Tag: justice

Building compassionate communities

Building Compassionate Communities is a project we started in 2023 with support from the Justice-Compassion Trust. We have run a number of public workshops on ‘Better conversations’ and ‘Restorative thinking’ – see the newsletters below. Contact us if these are not accessible to you. The next series of workshops will focus on Building Compassionate Communities. […]

Birkenhead Pride ’24

Rhion Munro (he/they) spoke at one of the Birkenhead Pride events hosted by Onewa Christian Community. Rhi is a founding member of The Joyful Movement. He shared experiences that led his younger self from a childhood love of dance to give up dancing … and then return to joyous movement in his 30s. He offered […]

Navigating challenging conversations

On 6 December we hosted another of our restorative thinking workshops, this one a bespoke session entitled ‘Navigating Challenging Conversations.’ The presenter was Erica Fairbank. Once again, a diverse range of people attended and generously brought their experience and spirit of enquiry to the occasion. This hands-on workshop encouraged conversations and sharing. It covered topics […]

Restorative thinking workshop

On 20 October, a diverse group of 22 people gathered for a four-hour workshop hosted by Greg Morgan (Onewa Christian Community) and kindly supported by ANCAD. Meeting costs were met from a grant Onewa Christian Community received from the Justice-Compassion Trust. The workshop was a chance to get a discussion going and to test possibilities […]

Action for restorative practice

We’re kicking off a local restorative practice project in the wider community. What could it look like? This project is made possible through funding from the Justice-Compassion Trust. Please make contact if you would like to be part of this project. Watch a video about restorative practice in schools (source: https://pb4l.tki.org.nz/PB4L-Restorative-Practice/What-is-PB4L-Restorative-Practice)

Housing justice – free talk

Join us to hear Brook Turner talk about housing justice in Auckland and New Zealand Aotearoa. Thursday 18 May, 6.00 p.m. 172 Hinemoa Street. No charge! Get your free ticket here. The housing crisis has reached catastrophic levels in recent times and been exacerbated by the effects of Covid19, the cost of living, recent weather […]

Time for restorative thinking

Advent presented a great time for us to talk about restorative justice (RJ). Beyond the court system, restorative practices help people handle and resolve conflict in multiple settings. In response to a talk by Iain Fraser at one of our community breakfasts, we arranged a public discussion on RJ in early December. What is our […]