2023 (In person)
The inaugural, 2023 symposium Voice! Acknowledgement! Power! Victims’ Rights & Restorative Justice Symposium was held in person in Anchorage, AK from April 27-29, 2023.
This symposium was hosted in partnership with Alaska’s Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA). The series of events were designed to educate and empower Alaska’s current and future leaders in the victim service, advocacy, and support fields to use restorative justice practices to give voice, acknowledgment, power, and justice to those impacted by crime. Local expert panelists were joined by keynote speaker sujatha baliga, a former victim advocate and an internationally recognized leader in the field of restorative justice.
Documentary Nights and Community Reflections
Restorative Justice and Violence against Women
Join us from a showing of the documentary A Better Man (abettermanfilm.com) followed by a community processing circle. Free parking in the East Lot.
Date: April 27, 2023
Time: 5-8 PM
Location: UAA Fine Arts Building Recital Hall
Open to: the public
Indigenous Peacemaking and Restorative Justice: Is There a Difference?
Join us for a showing of the documentary Healing Justice (www.world-trust.org/healing-justice) followed by a panel discussion with local and national restorative justice professionals. Free parking in all lots.
Date: April 28, 2023
Time: 6-9 PM
Location: UAA Fine Arts Building Recital Hall
Open to: the public
Closeout and Planning Forward Reflection Circle
Join us for a circle discussion on moving restorative justice practices forward for crime victims in Alaska. Refreshments provided and free parking in all lots.
Date: April 29, 2023
Time: 11 AM - 2 PM
Location: UAA Consortium Library, Room 307
Open to: the public
Professional Development Sessions
Lunch and Learn Day 1: Helping Victims Access Restorative Justice Practices: What’s to Gain?
Learn how restorative justice can work for and benefit crime victims and how to incorporate these justice options into practice with keynote speaker sujatha baliga.
Date: April 27, 2023
Time: noon-3 PM
Open to: professionals in the victim service, advocacy, and support fields, including state-level
department officials and leaders
Note: registration required in advance.
Lunch and Learn Day 2: Accessing Restorative Justice Practices in Alaska: What does the Law Allow and How does it Work with the Criminal-Legal System?
Learn how Alaska statute does and does not allow for restorative justice practices and how these practices can be used in and outside of the criminal justice system from Alaskan justice and policy professionals.
Date: April 28, 2023
Time: noon-3 PM
Open to: professionals in the victim service, advocacy, and support fields, including state-level
department officials and leaders
Note: registration required in advance.