RESOURCES

BOOKS

  • Emergent Strategy by: adrienne maree brown

  • Rest is Resistance a Manifesto by Tricia Hersey

  • The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice by: Fania E. Davis

  • Restorative Justice Practices by Ruth Ifakemi Jeannoel

  • Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement Edited by: Ejeris Dixon + Leah Lalshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

  • Holding Change by: adrienne maree brown

  • Beyond the Surface of Restorative Justice: Building a Culture of Equity, Connection, and Healing by: Marisol QueVedo Rerucha

  • We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by: Bettina Love

  • What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World by Prentis Hemphill

  • Assata an Autobiography by Assata Shakur

  • Fumbling Towards Repair: A Workbook for Community Accountability Facilitators Book by Mariame Kaba and Shira Hassan

Organizations

  • Peer Connect

    Peer Connect is a Restorative Justice centered education consulting firm, founded in 2016. Peer Connect’s mission is to provide quality education and support around restorative practices, conflict resolution and culturally relevant pedagogy to schools and youth facing organizations. Their work is centered on supporting communities to deeply understand and connect with the indigenous history and principles of restorative practices, then think through the ways in which it can be purely and  proactively implemented within their school community.

    https://www.peer-connect.org/

  • The Breathe Collective

    B.R.E.A.T.H.E.

    Balance. Restore. Empower. Affirm. Transform. Heal. Embody.

    Circles was founded in 2014 in The Bronx, NY after developing the first gendered specific restorative justice peacemaking circle program model for juvenile justice impacted girls in New York City. Since its inception, B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Circles has been an integral part in the movement growth of Restorative Justice in New York City Community based organizations, Government Agencies, and New York City’s Department of Education.

    WIth a wide variety of expertise in restorative work, both community and school based, B.R.E.A.T.H.E is able to offer meaningful, differentiated and targeted dialogues, professional development, and coaching to new and fluent practitioners of this work, to support them in growing their community's Restorative Culture.

    https://www.thebreathecollective.org/

  • The Ya-Ya Network

    YA-YA Network is a youth-led leadership and organizing organization that has empowered young people since 1998 to become advocates, organizers, and changemakers in their schools and communities. Through political education, leadership development, campaigns, and community organizing, YA-YA helps youth challenge injustice and create social change. Their work focuses on educational equity, dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, and advancing social and economic justice through an anti-racist, anti-sexist, and community-centered lens. YA-YA believes young people have the power to transform their communities, institutions, and the future through collective action and youth leadership.

    https://www.yayanetwork.org/

  • The Brotherhood Sister Sol

    The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis) is a Harlem-based social justice organization that has empowered Black and Latinx youth for more than 30 years through education, organizing, leadership development, and community support. Through holistic programming grounded in love, identity, history, and healing, BroSis helps young people develop a deeper understanding of themselves, their communities, and their power to create change.

    BroSis combines political education, youth organizing, mentoring, and advocacy to support young people in becoming leaders and changemakers in the fight for justice and equity. Through national training programs, the organization also equips educators and organizers with tools to support youth leadership and social transformation in communities across the country.

    https://brotherhood-sistersol.org/

  • The Beloved Community Center

    Beloved Community Center is a grassroots organization rooted in the legacy of Dr. King, working to advance racial and economic justice, community leadership, and transformative change. Based in Greensboro, NC, BCC empowers communities to build a more just, equitable, and connected future grounded in the vision of the Beloved Community.

    https://belovedcommunitycenter.org/

  • Vera Institute of Justice

    Promotes restorative justice in courts, prisons, and community systems.

    https://www.vera.org/

  • The Advancement Project

    Strong focus on dismantiling the school to prison pipeline through restorative practices.

    https://advancementproject.org/