Invitation to Webinar

Please find the official invitation to the webinar where I will be presenting at this link:


http://eepurl.com/1wlan

Dr Cavanagh presenting at Vera institute webinar

Dr Tom Cavanagh invites you to attend the following online training session as a participant. Dr Cavanagh is one of the presenters at this webinar.

Topic: Using Restorative Practices in Response to Status Offense Behaviors 

Host: Insiyah Mohammad 

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 

Time: 2:30 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) 

Registration ID: 665942 

Session number: 643 854 432 

Session password: This session does not require a password. 

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2. Enter your name and email address (or registration ID). 

3. Enter the session password: This session does not require a password. 

4. Click "Join Now". 

5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. 

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Access code: 643 854 432 

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For assistance 

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You can contact Insiyah Mohammad at: 

imohammad@vera.org 

To add this session to your calendar program (for example Microsoft Outlook), click this link: 

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Fellowship Received

Yesterday I learned from Professor Angus Macfarlane that I have been awarded the Visiting Maori and Indigenous Studies Fellowship at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. The fellowship allows for me to be at the university from February through the end of April of next year.

Healing Circle

Please listen to this podcast from PBS about a healing circle.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/dcqvf0qgv39g77j/20140514_me_more_school_districts_rethink_zero-tolerance_policies.mp3

Latest Research from Department of Education

Please see this article for the latest research from the Department of Education. These results support the work we are doing.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rh2cccgo8jjo1is/US%20DOE%20CRDC%20discipline-snapshot%2003.22.2014%20copy.pdf

Brothers Keepers Program

President Obama announced the “My Brother’s Keeper” Initiative 
(http://publicinterestprojects.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=
d31c72317ed7ed2db9d8e6924&id=ef78f299cc&e=0f757ad99d) , 
a public-private effort to support America’s boys and young men 
of color.  In his remarks, the President spoke passionately about 
the effectiveness of positive alternatives to zero tolerance that 
keep all youth learning in school, reducing the chances boys of 
colors face for suspensions, expulsions, and ending up in the 
criminal justice system. 

RJ work at Hinkley High School featured in PBS Newhour

The Restorative Justice work we have done at Hinkley High School in Aurora, Colorado, was featured last night on the PBS Newshour. Here is the link:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/new-approach-discipline-school/