We Already Have The Solutions
Community member and practitioner Chiquita S. Williams reflects on restorative justice as a way forward in the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting.
Launching Our Youth Advocacy Council
Our hope is to bring together a group of young, New York City residents who are excited to center the presence, participation, and leadership of youth within Restorative Justice through a year-long program focusing on the intersection of grassroots community building and advocacy.
Seventh Anniversary Celebration and Benefit
Seventh Anniversary Celebration and Benefit Please join us for our anniversary celebration and benefit fundraiser! June 15th, 2022 6:30-9:00pmProject Farmhouse, 76 East 13th Street, New York, NY Honoring Susan Shah and Mariame Kaba Sponsored by:Project NIAThe...
4th Annual Citywide Roundtable on Restorative Approaches
4th Annual Citywide Roundtable on Restorative Approaches The Restorative Justice Initiative (RJI) and The Center for Creative Conflict Resolution at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) have been teaming up with various community and government...
Growing to Respond to a Dynamic Network
The interplay between restorative justice advocacy and implementation in schools continues to shift. Schools are spending more energy navigating the changing COVID protocols and the immediate, often pressing, needs of students, parents, and educators which has made the day-to-day practice of restorative justice harder to implement. Even with a new administration in City Hall, there hasn’t been much change in the aspects of the city budget that impact the criminalization of youth in schools.