Restorative Justice is not About Restoring Justice
One of the most common misunderstandings is that the goal of restorative justice is to restore justice.
3rd Citywide Roundtable on Restorative Approaches Brings Together Restorative Practitioners
On January 10, 2020, Restorative Justice Initiative (RJI), in collaboration with the Center for Creative Conflict Resolution at OATH, hosted the third in a series of convenings…
Reflections on a Year Like None Other
A year after New York’s lockdown began in March 2020, we are reflecting on 12 months of restorative justice work within the context of the global pandemic.
This is the Last Time You’ll Hear Us Mention Amy Cooper
You may have seen some news reports this week and last about the disposition of the now infamous Amy Cooper case, in which it was described as restorative justice.
What Does Restorative Practice Have to Offer in this Moment?
As I begin Election Day 2020, a day that’s sure to be filled with frantic prognostication and analysis in the media, I am asking myself, what does restorative practice have to offer in this moment?
The Worst Thing We’ve Ever Done
How do you fix a case of national amnesia? A case study in Berlin, and in Montgomery
WNYC’s On The Media recently featured an episode that explores what needs to happen in order for the United States to reckon with and make amends for our history of enslavement and its legacy – the ideology of white supremacy.