Georgia Conflict Center's online blog, where we share reflections, interviews, and articles related to restorative justice and restorative practices.
“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”― Thich Nhat HanhEach time we choose to draw near, rather than to send away, we are actively building a new way to be in community together. As we model this way of being in schools, we are shining a light and showing a way for what can be possible in the community as a whole.
Read More →
Liberatory ConsciousnessWe cannot do restorative justice work well if we are not also fighting for racial equity in the spaces that we work. Looking through the lens of equity, we find the concept of liberation. This brings up the question, how do we grow our liberatory consciousness?
Read More →
The Stories We CreateWhen we’re working as a team, we can start in one direction, but we may end up in a completely different direction by the end of the year.
Read More →One of the most powerful and underused tools in a BIT’s toolbox is the integration of restorative practices. Conflict is almost always a reflection of something more profound, what psychologist Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., the “father of nonviolent communication,” would call “a tragic expression of unmet needs.” Restorative practices acknowledge this reality and seek to meet it.
Read full article (LINK OPENS IN A NEW TAB) →
Armed police offices are present in nearly half of US K-12 public schools, but the data just doesn't back up their effectiveness.
Read full article (LINK OPENS IN A NEW TAB) →
Georgia Conflict Center is one of 32 organizations that signed a coalition letter to the Georgia Congressional Delegation urging members to reject any budget legislation that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from critical programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and other public welfare programs and services. The letter was transmitted to the Georgia members of congress, leadership, committee chairs, and ranking members in the House and Senate.
Read full article (LINK OPENS IN A NEW TAB) →