Dear members of the EFRJ,
with this autumn campaign we would like to remind you about some upcoming deadlines and actions to further participate in the EFRJ activities! The EFRJ Board, as well as the Working Group on Values & Standards for RJ, will meet this week in Leuven: more news may come in November!
1 November 2017 - Your abstract submission
This is the deadline to submit your abstract proposal and actively participate in the 10th international conference of the EFRJ (Tirana 14-16 June 2018). Workshops will include presentations, panel discussions, training, film screenings and more innovative sessions on the intersections between RJ and the criminal justice system; RJ in juvenile justice and the RJ movement. More info here.
12 November 2017 - Your RJ WEEK's events
This is the deadline to inform us about the initiative(s) you are organising to celebrate the international RJ WEEK 2017. Your event will be given visibility in the calendar on the EFRJ website. Many of you are planning the screening of the film 'A Conversation' on the meeting between two families affected by a serious crime: watch the trailer and contact us to receive access to the full film (subtitled in 15 different languages). More info here.
19-26 November 2017 - International RJ WEEK
Celebrate with us the international RJ WEEK! Follow us on social media #RJWeek. On the first day of the week, the EFRJ will publish the booklet 'Restorative imagination: artistic pathways. Ideas and and experiences at the intersection between art and restorative justice', a collection of articles written by our community as well as by artists on the links between arts and RJ. During the week, the EFRJ organises 3 film screenings in Brussels and Leuven and participates to the many other activities organised within the project 'Leuven RJ City' (e.g. a series of TEDx talks on RJ).
10 December 2017 - EFRJ membership
This is the deadline to renew your EFRJ membership 2016 because before Christmas we will close our financial year. Please keep in mind that some benefits are reserved to those members who joined our community since at least one year (e.g. applications for waivers in our events, priority in our waiting lists when applicable, participation in working groups and committees). Contact the Secretarat if you have doubts about the status of your membership. Don't miss this opportunity to continue to be part of our growing RJ community! More info here.
20 December 2017 - News on board elections
At the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (Tirana 13 June 2018), two new Board members will be elected. The EFRJ Board appointed the selection committee: Diana Ziedina (Latvia), Branka Peuraca (Croatia), Ivo Aertsen (Belgum), Ian Marder (UK). The tasks of the selection committee are to seek and approve nominations of candidates, to prepare the elections and to control the election procedures. Before Christmas, you will receive more information about the profiles of the two candidates searched and the procedure for nominations. More info here.
11 February 2018 - European RJ Award
By this date, you are invited to submit your proposal for the European RJ Award 2018, which will be handed over at the EFRJ conference in Tirana. This prestigious price is dedicated to recognize and celebrate outstanding contributions by individuals, groups or organizations to the development and strengthening of RJ within Europe. More info here.
We are looking forward to hearing from you. Do not forget to update us about your own activities in the field of RJ: we will be happy to promote them via our social media or our regular newsflash!
The EFRJ team
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