June Mini-Retreat: Vision for the Future, Truth about the Past with Gareth Higgins and Vance Blackfox (Opening Session + Headline Session)
A brief introduction to the second set of stories on our New Story Journey: moving from the Revenge Story to one of Restorative Justice, with New Story co-founder Gareth Higgins and Vance Blackfox, member of the Cherokee nation and creator/director of Other+Wise (www.othewise.red), a cultural immersion program for youth. .
Vance Blackfox, a favorite presenter at the 2019 New Story Festival, returns to help guide us deeper into the second shadow story of Revenge and Violent Revolution, and its healthier alternative, the story of Restorative Justice, which opposes systems of oppression, violence, and discrimination without simply replacing them with more of the same. Restorative justice instead seeks a shared future in which harm is undone, victims receive healing, and perpetrators are redeemed and restored.