Eva Marszewski, O.Ont, LSM (BA '70, LLB '73) is passionate about restorative justice and creating more just and peaceful communities that support youth to succeed. She started running restorative justice programs for youth in Toronto in 2002. She is a former Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she taught “Law and Social Change: Restorative Justice.” Eva was one of the founders of the SPIDR youth initiative and YouCAN!. She was a member of the Board of Directors of SPIDR (now ACR), and the Executive of the Ontario Bar Association, ADR Section. Eva is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Smart Justice Network.
For her pioneering work in adapting Peacebuilding Circles to Toronto’s diverse communities, Eva was awarded the prestigious Law Society Medal from the Law Society of Upper Canada, the YMCA Peace Medallion in 2006, the Canadian Congress on Criminal Justices’ Crime Prevention Award in 2007, and the Dianne Martin Medal for Social Justice Through Law in 2009. Eva became a Fellow of the Ashoka Foundation in 2010 and was the first recipient of the Roy McMurtry Community Service Award in 2013. Eva was awarded the 2015 Order of Ontario, which is the province’s highest official honour recognizing her high level of individual excellence and achievement in restorative justice. In 2019, Eva’s career contributions were recognized by the Ontario Bar Association with an Award for Distinguished Service.