Ted Lewis
Restorative Justice is a movement that has spread throughout the world in recent years. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa is probably the best-known example: victims of the crimes of Apartheid told their stories as the perpetrators and wider audiences listened. Desmond Tutu believed that other options—such as recrimination or revenge on the one hand, or simple amnesty on the other—would not work to bring healing, which is the goal of restorative justice.
Ted Lewis, Restorative Justice specialist and trainer, is with the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. On Sunday, Nov. 19, he will be visiting Grand Marais. After the 10:30 a.m. service at Spirit of the Wilderness Episcopal Church, he will present an introduction to Restorative Justice for about an hour.
In the afternoon on the 19th from 2-4 p.m., Ted will guide a discussion on Restorative Justice and how it might be used within our community, in criminal justice areas, in schools and in the greater community. This discussion will be held at Cook County Higher Education.
Countries seeking to join the European Union must show that they have incorporated restorative justice into their systems, since it has proven to be so powerful. We hope that it may prove powerful here in Cook County.
For more information, see http:// www.cehd.umn.edu/ssw/rjp/
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