Dave Belden

Grant Writer / Facilitator

Dave Belden has been facilitating restorative justice oriented groups in prisons and jails since 2012. He is a writer, editor and occasional college teacher. His eclectic work life has included 20 years as a carpenter, 10 as a corporate writer for engineers, 4 as managing editor of the spiritual progressive magazine Tikkun, and two published science fiction novels. His heart is with restorative justice and peacemaking, as the most effective response to harms from the individual to societal levels, including the massive harms caused by Europeans’ centuries-long drive for dominance. He emigrated from England to marry his American love; they have been together over 35 years and have one son.