Inmid-October, Valdeci Ferreira, executive director of PF Brazil, participated in several events organised by members of PF Portugal. The trip stems from Valdeci’s presentation in a zonal training in 2008 that inspired the local PF Portugal partner in Porto to invite him back. The hope is that more awareness about the APAC methodology is needed to pave the way for an APAC project in Portugal.
At the Catholic University of Porto, Valdeci spoke to a crowd of over 200 lawyers, justice officials, students, members of the media, and PF volunteers. During the three hour meeting, he explained the problems with the current prison regimes and why the APAC methodology is more effective for social restoration and reintegration of prisoners. In relaying the principles and values so important to the methodology, Valdeci told of his personal experiences with APAC and showed a video presentation.
The Academic Jesuit Centre for Reflection and Encounters invited Valdeci to spend an evening with close to 100 students. During this time, he again presented about the APAC methodology and the principles of a justice that restores.
PF Portugal took the opportunity of these events to organize its annual volunteer conference in Porto. Along with Valdeci’s presentation on APAC, Dominique Alexandre from PFI provided a one-hour overview of the PFI mission and vision, restorative justice, and the Sycamore Tree Project®. The 40 PF Portugal volunteers were joined by a deputy director of the Portuguese Prison Service, prison directors, a social worker, and lawyers.
Several media outlets covered the various events and discussed the APAC methodology. PF Portugal provides a link to the various Portuguese language articles on its website at http://fiar-linho.blogspot.com/2009/10/noticias-acerca-da-vinda-de-valdeci.html. ________________________________________
Recent News from IFI The InnerChange Freedom Initiative continues to operate in five U.S. states, serving both male and female prisoners. Currently, it is working toward its goal of becoming fully self-funding by the end of 30 June 2011. To this end IFI staff and volunteers from all the IFI programmes recently attended a two-day training session on local fundraising strategies.
Re-entry is another area of concern. IFI – and PF USA in general – is working to develop resources and collaborative relationships with other organisations. In September, the first Out4Life Conference in an IFI state took place in Little Rock, Arkansas. The conference featured a wide range of speakers from the faith and secular communities active in prisoner re-entry. This event provided an opportunity for the formation of coalitions in major population centres where the majority of prisoners are released. Since the conference, three coalitions have met and started networking to serve ex-offenders returning to their communities. The IFI staffs (IFI works with two units in Arkansas) are pleased to have these support networks in place to serve IFI members upon release.
For more information on re-entry issues please see these resources collected by PFI’s Centre for Offender Transformation http://www.pfi.org/cot/ex-offender/re-entry.
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Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Brazil, Portugal, and the USA.
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At the Catholic University of Porto, Valdeci spoke to a crowd of over 200 lawyers, justice officials, students, members of the media, and PF volunteers. During the three hour meeting, he explained the problems with the current prison regimes and why the APAC methodology is more effective for social restoration and reintegration of prisoners. In relaying the principles and values so important to the methodology, Valdeci told of his personal experiences with APAC and showed a video presentation.
The Academic Jesuit Centre for Reflection and Encounters invited Valdeci to spend an evening with close to 100 students. During this time, he again presented about the APAC methodology and the principles of a justice that restores.
PF Portugal took the opportunity of these events to organize its annual volunteer conference in Porto. Along with Valdeci’s presentation on APAC, Dominique Alexandre from PFI provided a one-hour overview of the PFI mission and vision, restorative justice, and the Sycamore Tree Project®. The 40 PF Portugal volunteers were joined by a deputy director of the Portuguese Prison Service, prison directors, a social worker, and lawyers.
Several media outlets covered the various events and discussed the APAC methodology. PF Portugal provides a link to the various Portuguese language articles on its website at http://fiar-linho.blogspot.com/2009/10/noticias-acerca-da-vinda-de-valdeci.html. ________________________________________
Recent News from IFI The InnerChange Freedom Initiative continues to operate in five U.S. states, serving both male and female prisoners. Currently, it is working toward its goal of becoming fully self-funding by the end of 30 June 2011. To this end IFI staff and volunteers from all the IFI programmes recently attended a two-day training session on local fundraising strategies.
Re-entry is another area of concern. IFI – and PF USA in general – is working to develop resources and collaborative relationships with other organisations. In September, the first Out4Life Conference in an IFI state took place in Little Rock, Arkansas. The conference featured a wide range of speakers from the faith and secular communities active in prisoner re-entry. This event provided an opportunity for the formation of coalitions in major population centres where the majority of prisoners are released. Since the conference, three coalitions have met and started networking to serve ex-offenders returning to their communities. The IFI staffs (IFI works with two units in Arkansas) are pleased to have these support networks in place to serve IFI members upon release.
For more information on re-entry issues please see these resources collected by PFI’s Centre for Offender Transformation http://www.pfi.org/cot/ex-offender/re-entry.
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Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Brazil, Portugal, and the USA.
Communities of Restoration is brought to you by the Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, a programme of Prison Fellowship International.
To submit an article to Communities of Restoration or request help, e-mail Lynette Parker at lparker@pfi.org
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Em meados de outubro, Valdeci Ferreira, diretor-executivo da PF do Brasil, participou de vários eventos organizados por membros da PF em Portugal. A viagem decorre da apresentação Valdeci em uma formação em 2008 que inspirou o local PF parceiro Portugal no Porto para convidá-lo para trás. A esperança é que mais consciência sobre o método APAC é necessária para preparar o caminho para um projeto APAC em Portugal. Na Universidade Católica do Porto, Valdeci falou a uma multidão de mais de 200 advogados, oficiais de justiça, estudantes, jornalistas e voluntários PF. Durante a reunião de três horas, ele explicou os problemas com os actuais regimes de detenção e por que a metodologia da APAC é mais eficaz para a recuperação e reinserção social dos reclusos. Em afinação dos princípios e valores tão importantes para a metodologia, Valdeci falou de suas experiências pessoais com a APAC e mostrou um vídeo de apresentação. O Centro Acadêmico Jesuíta de Reflexão e Encontro convidou Valdeci de passar uma noite com cerca de 100 alunos. Durante esse tempo, ele voltou a apresentar sobre o método APAC e os princípios de uma justiça que restaura. PF Portugal teve a oportunidade de esses eventos para organizar a sua conferência anual de voluntariado no Porto. Junto com a apresentação Valdeci na APAC, Alexandre Dominique de PFI, desde uma visão geral uma hora da missão e visão PFI, a justiça restaurativa ea Sycamore Tree Project ®. Os 40 voluntários PF Portugal juntou-se um vice-diretor do Serviço Prisional Português, os diretores da prisão, um assistente social, e advogados. Vários meios de comunicação cobriram a vários eventos e discutida a metodologia APAC. PF Portugal oferece um link para o idioma Português diversos artigos em seu site em
http://fiar-linho.blogspot.com/2009/10/noticias-acerca-da-vinda-de-valdeci.html. ________________________________________
Notícias recentes do Fundo Innerchange
A Iniciativa Liberdade continua a operar em cinco estados E.U., servindo os prisioneiros de ambos os sexos. Atualmente, ele está trabalhando em direção a sua meta de se tornar totalmente auto-financiamento, até ao final de 30 de Junho de 2011. Para esse fim o pessoal do FII e voluntários de todos os programas do Fundo recentemente participou de uma sessão de dois dias de formação sobre estratégias de captação de recursos locais. Re-entrada é uma outra área de preocupação. IFI - e PF E.U.A. em geral - está trabalhando para desenvolver os recursos e as relações de colaboração com outras organizações. Em setembro, a primeira Conferência Out4Life em um estado FII teve lugar em Little Rock, Arkansas. A conferência incluiu uma vasta gama de falantes da fé e das comunidades seculares ativa em re-prisioneiro de entrada. Este evento constituiu uma oportunidade para a formação de coligações em grandes centros populacionais, onde a maioria dos prisioneiros são libertados. Desde a conferência, três coligações se reuniram e começaram a servir de rede ex-reclusos retornando a suas comunidades. O pessoal IFI (IFI trabalha com duas unidades em Arkansas) têm o prazer de ter essas redes de apoio no local para servir os membros do FII após a libertação. Para mais informações sobre questões re-entrada por favor, consulte estes recursos recolhidos pelo Centro de PFI para Offender http://www.pfi.org/cot/ex-offender/re-entry
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