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The IIRP has held international conferences across the globe, from Australia to the United Kingdom, Hungary to Canada and the United States. At these conferences, restorative practitioners from around the world have come to share their knowledge and achievements and to find encouragement, support and advice from others doing similar work.
Registration Costs
(5% GST will be added to all costs)
Presenter 3-day $300 CND
(Accepted presenters must register by July 18. Up to two
presenters per session may register at this rate.)
Participant 3-day $360 CND
($410 CND after September 12)
Participant 1-day only $160 CND
($210 CND after September 12)
Pre-conference dinner $45 CND
(Evening of October 21, cash bar)
We are living in an unprecedented social experiment. Never have so many lived so far from extended family or outside of traditional communities, where adults served as collective parents for all neighborhood children. Never have so many marriages ended in divorce and divided families, or so many elderly been relegated to unfamiliar surroundings. These developments have reduced our social capital—the relationships that bind people together and create a sense of community. Consequences include decreased civility, loss of behavioral boundaries and increased crime. We must find ways to deal with our profound loss of social connectedness. Restorative practices can play a critical role in doing just that: restoring community and fostering relationships in an increasingly disconnected world.
Come be a part of confronting this challenge.
This interdisciplinary conference will provide an international perspective on restorative practices theory and practice in a variety of settings, from education to social welfare to criminal justice.
The whole continuum of restorative practices will be discussed, from the informal to the formal, including family group decision making and family group conferencing, restorative conferencing and circles, and restorative cautions and reprimands. All of these practices share the same underlying purpose: to build community, more effectively address wrongdoing and conflict, and empower people to make decisions about issues that affect them.
Come to Toronto in October 2008, and join with others who share a passion and commitment to restorative practices.
Read comments from participants about the IIRP's 2007 conference here.
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- Social workers
- Probation officers
- Police
- Teachers
- Administrators
- Researchers
- Community volunteers
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- Criminologists
- Counselors
- Peacemakers
- Academicians
- Judges
- Public planners
- Corrections officers
… and others
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