<div><div><div dir="auto">Kathy,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I think all of your ideas have great merit. I also support your proposal for 2021 budget planning. I would especially like to see us support the <span style="font-family:georgia,serif">NACRJ and be able to attend the 2022 conference!!! </span></div></div></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Having films on hand for RJUUAA showings and discussions will be handy, too.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Thank you for the time and effort you put into developing this plan for us.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">I hope those little grand babies are doing well!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Hugs,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Mary Ann</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 9:03 PM Kathleen Friedrichs <<a href="mailto:kamf@umich.edu" target="_blank">kamf@umich.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello  members of the UUAA Restorative Justice group (RJUUAA),</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">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 style="font-family:georgia,serif"> 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" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Meanwhile, we are lucky enough to have <b style="font-family:georgia,serif">some money to spend</b>.  Last year we requested money from the Social Justice Council and received $700 for program year 2020<br><br>for RJUUAA.  We spent $100 on training for the Parole Readiness program at<br><br>the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility for a group of volunteers. <br><br>Thus <b style="font-family:georgia,serif">$600 remains</b> that needs to be spent <u style="font-family:georgia,serif">by the end of this year</u>. <br><br>Some ideas (and open to others):</font></div><br><br><br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:georgia,serif">    <br><br></span>Donation to The Dispute Resolution<br><br>Center in support of their "Free, 3-part showing and discussion of <i style="font-family:georgia,serif">Healing<br><br>Justice</i> for BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) men.  In partnership with My Brother’s Keeper of<br><br>Washtenaw County (September 12, 26, October 10).  Will be shown on Facebook Live. (see attached<br><br>flyer).  <b style="font-family:georgia,serif">Suggested $300</b></font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:georgia,serif">    <br><br></span>Buy and send blank writing journals<br><br>to women in the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility as part of <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif"></span>“Resilience”<br><br>and parole readiness programs. Focus of this effort is aimed at women in NLA<br><br>(National Lifers Association). <b style="font-family:georgia,serif">Suggested $100</b></font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:georgia,serif">    <br><br><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif"><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">HELP -- more i</b></span></span><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">deas for September – December 2020 for<br><br></b><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif"><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">spending</b> the </span><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">remaining $200</b>???</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif">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><br><br><br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </font></p><br><br><br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style="font-family:georgia,serif"><u style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif">Suggested programs </span> for RJUUAA <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif"> 2021 </span>year<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif"> </span></u></b>-<b style="font-family:georgia,serif"> Suggest<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif"> we</span> ask for $1000</b></font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:georgia,serif">    <br><br></span> Institutional membership in the NACRJ<br><br>(National Association of Community and Restorative Justice).  Conference in Chicago <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif">*</span>(just moved to July<br><br>8-10, <b style="font-family:georgia,serif">2022</b>) but memberships include<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif">s</span> 5 sponsored members (who could attend the<br><br>conference)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif">.</span> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif">S</span>ee attached flyer and link (<a href="https://nacrj.org/" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">https://nacrj.org/).</a><br><br>Membership includes access to videos, resources, publications, contacts with<br><br>other RJ providers, conferences. <br><br>Membership for institutions<b style="font-family:georgia,serif"> $300/year</b></font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:georgia,serif">    <br><br></span>Purchase films on<br><br>restorative justice to show at UUAA <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;font-family:georgia,serif">(or stream through zoom) </span>and other venues (although Brave new<br><br>Films has some freebies) <b style="font-family:georgia,serif">suggested $200.</b></font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, serif" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:georgia,serif">    <br><br></span>Co-sponsor a speaker<br><br>for a forum on restorative justice and equity/or restorative justice and mass<br><br>incarceration <b style="font-family:georgia,serif">suggested $200</b></font></p><br><br><br><br><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="georgia, s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