Northeast Asia Restorative Justice Online Symposium

24 July 2024 News Peace Education Working Group

Welcome to the overview of the ''Northeast Asia Restorative Justice Online Symposium: Lessons Learned from Practice to Policy in Restorative Justice in Education!'' Here, you will find all the information you need about the symposium, taking place from October 28 to November 23, 2024.

More specifically, you can find out how to:

Become a symposium partner - click here for more information
Apply to host a workshop - click here for more information
Attend as a participant - stay tuned for the registration link in mid-August

Symposium overview:

The GPPAC Peace Education Working Group is hosting the Northeast Asia Restorative Justice Online Symposium from 28 October to 23 November 2024 which will focus on innovations in the field of restorative justice in education (RJE) that are making significant impacts in local, state, and regional, and international communities.

It aims to strengthen networks of RJE practitioners and policymakers in Northeast Asia and beyond. Participants will exchange best practices, evaluation methodology, structures for the creation of policy implementation, identified obstacles to success, and new and innovative uses of training, resources and technology. By making connections both between practice and policy and between different contexts, this symposium creates a space to showcase lessons learned and build on best practices from diverse contexts to further RJE.

The following weekly thematic sessions will include:

Monday, October 28 - Friday, November 1: Overview of RJ Practices Around the Globe - Primary and Secondary Education
Monday, November 4 - Friday, November 8: Classroom Practices
Monday, November 11 - Friday, November 15: Building Whole School Approaches
Monday, November 18 - Friday, November 23: Education District and State Policy

Interested in joining the online symposium?

Work for a civil society organization, college or university, or government agency, that supports work in restorative justice? Are you an educator, trainer, researcher or simply interested in school community improvements?

Become a partner and help spread the word (Deadline August 1) - Click here for more information
Host a workshop (Deadline August 23) - Click here for details on how to apply
Want to attend the symposium - Keep an eye out on the early registration form which will be published in mid-August

Technological requirements:

A device with a camera and microphone
Stable WiFi for Zoom and video streaming

Symposium format:

English is the primary language. Presenters may select to conduct their workshop in English and a NE, Asian Language. Automatic captions will be available.
Each Monday, there will be a live opening session, with global leaders in the field providing an overview of innovations and good practices on that week's theme. The Monday sessions will be free and open to any interested person.
Each week, there will be a variety of workshops offered online focused on that week’s theme.
There will be a minimum of 5 workshops available each week.
Workshops will be recorded and uploaded onto the conference platform. There will be a discussion area under each presentation that will be monitored by the presenters for the duration of the four-week symposium, in case you miss the presentation and have a question.

The ''Northeast Asia Restorative Justice Online Symposium Making Connections: Lessons Learned from Practice to Policy in Restorative Justice in Education'' is brought to you by the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) Peace Education Working Group; The Northeast Asian Regional Peacebuilding Institute (NARPI); and The Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network (OPCSN), Wilmington College (USA) with support from the Korea Association for Restorative Justice, Miriam College Peace Center and Seisen University.