Mar 23, 2022 | In Their Own Words, News and Updates
What I saw and experienced during my upbringing instilled a lot of fear in my bones that I carried around with me into adulthood. When I encountered Restorative Justice, I was just scratching the surface of my personal healing journey. Sharing the restorative practices I learned was like a balm to my soul.
Mar 23, 2022 | In Their Own Words, News and Updates
I’m out here trying to change the world, and watching my family disintegrate right in front of me. Maybe if I hadn’t spent so much time on Zoom, maybe if I spent more time visiting his room…. No one can save you but yourself, and when you live in a world without hope, it’s not crazy to lean into a life of coping. We cope with the pain, mask it or numb it, pretend it’s not there, forget with intention–because we’ve forgotten how to heal.
Jan 25, 2021 | In Their Own Words, News and Updates
In the spring of 2004, Mayor Bloomberg had recently established mini police stations in a handful of schools and a couple of high profile incidents involving NYPD’s over-extension of their authority in schools had just occurred.
Jan 18, 2021 | In Their Own Words, News and Updates
I am an Afro-Caribbean Muslim, a mother, and have a Masters of Social Work in Leadership and Community Forensics.
Jan 11, 2021 | In Their Own Words, News and Updates
Growing up in Crown Heights in the People’s Republic of Brooklyn, I was always aware of the need for restorative justice and practices, but I didn’t know what to call it then. They were needed in my family, and the community at large.