News as of February 9th, 2008

January 17, 2008: Lorenn meets with Immaclee Ilibaqiza, Rwandan genocide survivor and author of Left to Tell, along with Vi Jones-Meduskey, surfer, triathlete and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS aka "Lou Gehrig's disease") survivor, in Honolulu.

Lorenn continues her corrections research in foreign countries. In 2007 she visited three prisons in Spain. Photos are posted in Photo Gallery.

Restorative justive videos are posted in Photo Gallery.

Lorenn placed second in the Xterra World Championships in the 55-59 women age group! She says, "It was a fun race!" 2008 will be Lorenn's tenth year to compete in the Xterra World Championships.

Travel

April 2008, Lorenn will visit New Zealand.

September 2008, Lorenn will conduct training in sports management in Switzerland.

Events

Introduction to Solution-Focused Problem Solving Workshop September 9; September 23; October 7; and October 21, 2006

European conference presentations

July 2007 Barcelona, Spain: Conducted a restorative justice workshop.

March 24, 2006 Amsterdam, Netherlands: "To Teach is to Learn Twice" International Solution Focused Trainer's Conference Presenting on: Restorative Justice Planning Circles: Inmate Facilitator Training in Hawaii Prisons For more information: http://www.solutions-centre.org/

March 30, 2006 London, England: Restorative Justice in Action… into the Mainstream The 3rd International Winchester Restorative Justice Group Conference Presenting on: RJ in Prisons - an International Perspective For more information: http://www.neilstewartassociates.com/rj2006/

Awards

2005 Rhoda Lewis Award by the Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation for a lawyer who exhibits outstanding public service

2005 Hero of Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Peace by the Hawaii Forgiveness Project http://hawaiiforgivenessproject.org/heroes05.htm

Journal Reviewer

2006 submission reviewer for the new journal: Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice: A Professional Journal

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