The Restorative Justice Summit is a statewide educational forum that brings together young people and youth-serving professionals to collaborate in advancing equitable, evidence-based restorative justice and peacemaking practices that aim to transform youth services, programs and communities in Wisconsin.

Registration is now closed for the Restorative Justice Summit.

Send checks for registration fees ($25/person) made payable to UW-Madison Extension and mailed to:

Division of Extension Positive Youth Development

Attn: WRJS
3500 University Ave
Madison, WI 53705

Please register no later than June 30, 2025. Registration is limited to the first 100 young people and their adult advisors. Youth must attend with their parent/guardian, or with an organization that registers and agrees to maintain custodial care of the youth. Adults that maintain custodial care should complete this registration for youth. 

Our featured breakout presenters include:

Additional breakout presenters include Yante Turner (Conflict Resolution), Paul Moga and students from the Milwaukee Public Schools Black and Latino Male Achievement Program, and Reflections and Connections from the Wisconsin Restorative Justice Summit networking opportunity.

Learn more about how our Wisconsin Restorative Justice Summit attendees responded to our 2024 post-event evaluation in the report below.

Restorative justice is based on the idea that we are interconnected and woven together in humanity.   Crime, wrongdoing, and unjust systems break down those relationships and lead to a ripple effect that breaks down communities.  Restorative Justice prioritizes repairing harm and recognizes that maintaining positive relationships with others is a core human need. In weaving, the same is true—the structure forms the support for all the interconnected pieces and if one if broken or flawed it can cause the whole piece to fall apart.  Justice also ripples outward and leads to wellbeing and wholeness in our communities.  As we create artwork through weaving, we are reminded that by securing each individual piece we make a beautiful tapestry where each individual piece is as important as the next.

2020-2024 Restorative Justice Summits

2025 Planning Committee