November 28
Monday, November 28, 2022Plenary
Transformative Justice as a Life Practice (with Guest Lecturer Muhammad Velji)
This lecture will introduce us to the transformative justice movement and the role that practices of self-work can play in practices of activism and collective organizing aimed at causes such as prison abolition.
Goals
- Understand the goals of transformative justice in contrast with the goals of punitive justice
- Consider the connections between sociopolitical work and practices of self-work and self-accountability
Before Class
- An introduction to the notion of transformative justice featuring adrienne maree brown, Mia Mingus, Stas Schmiedt, Ann Russo, Esteban Kelly, Martina Kartman, Priya Rai, and Shira Hassan; created by Project Nia and the Barnard Center for Research on Women
- TBD
After Class
Further Resources
- “What is Accountability?” – transformative and restorative justice practitioners discuss how accountability is enacted and some challenges in the journey
- “What are Obstacles to Accountability?” – people with years of experience facilitating transformative, restorative, and community accountability processes between survivors of harm and people who have done harm talk frankly about what gets in the way of accountability
- Lecture slides will be here