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Introducing Central Virginia Community Justice
Date: 4/25/23 Time: 6:00-7:30 PM ET Where: Visible Records, Charlottesville, VA Please join us for light refreshments as we introduce Central Virginia Community Justice, an exciting new organization providing restorative justice services in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and the surrounding areas. Meet our practitioners, supporters, and program participants to hear about how those involved in harm have led their own accountability...
VPM’s “Life in the Heart Land”
Date: 5/4/2023 Time: 6:30PM ET (Doors Open at 6:00PM) Location: Court Square Theater, Harrisonburg VA Explore rural Virginians creating community-driven solutions to their toughest challenges This screening will offer a broad view of VPM‘s eight-episode docuseries “Life in the Heart Land.” You won’t see this screening anywhere else! Episode topics include food insecurity, justice reform, recycling plastics, access to...
Life in the Heartland: Justice Reform
Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville have initiated a restorative justice diversion program as an alternative to prosecution. Programs like this focus on the harmful impact of a crime and define what can be done to repair that harm, while holding the offender accountable. Key to the process is a face-to-face meeting between the offender and...
Act Justly, Love Mercy: Exploring the Heart of Equal Justice
Date: 3/28/23 Time: 7:00PM ET Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA This remarkable event will feature Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of the acclaimed book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. He will speak on the spiritual sources that empower his lifelong commitment to...
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE: A Panel after Bryan Stevenson Speaks at UVA
Date: Thursday, March 30 Time: 4:00PM Where: UVA Law School WB128 Featuring RJ experts, including a few members of our Advisory Council, speaking about how restorative justice is being used in our community. Register here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/zF91LmexKl7xoYFmpGYN_g
A More Humane Approach: Local program offers an alternative to the courtroom
Julie, a 21-year-old UVA student, was at a bar with her friends when she was physically assaulted. A stranger grabbed the baseball hat off her head, and when she attempted to get it back, he struck her in the face, before fleeing the scene and being apprehended by university police. After the incident, Julie, who...
