Join the Mend the World Movement
A community of peacemakers and restorative justice practitioners engaging Oklahoma City to seek truth, restorative justice, healing, and the common good.
About Mend
Our vision centers on truth, restorative justice, and human flourishing. We draw profound inspiration from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which restores broken pottery with gold. As in Kintsugi, we do not ignore or discard the history of our brokenness. We address societal fractures through the golden threads of truth-telling, empathy, and compassion. Our mission is to create peace through safe spaces for open and honest dialogue that fosters understanding, racial justice, and restorative justice. We envision an Oklahoma City where every individual and community member is heard, seen, cared for, and equipped to flourish.
“Let us create the social space that brings Truth, Mercy, Justice, and Peace together within a conflicted group or setting. Then energies are crystallized that create deeper understanding and unexpected new paths, leading toward restoration and reconciliation.” ― John Paul Lederach
Mend Initiatives
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Mend Peacemaker Cohort 2025
The Mend Peacemaker Cohort is an immersive program designed to equip individuals with the tools, knowledge, and community to foster meaningful social repair and transformation. Rooted in the principles of the Beatitudes, the cohort explores the political, sociological, anthropological, and spiritual dimensions of peacemaking. Participants engage in deep dialogue, experiential learning, and practical applications of restorative justice, conflict transformation, and reconciliation. The cohort nurtures inner transformation and outward acts of justice. Through this program, Mend empowers a new generation of peacemakers to create sustainable change in their communities and the world.
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Chrysalis Retreat and Pilgrimages
The Mend Retreat gathers social healing practitioners for a time of reflection, rejuvenation, and space to dream for the healing and flourishing of the whole city. Nestled in a serene setting, this retreat emphasizes the profound connection between rest and restorative justice, as well as connection with nature, allowing participants to recharge and gain fresh insights into restorative justice and peacemaking as those of the Earth in work of harmony, repair and the planetary common good. Mend also offers an immersive pilgrimage to Belfast, Northern Ireland, providing a unique experience in the work of positive peacebuilding. These journeys allow participants to engage with historical and contemporary contexts of conflict and peaceful coexistence, learning from local peacemakers and community leaders.
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Grassroots Restorative Justice
Mend is dedicated to cultivating community and fostering social healing through grassroots Restorative Justice Circles. Our gatherings bring together social healing practitioners, community members, and justice advocates to work towards justice that restores collaboratively. We gather to heal harm, repair relationships, and build a compassionate, connected community with neighbor and nature through inclusive dialogue, empathy, and accountability.