"Creating the Capacity to Hold the Challenging", Facilitated by Julian McCants-Turner (CJI) and Kate Crozier (CJI)

In this session, join two restorative justice practitioners in a workshop that will discuss the ways the criminal legal system is often a site of violence for survivors, and others impacted, and the importance of offering restorative pathways for accountability. The space will highlight the essential principles for using RJ models engaging a trauma and violence-informed lens. This is a challenging conversation for many of us to consider and it is one that we are hearing, more and more, is critically needed from those impacted by sexual harm. The discussion will explore opportunities for ethical reflection and practical ways to grow our skills and capacity in non-punitive responses to experiences of sexual harm.