Marquette Law School to Host International Restorative Justice Conference
Survivors and offenders affected by political conflicts from the regions of Israel/Palestine, South Africa and Northern Ireland/United Kingdom will share their personal experiences during the International Restorative Justice Conference, hosted by Marquette University Law School, on Monday, Nov. 13. The event will focus on the healing process for victims of political violence and their embrace of restorative justice practices, a theory used in criminal justice systems and national models to promote healing among conflicting groups.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Released: Oct. 31, 2006
Event Information
Date: Monday, Nov. 13, 2006 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Place: Alumni Memorial Union
1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.
During the morning, the conference will focus on a peacemaking circle comprised of participants from the various nations and facilitated by Dr. Mark S. Umbreit of the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking at the University of Minnesota and visiting professor at Marquette’s Law School. Participants will tell their stories and answer audience questions about their journeys of healing. In the afternoon, a panel discussion will feature leading human rights scholars.
Telling the Middle East Story
Robi Damlin is an Israeli woman whose son was killed by a Palestinian sniper’s bullet while serving in the Israeli army. Ali Abu Awwad is a Palestinian who was shot by Israeli soldiers and spent four years in prison; his brother was killed by Israeli soldiers.
Telling the Northern Ireland Story
Jo Berry is the daughter of Sir Anthony Berry, a member of Parliament who was killed in the IRA Brighton Bombing during the 1984 Conservative Party Conference. Patrick Magee, former IRA activist, was given multiple life sentences for the Brighton bombing and released under the Good Friday Agreement in 1999.
Telling the South Africa Story
Linda Biehl’s daughter, Amy, was an American Fulbright Scholar working in South Africa against apartheid when she was beaten and stabbed to death in a township near Cape Town in 1993. Ntobeko Peni, one of the men convicted of her murder, now works for the Amy Biehl Foundation Trust in Cape Town, an organization dedicated to working against violence.
Admission to the conference is free, but pre-registration is required due to limited space. To register, visit the Web site.
The Restorative Justice Initiative at Marquette Law School, led by former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice and Distinguished Professor of Law Janine Geske, serves as a resource for victims, communities, and restorative justice organizations, as a restorative justice clinical experience for law students, and as a program promoting scholarship, research and dialogue on restorative justice.
For more information or to schedule interviews with the participants, interested media may contact Brigid O’Brien Miller in the Office of Marketing and Communication at ( 414 ) 288-7445.
Office of Marketing and Communication Contacts
Brigid O'Brien Miller Director of University Communication Phone: ( 414 ) 288-7445
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