Being and Doing Justice: Skills for the Journey

Skills for Being Justice Relational Skills Systems Skills Critical Thinking Skills Self Care Skills

Relational Skills Capacity to Listen and Limit Sharing Capacity to Tolerate Disagreement Relational Skills Capacity to Negotiate Emotional States Capacity to Be Influenced

Systems Skills Understanding the Purpose of a System Working with the Power Structure Systems Skills Knowing the Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion Creativity in Developing Strategic Action

Critical Thinking Skills Who Benefits? Who Loses? Critical Thinking Skills Comprehensive Understanding of Consequences Weighing the Source of Information

Self Care Skills Knowing Your Limits Practice Joy and Gratitude Healthy Lifestyle Habits Deal with Secondary Trauma

Skills for Doing Justice Know the Political System Know the Elected Officials Know the Social Services in the Area Writing Skills/Public Speaking Skills Organizing and Delegating Skills Leadership Skills Foster a Community of Justice Builders

very small conversations, Very great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care. - Margaret Wheatley

Departmental Workgroup Questions What are the components that need to be included and/or highlighted as part of our efforts to build a community of justice and peace? What is the particular contribution that we can make to the creation of a community of justice and peace? Assuming there is value in an integrated approach to justice, what is needed to create an interdisciplinary project(s) for justice and peace? And the all important question…what are we going to do now?