There is no hiding from the fact that the world order is collapsing: a great human and ecological tragedy is unfolding bringing massive suffering and unprecedented whole system breakdown. Of course this is not the end of the story: global interconnection and interdependence is gestating a New Earth ecology and emerging as profound whole system transformation based on the greatest shift in consciousness humanity as a whole has ever experienced.

It is deeply painful for the global communities of peace, nonviolence and social and economic justice activists—-deeply painful to see how much has succumbed to corporate greed, ideological and religious extremism and such moral bankruptcy as climate change denial and inaction.

Though the severe cost of willful human ignorance has yet to be realized in its catastrophic fullness never the less the flowering of the resilient seeds of evolutionary creativity, collective healing and vibrant community innovation is also underway. 

As Dickens put it: “It was the worst of times and the best of times”

An example of the best is Restorative Justice on the Rise.

Here is an initiative that, through public-centered dialogues, panels, and inclusive media of all kinds, since 2011: 

• Transforms the shouting match of polarized politics and ideological conflict into deep dialogue

• Puts the whole conversation about wounding and healing on the table

• Seeds whole and healthy community renewal

• Shares best restorative justice practice and skills acquisition from entry to advanced levels

• Collaborates in ways that are inclusive and visionary

• Nurtures the cultural transformation needed for collective justice

Affirm the vision and practice of Restorative Justice on the Rise with a generous donation.

—James O’Dea

Author, Cultivating Peace, The Conscious Activist, Soul Awakening Practice. World-beloved social healing and dialogue mentor and guide via The Shift Network; Co-Author, The Social Healing Report (with Dr. Judith Thompson) culminating ten years in the global field of restorative and transformative justice; former Amnesty International Director (Washington, D.C.