Community Conversations

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Community Events

We host virtual events and coffee breaks on Zoom. This is an example of a recent one.

Wondering how to serve your community as a thoughtful follower of Jesus?

On Thursday, November 21st at 8pm Eastern, we will host a Zoom conversation about Pitching Restorative Justice to Schools. Our guest will be Pastor Dishon Mills, who formerly worked for Boston Public Schools as a Senior Manager. From 2006 - 10, Dishon led Out of Harm’s Way, a restorative justice pilot program at 5 BPS middle schools which saw remarkable results in social-emotional learning.

Boston Public Schools started implementing restorative justice practices in 2017. BPS has begun to shift away from punitive measures like suspensions and expulsions, which disproportionately affected students of color, and towards approaches that focus on repairing harm, fostering accountability, and rebuilding relationships.

Come chat with Dishon about what restorative justice practices are like in schools. How do students and staff experience it? What are the results? Can a teacher do this in a classroom? How can a school train its staff?

Conferences

In August 2019, we hosted an in-person conference called Healing Atonement. Check out the recordings from our sessions. And stay tuned for news about future in-person or virtual conferences.