|
|
|
Restorative Justice consists of two half-hour TV programs:
Journey to the Centre
A labyrinth is built on the grounds of Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria. It is created through a collaboration of volunteers from the church and inmates from the work release program at William Head Institution, a Federal Penitentiary on Vancouver Island. It is the culmination of a dream of Sister Judi Morin, the Catholic Chaplain at the prison. The program documents her original dream and the building and healing outcome of this unusual project. A church and a prison work in harmony to create an enduring facility for the local community.
Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice is both a philosophical and a spiritual movement working towards criminal justice reform. A summer institute convened in Sorrento B.C. drew scholars from different faiths and victims, offenders, judges and lawyers, in a weeklong exploration of the Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice. Material from that gathering segues with many other aspects of this grass roots movement that is expanding both in Canada and many other countries. A Restorative Justice Coalition of inmates and community members mount a moving symposium on Forgiveness and Reintegration in a Federal Penitentiary in British Columbia and, in Victoria, an urban community celebrates the new links being forged between Law Enforcement and First Nations peoples.
Status of both shows:
• Production completed
• Available for broadcast
Produced with the participation of
Vision TV
Correctional Services Canada
Centre for the Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria, BC
Film Incentive BC
| Moving
Images Distribution website |