UND Conflict Resolution Center hosts restorative justice symposium June 15-19


The UND Conflict Resolution Center (CRC) will hold an International Symposium on Restorative Justice through June 19. Symposium events will take place at the UND Skalicky Tech Incubator on campus and at the Hilton Garden Inn, Grand Forks.

The symposium will focus on “Pathways for Restoring Community” and will feature Kay Pranis, restorative justice pioneer, Minnesota Department of Corrections, and many others with experience in using restorative justice principles in communities, schools and the justice system.

Symposium schedule
June 17, 7 to 9 p.m., Special Native American Spiritual Presentation, Hopper-Danley Spiritual Center at UND - Open to the public - we will accept a free will donation to cover the costs of the artists

June 18, 8 to 11:15 a.m., Skalicky Tech Incubator, $35: Framework and Principles of Restorative Justice, Paul Redekop, Menno Simons College & University of Winnipeg, joined by Kay Pranis

June 18, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, *$10: Native American Cultural Perspectives Presentation/Lunch, with Tony DePerry, Ojibwe Tribal Elder, Wisconsin, on indigenous ways - Hilton Garden Inn

June 18, 12:45 to 5 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, $35: What Works With Youth and Encouraging Youth Accountability - multiple presentations

June 19, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, $35: The Promise of Restoration and Reconciliation for Policing, Probation, and the Adult Criminal Justice System - multiple presentations

Sponsors include the Tribal Judicial Institute at UND, Lutheran Social Services, UND, Prairie Knights Casino, Native American Law Students Association, and others

Please contact the Conflict Resolution Center to register at 777-3664, conflict_resolution@mail.und.edu or go to http://conflictresolution.und.edu.
-- Kristine Paranica, Director, Conflict Resolution Center, kristine_paranica@und.edu, 777-3664