Shannon Moroney on Restorative Justice

From heartbreak to hope...

Shannon Moroney was a high school guidance counsellor in 2005 when violence tore her life apart. Her husband was arrested after confessing to the sexual assault and kidnapping of two women. Shannon faced difficult choices as she searched for a path that would lead her out of trauma and toward a positive future. After discovering the lack of help available for families of criminals, she became a restorative justice advocate who speaks on the ripple effect of crime. Since 2008, Shannon has been addressing audiences around the world. In detailing her heartbreaking story of grief, violence, judgment and stigma, she also tells the story of a journey filled with compassion, forgiveness and hope.

Moroney will be speaking in Nelson at the United Church on November 21 in an event held with the Nelson Restorative Justice group. We are happy to host her to the Castlegar Campus the following day to talk to our students and employees.