Judge Barry D. Stuart, BA, LLB, LLM Retired

The Peacemaking Circle is one example of a process built upon the fundamental guiding principles of creating safe spaces for difficult exchanges, shared leadership, forging sustainable new relationships and building fair, innovative, enduring outcomes. The Circle will be used to demonstrate the application of these guiding principles in generating spaces for participants to experience the new perspectives and new relationships that difficult but safe exchanges build. New relationships are a critical building material in achieving and maintaining constructive change. The Peacemaking Circle builds safety nets to help the parties? new relationship and agreements survive the journey through the future?s uncharted terrain.