Dialogue for Peace explores Peacemaking and Restorative Justice as a framework to promote dialogue across differences, listening for understanding, conflict resolution, and consensus/community-building. Dialogue for Peace will share foundational theories and facilitation skills with fellows and through events and programs in the coming year.

Peacemaking is rooted in Indigenous conflict resolution frameworks designed to address harm and restore balance within the community. It is a practice grounded in place-based core values (respect, honesty, trust, humility, sharing, inclusivity, empathy, courage, forgiveness, and love). Similarly, Restorative Justice practices and values center healing and accountability through a community lens and is rooted in Indigenous traditions. Both frameworks bring together impacted community members to work through challenging conversations and issues to reach a place of intentional listening, equity of voices, mutual understanding, and healing. 

Tritons Belong Presents: Chancellor's Dialogue for Peace Distinguished Lecture Series  

 We invite you to attend the inaugural event for the Chancellor’s Dialogue for Peace Lecture Series, featuring Fania E. Davis, Ph.D., on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at the Jeannie Auditorium, from 5 - 7 p.m.  

Fania E. Davis is a leading international voice on the intersection of racial and restorative justice. She is a long-time social justice activist, civil rights trial attorney, author and educator with a Ph.D. in Indigenous Knowledge. Her numerous honors include the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Restorative Justice, the Black Feminist Shapeshifters and Waymakers’ Award, the Tikkun (Repair the World) Award, the Ella Jo Baker Human Rights Award, and the Ebony POWER 100 Award. The Los Angeles Times named her a New Civil Rights Leader of the 21st Century.  

This event is free and open to the UC San Diego community. Registration is required and space is limited. Register here no later than Monday, May 26, 2025. Light beverages and appetizers will be served. Parking is available at the Scholars Parking Structure (9655 Scholars Drive N., La Jolla, CA 92093).  

To learn more about Dialogue for Peace and upcoming engagements, you may visit our webpage. You may also visit our Tritons Belong webpage to find additional resources and recordings of past events.  

The Dialogue For Peace Summit will feature a panel of nationally recognized experts on Peacemaking and Restorative Justice frameworks.

The panel will feature Honorable Robert Yazzie, Chief Justice Emeritus of the Navajo Nation, Honorable Justice Cheryl Fairbanks, Esq, Attorney and Tribal Court of Appeals Justice, and David Karp, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Center for Restorative Justice at the University of San Diego. Assistant Vice Chancellor Karen Biestman will moderate the conversation to share real life examples of these frameworks in action within higher education and beyond. 

Join us to learn more about the Dialogue for Peace project, including the ongoing student fellowship program and future opportunities to engage with this important effort to create meaningful dialogue and community at UC San Diego. The inaugural student fellowship cohort will present their final projects implementing their training into their communities and spaces. 

Event Details:

Date and Time: Tuesday, May 27, 2025, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m

Location: Faculty Club - Atkinson Pavilion.

This event is free and open to the UC San Diego community. Registration is required, and space is limited.  

Register here no later than Thursday, May 22, 2025. 

Doors will open at 3:00 pm for check-in and a special Acts of Kindness pop-up activity.

Refreshments and light appetizers will be served.  

Acts of Kindness are pop-up activities across campus led by Student Life that create opportunities for diverse members of the UC San Diego student community to come together over a creative activity or food, and conversation.

Past events have included:

• Affirmations - “give one, take one”
• Friendship bracelets to share
• Origami hearts
• Do-nut Stress
• Positiv-tea party

Upcoming Events

End of the Quarter Wellness Series (*weather permitting) March 10-12 from 12-4pm on Library Walk (near Target)

Do-nut Stress in collaboration with Associated Students
March 14 from 11-1pm on Sun God Lawn

Denim Day in collaboration with Panhellenic Association 
April 30 from 10-4pm on Library Walk (in between Target and Geisel)

Recess
May 28 from 10-2pm on Library Walk (in between Target and Geisel)

***Additional events are added weekly so be sure to follow the Center for Student Involvement and Student Lifeon Instagram at getinvolveducsd and ucsdtritonlife for updates.

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University of San Diego. (n.d.). Restorative Justice. Retrieved from https://www.sandiego.edu/soles/centers-and-institutes/restorative-justice/

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