23. Bringing Community into Restorative Practices w/ Belinda Dulin

Belinda Dulin began her employment with The Dispute Resolution Center 2003 as the Mediation Services Coordinator and assisted in launching the Small Claims Mediation Program and the Domestic Relations Motion Day Program. She has also been a director of mediation services and Executive Director at DRC. In 2013, also under Belinda’s leadership, the DRC partnered with the Peacemaking Court, providing a restorative justice model to families in the child protection and delinquency systems The Dispute Resolution Center serves Washtenaw and Livingston Counties. Prior to becoming involved in community mediation, she worked in the corporate setting assisting with employment disputes -- preserving the working relationships between co-workers and employees and management. Belinda can be reached at: dulinb@ewashtenaw.org.

In this episode, Belinda Dulin shares about her contributions to You will meet Belinda Dulin (2:04), hear about her experience with restorative justice (7:56), hear her successes and struggles in restorative education (23:13), the importance of spaces outside of school and courts (35:40), and cultural competence (53:42). She gives her closing ideas at (1:05:00).

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