Events

The Board of Directors will meet over Zoom. The link will be shared via email from Secretary Deanna McIntyre.

Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy Association (ARJAA) has been a part of the fabric of the Abbotsford community for over 20 years. A non-profit organization that engages community conflict outside of the traditional court system, ARJAA is vitally concerned with finding innovative ways to impart restorative values and practices to our community. Actively applying the restorative justice lens of crime viewed as harm done to people and relationships, rather than the breaking of laws, ARJAA strives to repair harm, restore relationships, rebuild trust and, in doing so, transform the community of Abbotsford. In this presentation, Stanley and Taylor will share about the philosophy of restorative justice, their collective experience as facilitators, and the peacebuilding work ARJAA is doing in the community.

Both Taylor and Stanley have extensive experience facilitating restorative justice processes for a diversity of criminal justice matters with Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy.

Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy Association (ARJAA) has been a part of the fabric of the Abbotsford community for over 20 years. A non-profit organization that engages community conflict outside of the traditional court system, ARJAA is vitally concerned with finding innovative ways to impart restorative values and practices to our community. ARJAA is a volunteer-driven organization that encourages participation from people who are interested in making a difference in their communities, and especially in the lives of young people. We are always in need of volunteers for our youth mentoring program and restorative justice program.

The first of its kind in British Columbia, the Peace and Reconciliation Centre (PARC), operates out of UFVs Chilliwack campus. The dominant approach of the Centre to date has been to collaborate with stakeholders and to conduct research to facilitate constructive dialogue that supports conflict transformation and reconciliation. The scale of conflict ranges from the nation state to individuals and across a vast breadth of collision sources including but not limited to domestic violence, access to resources, territory, ethnicity, faith, and colonialism. Research and engagement activities that focus on peace and reconciliation are supported, regardless of geographic, social, or temporal context.

Leanne Jarrett, PARC Coordinator, and Alexis Klassen, PARC Research Coordinator, have both been with PARC for a year. They work under director Keith Thor Carlson and are responsible for supervising research projects, supporting student researchers, event planning and administration. Leanne's background is in Event Management and Alexis's is in Anthropology and Peace and Conflict Studies. 

The Board of Directors will meet over Zoom. The link will be shared via email from Secretary Deanna McIntyre.

The Board of Directors will meet over Zoom. The link will be shared via email from Secretary Deanna McIntyre.

Tricia Schmuland is the Program Director for the Care For Women Foundation.  Tricia has over 15 years of Marketing experience in the Real Estate industry and turned her passion to supporting her community.  Care For Women started in 2020 and supports mothers in the complex and challenging first weeks of postpartum to bridge the gap of support to at-risk mothers who have no village or support around them.

The Board of Directors will meet over Zoom. The link will be shared via email from Secretary Deanna McIntyre.

The Board of Directors will meet over Zoom. The link will be shared via email from Secretary Deanna McIntyre.