8 December 2000- 8 December 2014
14 years have passed by since the establishment of the European Forum for Restorative Justice (originally called the European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice). Thanks to everyone who took part in this journey and contributed to the establishment of RJ across Europe and beyond.
Only during this past year, the EFRJ engaged in different activities for promoting international exchange, increasing cooperation and mutual assistance, raising awareness on RJ, coordinating and stimulating research in the field of RJ. These were our mayor events and activities of 2014:
- 8th International Conference of the EFRJ in Belfast, with the release of a short film
- 3rd European Restorative Justice Award received by Christa Pelikan
- Coordination and finalisation of three EU-funded research projects (Accessibility and Initiation of RJ; Judicial Training for RJ; Desistance and RJ)
- New publications of research projects
- Twelve trainings, workshops and seminars of the three research projects (see News items here)
- Partnerships in other research projects
- Coordination of events during the RJ Week 2014 including RJ Lunches, RJ Brunches, and RJ Coffee Degustations (see News items here), with the release of a short film
- Creation of a database on RJ Teaching Programmes in Europe and beyond
- Additional resources available on the website, i.e. the EFRJ communication materials, the database of films and documentaries about RJ and related topics
- Participation of the Board Members and EFRJ staff in other events across Europe and beyond, e.g. in Belgium, India, Italy, Serbia, Spain, The Netherlands (see News items here)
- Consolidation of the Criminal Justice Platform Europe (CJPE)
- Election of new Board Members, recruitment of new staff based in Leuven and engagement of volunteers in Europe an beyond (see “Who we are”)
- Regular Newsletters and Newsflashes sent respectively to EFRJ members and followers
In occasion of the EFRJ’s 15th anniversary, today 8 December 2014, we would like to thank all those individuals and organizations who assisted us in organizing all the activities held during the past year. We are looking forward to keep on collaborating with you and make RJ the future in Europe and beyond!
