<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">Hello members of the UUAA Restorative Justice group (RJUUAA),</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif">It has been a long time since we contacted you, but hoping you are still interested in working on restorative justice issues. There is a lot going on. One way we could connect again is through a<b> zoom meeting. </b>We could catch up or just see each other again. Let us know if that is something you would like.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif">Meanwhile, we are lucky enough to have <b>some money to spend</b>. Last year we requested money from the Social Justice Council and received $700 for program year 2020
for RJUUAA. We spent $100 on training for the Parole Readiness program at
the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility for a group of volunteers.
Thus <b style="">$600 remains</b> that needs to be spent <u>by the end of this year</u>.
Some ideas (and open to others):</font></div>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Donation to The Dispute Resolution
Center in support of their "Free, 3-part showing and discussion of <i>Healing
Justice</i> for BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) men. In partnership with My Brother’s Keeper of
Washtenaw County (September 12, 26, October 10). Will be shown on Facebook Live. (see attached
flyer). <b>Suggested $300</b></font></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Buy and send blank writing journals
to women in the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility as part of <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>“Resilience”
and parole readiness programs. Focus of this effort is aimed at women in NLA
(National Lifers Association). <b>Suggested $100</b></font></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><b>HELP -- more i</b></span></span><b>deas for September – December 2020 for
</b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><b>spending</b> the </span><b>remaining $200</b>???</font></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">ALSO we will be asked soon how much money we would like for the 2021 program year. So PLEASE think of some ideas. Here are a couple suggestions.</span> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif"><b><u><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Suggested programs </span> for RJUUAA <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> 2021 </span>year<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span></u></b>-<b> Suggest<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> we</span> ask for $1000</b></font></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span> Institutional membership in the NACRJ
(National Association of Community and Restorative Justice). Conference in Chicago <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">*</span>(just moved to July
8-10, <b>2022</b>) but memberships include<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">s</span> 5 sponsored members (who could attend the
conference)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">.</span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">S</span>ee attached flyer and link (<a href="https://nacrj.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://nacrj.org/).</a>
Membership includes access to videos, resources, publications, contacts with
other RJ providers, conferences.
Membership for institutions<b> $300/year</b></font></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Purchase films on
restorative justice to show at UUAA <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">(or stream through zoom) </span>and other venues (although Brave new
Films has some freebies) <b>suggested $200.</b></font></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Co-sponsor a speaker
for a forum on restorative justice and equity/or restorative justice and mass
incarceration <b>suggested $200</b></font></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">
</span>Training for
VOC/circle facilitators <b>suggested $300</b></font></p>
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</b></span><b>Other ideas??</b></font></p><font face="georgia, serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span></font><div><font face="georgia, serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thanks very </span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">much! We look forward to working with you again.</span></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">kathy friedrichs and carolyn madden (co-chairs)</span></font><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><br><div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:18px"> "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:18px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:10pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>