To mark its 25th anniversary, the CSJR has refreshed its image and is now Passerelles de justice réparatrice!

Pour ses 25 ans, le CSJR fait peau neuve et devient Passerelles de justice réparatrice !

Nouveau nom, nouvelle image – Pour ses 25 ans, le CSJR fait peau neuve et devient Passerelles de justice réparatrice !

New look, new name: To mark its 25th anniversary, the CSJR has refreshed its image and is now Passerelles de justice réparatrice!

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For 25 years, Centre de services de justice réparatrice – now Passerelles de justice réparatrice – has been creating spaces for expression, listening, and sharing between individuals and/or groups who have been affected by situations of abuse and violence, whether or not they have gone through the justice system.

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Le CSJR devient Passerelles de justice-réparatrice

The Centre de services de justice réparatrice (CSJR) becomes Passerelles de justice réparatrice

To mark its 25th anniversary, the Centre de services de justice réparatrice is embracing a new look and adopting the name Passerelles de justice réparatrice.

The footbridge (passerelle) evokes a human creation connecting separated shores, sustained by the mobilization of a community. It symbolizes a crossing that requires courage and trust, opening a path toward resilience, vulnerability, and hope.

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Through these bridges, we support individuals and communities in processes of reparation and transformation.

Restorative Justice Encounters

Spaces for dialogue among people affected by violence, fostering recognition of lived experiences, the consequences of crime, and reparation.

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Transformative Justice Encounters

Collective initiatives to address issues of violence, abuse, or injustice, and to support lasting transformations within communities.

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Healing of Memories Workshop

A group journey to put words to lived wounds, acknowledge suffering, and move toward inner healing.

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Training and Awareness-Raising

Thematic workshops and practices to foster dialogue, prevent violence, and strengthen social bonds across diverse communities.

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Notre porte-parole Geneviève Rioux

Our Spokesperson

Geneviève Rioux

“I believe in the power of encounter to transcend the identity of victim, and in the possibility of unraveling one’s own suffering through what the other person represents and carries within.”

Signature Geneviève Rioux

Geneviève Rioux is a doctoral student in psychology and a writer. A survivor of sexual assault and an attempted murder, she believes in healing through dialogue and encounters between people affected by a crime, on both sides. Her personal and artistic journey embodies the restorative justice values championed by Passerelles de justice réparatrice.

Understanding Justice Differently

Trois personnes participent à une rencontre de justice réparatrice

Restorative Justice

An approach that connects people affected by violence to recognize lived impacts, encourage accountability, and support the repair of social bonds.

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Des personnes en cercle qui participent à une rencontre de justice transformatrice

Transformative Justice

A collective approach that addresses the root causes of violence and injustice in order to transform relational and social dynamics.

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Our Impact

For 25 years, our actions have helped bring peace to individuals, repair bonds, and transform relationships at the heart of communities.

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Key Figures and Benchmarks

Our Actions in 2025

For 25 years, our actions have helped repair broken bonds, bring peace to individuals, and transform relationships at the heart of communities.

Partner organizations collaborating on a daily basis

Awareness-raising activities

People welcomed for intake interviews

Volunteers

People participated in restorative justice encounters and workshops

People reached through restorative justice awareness initiatives

Testimonies

An Exceptional Human Experience

“This process allowed me to grow, accept, and partially heal. The program offered me an exceptional human experience that would have been impossible to undergo any other way. The facilitators, who were experienced and generous, provided all the necessary support and guidance. I will be eternally grateful to them for the gift they have given me.”

— Julie (fictitious name)
Participated as a victim in a group restorative justice process

I Realized I Should Never Have Thought They Should Have Taken My Life

“The process started to open me up. There were things I wanted to say to someone who could actually receive them, which no psychologist or therapist can replace. People can tell you all they want that it’s going to be okay or that it isn’t your fault, but it will never have as much power as hearing it from that person.

I used to wonder why they left me alive. They took everything from me except my heart, which kept on beating. (…) Facing this man during the encounter, I realized that I should never have thought they should have taken my life, because there are so many beautiful things I am experiencing thanks to this journey.”

— Isabelle
Assaulted and kidnapped in her youth. She participated as a victim in a restorative justice process, and later took part in the podcast La 3e personne.

Unexpected Empathy at the End of the Process

“The will power to go all the way allows one to witness something extraordinary: an unsuspected openness, an empathy for human suffering even if it is felt by an aggressor. From then on, the aggressor is no longer a beast, a monster, a demon, he becomes human.”

— J.
Victim of incest

Breaking Down Barriers to Reclaim One’s Humanity

“I was particularly touched by the testimonies I had the privilege of hearing. What I heard was marked by sincerity and a willingness to help others. The participants revealed themselves, trusted each other and walked together without confusion. But beyond the very touching life stories and the emotions it stirred, what really impressed me was to see barriers fall. In these encounters, stereotypes breakdown. There is no longer the victim on one side and the offender on the other; there are just two human beings embarking on the journey of restoration. They are willing to communicate with one another, willing to diverge from the path drawn by the rest of society. That is, a divisive path using and abusing stigmatizations making it difficult to return to life. To come back to their life.”

— Caroline Apotheloz
Community member during a restorative justice encounter

Reconnecting with the Beauty of the Human Being at the Heart of the Process

“As an indirect victim, you feel like you aren't the one touched by the crime, so you aren't entitled to services, or you don't deserve support services. I think we have just as much right to them as direct victims, we can suffer just as much, and we deserve healing too.”

“Going through this process brought me a lot of relief. It opened a Pandora's box inside me, representing the event and its consequences. In my life I have seen human mediocrity, but I was also able to see human greatness with this process. (...) It helped me reconnect with the beauty of the human being.”

— Kim
Participant in a restorative justice process

Unexpected Empathy at the End of the Process

“The will power to go all the way allows one to witness something extraordinary: an unsuspected openness, an empathy for human suffering even if it is felt by an aggressor. From then on, the aggressor is no longer a beast, a monster, a demon, he becomes human.”

— J.
Victim of incest

Regaining One’s Place in Society and Transforming How One Sees Oneself

“In my view, the thing that changed the most is the way I perceive myself. It gave me back a place in society that I no longer thought I had.”

— Fred
Offender who participated in a restorative justice encounter

Understanding Another’s Suffering to Finally Express One’s Own

“Having trusted me with your feelings, you all gave me the chance to better understand all the pain and suffering that you have carried in yourselves for so many years. Your trust in me has transformed into a self-trust so that I was able to express honestly what I had done to my victims and see the painful consequences on my family.”

— Paul
Offender who participated in a restorative justice encounter

Opening Up New Perspectives Through the Listening of a Third Party

“The community member who was there throughout my journey is here today. He played a major role in my process. I truly want to thank him. His outside view of the situation, his questions—they were all so relevant. He wasn't a victim, he wasn't an offender, but he was there, and he was listening. His perspective took us somewhere else, into other discussions. Truly, I thank him from the bottom of my heart.”

— Marco
Victim who participated in a restorative justice encounter

Discovering the Other Half of the Story and Finding Peace

“Restorative justice allows people to realize that they were missing a large part of the story. I once heard a victim say that no matter how hard you try to bring your emotions to the surface, they never come out as spontaneously as when you are face-to-face with an offender. For the vast majority, it does a great deal of good; it creates a kind of relief.”

— Claire
Restorative Justice Encounter Facilitator

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Supporting Passerelles de justice réparatrice means contributing to repairing broken bonds and strengthening the social fabric.

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