Restorative Justice Resources/Supports
Books / Articles
- Coming To The Table Reparations Guide
- Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Organization
- Essential Questions
- Everyday Antiracism, Mica Pollack
- Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Joy DeGruy
- Understanding our New Racial Identity Starts with the Unconscious, john a. Powell
- White Fatigue: Naming the Challenge in Moving from an Individual to a Systemic Understanding of Racism, Joseph E. Flynn, Jr.
- White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism, Robin Diangelo
- White Supremacy Culture, Tema Okun
Web Resources
- Black Lives Matter - Healing Justice Toolkit
- Coming to the Table - Provides leadership and resources, and a supportive environment for all who wish to acknowledge and heal wounds from racism that is rooted in the United States’ history of slavery
- Dismantling Racism
- Justified Anger
The Circle Process
A Circle is a carefully constructed and intentional process for dialogue around important, and often difficult, issues. The process is rooted in values that nurture healthy relationships, and in indigenous teachings which emphasize interconnectedness and the importance of each part (person) of the whole. The structural elements of the Circle organize the interaction in the Circle, allow the values to come to life, and participants to interact with each other in meaningful and constructive ways.
- Introduction to the Circle Process
- Balance in the Circle Process
- Circle Planning Prep Sheet
- Circle Planning Template
- Reflection Checklist
- Common Challenges
- Circle Outlines
- Openings and Closings
- Quotes from Children's Literature
Resources
Books (all available for loan through the RJ Lending Library)
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Building a Home for the Heart, Patricia Thalhuber
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Changing Lenses, Howard Zehr
- Circle Forward, Carolyn Boyes-Watson & Kay Pranis (also available for purchase, $46)
- Circle in the Square, Nancy Riestenberg
- Creating Restorative Schools, Martha Brown
- Heart of Hope, Carolyn Boyes-Watson & Kay Pranis
- Justice on Both Sides: Transforming Education Through Restorative Justice, Maisha T. Winn
- LIttle Book of Circle Processes, Kay Pranis
- Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz & Judy Mullet
- Little Book of Restorative Justice in Education, Kathy Evans & Dorothy Vaandering
- Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice, Fania Davis (expected date of publication: 4/2/2019)
Articles
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5 Reasons Implementation of Restorative Practices Fails in Schools, Joe Brummer
- NEA and Partners Promote Restorative Justice in Schools
- Restorative Justice Implementation Guide: A Whole-School Approach (Oakland)
- Restorative Practices: Fostering Healthy Relationships & Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools (offered by NEA, American Federation of Teachers, and Advancement Project)
- Taking Restorative Practices School-Wide: Insights from Three Denver Schools
Videos
- Harley Eagle on Circles and Systemic Change
- Harley Eagle on the Power of Circles
- Neuroscience of Restorative Justice
- The Paradox of being an Indigenous Restorative Justice Practitioner
- Preparing Restorative Justice Educators: A Discussion of Effective Models
- Restorative Justice and Behavior Health in Schools
- Restorative Justice at La Follette High School
- Restorative Welcome and Re-entry Circle
- San Francisco Unified Website / Videos
- There is POWER in the Circle
Web Resources
Training Opportunities
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Restorative Justice/Circle Training (some work on RJ beliefs, values and framework; attention to practices of Circle and restorative conversation)
December 4-5, 8:30-4 each day
Register through MMSD Talent Portal - Restorative Practices in Schools Trainings, annually in June, offered through MN Dept of Ed
- Summer Peacebuilding Institute, annually May - June, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, EMU
Data
- Data Snapshot: OUSD and Rutgers Study
- The Promise of Restorative Practices to Transform Teacher - Student Relationships and Achieve Equity in School Discipline, Anne Gregory, Rutgers
- Restorative Justice in Oakland Schools: Implementation and Impact