Shruti Gola Taraschi-Carr Email & Phone Number

Halifax Regional Municipality, Ns, Ca

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission has a unique role within Nova Scotia. It is an independent government agency tasked with administering the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act ("the Act"), a provincial statute created in 1969, with the most recent amendments in November 2012.The Director of RREI and the RREI team work to eliminate barriers and prevent discrimination through education, training, public engagement and policy development. The Commission is mandated by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act to help build inclusive communities and protect human rights in Nova Scotia.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Manager, Dispute Resolution provides leadership, oversight, guidance, and management to the dispute resolution division of the Human Rights Commission. The Manager ensures dispute resolution services (intake, investigation, resolution, case management) reflect trauma-informed practice, cultural competency, restorative approaches, and accountability to the public. The Manager ensures the accurate, consistent, and efficient administration of the Human Rights Act in relation to all inquiries and complaints to the Human Rights Commission. The Manager provides strategic and organizational support to the CEO with respect to the development and implementation of new Commission programs and initiatives.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Between 2018 and 2022, Gola offered workshops through the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission:-Difficult Conversations: How to Talk About the Things We Don’t Want to Talk About-Being the Change: Diversity and Inclusion Bootcamp-Restorative Communication: The Art and Science of Respectful Relationships-Creating Space to Make Things Right: Restorative Justice Essentials

Halifax, Canada Area

ARC creates space for authentic human exchange and connection. We do this so that people can build and repair relationships, deepen understanding and feel more connected to the world around them. ARC works to build and restore communication, good feelings and trust between people by offering keynotes and workshops and providing climate building and conflict transformation processes. It utilizes key learning from research in many fields such as restorative practices, human emotion, neurobiology, psychology, anthropology, sociology and alternative dispute resolution to help create the optimum conditions for a strong relationship. Optimum conditions must include participatory, fair and inclusive processes.

As a Master trainer and consultant for the International Institute for Restorative Practices, Gola facilitates restorative practices learning experiences in a broad range of settings via the "Restorative Practices Fundamentals”, “Circles” and “Restorative Conferencing” licensed materials and curriculum.

Nova Scotia, Canada

Gola served as Lead of Sexual Violence Prevention and Response in Human Rights, Equity And Inclusion. To learn more about NSCC’s response to sexual violence, please visit https://www.nscc.ca/about_nscc/diversity-and-inclusion/sexual-violence-support/sexual-violence-policy-and-procedures.asp. To learn about and access supports that NSCC offers for victims/survivors of sexual violence, please visit https://www.nscc.ca/about_nscc/diversity-and-inclusion/sexual-violence-support/index.asp.

Nova Scotia, Canada

Consultative services to NGO, government and private sector organizations. Services include: community development & strengthening; workplace team building; dialogue design; facilitation; restorative conference facilitation; project leadership and management; research, development, testing and evaluation of restorative interventions; and development of proposals for funders

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Coordinator of the provincial restorative justice program (NSRJ); Administration of budget resources and allocations; Stakeholder resource for standards and best practices and pilot projects; Chair of provincial interdisciplinary Restorative Justice Program Management Committee (NSRJ-PMC). Lead researcher and developer of provincial mental health court pilot; Justice Department lead on government and community stakeholder engagement and consultation; Developer and moderator of online bulletin board dialogue involving the judiciary and government stakeholders ( justice, health, health promotion and protection, community services) on needs of offenders with mental health issues and the potential of a mental health court to address health, due process and legal needs.

Author and Developer of Provincial Best Practice Standards and Learning Curriculum for for the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program, a program of extrajudicial sanctions for young persons aged 12-17 under the Youth Criminal Justice Act of Canada

Master Trainer

Licensed Master trainer in IIRP curriculum: Basic Introduction to Restorative Practices Framework; Using Circles Effectively; and Formal.

Certified Teacher & Yoga Siromani, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre has a worldwide reputation for its high standard of teaching. The organization continues.

Levels 1-5

Daoist qigong is a spiritual discipline that cultivates body and mind simultaneously. Originally called daoyin, which means 'guiding.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Criminology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Anthropology & Certificate In Criminology