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The Mint House - Oxford Centre for Restorative Practice
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Helping you to build relationships, deal positively with conflict, and repair harm through #RestorativePractice. 🟢 Find out more at our events and training!
https://www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/
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We are very pleased to share with you our latest impact report sharing stories, quotes, and numbers that illustrate our work last year.

Thank you so much for supporting us in this work and for your involvement in The Mint House!

Read the Impact Report: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/impact-report
Want to pursue a career in restorative justice or gain facilitation skills to bring to your existing paid or voluntary work?

⚪️ Train to become a restorative facilitator at our upcoming Restorative Practice Facilitation Training in November!

🟢 More info: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/...
August 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
We had a wonderful three days of workshops with Alikki Vernon and David Moore. It was great to be able to see people in person who we had previously only met online, and to meet new people who had traveled from near and far. Thank you to everyone who attended, and of course to Alikki and David!
August 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
🟢 Creating 'a place to go to': using art and design in restorative justice (CPD workshop)
⚪️ Tues 10 Nov
⚪️ 10:00am-12:30pm (GMT)
⚪️ Online

This very popular workshop facilitated by Dr Clair Aldington is not to be missed!

🟢 More info and booking: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/26/cr...
Creating 'a place to go to': using art and design in restorative justice (CPD workshop) — The Mint House
This practical 2.5 hour online CPD workshop will provide an exploratory space in which practitioners can learn and practice a variety of creative exercises to be integrated into their own restorative ...
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August 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
❗️ NEW EVENT! How can we make sex education more effective and engaging using restorative approaches? (with Dr Clara Wisenfeld Paine)

🟢 Restorative Sex Education
⚪️ Wed 30 Sept 2026
⚪️ 12-1pm (BST)
⚪️ Online

More info: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/...
Restorative Sex Education — The Mint House
Dr Clara Wisenfeld Paine will share with us her research on the implementation of restorative approaches into sex education in schools and the potential that this has for preventing harmful sexual beh...
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August 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Join our 3-day in-person Restorative Practice Practitioner Training! This fully-accredited course equips you to be a Restorative Practitioner.

🟢 Restorative Practice Facilitation Training
⚪️ Wednesday 4, 11, 18 November 2026
⚪️ Oxford

More info: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/...
Restorative Practice Facilitation Training (3-day 4, 11, 18 November) — The Mint House
Join our 3-day Restorative Practice Practitioner Training on Wednesdays the 4th, 11th, and 18th of November. This fully-accredited course equips you to be a Restorative Practitioner and is open for al...
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August 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
🟢 Churches RP Network: Getting started with restorative practice in churches

Learning and peer support, including a reflective practice circle.

Join us for these FREE online events:
Wed 16 Sept 12-1:30pm
Thurs 15 Oct 7-8:30pm

www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/...
Churches RP Network: Getting Started with Restorative Practice in Churches — The Mint House
Online gathering of the Churches Restorative Practice Network . We will spend time together for learning and peer support, including a reflective practice circle.
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August 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Have you signed up for our free, online forum on 'Learning from the voices of experience' yet? In this session, we will be hearing from two people who will explain why they choose to share their stories of RJ and how we can support people to do it well. Learn more: https://ow.ly/sVxu50ZAsho
Select tickets – Learning from the voices of experience – MS Teams
Learning from the voices of experience – MS Teams, Thu 30 Jul 2026 - What do the people who have been through Restorative Justice want us to know? Why do people share their stories and how can we empower them to do it well? In this Why me? forum we will explore how the testimony of people who have been through Restorative Justice is a crucial part of rai...
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August 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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How do you view the sacred, spiritual and symbolic elements of Restorative Justice? This questionnaire forms part of a PhD research project examining how practitioners engage with values that may be experienced as sacred by participants or themselves: https://www.jotform.com/form/260691004798059
July 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Next week, we are hosting a free online forum exploring why people who have experienced Restorative Justice sometimes go on to share their stories publicly. From raising awareness amongst others harmed by crime, to the catharsis some experience from sharing - learn more: https://ow.ly/atv150Zq45q
July 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Do you want to spread the word about Restorative Justice? Have you considered sharing the stories of people who have been through RJ to raise awareness?

In our upcoming forum we are discussing how we can learn from Restorative Justice participants & platform their voices: https://ow.ly/vPYX50ZmYkq
July 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Last week, we submitted a letter to Lord Timpson outlining the sector's concerns with ReHub's new policy, signed by 45 other organisations & practitioners. If you want to add your name, let us know. https://why-me.org/the-sector-responds-to-new-rehub-policy-in-letter-to-lord-timpson/
The sector responds to new ReHub policy in letter to Lord Timpson - Why Me?
On Wednesday this week (1st July), Why me? submitted a letter to Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons and Probation, outlining the sector’s concerns with ReHub’s new policy. Signed by over 45 other organisations and practitioners, the letter was based on a consultation process where Why me? gathered the views of the restorative sector. ReHub’s new […]
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July 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Missed our event on environmental restorative justice? You can now catch up by watching the recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/bEWGYl4sgcg?...
July 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We are very pleased to share with you our latest impact report sharing stories, quotes, and numbers that illustrate our work last year.

Thank you so much for supporting us in this work and for your involvement in The Mint House!

Read the Impact Report: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/impact-report
June 10, 2026 at 11:08 AM
It was great to have storyteller and restorative justice facilitator Hannah Moore join us at the Oxford Trees of Life community art exhibition during Oxford Art Weeks.
June 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
We are pleased to welcome Tony Walker and Jackie Watson to The Mint House Board of Trustees!

🟢 Read more: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/news-1/2026/...
Trustee Appointments - Tony Walker and Jackie Watson — The Mint House
We are pleased to welcome Tony Walker and Jackie Watson to The Mint House Board of Trustees.
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June 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
❗️NEW WORKSHOP DATE ADDED!

🟢 Facilitating Restorative Circles (including with large groups)
⚪️ Friday 19 June 2026, 9:30am-4:00pm
⚪️ New Road Baptist Church, Oxford (OX1 1LQ)

🟢 More info and booking: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/...
Facilitating Restorative Circles - New Date Added — The Mint House
One day in-person CPD workshop to learn foundational skills for facilitating restorative circles, including circles with large groups of people.
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May 26, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Join us to explore the use of restorative justice to address environmental harm. 🌱

FREE EVENT!
🟢 Wednesday 3 June 2026
🟢 12-1pm (BST)
🟢 Online

More information: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/...
New approaches for responding to environmental harm — The Mint House
Exploration of the use of restorative justice to address environmental harm. We will be sharing highlights from the recently published Restorative Justice Approaches for Environmental Harm Practice G...
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May 18, 2026 at 12:33 PM
A student from China, Yijia Li, who at the time of the workshop was studying law in Oxford, shared rich stories of how environmental restorative justice principles are finding expression in China. Here are two stories she told...

Read more: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/blog-1/2026/...
Stories of Environmental Restorative Justice from China — The Mint House
In June 2025 a ten-day workshop on climate change was jointly organised by researchers from Regents Park College and Peking University Law School. A student from China, Yijia Li, who at the time of th...
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May 12, 2026 at 12:35 PM
An interactive event from @smkcampaigners.bsky.social in partnership with @minthouserp.bsky.social to reflect on where the social fabric of community has been damaged during the elections and what and how it can be repaired.

More info: training.smk.org.uk/workshop/wha...
May 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Pleased to be partnering with @smkcampaigners.bsky.social on this event!
Elections contribute to community break down and sharpening divides. But after the dust has settled, activists need to be able to pick up the pursuit.

Sign up for the 9 June event: https://training.smk.org.uk/workshop/what-happens-after-the-elections-restorative-approaches-in-local-campaigning/
May 7, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Do you work with people in prison or on probation? Join our online forum to discuss the review into HMPPS' Restorative Hub and the next steps for working restoratively in prisons. Sign up: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/whyme/2192645
May 5, 2026 at 2:45 PM
An afternoon of storytelling and story-making for anyone interested in how stories, imagination and conversation pave the path to peace.

Join us for one, two, or three events!

🍃 More information and registration: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/...
Trees and Stories — The Mint House
An afternoon of storytelling and story-making for anyone interested in how stories, imagination and conversation pave the path to peace. Come and explore tales of trees, community, conflict, and recon...
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April 29, 2026 at 7:28 PM
⏰ Early bird price ends 30 April! You don't need to be an expert to attend, although you do need practice experience and a sound understanding of restorative principles.

Register now: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/events/2026/...

(Our Facilitating Restorative Circles workshop has already sold out!)
April 28, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🟢 NEW BLOG POST! "A key question for our field is how make the leap from restorative practice training to ‘real world’ application. Skills that feel manageable in the classroom can look very different in contexts where emotions run high..."

Read more: www.minthouseoxford.co.uk/blog-1/2026/...
From Training to Practice: Supporting Restorative Practitioners — The Mint House
A key question for our field is how make the leap from restorative practice training to ‘real world’ application. Skills that feel manageable in the classroom can look very different in contexts where...
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April 21, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Wild Goose Theatre preview performance of Macbeth - proceeds to go to The Mint House and Oxford Winter Night Shelter.

🟢 Macbeth: Charity Performance
⚪️ Thurs 2 July, 7:30pm
⚪️ New Road Baptist Church, Oxford

Tickets are £5 and can be bought online or on the door: www.eventbrite.com/e/1986980030...
Macbeth: Charity Performance
Wild Goose Theatre charity performance of "Macbeth" to benefit The Mint House and Oxford Winter Night Shelter.
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April 20, 2026 at 11:41 AM