Join us in our first meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities May 7th at 6:30 pm!

Restorative Justice (RJ) is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behavior, identifying disparities in the judicial system and supporting returning citizens back into the community.

After paying the price for their crime, many returning citizens go on to face job discrimination, loss of voting rights, and, very often, poverty.
Quad Cities Interfaith wants to break this crippling cycle. Join us for our first Restorative Justice issue session to discuss options of how to create quantitative change in our community on these issues.

Upcoming Conference to Address  Iowan's Racial  Disparity in Sentencing: 
"Mobilizing to End Mass Incarceration: An Action  Conference."
Saturday, May 2, 2015. Gerard Hall, Allen College of Nursing. Waterloo, IA. 8:30 am - 4:00pm.
Keynote speaker David Liners is the Executive Director of our sister Gamaliel affiliate, WISDOM ( Wisconsin) who will speak on their 11X15 Campaign to reduce incarceration rates in WI. . The conference will expand our knowledge about mass incarceration, restorative justice, and, most importantly, what we can DO.

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