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/

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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.

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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.

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Alyson Doty and Shanae Adams, Violence Prevention Educators at the Phoenix Center at Auraria, discuss the importance of de-stigmatizing sex talk and the impact of societal taboos on self-disclosure.

Through a reference to a "New Girl" clip where Jess, the main character of the show, struggles to say "penis," they highlight societal issues around discussing body part names. They emphasize that children often find it easier to use correct anatomical terms until influenced by negative associations or by being taught to use euphemisms.

They discuss the significance of teaching children about their bodies and consent from a young age. Alyson and Shanae then shift to reflect on the impact of social media algorithms on language and the need for media literacy. The importance of using accurate terminology to prevent sexual assault and promote healthy sexual education is stressed all throughout the podcast as they examine the need to demystify the terminology used when discussing sex and sexual assault.

Sources:

Play New Girl Scene- Jess Can't Say The Word Penis | New Girl

Words Matter — First Light SC

I feel genuine rage when I see words like “unalive or grape” in an attempt to get past tiktok guidelines filters : r/offmychest

Resources - Sex Positive Families

Sex-positive parenting: What you need to know - ParentsTogether

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGyo1NrzTY

How social media is changing how you talk | Adam Aleksic | TEDxPenn

Is Social Media Censorship Unaliving Language? | Otherwords

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Will you be watching the Twilight Saga series in theaters this week?

Before heading to the theater, join Racheal Reed-Maloney (she/her) and Marissa Moreno (she/her) as they talk about the first movie in the Twilight Saga, Twilight, and the forms of interpersonal violence that arise in the film including stalking, the cycle of violence, victim blaming, power and control, and more.

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Today is the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (A.K.A. Relationship Violence Awareness Month).

Join host Racheal Reed-Maloney (she/her) as she speaks with the Rose Andom Center's Fatality Review Program Manager, Keisha Sarpong (she/her), about domestic violence fatality in Colorado, Denver's Domestic Violence Fatality Team, and review the 2024 annual domestic violence fatality report. We will conclude this podcast talking about how to talk to a loved one who you are concerned is at risk of being murdered by their partner and you will hear the three stories of Auraria Campus members who have been murdered by their partners.

You can contact Keisha at keishas@roseandomcenter.org.

Learn more about The Rose Andom Center at https://roseandomcenter.org/.

Content Warning: Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Fatality

Sources

• Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board https://roseandomcenter.org/domestic-violence-fatality-review/
• 2024 DVFR https://coag.gov/app/uploads/2024/10/DomesticViolenceReport2024-FINAL.pdf
• Notes from the Field: Intimate Partner Homicide Among Women — United States, 2018–2021https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7334a4.htm
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-games/202312/domestic-violence-some-us-states-residents-at-higher-risk
• https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/gun-violence-data/state-gun-violence-data/texas
• ​​https://violencefreecolorado.org/find-help/survivor-resources/
• https://www.cawc.org/news/the-history-of-domestic-violence-awareness-month/
• https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/toxic-latina-girlfriend-stereotype
• https://zcenter.org/blog/machismo-in-latino-culture/

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We found a lost tape from Women's History Month!

Join our host, Shanae Adams (they/them), as they receive voicemails from their femme peers, Dr. Clarissa Francis, Noel Bennett, and Al answering the following questions: what does it mean for them to identify as femme and how does being femme interact with their other identities , what has changed their perspectives or lives as femme folks, and what is the current state of femme sexuality?

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Join Racheal Reed-Maloney (she/her) as she speaks with Auraria Campus student, Devyn Dewey (she/her), about research they are doing focused on neurobiology and aggression, how our current systems fail to support survivors who have been charged as offenders of domestic violence, and how mandatory arrest laws harm survivors.

Sources

• Mandatory Arrest Laws https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-18-criminal-code/co-rev-st-sect-18-6-803-6/
• POST Training https://post.colorado.gov/sites/post/files/Manual%20-%20Program%20and%20Instructor%20Programs%20Jan%202024%20%282%29.pdf
• DV Colorado law https://www.denverda.org/domestic-violence/
• Black Women & Mandatory Arrest Laws https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/926631/dl?inline
• Same Sex Couples & Dual Arrest https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1077801220920378
• https://survivedandpunished.org/quick-statistics/

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