Speak Up!

Restorative Justice Community Forums

As part of our mission for local voices to be heard, empowered and included in decision making processes that they are impacted by, we hold regular Speak Up restorative justice community forums at our Community Centre in SE16 London.

At RJ4All, we believe that power abuse is the biggest silent driver of inequalities, human rights violations and community tensions. We want to root out greed and disseminate power in a more equal way. We believe that we can do this by starting locally from our own neighbourhood in South East London. In the shadow of the COVID pandemic, followed by the cost-of-living crisis and countless day-to-day challenges, we want to be there for our local community, acknowledge the hardships faced, and provide the space for expression and the amplification of local voices.

Restoring trust and building stronger and resilient communities cannot be treated through quick-fix solutions. They are long-term ambitions that require participation and the dissemination of power through community dialogue such as the one we offer through these events. We use the values (e.g. power sharing, equality, dignity and respect) and practices (e.g. circles) to hold these events chaired by RJ4All's Founder and Director, Dr. Theo Gavrielides.

The Speak Up! forums form a part of our exciting vision of building the first restorative justice postcode. 

THE NEXT SPEAK UP! EVENT WILL BE HELD ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER 2023 AT 5PM!