November 21: Youth Power and Restorative Justice in NYC Public Schools

The Center on Race, Law, and Justice, Dignity in Schools Campaign-NY, and The Circle Keepers invite you to learn about restorative justice - a transformative way to cultivate healing and culturally responsive public school cultures, practices, and policies. Punitive school discipline policies reinforced by school police, metal detectors, detentions, and suspensions contribute to oppressive school cultures that disproportionately criminalize Black, Brown, LGBTQIA+, and low-income students. Across New York City Schools, culturally responsive mental health specialists and programs are inaccessible, and sadly, many teachers have only been trained how to cultivate punitive disciplinary systems that translate into damaging classroom management practices and regressive funding policies. These policies and practices lead to systemic profiling and punishment, creating conditions where students of color face regularized and systemic violence. Restorative justice programs offer a transformative approach, centering youth power and leadership to foster restoration, safety, and healing.
Title:
Youth Power and Restorative Justice in NYC Public Schools
Date/Time:
Thursday, November 21, 2024
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time
In Person and Via Zoom - Register Now!
Speakers:

• Juzette Celis Youth Member, Restorative Justice Initiative Youth Coordinator, YAC 24-25
• Amber Colon Director of Youth Experiences, The Circle Keepers
• Sarah Medina Camiscoli Assistant Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School Newark; Co-Executive Director Peer Defense Project
• Andrea Ortiz (co-facilitator/moderator) Membership and Campaigns Director, Dignity in Schools Campaign-NY
• Martin Urbach (co-facilitator/moderator) Founder, The Circle Keepers; Director of Artivist Education

By:
This program is presented in conjunction with The Circle Keepers and Dignity in Schools - NYC and Fordham Law School's Black Law Students Association, Latin American Law Students Association, and the OUTLaws
Credit:
CLE credits are approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York and New Jersey State CLE Boards for a maximum of 1.5 nontransitional and transitional (1.0 diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias and 0.5 professional practice) credits. In many other jurisdictions, you may be able to self-apply for credit.

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