Current Initiatives
Currently incarcerated
- Leading Restorative Justice circles with National Lifers Association at Huron Valley Correctional Facility
- Volunteering in the Women’s Huron Valley Commutation Project with American Friends Service Committee
- Holiday greetings (Christmas and Valentine’s Day) to incarcerated with UUA Church of the Larger Fellowship and Women’s Huron Valley facility
Returning Citizens
- Participating in a Solidarity Circle with recent female returning citizen
- Gifting laundry baskets with toiletries, socks, blanket for returning citizens through A Brighter Way and American Friends Service Committee
Advocacy
- Supporting Second Look legislation in Lansing
- Co sponsoring forum on Washtenaw County Sheriff’s election – see more in Upcoming Events
- Initiating state-wide UU Restorative Justice/Prison Ministry Group with MUUSJN (Michigan UU Social Justice Network)
Education
- Book discussion- Becoming Ms. Burton by Susan Burton and Cari Lynn – see more in Upcoming Events
- National Association of Community Restorative Justice National Conference – July 2024 – see more in Upcoming Events
Additional Resources
See our exciting list of Upcoming Events in 2024!
- Click on Upcoming Events and Suggested Viewing for links to Washtenaw County Judicial forums where candidates are asked a question on Restorative Justice.
- Coming soon – our RJ members will share a presentation they gave at the National Restorative Justice Conference in Washington DC this past summer: Circles Inside and Outside: for the Women at Huron Valley Correctional Facility and Beyond. Zoom link is available by emailing: restorativejusticeinfo@uuaa.org. Watch the UUAA weekly newsletter for date, time and place announcement.
Want to Learn More?
We welcome you to our monthly meetings usually on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 7-8:30 p.m.
For the link and information, please contact restorativejusticeinfo@uuaa.org