Paradigms, Not Programs: Deepening Our Restorative Practice

Often reduced to strategies, restorative work is commonly implemented divorced from its original intentions and implemented adjacent to equity initiatives, rather than as a bridge towards equity. The field of restorative practices sits at a crossroads: will restorative practices be a blueprint for transformation, or will it be co-opted by the very systems it aims to shift? With "the medium as the message," this experiential and interactive session will explore this crossroads both in content and process. Participants will examine restorative practices as a paradigm via reflection, dialogue, and resources; identify culturally responsive implementation readiness and integrity drivers; and apply session ideas to complex restorative implementation challenges.

Presenters: 

Lauren Trout

Krystal Wu

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