discussion guide
Book a screening of RISKING LIGHT and then dig deeper. CLICK HERE to download a free PDF of our Discussion Guide. This guide was developed by experts in restorative justice and forgiveness, as well as the filmmakers to help audiences dig deeper into the concepts behind the film including: Anger & Revenge, Forgiveness, and Faith, as well as deeper dives into the stories of Mary, O’Shea, Debra, and Kilong.
Outreach & education partners
Mission partners
RISKING LIGHT's fiscal sponsor for our Seed&Spark campaign, Charter for Compassion, provides an umbrella for people to engage in collaborative partnerships worldwide.
Aware that our world is deeply troubled and polarized and committed to make the world a better place, this organization works to establish and sustain cultures of compassion locally and globally through diverse initiatives—education, cities, business, religious and spiritual communities, and the arts.
The Forgiveness Project, RISKING LIGHT's Education Partner, is an award-winning, secular organization that collects and shares real stories of forgiveness to build understanding, encourage reflection, and give people the opportunity to move forward from trauma and conflict.
The organization's exhibitions, events, and programs use narrative learning techniques to present alternatives to cycles of conflict, violence, crime and injustice.
Founded by RISKING LIGHT storyteller Mary Johnson-Roy, shortly before she came to forgive Oshea Israel, this organization is dedicated to ending violence through healing and reconciliation between families of victims and those who have caused harm.
From Death to Life offers support groups empowering parents to come to terms with the impact of homicide through emotional, spiritual, mental, and physical healing.
Founded by RISKING LIGHT storyteller, Kilong Ung, the Golden Leaf Education Foundation (GLEF) empowers humanity by enhancing educational opportunities internationally, in memory of genocide victims and in honor of survivors.
GLEF leverages Cambodia’s history of genocide to foster “Building the Foundations for Peace” through renovating existing schools, building new schools, and providing educational supports such as school supplies, supplements to teacher salaries and providing student uniforms.
Additional Resources
The Midwest Institute for Forgiveness Training
A community of independent practitioners who live, coach, and teach the model and the methods of Unconditional Forgiveness. Our Institute is an intentional learning community dedicated to upholding the integrity of this valuable body of work, and we support each other to offer it to the public in a variety of ways. This training institute is not formally incorporated; it is a world service project that is organized within the larger life works of Mary Hayes Grieco, of Minneapolis, MN.
CENTER FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND PEACEMAKING
An International Resource Center in Support of Restorative Justice Dialogue, Research and Training
We aim to serve many different stakeholders within in the fast-growing movement of restorative justice: international peacemakers, program managers, facilitators of restorative dialogue, trainers, and researchers.
Our mission is to provide supports and resources to program leaders, practitioners, and workshop participants so they can maintain and strengthen restorative dialogue on all levels. To do this in a comprehensive way, our center does a variety of activities and services.