In this episode of Restorative Talks with Why me?, we talk to our Patron, Jo Berry CBE. In 1984, Jo’s father, Sir Anthony Berry MP, was killed in the IRA bombing of the Brighton hotel. Jo later met with the man responsible for planting the bomb. Out of this journey, Jo become an international speaker, peacebuilder, and founder of the charity Building Bridges for Peace.

This recording is part of Why me?'s 'Damage and Repair: 20 years of Restorative Justice' project, which is archiving the stories of people who have been through the restorative process and key professionals in the sector.

Podcast produced by Keeva Baxter and edited by Rory Drinnan. This podcast is made possible with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

In this episode of Restorative Talks with Why me?, we meet Rob Hall, who met with one of the young people who had attacked his son. Rob’s teenage son was beaten and robbed by a group of young people one evening and the ripple effects of the incident affected many family and friends. Rob eventually met one of the young people in a transformative restorative meeting, leading to years of work as an Ambassador for Why me?.

This recording is part of Why me?'s 'Damage and Repair: 20 years of Restorative Justice' project, which is archiving the stories of people who have been through the restorative process and key professionals in the sector.

Podcast produced by Keeva Baxter, edited by Rory Drinnan and Nina Fuentes. Thank you to Clare Bowerman for conducting the interview. This podcast is made possible with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Welcome to Series 3 of Restorative Talks with ⁠⁠Why me?⁠⁠! In the first episode, we speak to Nick Dawson whose identical twin brother Simon was murdered shortly after their 30th birthday. Nick later went on to meet face to face with one of the men who killed his brother, in a meeting he describes as “life changing”. ⁠⁠⁠Find out more about Restorative Justice⁠⁠⁠.

This recording is part of Why me?'s 'Damage and Repair: 20 years of Restorative Justice' project, which is archiving the stories of people who have been through the restorative process and key professionals in the sector.

Nick has written a book about his experience, called 'Face to face: Finding Justice for my Murdered Twin Brother'.

Podcast produced by Keeva Baxter, edited by Rory Drinnan and Nina Fuentes. This podcast is made possible with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.