The document discusses how social media can be used to expand restorative justice strategies. It notes that social media allows for unlimited communication, collaboration, and connection between communities. When used for restorative justice, social media embraces diversity, voices, and consensus building. Social media also shifts power dynamics and allows for more sharing of information and collective action for change.

1. Expand Your Strategies: Restorative Justice and the Use, Relevance and Impact of Social Media Kris Miner October 21, 2009 12 th World Conference of IIRP

2. SCVRJP www.scvrjp.org St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program 501c3 Non-profit – since 2001 Variety of programs/training

3. Kris Miner @krisminer (twitter) Kris Miner (Facebook) Circlespace (Wordpress) Kris Miner (Linked In) Kris Miner (Slide Share)

4. Social Media Consumer to Contributor Creates Connections

5. Connecting Videos, Power-points, essays, photos, saying something to everyone Communities of Practice Advice, Feedback, Encouragement “ Conversations that help” Shirky

6. Communication Tools (warning-next slide)

9. Social Media – personal impacts Speaking to everyone Documenting and distributing information Connections, connections, connections Transforms (warning, next slide is graphic)

10. “ What? Take my picture?”

11. “ Ok, take it”

12. “ When we change the way we communicate, we change society.” Clay Shirky

14. Restorative Justice/Social Media Embraces diversity/unlimited space & voice Collaborative & Consensus Community - connections Structure/Freedom paradox Emotional connections A sense of justice is a personal priority

15. Shifts “ Only Judges can sentance someone to jail and only doctors can perform surgery” Shirky Gather, Share Share , Gather

16. Sharing Cooperation Collective Action

17. Sharing is Conversation Conversation creates CHANGE! Change changes

18. Restorative Justice Social media, helps us share conversations.

19. Demonstrations Circlespace 23,000 views 335 posts Sept’08 (the first month) 196 September of ’09 3,497 Twitter Slideshare

20. Tips & Ideas Pick a place to start Embrace trial and error Find a role model, example (keep following) Penelope Trunk Commit to consistency Be Yourself Focus on Agency, Program or Person

21. Closing Questions or comments Facebook | Home