Details: Friday, February 20, and Saturday, February 21, starting at 9:30 am both days. Circle starts, 10 am each day to 4 PM Central at the Baha’I Center, 3644 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407. Call Michelle MacDonald at 612-554-0932 for more information.
A Space for Us: Community Healing Circle on Immigration
Opening: Our community has been carrying a heavy burden lately. In the restorative tradition, we believe that when a part of our circle is hurting, we all feel it. We invite you to a quiet space to stop, breathe, and simply “feel it” together.
The Purpose: This is a non-judgmental space rooted in Restorative Practices. We will use a talking piece to ensure every voice is heard—or every silence is respected.
Agreements: We commit to listening with curiosity and seeing each other as whole and worthy.
Restorative circle is a community-based process where all people involved in a situation or conflict come together to be heard and reach a resolution of the issue.
Dominic Barter will be presenting on Friday, February 20, from 1 PM Central to 4 PM. You wDominic invented Restorative Circles
Dominic Barter is an international consultant on Dialogical System Design and restorative systems. Dominic Barter collaborates in promoting sustainable, inclusive, adaptable responses to community needs. Restorative Circles is a specific systemic approach to conflict, whose development began with Dominic’s work with favela residents in Rio de Janeiro in the mid 1990s and continues with a growing community in Brazil and internationally. www.restorativecircles.org
Michelle MacDonald, JD, founded Family Innocence in 2011, a nonprofit dedicated to keeping families out of the court adversarial process and resolving conflicts and injustices peacefully. Michelle studied with Dominic Barter in 2012 and 2024, and has established a contemporary way to teach and learn restorative practices worldwide, implementing Dominic’s restorative circles. She hosts Enjoy the Ride, a six season, 42 episode edu-film produced by Rich Marek and Sonrise Productions designed to train you in peace-making to support yourself and others. www.Familycourt.com Watch the Enjoy the Ride trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gcieEjzOW4
Merrilee Town is an Ersdal Foot Zone Therapist and Somatic Movement Practitioner in the Minneapolis area. She has been in private practice since 1994. Merrilee is also a Reiki Master Practitioner in the Usui method, does CranioSacral work and is an Intuitive Guide who works within the United States and Canada. Merrilee will be presenting a Somatic Movement flow that will allow us to move forward with renewed energy in a positive, fun and simple way everyone can do if so desired.
The Baha’i Center is located at 3634 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Community building has become a central emphasis for Baha’i activity where they offer real examples of what is looks like to move organically toward transformation in step with neighbors. www.minneapolisbahai.org
Margarita Mac studied with Dominic Barter, and nonviolent communication with Marshall Rosenberg, and has trained individuals and groups in restorative justice practices, including how to speak and listen non-judgmentally, and heal childhood trauma. Currently Margarita’s focus in on Mind Clearing and Enlightenment Intensive.
Sue Emmel studied with Dominic Barter in 2012 and 2024. She founded 911 S.E.R.V. 911 is the emergency number to call for assistance during emergency situations in the U.S. S.E.R.V. is an acronym for Spiritual Emergency Response Volunteers. Sue is an Ayurvedic Health Consultant and a Baha’i. Sue is a mother of two, grandmother of four.
Family Innocence is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Family Innocence “Call to Witness”- Restorative Circle Welcome Dominic Barter
Time: Feb 20, 2026 09:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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