It includes mediation, restitution, anger control, community service etc. Judy says she can send us a short video on AVP and some printed material, for those who want more info before making a decision. I would be happy to discuss details with other EMMers, well ahead of the March business meeting when we would, presumably, have to decide whether to apply to the QCJJ fund. There is no charge for the introductory AVP night being discussed below. She suggests watching a 30 min video, followed by a an experiential exercise, ideally from 6-9 pm.
Several coordinators are willing to come.
It looks as if the ideal time is Friday March 20, from 5.30-9 pm. That would free everyone to go home to their families by 9 pm. For more than 300 years Quakers have stood by their testimony of non-violence by refusing to participate in or support violence as a solution to any problem. We believe that there is within each and every person that which is divine. This divinity is often very hard to discover in the other.