Restoration is a metaphor

January 31st, 2013 – by Howard Zehr (category: Restorative Justice)

In an earlier blog entry I discussed the importance of metaphor and promised to say more about how this applies to justice. Here, finally, are more thoughts on metaphors and justice. The following points are inspired by James Geary’s book, I Is An Other:  The Secret Life or Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way [...]

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Metaphors matter – in photography and in justice

July 7th, 2012 – by Howard Zehr (category: Photography, Restorative Justice)

Our metaphors matter – in photography and in justice As a photographer, I’ve often reflected on how frequently photographs serve to divide rather than create connections between people.  It is so tempting to emphasize the “otherness” of subjects rather than what we have in common.  As a result, photographs often leave subjects feeling degraded and [...]

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