November 10, 2016 – The non-profit Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center hosts a free and open to the public talk on November 17 as part of their “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace” Brown Bag Lunch Series. Talks are Third Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 pm in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney at 655 Kilauea Avenue in Hilo.
This month’s speaker is Tim Hansen on “Restorative Justice: Ways to Restore Victims, Offenders, and Communities.”
“In honor of Restorative Justice Week 2016, come learn about restorative responses to harm that honor victims, hold offenders accountable, and strengthen communities–leaving them stronger, rather than weaker, after crime occurs,” said Hansen. “Restorative Justice (RJ) is not a ‘new way’ of looking at crime but is based on the values that many indigenous cultures have practiced for centuries.”
Tim Hansen, MSW, has worked with victims, offenders, and communities for nearly 30 years. He has a Masters in Social Work from UH-Manoa and degrees in Psychology, Speech/Theatre Arts, and Sociology from the University of Minnesota-Winona. Hansen is currently adjunct faculty at UH-Hilo in the Sociology and Political Science Departments and is working on his Clinical Social Work Licensure. As a survivor, he is passionate about the work of healing.
This lunch-and-learn series is made possible thanks in part to funding from the Atherton Family Foundation. For more information, contact Ku‘ikahi Administrative & Program Assistant Jenifer Aveiro at 935-7844 x 1 or jenifer@hawaiimediation.org. Or visit www.hawaiimediation.org.
