workshop for neiehgborhoods
Kris Nelson (nelso193@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:06:48
This workshop (free) may be of interest to people on this list. Kay Pranis
is a terrific person and a nationally known expert on restorative justice.
Peacemaking Circle Training
Training for use of circle process in multiple sectors of the community
A training for use of the circle process in various settings in
Minneapolis/Hennepin County will be held February 16, 17, 18, & 19, 1999.
There is no charge for the training, but attendance is limited so
registration is necessary. It is important to attend the entire training.
The training will be held at Pilot City, 1315 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
Peacemaking circles draw on the native tradition of talking circles and
incorporate contemporary peacemaking and consensus building techniques to
help people come together to resolve difficult issues or make decisions
which respect the needs of all interests.
The circle process is currently being used most extensively for criminal
sentencing, child abuse and neglect cases and school behavior problems.
Additional applications are being pioneered for conflict resolution,
departmental budget decisionmaking, information sharing, team building,
discrimination or harassment complaints, landlord-tenant disputes, and labor
negotiations. This training is intended to extend the use of the circle
process to diverse sectors of the community to strengthen the overall
capacity of the community to resolve problems and make decisions which
represent the interests of all affected parties.
The circle process has the potential to reshape the practice of democracy
at the community and organizational level. Minnesota is at the forefront of
developing multiple applications of this way of bringing people together for
collective action or collective understanding.
We are interested in developing a wide variety of uses of the circle. If
you have an interest in the circle process and a commitment to using the
process in your work or community please call me about possible
participation.
Kay Pranis, Restorative Justice Planner
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Phone: (651) 642-0329
Kris Nelson
Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization
612/625-1020
nelso193@tc.umn.edu
http://freenet.msp.mn.us/org/npcr