restorative justice Archives

Making Space for Restorative Justice

February 20, 2020 by Amanda Abrams

Restorative justice, which baliga teaches, leads, and advocates for, is a huge component of this new vision of justice. As a practice that facilitates conversation, restorative justice allows a crime survivor to explain what they need to make things right, and then holds the guilty party accountable for doing it. It’s a victim-centered process in which everyone is treated with dignity and no one ends up incarcerated.

Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow

December 15, 2020February 11, 2015 by Leah Penniman

Owning our own land, growing our own food, educating our own youth, participating in our own healthcare and justice systems—this is the source of real power and dignity.

Kids on Chicago’s West Side Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline with Restorative Circles

December 15, 2020December 23, 2014 by Maya Schenwar

“How can we create an environment that doesn’t just respond effectively to harm once it happens but also actively creates safety on our communities’ own terms?”