A Restorative Approach at Work | Kevin Reade
Kevin Reade, a Captain in the HRM Fire Service, speaks at the International Restorative Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on June 27, 2016.
Tags: Workplaces / Professions; Race / Racial Justice
“Relational Presence”: Designing VR-Based Virtual Learning Environments for Oral History-Based Restorative Pedagogy
May 20, 2020
Jennifer Roberts-Smith, University of Waterloo; Justin Carpenter, University of Waterloo; Kristina R. Llewellyn, University of Waterloo; Jennifer J. Llewellyn, Dalhousie University with Tracy Dorrington-Skinner, Victims of Institutional Childhood Exploitation Society (VOICES); Gerald Morrison, Victims of Institutional Childhood Exploitation Society (VOICES); Tony Smith, Victims of Institutional Childhood Exploitation Society (VOICES); and The DOHR Team
Abstract
Relational presence is the core principle of a new approach to designing virtual learning environments (VLEs), which has been developed by the Digital Oral Histories for Reconciliation (DOHR) project (dohr.ca). Presence, normally understood as the sense of being in a virtual environment to the extent that one forgets the environment is virtual, is thought to have significant pedagogical benefits in K–12 experiential learning projects aiming to develop spatial and social competencies that learners can translate into actual-world contexts. DOHR, by contrast, aims to build the understanding needed for learners to address systemic racism in Nova Scotia, through an oral history and restorative justice–based curriculum. To serve this alternative learning goal, relational presence replaces presence. The usual emphasis in VLE design on simulation, interactivity, identity construction, agency, and satisfaction is replaced with new values of impression, witnessing, self-awareness and awareness of difference, interpretation and inquiry, and affective dissonance. This paper introduces relational presence in order to help establish, in the field of VLE design, a productive discourse around issues of justice, representation of marginalized communities, and pedagogy-led design.
Tags: Race / Racial Justice; Schools / Campuses; Institutional Abuse; Child Welfare; Public Inquiries
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission Decision, Halifax Association of Black Firefighters and Halifax Regional Municipality
The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission Board of Inquiry Decision Approving Settlement Agreement
Halifax Association of Black Firefighters and Halifax Regional Municipality and Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
April 2013
Tags: Race / Racial Justice; Workplaces / Professions
Exploring Restorative Inquiries with Jennifer Llewellyn
18 September, 2019 | Guest: Jennifer Llewellyn | Host: Julian Ward
Restorative Inquiries: Considering the Cases of Dalhousie Dentistry and the Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children
Tags: Race / Racial Justice; Institutional Abuse / Failures of Care; Healthcare; Child Welfare; Public Inquiries
Reform through renewed relationship – The Restorative Inquiry on the Home for Colored Children | Tony Smith
Tony Smith of VOICES/Home for Colored Children Public Inquiry discusses the future of restorative justice in Canada at the National Restorative Justice Symposium in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 21–22, 2016.
Reconciling the Work of the TRC | Jennifer Llewellyn
Peacebuilding, Reconciliation and TRCs, University of Manitoba, January 27, 2010
Jennifer Llewellyn on “A Restorative Approach to Peacebuilding”
Venue: “Legal Philosophy between Law and Transnationalism” seminar series, Nathanson Centre, Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto January 9, 2015
Key Elements for Making Space for Collaboration & Building Partnerships for Justice & Reconciliation | Brenda Morrison
Brenda Morrison, Director of the Centre for Restorative Justice and an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University, discusses the future of restorative justice in Canada at the National Restorative Justice Symposium in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 21–22, 2016.
Reflecting Culture and Custom in Justice | Paula Marshall
Paula Marshall of the Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network discusses the future of restorative justice in Canada at the National Restorative Justice Symposium in Halifax, Nova Scotia on November 21–22, 2016.
A Restorative Approach & Education for Justice and Reconciliation | Fania Davis
Fania Davis, Executive Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, speaking at the International Restorative Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on June 27, 2016.
Tags: Race / Racial Justice; Schools / Campuses