Conversations on Restorative Justice

  • Reckoning with History: Jesuit Slaveholding and the Present Work of Restorative Justice

    October 17–18, 2024
    Information Commons 4th Floor, Lake Shore Campus

    The Hank Center welcomed Rachel L. Swarns, longtime correspondent with the New York Times and author of The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church, as keynote speaker for this multi-day event. The objective was to examine Georgetown University as a main basis from which to reflect on the following questions: How should we as individuals, as a university, as a church approach this history? How do we remember these truths and engage with proper recognition? Who should be a part of this ongoing conversation? What steps should be taken to move forward toward restorative justice and reconciliation? How might the Catholic intellectual and social traditions serve as a resource to these topics, requirements, and questions?

    This two-day colloquium was co-sponsored by Loyola University Chicago's Institute for Racial Justice.

    Admission is free and all are welcome.

  • Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network: Panel Discussion with Cardinal Cupich

    February 21, 2024
    Time 4:30 pm
    Location: The Athenaeum
    The Hank Center is proud to support Catholic Criminal Justice Reform Network, a much needed initiative created by the Honorable Thomas More Donnelly– Cook County Judge, Loyola Law Faculty, and Board Member at the Hank Center. Judge Donnelly will engage a panel of experts–including Cardinal Cupich and Jeannie Bishop–on this central movement and mandate of Restorative Justice. We joined our friends at Lumen Christi (who convened this conversation) and our friends at the Historic Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture at St. Alphonsus Ligouri (who hosted it). This event was by invitation only. If interested, please contact the Hank Center for more information.

  • Unequal Impact: Environmental Racism and Faith Based Resources in Restorative Justice

    Climate change and Restorative Justice are deeply connected. From workers’ rights, to land use, to pollutant loads in neighborhoods, people of color are exposed to far greater environmental health hazards than others. The Hank Center and special guests hosted a conversation on these vital topics. Part of SES’s Sixth Annual Climate Change Conference.
    March 16, 2022
    6:00-7:30 PM CT
    Zoom Forum
    This event was free & open to the public.

  • Restorative Justice: Unguarded Viewing and Discussion

    Damen Cinema, LSC
    We were pleased to host a viewing of Unguarded, a documentary film that tells the story of successful restorative justice work in Brazil and America through the experience of Association for the Protection and Assistance of the Convicted (APAC). Discussion with filmmakers Simonetta D'Italia-Wiener and T.J. Berden followed viewing. Co-sponsored with Film Studies Program. Free and open to the public.