4th Annual Conflict Resolution Week (Oct. 12th - Oct.16th)

Date: 
Oct 12, 2015 (All day) to Oct 16, 2015 (All day)

Conflict Resolution Services (CRS) Presents:

Building Safe Communities Through Conflict Transformation and Restorative Practices

Conflict Resolution Services Presents Guest Speaker SHAKA SENGHOR

Writer, mentor and motivational speaker Founder of the Atonement Project and Recipient of: Black Male Engagement Leadership Award (2012), MIT Media Lab Director's Fellow (2013), and inaugural Fellow of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Community Leadership Network Author: "Writing My Wrongs" (memoir--Drop a Gem Publishing, 2013) and "Live in Peace: A Youth Guide to Turning Hurt into Hope" (collections of essays and poems--Drop a Gem Publishing, 2012)

Restorative Justice, Atonement, and the Power of Literature – MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH

COMMUNITY NETWORKING EVENT

  • 5:30 PM-6:45 PM
  • Wayne Morse Commons, UO Law School

Join CRS for engaging discussion and networking regarding restorative experiences and practice with Shaka Senghor and local leaders. Light refreshments will be provided. ·       

PUBLIC PRESENTATION

  • 7:00 PM-8:00 PM
  • UO Law School, Rm. 175

Shaka transformed his life and discovered his love for writing while serving nineteen years in prison, time he spent examining his life and the decisions that led him to spend his youth in a 6′ x 8′ cell. By sharing his story, Shaka has inspired mothers of murder victims to forgive, inspired young men in the streets to choose a college degree over a prison number, and shifted the thinking of tough-on-crime advocates from the lock-‘em-up-throw-away-the-key mentality to believing redemption is possible. From Shaka: "Unpacking baggage from my childhood and getting at the core of my anger and bitterness allowed me to take responsibility for the crime I committed and redirect my energy and talents.  As a result of years of reading and self study, I have been able to transform my life and begin atoning for the things I did to hurt other people.  I have come to realize that atonement is a very delicate and complex process; it starts first with acknowledging that your words or actions have caused someone harm, then offering a sincere apology, which I have found to be one of the hardest things to do, and finally taking action to right your wrong." Honored guest Shaka Senghor will address themes of acknowledgment, apology, and atonement, while also discussing the powerful role literature can play in our lives. This presentation is free and open to the public.

Please visit the CRS event website for more information and a complete listing of all events scheduled for the week of October 12 - 16, 2015.

 

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