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Resources 2013: Restoring Justice 2013 2013 Bellarmine Forum Program Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/bellarmineforum2013_resources Repository Citation "2013 Bellarmine Forum Program" (2013). Resources. 1. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/bellarmineforum2013_resources/1 This Program is brought to you for free and open access by the 2013: Restoring Justice at Digital Commons @ Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. It has been accepted for inclusion in Resources by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Bellarmine Forum 2013 Restoring Justice Bellarmine Forum 2013 A Message from the Dean LMU Community and Friends of LMU, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 2013 Bellarmine Forum, “Restoring Justice.” Each year, the Bellarmine Forum addresses a topic of international importance and urgency. This year’s forum explores the ways that practices of restorative justice can confront brokenness and restore re- lationships within schools, institutions, and communities. The purpose of the forum is to discuss and debate the topic critically and constructively; yet, consistent with BCLA’s commitment to an education that transforms, the forum also seeks to sharpen awareness, challenge presuppositions, effectuate meaningful transformation of perspectives, and stimulate engagement with the world. When addressing an international gathering of Jesuit educators in 2010, Father Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, noted that “… in Jesuit education, the depth of learning and imagination encom- passes and integrates intellectual rigor with reflection on the experience of reality together with the creative imagination to work toward constructing a more humane, just, sustain- able, and faith-filled world.” In order to achieve this integration, this year’s forum brings together internationally-recognized scholars and practitioners of restorative justice, repre- senting a wide range of disciplines, experiences, and perspectives, and invites participation from students, staff, faculty, and community members. You are welcome to attend as many sessions as you like and may you find connections between the theme of the forum and your courses and research activities. The Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts community hopes that the forum will stimulate robust conversations inside and outside of the classroom and deepen your understanding of the topic and its implications for our communities. Welcome to the 2013 Bellarmine Forum, Michael J. O’Sullivan Interim Dean Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts 2 Bellarmine Forum 2013 Welcome to the 13th Annual Bellarmine Forum on the topic of “Restoring Justice,” a multidisciplinary reflection on the theories and practices of justice in our contemporary society. The forum focuses on the promise of restoring justice as a mechanism for rebuilding relationships and communities and reintegrating offenders into society. The forum will explore restorative justice from interdisciplinary perspectives. The presentations and events will show restorative justice practices in Los Angeles as well as nationally and internationally. The forum aims to galvanize campus-wide discussions and actions promoting understanding and engaged learning. Basic Descriptions of Restorative Justice “Restorative justice is not simply a way of reforming the criminal justice sys- tem; it is a way of transforming the entire legal system, our family lives, our conduct in the workplace, our practice of politics. Its vision is of a holistic change in the way we do justice in the world.” John Braithwaite, “Principles of Restorative Justice.” In Restorative Justice and Criminal Justice: Com- peting or Reconcilable Paradigms, edited by A. von Hirsch, J. Roberts, A. Bottoms, J. Roach, and M. Schiff, 1. “Crime is a violation of people and relationships. It creates obligations to make things right. Justice involves the victim, the offender, and the com- munity in a search for solutions which promote repair, reconciliation, and reassurance.” Howard Zehr, Changing Lenses: A New Focus for Crime and Justice, 181 3 Bellarmine Forum 2013 Jonathan Rothchild, Scott Wood, Co-director, Bellarmine Forum Co-director, Bellarmine Forum Welcome to LMU’s 2013 Bellarmine Forum. You are joining a series of conver- sations among committed leaders in the international Restorative Justice movement. On behalf of our organizing committee, we join our presenters in listening for your voice as these conversations lead to action and myriad practical ways in which we can pursue a justice that restores and transforms. A scan of the program reveals dozens of perspectives on Restorative Justice, and an array of speakers, panelists, films and interactive experiences. We encourage you to attend several of these events - both those that are directly connected to your own interests, as well as those that strike you as novel. Our Forum aims to advance ongoing Restorative Justice reforms of the California prison system, and seeks transformations in a broader social context. Our presenters invite you to engage with them in asking how these principles and practices apply to diverse endeavors. For instance, how is Restorative Justice renewing urban neighbor- hoods, promoting successful school discipline, incorporating indigenous traditions of peacemaking, and bringing healing to those harmed by sexual violence? As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., so often quoted, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” Thank you for joining us in our effort to bend that arc toward a justice that restores and transforms. Jonathan Rothchild, Associate Professor of Theological Studies Scott Wood, Director, CURes Restorative Justice Project 4 Bellarmine Forum 2013 BELLARMINE FORUM 2013 5 Bellarmine Forum 2013 Schedule of Events Sunday, October 20 Film Festival: Depictions of Justice 12:00 Justice in Film Series (Multiple locations: Concurrent showing of films) Films: “The House I Live In” “Gideon’s Army” “From Critical Resistance to A New Way of Life” Registration is required; for more information, visit: www.justiceontrialfilmfestival.org 4:30- Bringing Down the New Jim Crow *S 6:00 Roski Dining Hall Moderator: Cheryl Grills, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, LMU Michelle Alexander, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University School of Law Monday, October 21 Why Does Justice Need Restoring? 10:00 Welcome and Overview of the Bellarmine Forum Hilton 100 Michael O’Sullivan, Interim BCLA Dean 10:15- The Social Consequences of Mass Incarceration *S 11:30 Hilton 100 Moderator: Jonathan Rothchild, Associate Professor of Theological Studies, LMU Marc Mauer, Executive Director, The Sentencing Project 4:30- Higher Ground: Understanding the Dynamics that Make Justice Possible 5:45 Hilton 100 Moderator: Franky Carrillo, LMU Student Bryan Stevenson, Professor, New York University School of Law 6:00- Justice in Film Series 7:30 (Multiple Locations: Concurrent Showing of the Films) Films: “Broken on All Sides” in St. Robert’s Hall “The House I Live In” in Hilton 100 “Redemption of a Prosecutor” in WWH Family Suite Registration is required; for more information, visit: www.justiceontrialfilmfestival.org 7:30- Restoring Justice 9:00 Hilton 100 Moderator: Rachel Lang, MA (Theology) Student Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance *Can’t make it to the event? For events marked with an “S”, you can watch the stream live on the forum website: http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/thebellarmineforum. 6 Bellarmine Forum 2013 Tuesday, October 22 Restorative Justice and the Law 9:25- Restoring Voices: Victims and Survivors 10:40 UNH 1000 Moderator: Scott Wood, Director, CURes Restorative Justice Project Lauren Abramson, Founding Director, Community Conferencing Center and Assistant Professor, Child Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Sujatha Baliga, Director of Restorative Justice Project, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency Ruett Foster, Senior Pastor, Community Bible Church, Culver City, CA 12:15- Retribution, Rehabilitation and Restoration in Criminal Law 1:30 UNH 1000 Moderator: Evan Gerstmann, Professor of Political Science and Law, LMU Honorable Joan M. Gottschall, U.S. District Judge, Northern Illinois District John Parrish, Associate Professor of Political Science, LMU Kimberly D. Richman, Associate Professor of Sociology, Legal Studies, and Criminal Justice Studies, University of San Francisco 12:15- Restoring Innocence and Justice 1:30 Loyola Law School Lounge (Downtown) Moderator: Scott Wood, Director, CURes Restorative Justice Project Ellen Eggers, Office of the State Public Defender, Sacramento Brentford Ferreira, Project for the Innocent, Loyola Law School Juan Mejia, Habeas Corpus Litigation Unit, L.A. District Attorney’s Office 4:30- Punishment and Restoration in Los Angeles *S 6:00 Hilton 100 Moderator: Laurie Levenson, Professor of Law and David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy, Loyola Law School Jackie Lacey, L.A. County District Attorney Reception to Follow in St. Robert’s Auditorium Wednesday, October 23 Harms, Individuals, and Communities 10:00- Restoring Justice and Community Engagement 11:50 UNH 1000 Moderator: Javier Stauring, Co-Director, Los Angeles Archdiocese Office of Restorative Justice Lee Baca, Sheriff of Los Angeles County Honorable Donna Quigley Groman, Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County David Muhammad, CEO, Solutions Inc. 1:00- Restoring