Restorative Practices: From Conflict to Conversation
Restorative Communities: From Conflict to Conversation is the culmination of four years of research, interviews, writing, and outreach in Detroit, MI, and Kortrijk, Belgium.
Forte Kuné: Together We’re Stronger
A mother and son embark on a hiking trip. The son loses his balance during a challenging vertical climb. His mother grabs him before he tumbles several feet below to the rocky ground. Relieved that he is safe, she clutches him tight. It’s been a long time since she held her son to her breast. …
Tilling the Soil of a New Reality: An Organic Farm in Belgium
“Welcome. What you pay attention to, grows.” The battered, wooden sign greets visitors to De Heerlijkheid van Heule, an organic farm on the outskirts of Kortrijk, Belgium. Heerlijkheid van Heule roughly translates as “Glory of the Hill” in Dutch. Operated by Oranjehuis, a group home for at-risk youth, the farm combines the simplicity and beauty …
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