Feb 24, 2021 | Messages from Mika, News and Updates
This is the Last Time You’ll Hear Us Mention Amy Cooper Dear Community, 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. While Restorative Justice... 
Nov 3, 2020 | Messages from Mika, News and Updates
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? In... 
Jun 15, 2020 | Messages from Mika, News and Updates, Seeking Restorative Justice
A Time of Radical Reimagining Dear Friend of RJI: In 2014 two rookie officers with the NYPD shot a Black man to death on a weekday afternoon on a busy commercial street outside my office window. A pedestrian was also injured by a stray bullet that day. At least a... 
Mar 26, 2020 | Messages from Mika, News and Updates
RJIs COVID-19 Reflections Dear Community, First of all, how are you doing? (Hint, there’s no right answer.) Over the past week and a half my inbox has been flooded with messages from organizational leaders attempting to be reassuring, informative and/or... Oct 17, 2019 | Messages from Mika, News and Updates
Building the RJ Community In any given week, we’re talking to RJ practitioners, students, survivors, funders, advocates, researchers, journalists and others who are interested in learning more and making connections. Restorative Justice Initiative’s... 