Loyola Marymount University will be focusing on Restorative Justice Week, Nov. 17-21, 2025, which aims to create awareness about the use of restorative justice practices on campus and build a restorative culture. Hosted by LMU Generative Dialogue and Restorative Practices within Student Affairs in partnership with Ignatians Service Organization, the week is a powerful call to build a campus culture rooted in healing, accountability, and connection. Restorative justice, an approach rooted in Indigenous traditions, focuses on repairing harm and fostering understanding through community dialogue.
Restorative Justice Week brings these efforts together, inviting students, staff, and faculty to explore what it means to create inclusive spaces where trust and collaboration thrive. What began as an alternative to student conduct cases has grown into a movement across LMU classrooms and organizations, with faculty incorporating circle practices and restorative principles into their teaching. Together, as a community we can transform LMU into a place that listens, learns, and restores.
These programs are brought to you by Generative Dialogue and Restorative Practices in Student Affairs, in partnership with the Campus Ministry, Mission Integration, the Intercultural Facilitators, LGBT Student Services and Ignatians Service Organization. Rooted in LMU’s mission to educate the whole person, these initiatives reflect our unwavering commitment to diversity, inclusion, and right relationship within the community. Through dialogue, education, and action, we aim to strengthen bonds, cultivate leadership, and inspire members of the LMU community to become agents of reconciliation and justice. Together, these programs provide spaces for reflection and learning — whether through interdisciplinary forums, interfaith engagement, or academic exploration of social movements, empowering us to build a more just and peaceful world.
Tuesday, Nov. 18, Meet at the flagpoles, 9 a.m.
South Central LAMP Day of Service
Join the university community for a Day of Service on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. South Central LAMP’s mission is to provide programs that enable women and their families to achieve their fullest potential through education, personal growth, and community engagement in a supportive and nurturing environment. Volunteers will help assemble meal kits and distribute them to local families at South Central LAMP. Please RSVP to take part in this meaningful day of community impact. This event is a collaboration with various LMU units and is part of Mission and Ministry’s Us, Here, Now, and Restorative Justice Week.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
EDLA 491 Community Leadership Seminar: Restorative Culture Building*
This course provides experiential opportunities to explore leadership through the lens of restorative culture-building. This is a closed activity. Students can register now for the spring semester, Tuesdays 1:45-3 p.m. CRN: 71283.
Tuesday, Nov. 18 and Thursday, Nov. 20
Restorative Practice as a Community Approach to Healing*
This course integrates theories in community psychology and restorative practices. This is a closed activity.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, Regents Grass, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Let’s Talk About Peace: A Wellness Wednesday Activation with Eric Clayton
Join us for an interactive exploration of themes surrounding peace through art-making, journaling, and conversations with the author of “Finding Peace Here and Now,” Eric Clayton.
In uncertain times, peace isn’t just something we find elsewhere, it’s something we practice here and now. Join us for an interactive Wellness Wednesday Activation featuring author Eric Clayton, whose new book “Finding Peace Here and Now: How Ignatian Spirituality Leads Us to Healing and Wholeness” challenges us to befriend our inner struggles rather than fight them. Too often, we’re told to wage war against anxiety, anger, and fear. But what if there’s a better way? What if true peace, the kind that radiates into our relationships, communities, and world, starts by making peace with ourselves?
Through conversation, art, journaling, and reflection, you’ll explore what peace means to you and discover how faith can become a call to action in your own life. Whether you’re wrestling with anxiety, seeking meaning, or simply curious about what peace could look like in your life, there’s space for you here. There will be three interactive stations at Regents Grass:
- Art and reflection – Create visual art exploring the question: “What does peace look like to you?” All supplies provided, no artistic experience needed.
- Journaling and contemplation – Use guided prompts to explore your own relationship with peace, purpose, and what calls you to action. Take your reflections with you.
- Conversation with Eric Clayton – Drop in for an intimate conversation with Eric Clayton about finding peace amid anxiety, turning faith into action, and why this work matters now. Books available for signing.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, The Living Room, 5:30 p.m.
Restorative Justice Week’s Together Monthly
Join the Intercultural Facilitators for a space where everyone is welcome to come for an evening of cultivating community through connection and dialogue.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, St. Robert’s Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Iggie Talent Night (for other Ignatians Service Organization events follow @lmu_ignatians on Instagram)
In light of our annual Restorative Justice Week, please join the Ignatian Service Org for a night of fun, comedy, and performance celebrating each other’s talents for a bigger cause.
Thursday, Nov. 20, The Hill, Malone Student Center, Fourth Floor, 5 p.m.
Story Circle
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, join us for a restorative justice story circle as we honor trans identity.
