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What Others are Saying:
“You’re doing things others need to learn from. To have this depth in a programme, and this extent of collaboration, 3 years into the work, is truly amazing. One of the unique aspects of what you’ve done is to ground yourselves in NVC. That’s unusual and it’s wonderful. It brings you to the feeling level. And that’s what you need for RJ ”
- Howard Zehr, Founding Father of Restorative Justice, on visiting the RC projects in Brazil
“Dominic’s NVC based RJ Circle work inspires peoples natural inclination towards compassionate giving to meet needs when brought together in a community where power is shared equally amongst all participants. When participants discovered both what needs of theirs were not met in the action taken and what needs of theirs they were attempting to meet in the action, they can then find new ways to try and meet needs based on what has been revealed in the circle. I am so inspired by the connections that are restored in people and that the vision of the world I want to play in is brought closer to reality. ”
- Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., Founder of The Center of Nonviolent Communication
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“I found myself surprised to learn what was really going on for the other participants in the circle, and how different it was from the stories that I was holding to be true. I was then excited to be included in a process that supported healing for everyone involved.”
- Gregg Wills, L.M.T., Circle Participant
“I've known Dominic for a number of years and I've been very touched and inspired to watch his projects grow and develop in Brazil. I'm particularly excited by the unique brand of Restorative Justice which he is currently developing, and which has recently begun to gain recognition as a highly accessible model in which those involved in a conflict can meet as equals in a dialogue which empowers and connects, repairs harm caused, and restores a sense of justice - allowing communities to heal themselves from within.
Following Dominic's recent visits to America and the UK, it has become apparent that there is also great interest in developing this work outside Brazil.
We are therefore keen to create a global network of people who are excited to see this work spread and have an interest in supporting and championing this form of Restorative Justice in their own communities.”
- Martina Cavicchioli
“Having learned about the restorative justice process Dominic has been using in Brazil, I have hope that people all over the world will reclaim their own power to heal conflicts, and in doing so, bring about greater justice and peace.”
- Louise Glegg B.Ed., B.Com., M.A. (Ed. Tech.), Ottawa
“The two days with Dominic were energizing and inspirational. I am a veteran mediator with hundreds of hours of various forms of training. Seeing and hearing what has and is occurring in schools and youth prisons in Brazil goes way beyond, in my experience, the positive outcomes resulting from a "traditional" mediation process. I was most impressed with the way his design develops and maintains the access to the process and supports empowerment and understanding of the process by all participants. The process is accessed and initiated by participants as opposed to it being "offered" or "referred" by someone "above" them. I believe this is more than a semantic distinction and, in fact, is seminal to the power of this particular RJ circle process.”
- Marian McLean, Mediator, San Francisco
“I left the training with a whole new perspective of how to communicate with people in many different situations. It made me think of the youth I work with and the daily struggles they endure in their homes and their communities. They have never had someone explain to them why certain actions may have happened to them or around them and most importantly, other than being locked up in juvenile hall or sent to a residential centre, they have never been asked what made them do certain actions and what need they were trying to fulfill when they did that. I know that over time RJC could do incredible things to the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco where I work.”
- Katie Yacubian, Social Recreation and Youth Volunteer Coordinator, Shih Yu-Lang Central YMCA, San Francisco
“I'm a NVC trainer in Santa Cruz, CA. I attended Dominic's workshops in Oakland and left inspired with the vision of creating a similar program in the Bay Area. NVC Santa Cruz has just launched a one year pilot program in a small local school and we are training students and parents to facilitate Circles. So far, the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and teachers are already using the process in their classrooms. I'm thrilled to be part of this endeavor and encouraged about the success we have already experienced.”
- Christine King, M.A.
“I've been studying NVC for over 7 years and teaching it inside San Quentin Prison for 5 years. I found Dominic Barter's presentation of his RJ Circle process deeply inspiring. This circle process seems to make the understandings and benefits of NVC accessible to people who haven't studied it.”
- John Porter, Berkeley/Oakland, California
“I contemplate taking risks and making commitments that I would not have seriously considered two weeks ago. I have a growing awareness of my own (and everyone's) capacities and relevance. This awareness constitutes a healing. It is, in my understanding, what the circles are designed to awaken in everyone present. This is the means by which justice is returned to its natural owners.”
- Sue Holper, Participant
