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Sheena St. Clair Jonker
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Everything we face will eventually resolve through the consequences of our (and others’) decision-making.
Every relationship we have, every situation we face will eventually resolve through the consequences of decisions we and those around us...
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Sheena St. Clair Jonker
Aug 21, 20244 min read
I’m going to a crucifixion, It’s my own [i]
We live in a world where peace is unthinkable.
Destruction, division and alienation are accepted.
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20243 min read
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, STATE CAPTURE AND CORRUPTION
Restorative Justice, State Capture and Corruption Are we having the right conversation? Are we thinking about this in the right way?...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20244 min read
A CASE FOR MEDIATION IN DIVORCE
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...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20243 min read
DISTURBING THE 'PEACE'. THE EFF IS LEADING THE WAY.
We are in a global space of struggle that threatens the core of capitalism and its various racialised manifestations not least of which...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20244 min read
BALANCING THE WARRIOR AND THE HEALER
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...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20246 min read
HOW DARE WE CONDEMN SOME OF THE CRUELTY AND NOT ALL OF IT?
The horse-racing protests at Fairview and how we think about protest. I recently wrote about the Clicks protests and how the EFF was...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20243 min read
DUDU MYENI: STATE CAPTURE, THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT AND THE PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF INCRIMINATION
We need a justice that restores. This week, the testimony of Dudu Myeni at the state capture commission has brought some important issues...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20247 min read
WHY ARE YOU SHOOTING ME? PROTEST, POLICE VIOLENCE AND OUR VIOLENCE.
Why are you shooting me? Protest, police violence and our violence. ‘Why are you shooting me? Ntumba asked. And then the cop shot him...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20246 min read
INTEGRATIVE JUSTICE: PRESENTATION FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GBVF (PILLAR 3)
INTEGRATIVE JUSTICE: Presentation for National Strategic Plan on GBVF (Pillar 3) A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT: TOUGH MINDS, TENDER HEARTS In...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20245 min read
ADR, MEDIATION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ROUND UP
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]...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20243 min read
BOUND UP IN A WEB OF INTRICATE MUTUALITY
Bound up in a web of intricate mutuality Echoing the sentiments of Fania E Davis seeking to integrate racial justice and restorative...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20242 min read
VANTAGE
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...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20242 min read
CARE OVER CURE
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....
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20243 min read
The Birth of New Systems Rooted in Restorative Justice, Transformative Justice and Healing Part 1: The Resurgence of Indigenous Knowledge Systems
The word ‘Indigenous’ has its etymological roots in indo from the Latin and Endina from the Greek. Both iundicate the emergence from the...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20241 min read
HEALERS
What if Parents saw themselves as healers Teachers saw themselves as healers Lawyers saw themselves as healers Mediators saw themselves...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20245 min read
THE TYRANNY OF CIVILITY
Some years ago, a student was celebrated across our media for clearing up rubbish bins that had been upturned by outsourced workers...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20245 min read
WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF GREAT HARM
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...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20245 min read
CLEAR MINDS. OPEN HEARTS. EMPOWERED WILLS.
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...
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chestclair
Jul 15, 20242 min read
WAR AND PEACE
(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...
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