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Last year in South Korea, middle school teachers Yongseung Roh and Kyungyun Hwang read Howard Zehr鈥檚 seminal text Changing Lenses with a study group. This year, they were part of a South Korean delegation that came to 91短视频 (91短视频) to learn directly about restorative justice from Zehr himself.

鈥淲e wanted to learn deeply about the roots of this movement,鈥� the husband-wife duo wrote in an email 鈥� and to 鈥渕eet people who were walking toward the same way that we wanted to go.鈥�

The group of 21 teachers, students, community leaders and legal professionals was hosted by 91短视频鈥檚 and the Jan. 16-17 during an 11-day east coast tour organized with the (KOPI). Since 2000, KOPI has educated and trained individuals and organizations in various domestic and international peace education programs.

The participants on this trip had already learned from restorative justice (RJ) and discipline workshops in Korea, said KOPI director Jae Young Lee. The purpose of this trip was to learn about the 鈥渟piritual, cultural, and historical backgrounds鈥� of the restorative justice movement.

鈥淚f we believe RJ is a paradigm and not a program, it is important to know the Anabaptist/Mennonite tradition emphasizing peace and justice as a center of their faith,鈥� he said.

To that end, Zehr Institute co-directors and co-facilitated a session on restorative justice in Anabaptist tradition and Christian theology. Other sessions led by professors and provided overview and discussion of such varying topics as the implications of RJ and historical harms for educators. The group also experienced a one-day Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) training led by Katie Mansfield.

A 2003 CJP graduate whose work has been featured in Peacebuilder magazine, Lee said that the RJ education such as he experienced at 91短视频 doesn鈥檛 impact only enrolled students.

鈥淲hen you transform one person鈥檚 life through education, it can [create] transforming power for hundreds and thousands of people in the future,鈥� he said, adding that KOPI held nearly 1,500 workshops and lectures on RJ and peacebuilding during 2017 alone.

The visit was also an opportunity for 鈥渢wo-way鈥� learning, said CJP executive director Daryl Byler 鈥� for both CJP staff and graduates like Lee and fellow delegation participant Yoonseo Park, who earned his masters in conflict transformation in 2016.

鈥淭hey and others have taken the restorative justice training they received at CJP and expanded its application to a variety of Korean contexts 鈥� including the criminal justice, educational and health systems, as well as in housing and church conflicts,鈥� Byler said.

Although preparing for such delegations requires a major commitment of time and resources at CJP, Byler said that 鈥渢he payoff is priceless.鈥�

Following their two days at 91短视频, the delegation also visited the Mennonite Central Committee headquarters and Material Resources Center in Akron, Pennsylvania; met with shooting victims and family members in the Nickel Mines Amish community; toured Belleville, Pennsylvania; and visited two Washington D.C. schools that practice restorative discipline.