RJI Youth Summit Ends: Huge Global Success (June 16, 2026)
RJI's Youth Summit ended on June 8th after a three day successful global e-conference. Over 500 youth delegates watched the proceedings representing some 20 countries. Eighteen Summit speakers presented on a diverse number of subjects related to restorative justice including
Global Advisory Council Meets: Dec. 19, 2025 (recording)
The following is a video recording of RJI's Global Advisory Council (GAC) annual meeting held on December 19 at 10am Pacific Time. The esteemed members participating include Pastor Jonathan Peter Clayton (South Africa), David Love (PA., U.S.), Professor Barbara Janusz-Pohl
RJ World Speeches on Wrongful Convictions & Restorative Justice: Jeffrey Deskovic and RJI President Lisa Rea (Oct. 2025)
https://www.restorativejusticeinternational.com/rj-world-speeches-with-rji-president-lisa-rea-jeffrey-deskovic-oct-2020/ RJI re-posts this excellent 36 minute conversation with Jeffrey Deskovic and RJI President Lisa Rea. Mr. Deskovic served 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Today he heads the Deskovic Foundation. Lisa and Jeff talk about
RJI Interview with Ireland Author Austin Stack: Justice for My Father (October 2025)
Recorded in Portlaoise, Ireland Today’s podcast is with Ireland’s Austin Stack. Our podcast focuses on Austin's new book called Justice for My Father. Austin’s father, Brian Stack, Chief Officer of Portlaoise Prison, was shot on March 25 in 1983 by the
Podcast with David Kaczynski & Gary Wright: Reconciled After Unabomber Violence (May 2025)
Recorded on May 16, 2025 Today‘s podcast is with David Kacyznski, the brother of the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski. This podcast conversation includes Gary Wright who was one of the victims of the Unabomber. The Unabomber conducted a campaign of domestic terror
Remembering January 6, 2021: RJI’s statement and video podcast (January 6, 2025)
RJI shares our initial statement on the January 6, 2021 violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. We include our video podcast with members of our Global Advisory Council as we seek a global perspective on the violence and its impact
RJI’s End-of-the-year Global Advisory Council meeting (Dec. 23, 2024)
RJI shares this virtual 2024 end-of-the-year meeting with our Global Advisory Council (GAC). The GAC (partial) met on December 13, 2024 at 4pm Pacific with members joining in from around the world. Esteemed members participating include Martin Howard (Australia), Austin
Five Minutes with David Love: The rise of the Far Right and the U.S. presidential election (October 28, 2024)
Today's news podcast is with Professor David Love, Rutger's University, who is also a journalist and media contributor. Professor Love is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is an esteemed member of RJI's Global Advisory Council. Professor Love addresses two questions: what
Five Minutes with Dr. Sandro Calvani: The rise of the far right and the U.S. presidential election (October 2024)
RJI asked two questions of our special guest Dr. Sandro Calvani (Thailand). Dr. Calvani is an esteemed member of RJI's Global Advisory Council and former diplomat and executive director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
Israeli Robi Damelin Podcast (January 10, 2024)
The following RJI podcast was recorded in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 21, 2023. Robi Damelin is an Israeli peace activist who works with Parents Circle-Families Forum. Robi's son, David, was killed by a Palestinian sniper on March 3, 2002. We