Webinar: Our Community In Transformation

Our Community In Transformation

Next Steps Towards Becoming a Restorative Region

Conflict is a part of live and living in community, but it can create great harm. When responded to restoratively, conflict can provide vital opportunities for connection, growth, healing and change. When responded to punitively, the harm caused by conflict compounds and often new harms are created.

• 7:00-9:30pm Thursday, November 25th

It’s time we respond differently to conflict and harm in Waterloo Region. Join Chris Cowie, ED of Community Justice Initiatives (CJI), Tafadzwa Takaendesa operations personnel of Kind Minds Family Wellness, and MPP Laura Mae Lindo as they explore a restorative way of being in community. Moderated by Mike Farwell, our panel will deconstruct principles of restorative justice, restorative practice and transformative justice and explore how these tools can build towards a restorative region. When we respond restoratively, we can increase individuals care, compassion and accountability to each other. When our systems respond to conflict and harm in a way that seeks to build understanding and accountability rather than a focus on punishment, we can repair harm done enabling all parties can move forward more constructively.

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(Re)Think “Crime” Prevention

(Re)Think “Crime” Prevention: through an upstream lens

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What is “upstream”? Learn how to make systemic changes that help prevent harm before it happens. We will discuss how to advance upstream ideas and approaches that address the root causes of social and structural harms.

• 6:30-8:30 pm Monday, June, 21st

Upstream prevention focuses on changes to systems that are at the root of suffering while preventing the harms from occurring in the first place. Investing in upstream can save money to the overall system by preventing more costly reactive services. The more upstream we go, the more downstream harms we can avoid.

(Re)Think Our Organizations

(Re)Think Our Organizations: how we harm when we mean to help

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How do our social organizations and systems cause harm? We will discuss how to move away from punitive thinking to approaches based in care, compassion, and support.

• 2:30-4:30 pm Thursday, June, 17th

Join 3 community leaders as they explore open and authentic self reflection and dialogue. You may be surprised to learn how “criminalization”, or carceral logics, exists in many of our systems in unexpected ways! Join us in shifting focus from individuals to systems and structures as we build a fair, just, and equitable society.

(Re)Think Our Stories: the reality of structural violence

(Re)Think Our Stories

The Reality of Structural Violence

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“Structural violence refers to systematic ways in which social structures harm or otherwise disadvantage individuals.  Structural violence is subtle, often invisible, and often has no one specific person who can be held responsible.” Structural violence, including the concept of “crime and criminalization” plays out in all of our institutions and fundamentally impacts the trajectory of people’s lives.

• 6:30-8:30pm Tuesday, June, 15th

We invite you to join us in a conversation where panelists share their stories of how they are impacted by structural violence. We will critically explore how societal systems, institutions and organizations can enforce harmful stereotypes, biases, rhetoric which dehumanizes racialized and marginalized communities. In examining how punitive approaches play out in our day-to-day lives beyond the justice system we can learn how and why we need to prioritize and center the voices and experiences of racialized and marginalized community members.

(Re)Think Crime… because it’s not real

(Re)Think Crime… because it’s not real

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We all have a role to play in creating a world where everyone has the supports, resources, and opportunities they need to thrive. Let’s begin by asking ourselves some tough questions. Together, let’s (Re)Think “Crime”.

• 6:30-8:30pm Thursday, June 10th

Join Jessica Hutchison for a provocative and challenging presentation that turns our concept of “crime” upside-down. What is “crime” and why are certain people seen as “criminal”? How can we move away from a punishment mentality to one based in care, compassion, and support? How can we prevent and reduce harm by shifting the focus from individuals to systems and structures? What can we do, as individuals and as a collective, to build a society that is equitable, fair, and just? Jessica will discuss how crime and criminalization are social constructs and how we can move away from operating from carceral (control and punishment) mentality in many aspects of society to upstream approaches that address social harms.

(Un)Safe Webinar – Waterloo Region

(UN)SAFE Webinar April 20, 2021 (click to watch)
This webinar was for those working in Waterloo region on behalf of, or alongside, people who consume unregulated drugs and/or lacking stable housing. People with lived or living experience are always welcome. Participants experienced an overview of recent local research, and a discussion of opportunities to improve both individual and community health, safety, and well-being.

Impact of Migration on Families and the added Risks During Covid 19, In Kurdish (Sorani and Badini): ‘ئه م دئ جاوه دانوستاندينئ دگه ل خو و خيزان و زاروكين خو كه ين’

Wed, Dec 15:  Register Here

Impact of Migration on Families and the added Risks During Covid 19, In Turkish : Göçün Aile İlişkilerine Etkisi

Dec 8 Register Here

Impact of Migration on Families and the added Risks During Covid 19, In Arabic : تاثير الغربة على العلاقات العائلية

Dec 2; Register Here

Impact of Migration on Families and the added Risks During Covid 19, In Farsi : عنوان این گفتوگو «تأثیر مهاجرت بر روابط خانوادگی» است

Monday, November 30, 2020: Register Here

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