A Celebration of Community
Tuesday, May 20, 7:45-9 AM
Unitarian Universalist Church
Join us for CJAM’s Celebration of Community Breakfast!
This special morning will honor individuals and organizations committed to building a more just, peaceful, and connected community. We will recognize this year’s award recipients for their outstanding contributions to conflict resolution, restorative justice, and peacemaking.
Haines Turner Peacemaker Award
Social activist Haines Turner prodded the community conscience in his efforts to improve treatment of citizens involved with the justice system. As a part of his advocacy for restorative alternatives to incarceration, he founded Citizens for Jail Improvement, an organization that later developed into CJAM, and he initiated the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program. In addition, he worked with other community organizers, activists, and leaders to build the Monroe County Justice Building, (now the Charlotte T. Zietlow Justice Center), and to develop programs to improve inmate welfare in the jail.
The Haines Turner award is proudly presented to a community member who has made contributions to social justice that heals and restores.
Herb Kiesling Peacemaker Award
Herb Kiesling’s passion was working to ensure that every child would have an equal opportunity to develop his or her talents. He focused his life’s work on activities that would remove barriers to success for children in our schools. Mr. Kiesling led a study to determine how early educators in the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) could identify those children who were most at-risk of dropping out, and he supported efforts to provide mentors and other supports in elementary schools for those children.
The Herb Kiesling Award is proudly presented to a community member who has worked to make public policy and/or private organizations more responsive to the needs of children and youth.
Nancy Lumbley Spirit of CJAM Award
For significant commitment to promoting understanding, healing harms and restoring relationship
Pinnacle Peacemaker Award
For outstanding service, advocacy, and collaboration.
CJAM Mediator of the Year
For outstanding commitment to empowering individuals and
communities to seek solutions and resolve conflicts in ways that
promote a more caring, just, and equitable community.
If you have question, please call 812-336-8677 or email cjam@cjamcenter.org today! or complete our request for services form: