Tag: Restorative Justice

• Aging in Place on Salt Spring

  Our Restorative Justice Team hosted the ASK Salt Spring conversation on the topic “Aging in Place on Salt Spring: Enhancing Senior Vitality.” Community members gathered  to reflect on how Salt Spring could better support aging with dignity, safety, and connection.  Our time together began with each of us taking deep, grounding breaths followed by a…

• Exploring Community Wellbeing through Restorative Justice

  The group that came to this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome our Restorative Justice Team, Board Member Laura Dafoe, Volunteer Irina Verardo, and Coordinator Tina Simpson, was small. Possibly as the result of this relatively small circle, all had ample time to contribute and the resulting conversation was deep, sometimes difficult, and meaningful for…

• Restorative Justice: Building Resilience for Future Generations

  On Friday January 09, the Restorative Justice team welcomed young adults to join us in a conversation on how our community can aid in building resilience for our future generations. Extra special thanks to the youth that showed up! Our group started with a land acknowledgement, recognizing how we are lucky to be allowed to…

• Hope and Resiliance for our Youth. . . Sometime it Begins with Eye Contact and a Smile

  Nine joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome our Restorative Justice (https://www.rjssi.org/) team members Laura Dafoe and Tina Simpson. The intention of this gathering was to explore the challenges faced by our youth and how we as a community can offer them hope and resilience as they transition to adulthood.  After our Acknowledgement and…

• Exploring the Challenges and Benefits of Tourism in our Community

  October 10 Twelve joined all or part of this ASK Salt Spring gathering to welcome Restorative Justice Team members Tina, Laura, and Irina. Beginning with our Land Acknowledgment, Tina shared a heartfelt recognition of our past, adding a meaningful definition of the often-used but seldom understood word “unceded.”  Reminding us that the core of Restorative Justice…

• Safety and Belonging in our Community

  September 12 Community Circle on Safety and Belonging On September 12, nine community members gathered to explore the theme of community safety and belonging with the Salt Spring Restorative Justice Team.  We began our circle with a land acknowledgment and a recognition of the deep harms that have taken place here on Salt Spring and…

• Navigating Those Difficult Conversations With Family and Loved Ones

  NOTE: This addition to the June 6 ASK Salt Spring Report requested by a participant:  “When asked if he would be willing to seek a meeting with the Minister of Health that would also include Gary Holman to discuss the $50 million taken out of the Island Health budget for a new long term care…

• Listening as a Path to Connection

  This month’s Restorative Justice Dialogue Circle invited community members into a deep exploration of listening as a core skill for navigating conflict and bridging division. Together, we examined how restorative listening practices can strengthen relationships, support accountability, and contribute to more connected and resilient communities. The circle offered a space for reflection on what it…

• The Power of Gratitude in Challenging Times

  April 11  Eleven joined this Restorative Justice conversation to explore the benefits of gratitude when facing conflict in our lives. Leading us in this conversation were Program Coordinator, Jessica Terezakis, longtime volunteer and Restorative Justice Salt Spring Island Board member, Laura Dafoe, and new volunteer, Fig, bringing her rich experiences with nonviolent communication and community…

• Restorative Justice: Learning Tools to Address Social Media Damage

  March 14 Seventeen joined us for all or part of this ASK Salt Spring conversation about strategies to address the harm caused by hurtful comments and polarization on social media. Leading us on this difficult and emotional conversation were our Restorative Justice facilitators, Program Coordinator, Jessica, and volunteers Laura and Fig.  Jessica offered our Land Acknowledgement, reminding…