Prison Fellowship Queensland invites you to JUST DESSERTS Coffee and Dessert Fundraising Evening – 7pm Saturday 11 September 2010 Gateway Centre Function Room 1052 Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road Mackenzie
Successfully used in over 20 countries Sycamore Tree Project (STP) bring victims and unconnected offenders together for eight 2 hour sessions, over a period of 8 weeks.
Almost one third of Aussies have been victims of some kind of crime. Chances are, you know a few. We would like them to know about our remarkable program called the Sycamore Tree Project, which is planned for October this year. This means we need to locate our participants before the end of August 2010!
Help us locate crime victims in your area.
Download STP fact sheet/poster
- Talking together about the consequences of crime
- Responsibility, repentance, forgiveness, & reconciliation
- Act of symbolic restitution by the prisoners
- Celebrating reconciliation together
- Enthusiastically endorsed by Inmates, Victims and Prison staff
- Based on biblical story of Zaccheus
Download “Shafts of Light“: Experiences of the Sycamore Tree Project in Western Australia. Letters from crime victim participants and inmates (pdf)
Read on for more details and first hand accounts of Sycamore Tree Project in Australia and around the world. Read more…
Prison Fellowship’s International President, Ron Nikkel, has completed a successful visit to Brisbane on Sunday May 23 – Monday May 24, 2010. His itinerary included radio interviews, a church service and a meeting with the Minister for Corrective Services.
At the Business Breakfast Ron spoke on Restorative Justice.
Can love coexist with justice? Where do love and justice meet in a world of crime and punishment? PFI President Ron Nikkel addressed this topic in his speech to business leaders and people in the criminal justice system… Launch Video
Download Unchained Autumn 2010 (PDF 2.3mb)
It has been encouraging to see many individuals and families encouraged and even transformed through the state-wide ministry of Prison Fellowship.
03.22Art from Inside 2010
The Art from Inside Competition and Exhibition had as its theme for 2010, “Lord Remember Me”. The State Exbihition took place in the Parliamentary Foyer, Parliamentary Annexe, Alice Street, Brisbane from Monday the 19th of July to Friday the 23rd of July, 2010. The Opening Night function was held at 7 pm for 7.30 pm on Tuesday the 20th of July. About 35 attended the Patron’s m/tea & about 60 attended the Opening Night.
What is restorative justice?
Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behaviour. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders. Some of the programmes and outcomes typically identified with restorative justice include: Victim offender mediation, Conferencing, Circles, Victim assistance, Ex-offender assistance, Restitution and Community service.
http://www.restorativejustice.org
Circles of Support and Accountability
Circles of Support and Accountability is a reintegration programme for released sex offenders. The programme seeks to create a support network for high risk sex offenders, to mediate tensions and disputes between the offender and the community, and to aid the offender in realizing a commitment to become a responsible member of the community by following relapse prevention strategies.