Every relationship we have, every situation we face will eventually resolve through the consequences of decisions we and those around us...

We live in a world where peace is unthinkable. Destruction, division and alienation are accepted.

Restorative Justice, State Capture and Corruption Are we having the right conversation? Are we thinking about this in the right way?...

I THOUGHT WE SHOULD TALK A case for mediation in divorce By Sheena Jonker ‘I charge 950 dollars an hour. Ted over there will be assisting...

Balancing the warrior and the healer Earlier this week I wrote about the EFF call to action and insuring protests in the wake of the...

The horse-racing protests at Fairview and how we think about protest. I recently wrote about the Clicks protests and how the EFF was...

Why are you shooting me? Protest, police violence and our violence. ‘Why are you shooting me? Ntumba asked. And then the cop shot him...

INTEGRATIVE JUSTICE: Presentation for National Strategic Plan on GBVF (Pillar 3) A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT: TOUGH MINDS, TENDER HEARTS In...

ADR, Mediation and Restorative Justice Roundup It’s been a while since I blogged. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times[i]...

Bound up in a web of intricate mutuality Echoing the sentiments of Fania E Davis seeking to integrate racial justice and restorative...

Understood as the point from where we see, the word, ‘Vantage’ can aid us in unpacking the systems in which we are, to a large extent...

If we take an honest look around us, we partake in a lot of actions that help us to endure the distress of the systems we form part of....

The word ‘Indigenous’ has its etymological roots in indo from the Latin and Endina from the Greek. Both iundicate the emergence from the...

What if Parents saw themselves as healers Teachers saw themselves as healers Lawyers saw themselves as healers Mediators saw themselves...

Some years ago, a student was celebrated across our media for clearing up rubbish bins that had been upturned by outsourced workers...

And, we are all capable of extra-ordinary good. As many of you know, we are committed to lifelong learning as we go about our work in...

Clear minds. Open hearts. Empowered Wills We are at our best when our minds are clear, our hearts open and we have full agency over our...

(An extract from ‘Be Peace’, Sheena St Clair Jonker) ‘If you are lucky in this life, A window will appear between two armies on a...

“As antagonism increases. We are being trained in the way of answer.” In the first part of my first degree I studied drama and theatre....

As mediators we need to grapple and tussle with what it means to be human. This means wrestling with fear, courage or lack of courage and...