RESTORATIVE COMMUNITY

The foundations of restorative practices are central to a healthy environment at home, in the workplace, in neighborhoods, and within local organizations, as well as within schools and the court system. These principles are a unifying force wherever people are in community with each other. We believe conflicts can be peacefully resolved, neighborhoods can become safer, and families feel more supported when everyone involved is an active and important a part of a larger whole.

What is Restorative Community?

A Restorative Community is a community characterized by the underlying principles of restorative justice and practices:

• There is a deep underlying belief that all community members add value and enrich the community

• There is systematic effort to hear and respect all voices

• There is authentic listening and sharing in the community

• Members speak and listen from the heart.

• There is a conscious and spoken value placed on positive relationships.

• Decisions are made inclusively.

• There is an expectation that decisions and actions will be made “with each other, not “for” or “to” by one segment of the community to another.

• There is a non-punitive response to wrongdoing with the intent to promote healing and learning to avoid future harm.

 
Restorative practices provide the skills and practices to bring people together in a respectful way.  They provide a common language and approach which will lead to a strong community of shared values -- capable of addressing issues, resolving conflict, and developing and living a shared community vision.

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Here are some of the local organizations that we actively partner with to help create a more just, equitable and compassionate community.

• Congregation Shomrei Torah
• Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County
• LGBTQ Connections
• Metta Center for Nonviolence
•  MILPA (Motivating Individual Leadership for Public Advancement)
• Nonprofit Democracy Network
• North Bay Organizing Project
• Sebastopol United Methodist Church
• Seneca Family of Agencies
• Sisters of St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation
• Social Advocates for Youth
• Sonoma County ACEs Connection
• Sonoma County Resilience Collaborative
• Sonoma County Restorative Justice Coalition
• Sonoma County Volunteer Center
• Unity Church of Santa Rosa

Our First Restorative Voices Community Event was a Success!

Check out the full story HERE