Online: 6-week, Restorative Circles Level One Course, March

10th Mar 2022 - 14th Apr 2022
Six Thursday evenings: 10, 17, 24, 31 March; 7 & 14 April 2022; 7:00 – 9:15 pm UK time.
We offer this course in the spirit of Gift Culture - see event post for details.
LED BY Shantigarbha

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Conflict is a natural part of life, like eating and sleeping. We have designated places for eating and sleeping. Why don’t we have dedicated places for conflict?

Restorative Circles is a community dialogue process developed by Dominic Barter and associates in the slums of Brazil. More on Restorative Circles.

Learning objectives

  • Be able to describe the difference between restorative and punitive approaches.
  • Discover different ways of being with, or even moving towards conflict.
  • Gain an overview of the Restorative Circles process.
  • Practise the skills you need to ‘host’ a pre-circle, main circle and post-circle.
  • Learn what agreements you need in place, in order to feel confident, as a community, to address conflict.