Kaslo-based Heartspeak Productions received a 2013 Crime Prevention Award for Media excellence from the Honourable Suzanne Anton QC, Attorney General and Minister of Justice at the B.C. Crime Prevention Association (BCCPA) conference in Burnaby. Heartspeak produces paradigm shifting documentaries on peacemaking and restorative justice, and makes them available on YouTube and DVD.
“We’re very honoured to be acknowledge by the BCCPA and Ministry of Justice,” said Larry Moore of Heartspeak, “ and we’re grateful for all the support we have received from communities and collaborators both here in B.C. and around the world. We feel passionate about people getting involved with their communities and making them safer by learning about restorative practices presented by internationally recognized experts in various fields of study.”
“Our goal is to have these resource available to all British Columbians through their public libraries, schools and online so community dialogue can be furthered and complement the work of existing programs, groups and individuals striving to find alternatives to traditional punitive justice.”
Heartspeak has produced over eighty documentaries and videos in the last 12 years. Evolving out of a community grassroots restorative justice initiative, Heartspeak went on to partner with Simon Fraser University and continues to produce educational resources for universities, community groups and individuals.
Filming at diverse venues and prestigious conferences, they have documented aboriginal and non-aboriginal pioneers in restorative justice. Topics include addiction trauma, shame, brain development, circle sentencing and peacemaking.
Owned and operated by Cathie Douglas and Larry Moore, Heartspeak Productions films experts from the fields of education, law, medicine and social work, including Gabor Maté, Howard Zehr, Chief Judge Barry Stuart, Suman and Mangit Virk, Dr. Liz Elliott, and Judge Murray Sinclair.
