Abbotsford Restorative Justice and Advocacy Association

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.