FYI: JUSTICE REFORM INSURGENCY NOW CONVENING

[John Wilmerding]

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| PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO IS |
| INTERESTED IN PEACEFUL, ORDERLY JUSTICE REFORM.  THERE WILL BE |
| AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING MAY 9 AT UN PLAZA IN NEW YORK CITY ! |
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Greetings, Friends and Fellow Supporters of Justice Reform!

This is to notify you that scores of supporters of peaceful and orderly
justice reform are now convening on email discussion list JUSTICE.  Our
purpose in doing so is to discuss the formation-in-progress of a new
coalition for justice reform, called the Campaign for Equity-Restorative
Justice (CERJ).

There is a 'core-group' of some 200 justice reform advocates, including
criminologists, judges, lawyers, activists, practitioners of alternative
justice methods, representatives of sympathetic organizations, delegates
from governments and the United Nations, etc., who have already assembled.
These folks, who are by-and-large already COMMITTED to this new, peaceful
INSURGENCY for justice reform, will be starting to post their brief self-
introductions on list JUSTICE beginning Wednesday, 2/26.

To join list JUSTICE, send a message to:

    majordomo at scn.org

In the BODY of your message (NOT the "Subject:" header), type:

    subscribe JUSTICE

Then send the message.
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My name is John Wilmerding.  I am a Quaker justice reform activist, an
employee of the Vermont (USA) Department of Corrections (developing
alternative justice methods), and currently Secretary of a United
Nations -affiliated Working Party on Restorative Justice.  As CERJ's
Convenor, I have just posted the following message to those who are
now assembling on list JUSTICE:

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Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 19:50:33 -0500 (EST)
From: John Wilmerding <jwlmrdng at sover.net>
To: Justice discussions <justice at scn.org>
Subject: Post Self-Introductions (Beginning 2/26/97)

Fellow Supporters of Justice Reform,

Well, we've quadrupled another list's enrollment ... with many more to
come.  Most people won't even deal with their end-of-week and weekend
email until Monday or so.

That is why I suggest we wait until Wednesday, 2/26/97, and then let's
each (optionally) post a brief self introduction (100,000 words or less)
-- just kidding, keep it brief, please ... about the same as one type-
 written page or less.

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| I promise not to start *MY* contribution until some of you ask me! |
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How about name, place of residence, profession, organizational affili-
ation(s), areas of interest in justice issues, and whether or not (and
why) you are interested in or supportive of the coalition-based Campaign
for Equity-Supportive Justice (CERJ).  You might also add why you think
CERJ's work can be important, what you hope CERJ will accomplish, and how
CERJ might support the missions of other organizations with which you are
affiliated.  Finally, please 'ante up' ... put your two cents into the
pot ... if you feel like you are 'called' to play a certain role in the
CERJ organization or coalition, please let us know that now as well.

[Is somebody taking notes?  Just kidding .. I will ... :-) ...]

It is my hope that in this way, we CERJers will begin to build a more
conscious 'esprit de corps' (group sense of commitment) for our work.

It appears as though we have an inCERJency to carry forward!   :-)
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And please be so kind as to let me know if there is any other way in
which I might better carry out my apparent duties as CERJ's humble
(or not-so-humble, depending on how you see me) convenor.

For Justice that Restores Equity,                            ART
                                                           HEAR
       John @ CERJ                                         HEART
    >>>----------->    jwlmrdng at sover.net                   EARTH
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John Wilmerding | Campaign for Equity-Restorative Justice  (CERJ)
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Brattleboro, VT | Work together to reinvent justice using methods
05301-3018  USA | that are fair; which conserve, restore and even
(802)  254-2826 | create harmony, equity and good will in society
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