Values & Mission Statement
WE YONE PALAVER HUT is committed to advocating for criminal justice reform and policies with diversity in programming through public education in collaboration with partner organizations.
We are currently providing and delivering a proactive newcomers traditional and culturally based community restorative resolution services to newcomers community members and other communities, who wish to collectively resolve dispute as a family and community through mediation and peacemaking without recourse to the court – the traditional criminal justice system : A retributive model.
Vision
To see every person having access to the criminal justice system through restorative dispute resolution model and mediation Services, with diversity in programming that are designed to the needs of the population – demography, and reduction of incarceration rate.
Our Team – Volunteers
Pastor Marcella N.
Ahmad B.
Eriqueson T
Francis A.
Abu K.
Daniela N.
Victor K.
Sally W.
Juliet P.
Simeon G.
Our Philosophy
As we (Newcomers) bring our own restorative justice practices in a population with diversity, we use newcomers alternative traditional dispute resolution through mediation process, by:
- Delivering restorative justice service in partnership with professional standards in the criminal justice system
- We strive to deliver services that are respectful of the needs of victims, healing and reconciliation of parties in dispute
- Promoting an inclusive and diversity of cross-cultural restorative justice services in newcomers’ communities, and other communities in the province of Manitoba.
- To mitigate, and prevent systemic causes of violence / conflict in our communities, among youths and young people, crime and deviant behaviors in our communities, promote public and community safety, respect the rule of law, and promote peace and reconciliation among community members.
- To complement government efforts in delivering restorative justice services, practitioners of restorative justice and organizations.
Restorative Justice should be:
- The first option in the criminal justice practice, and not an alternative.
- Customize (in programming) to the multicultural and traditional context of the population, conflict prevention, and resolution model, peacemaking and problem solving.
