Anne Buchanan brings together a unique combination of restorative justice principles and practices to support people who want to find a better way to work through conflict, disagreements, and misunderstandings whether through our legal systems, schools, faith-based communities, families or organizations, her practice is based on the belief that repairing relationships should be the primary focus for finding transformative solutions to confusing and difficult conflict situations. Her expertise includes program development, training, and facilitation, services with the goal of building happy, healthy relationships as a foundational approach to repairing harm, healing, and transforming conflict. Anne’s approach is designed to address the underlying influences that are harming individuals, families, and groups of people within our communities, leading to a deeper understanding of the issues that lay a foundation for sustainable healing solutions. 

 

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Anne Buchanan discuss:

• The end result of tolerance 
• Tolerance that transcends training 
• Addressing an issue in a circle 
• The role of the facilitator in circles 

Key Takeaways: 

• The end result we hope for in tolerance is that everybody could feel that they belong. 
• Tolerance needs to transcend program or training, it has to be deeply embedded in our hearts. 
• Talk individually first to a person who is presenting the challenge, then address the issue in a circle. Make sure that everybody has the opportunity to express how they see the issue. 
• The outcome is 100% based on how the people in the circle would respond to the process. The facilitator only facilitates and manages the flow of the process. 

 

“[Tolerance is] critically important for not only my work, but my life and in the world. I need to get to know you and to get to know you means I have to be in a relationship with you and I have to do it in a way where I listen and I am able to step forward in a way that provides dignity…” - Anne Buchanan

 

 

 

 

Connect with Anne Buchanan:

Website: https://www.croirestorativedialogue.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-buchanan/ 

Email: [email protected] 

 

Resources:

 

• “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo: https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1580056776 

• “Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change” by Stacey Abrams: https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Outside-Build-Future-Change/dp/1250214807

• “Colorizing Restorative Justice: Voicing Our Realities”: https://www.amazon.com/Colorizing-Restorative-Justice-Voicing-Realities-ebook/dp/B08DWLW8H7 

 

 

Connect with Dr. Gaye Lang:

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KEY WORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

 

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