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ORJN is back on Twitter! You can expect to see posts regularly about what’s happening in the restorative justice community! #RestorativeJustice

BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. A jury on Feb. 24 found him guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann.

Conversion therapy is harmful, it’s scientifically discredited, and it’s wrong – period. Today, @BardishKW and @DavidLametti introduced legislation amending the Criminal Code to ban the practice in Canada.

On this day in 2012, Trayvon Martin was fatally shot in Sanford, Flordia, while walking home from a nearby convenience store. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. Share this #racialinjustice calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

As a historian, I've written a new piece for the @Torontostar (it will also appear in tomorrow's print edition): "Putting the RCMP raid on the Wet’suwet’en in historical perspective": thestar.com/opinion/contri… #Wetsuweten #Indigenous #cdnpoli #bcpoli #ShutCanadaDown

A new support group offered by the ORCC catered to African, Caribbean and Black people living in Ottawa. Our first session will meet on February 25th, email: alexa@orcc.net for more details. #BlackHistoryMonth #Ottawa

Great to see so many at the Housing Emergency rally today. As stated this morning by @cmckenney: "we have a moral and ethical responsibility to solve this emergency" #WeCanEndIt #housingisahumanright

BBBSO was honoured & proud to receive the Mayor's City Builder Award today! We hope our mission to enable life-changing #mentoring relationships to ignite the power and potential of young people will continue to resonate with #Ottawa for at LEAST 50 more years! #BBBSOis50

This is a huge step toward restorative justice. People shouldn’t be prevented from living a full life after they've paid their debt to society. bit.ly/2Rpzouo

"To end mass incarceration, U.S. needs alternatives to prison for violent crimes": usatoday.com/story/opinion/… #justice

"Winnipeg School Division asked to reveal any racial disparities in student discipline": cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

In my 20's I had a nervous breakdown. I thought depression & anxiety had me beat. But I found therapy. Meditation. Regular exercise. Eating well. Sleeping 8 hours a night. Antidepressants. Dedicated friends & family, etc. Now my life is full of meaning and joy. Don't give up.

Today is #GivingTuesday 💝 ! Please check out our poster and consider the Collaborative Justice today! Every donation is greatly appreciated! 😀 #GivingTuesdayCA

Just heard from a man who was injured in prison and denied proper care, which made his condition worse. Now he’s out of prison and overwhelmed with medical bills. So many have been abused by both our justice system and our healthcare system. These fights are connected.

"Rep. Ilhan Omar has a request for the judge deciding the punishment of a man who threatened to kill her: Show compassion in your sentencing." To read the full article, click here: cnn.com/2019/11/19/pol… #compassion #justice

CSC is proud to announce the arrival of some of our newest detector dogs who joined us in November. Detector dogs play an important role in securing our facilities. Welcome to K9s Jaxx, Scarlette and Jasmine!

Hats off to all those supporting or participating in Restorative Justice practices this week and throughout the year: Healing helps! #RestorativeJustice

"Project Reset offers diversion programs (programs that offer an alternative to the traditional justice system) to people of any age at all precincts in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx..." To read the entire article, click here: citylab.com/equity/2019/10…

"A man who was assaulted by three young people says getting the chance to meet one of his attackers face to face has changed his life." To read the entire article, click here: examinerlive.co.uk/news/meeting-a…

Look at what’s possible when our criminal justice system focuses on healing instead of punishment. bit.ly/2lgbkNf

Terminally ill teen urges Canadians to vote after casting her first ballot election.ctvnews.ca/terminally-ill…