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Leading with Dialogue Virtual Program (Twice a week for June)

Join us for the virtual "Leading with Dialogue: The Power of Community Conferencing" on Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 3–17, from 5:30–8:30 PM ET via Zoom. This interactive program is ideal for both newcomers and experienced practitioners, focusing on restorative justice, leading with dialogue, and promoting humane conflict resolution.

Program Fee: $100

Scholarships are available—just let us know if cost is a barrier. To inquire about scholarships, please email [email protected]. We’d love to have you in the virtual circle. Looking forward to learning in community with you!

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Speaking in a Restorative Way: Affective Communication

Date: 6/11/2025
Location: TBA & In person
Details: Building on the prior training, the Speaking in a Restorative Way program offers participants a space to explore restorative justice practices that foster safe, connected communities through dialogue. It emphasizes expressing feelings about others' behaviors to promote emotional intelligence and understand the impact of actions.

Objectives:

Understand the link between language, relationships, and a restorative mindset (“Language matters”).
Apply anti-racist emotional awareness through practice and discussion.
Use affective statements to meet emotional and physical needs with a restorative approach.

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Dialogue Circle Keeping Development (Private Program)

Dialogue Circle Keeping Development is a Circle-leader-focused program that teaches individuals how to lead restorative justice circles incorporating values from the African Diaspora. Restorative justice helps resolve conflicts, heal communities, foster stronger relationships, and deepen connections between individuals. Circle keepers (also known as circle facilitators) are essential to these conversations, and this course will introduce participants to the fundamental and stylistic practices of restorative justice circles, taking into account factors such as culture and facilitator style. Participants learn about Ubuntu, which means "I am because we are." This idea is crucial to African perspectives on community and relationships. Participants also learn practical skills for running circles that bring people closer together to:

Help people share their feelings and experiences.
Create a safe space for honest talks.
Strengthen bonds within families, schools, and neighborhoods.
Celebrate achievements and milestones as a community.
Use circles to celebrate positive moments and deepen community ties.

About Us

Restorative Response Baltimore is a conflict resolution and community building organization that provides ways for people to collectively and effectively prevent and resolve conflicts and incidents ranging from bullying to auto theft to assault. We strive to assist communities in working together to resolve conflicts by building connections and communicating with one another.

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