In this episode of the Phoenix Cast's series on restorative justice, Megan speaks with Netty Rodriguez Arauz and Elise Krumholz, founding members of MSU Denver's Restorative Justice Coalition. We discuss the work with youth Netty and Elise did that inspired their passion for RJ, the origins of the MSU RJ Coalition, and how they envision RJ can be used to transform the ways we address harm both on campus and on larger community scales.

Check out the Coalition's website for more information about their mission and how to get involved: https://www.msudenver.edu/dean-of-students/student-conflict-resolution-services/restorative-justice-coalition/

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

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Megan talks with Larry Jefferson, Lucy Prout, and Jamelah Zidan from Restorative Approaches to Intimate Violence (RAIV), a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing interpersonal violence through restorative practices. They discuss what brought them all to doing restorative justice work to address interpersonal violence, how restorative justice provides options for holistic, person-centered responses to harm outside of the criminal legal system, and how RJ as a social movement offers a path toward a world that embodies community, dignity, and liberation.

Connect with RAIV (including information on opportunities to join as a community member or circle keeper) through their website and their LinkedIn

Texts referenced in this episode:

Undoing the First Harm: Settlers in Restorative Justice by Edward C Valandra

Until We Reckon by Danielle Sered

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

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

Request an Appointment with an Advocate at
https://www.thepca.org/online-appointment-request

Request a Violence Prevention Presentation at
https://www.thepca.org/prevention-education

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On the first episode of the Phoenix Cast's series on restorative justice (RJ), Megan and Racheal discuss what RJ is and how it can be used not just to respond to interpersonal violence on college campuses, but how it can transform the entire campus culture. They discuss the insights they gained from The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Campus Sexual Harms by Mikayla McCray and Rachel Roth Sawatzky, their thoughts on punitive systems like the criminal legal system and Title IX, and the benefits of using RJ to address conduct violations, including sexual misconduct.

For more information about restorative justice, check out the National Center on Restorative Justice's website: https://ncorj.org/what-is-restorative-justice/

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

Request an Appointment with an Advocate at
https://www.thepca.org/online-appointment-request

Request a Violence Prevention Presentation at
https://www.thepca.org/prevention-education

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