for a dialogue between theory and practice in environmental restorative justice. Ivo Aertsen will introduce the topic for us, including how restorative justice can be adapted in cases of environmental harm and some of the needs and challenges involved. Lawrence Kershen will share his experiences as a facilitator and lawyer to reflect on how environmental restorative justice happens in practice.
Meeting in a 3 acre reserve in the midst of the city we invite you to join this new initiative to develop the use of restorative practice in nature and community.
“All of Us” follows a family fractured and torn apart by violence and incarceration. As one family member comes to the end of their prison sentence, each of them explores how to move on and heal.
The film screening of the play will be followed by a live Q&A with Rebecca Abrams (playwright), Miranda Warner (producer and actor), and others.
Wild Goose Theatre have kindly allowed us to sell tickets to their dress rehearsal of "Twelfth Night" and for the proceeds to go to The Mint House. Come along to enjoy this fun Shakespeare play and support The Mint House!
The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2018-19 included a commitment to having ‘RJ services widely available across Scotland ... with the interests of victims at their heart.’ The vision wishes RJ to be made available to all who wish to access it at a time appropriate to the people and case involved. But this will necessarily be a long journey.
We’re delighted that Professor Joanna Shapland and Ashley Scotland have agreed to lead a session outlining Scotland’s journey so far and how this may relate to the experience of some other countries.
Interested in finding out how restorative practice needs to continue to evolve to make the most of its reforming potential? We're delighted to welcome David Moore & Alikki Vernon on April 24th from 12noon to share insights from their new book.
We would love for you to join us for our fundraising quiz night on Thursday 23rd November at New Road Baptist Church (Oxford OX1 1LQ) starting at 7pm.
Hear about the shared learning from ongoing work to grow a restorative just culture at the Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Hear the story of Norfolk’s journey to embed restorative practice, followed by time for questions and discussion.
Join the Restorative Parenting Network Gathering on Wednesday 20th September at 4pm-5pm GMT on Zoom.
