Restorative Justice On The Rise

Discussion Series. Episode 3: His daughter was murdered & he sat down with the teen who took her life. With Donald Lacy of the LoveLife Foundation and Karena Montag of Stronghold. https://s3.amazonaws.com/RestorativeJusticeOnTheRise_Podcasts_ShowArchives/RedemptionProjectDiscussions/DiscussionThree.mp3

Diane Raptosh is a Professor and cutting-edge advocate and founder of numerous programs relating to transforming our justice system. She teaches writing within prisons and works one to one with male and female inmates struggling to recover their worth and their voice. She is also co founder of the College of Idaho's Prison Experience Seminar and Course, which has evolved over the past 20 years and...

Lorenn Walker  is a Hawai’i based health educator and a restorative & peacemaking lawyer who uses public health and solution-focused approaches to address trauma and deal with social problems commonly addressed by legal and criminal justice systems. She designs, implements, researches, writes and publishes on a variety of innovations including restorative practices and solution focused approac...

Justice Matters  is an Interfaith non-profit organization consisting of religious congregations joined together to fulfill the following mission: To move Lawrence toward a city where justice rolls down like a mighty river To surface, understand, and address issues of justice in the region To strengthen understanding of the scriptural imperative to do justice slideviewer:  https://instanttelesemina...

Special 25 minute short form interview We were lucky to have the opportunity to sit down with Marko, Akeem and Stephan, all a part of Circles and Ciphers , located in North Chicago, during the 7th Conference on Community and Restorative Justice hosted by the NACRJ and by RJ Colorado, in Denver (June 2019) Circles & Ciphers is a hip-hop infused restorative justice organization led by and for yo...

Senator Pete Lee (CO) , a champion for restorative justice or "RJ" in Colorado and the US for decades, interviews  Prosecutor  Adam Foss  who is Founder and Executive Director of  Prosecutor Impact   at the  National Association for Community and Restorative Justice  Conference this past June in Denver, CO. Adam dives in to answer Sen. Lee's poignant and direct questions about stumbling blocks, mi...

In this podcast episode feature (37m), we had the honor of speaking with Griffen Castillo and Yota Omosowho , whose work within the Oakland United School District (OUSD) to elevate the use and understanding of restorative justice has been critical. Griffen and Yota are Youth Leadership with a National Committee of Youth in Restorative Justice that convened to present a featured Pre-Conference day-...

Restorative Justice Growing Strong in DC: A Roundtable with Seema Gajwani and Roman Haferd from the Office of The Attorney General - Washington, DC; and Rashid Hughes and Tarek Maassarani of Restorative DC. In this Roundtable from the National Association for Community and Restorative Justice's 7th Conference, held in Denver, CO, June 14-16, 2019, host Molly Rowan Leach sat down with the people be...

Scholar, Professor, Attorney and cross-practice expert in a wide range of conflict-related fields,  David Hooker  currently serves as Associate Professor of the Practice of Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame. David coined the term traumagenic,and it is a framing piece setting the tone for  this highly recommended article on healing histo...

Debby Irving is a racial justice educator, author, and public speaker. A community organizer and classroom teacher for 25 years, Debby Irving grappled with racial injustice without understanding racism as a systemic issue or her own whiteness as an obstacle to it. As general manager of Boston’s Dance Umbrella and First Night, and later as an elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, s...

EVENT DESCRIPTION: Relationships are being created, nourished and sometimes destroyed in online spaces. Are there ways to nourish authentic dialogue and conflict resolution when things get ‘hot’ online? How can we deal with trolls - or friends and relatives acting like trolls - and getting through heated arguments to meaningful communication? Join Rivera Sun and Dominic Barter to explore these que...

What do School-Wide Restorative Practices look like in the real world? Restorative Justice on The Rise and Living Justice Press are excited and pleased to invite you to this fabulous opportunity to hear from author, educator and RJE (Restorative Justice in Education) expert, Martha Brown, PhD . Her new book, Creating Restorative Schools: Setting Up Schools to Succeed (Living Justice Press) , just...

Teiahsha Bankhead is Executive Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, and Tyreece Sherrills has served as a Youth Facilitator at RJOY. They will share their efforts to create Restorative Cities in CA and beyond. Both will be Guides during the Connection Series at Level 2 and up!

The Neuroscientific A-ha of Empathy & How We Do Justice to Ourselves, One Another & Our World with very special guest, author and international speaker Sarah Peyton. Key Points: How empathy changes the brain How our brains retain neuroplasticity no matter our age Left-Right Hemispheres Shifting out of a punitive mindset Receiving ourselves and others in resonance and empathy Where fear tak...

Restorative Way was founded in 2001 by William A. Bledsoe, Ph. D. to advance the art and science of restorative communication. Since then, Restorative Way has helped thousands of people in schools, families, workplaces, justice systems and correctional facilities. Restorative Way Communication™ is based on the very latest research in the neuroscience of communication. This research confirms that l...

A Message from Michael Nagler, Founder & President Probably the most hopeful sign in today’s world is the way nonviolence and the knowledge of how it works is spreading. The knowledge, however, often lags behind the practice. Our culture is simply not “tuned in” to a power that draws upon the unity of life instead of the competitiveness and alienation that are the prevailing image of humanity...

David Karp is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Project on Restorative Justice at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. His current scholarship focuses on restorative justice in community and educational settings. He was the recipient of the 2010 Donald D. Gehring Award from the Association for Student Conduct Administration for his work on campus restorative justice. David has...

Director of the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR), and President of the National Association for Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) About Our Guest Sheryl R. Wilson has been described as a resourceful Facilitator and mediator consistently recognized for excellence in building effective relationships. She has a background in all aspects of organizational communicati...

Join Us THIS WEDNESDAY 10/10, 11amPST/2pmEST: Eric Butler and Cassidy Friedman from CIRCLES Bring questions, challenges and inspirations to share during the hour! We will be exploring the edge of restorative justice in schools. REGISTER NOW Eric Butler   is a Restorative Justice Educator and Activist. A  Hurricane Katrina survivor , he relocated to Oakland, California where he rebuilt a new life,...

Join us for a conversation and Q&A with Joe Brummer, a violent hate-crime survivor whose personal experiences help support greater awareness and practical approaches to Trauma Informed Restorative Practices. For the past decade and beyond, Joe has dedicated his work to a range of professional support in schools, communities, and offering trainings and guidance. We are honored and excited to ho...

Panel Discussion with Sonya Shah, Troy Williams, Sujatha Baliga Life Comes From It is a grantmaking circle facilitated by eight long-time practitioners and leaders who have 134 years of combined experience in restorative justice, transformative justice, and indigenous peacemaking.

Key Themes from Dialogue: How the Connection Practice works, stories from the field, scalability and fears, racial and ideological strife, working with children Rita Marie Johnson shares how the Connection Practice supports restorative justice practices and conflict resolution by creating safe spaces for uncovering the root of why harms are done, and helping all involved to find connection points...

Many times educators may feel they do not have time to add anything else to already-packed schedules that are topped off with extra work beyond the hands-on time with children and students. In this brief segment Boyes-Watson and Pranis share ideas on how circles can help reconnect educators with their original passion for becoming one in the first place, and provide a space that regenerates and is...

In this short 4 minute segment Kay Pranis shares ways in which we can assure equal distribution and ownership of a circle, and how facilitators might be especially aware of their approach in various ways she describes.

In this podcast you will discover some great insights into how to build your own restorative school community, including conversations and answers from our guests regarding: What the Seven Core Assumptions are of a restorative process Why a restorative school community is unique in its inclusiveness of participants Insights on integration and how to manage overwhelm The importance of cultural dive...