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Restorative justice and other ideas
Nov. 30th, 2018 11:34 amMy take-aways from the lecture by Mariame Kaba:
--Restorative or transformative justice is not necessarily about love, forgiveness, or compassion. It's about examining and stepping out of the punishment mind-set. You can be mad at someone until you die, and still not want them to be harmed or locked up.
--Doing this kind of work requires that you have a community, a support system of people you can rely on.
--Dialog is not always a good idea. You can't have an open dialog when there is a big power differential. (This is especially relevant when well-meaning white people think that having tea and talking more will solve everything.)
--Know who your DA is. They have a lot of power.
--Practice hope as a discipline.
--Experiencing bad things does not make us wise. It is the examination and analysis of these experiences that brings wisdom.
--Restorative or transformative justice is not necessarily about love, forgiveness, or compassion. It's about examining and stepping out of the punishment mind-set. You can be mad at someone until you die, and still not want them to be harmed or locked up.
--Doing this kind of work requires that you have a community, a support system of people you can rely on.
--Dialog is not always a good idea. You can't have an open dialog when there is a big power differential. (This is especially relevant when well-meaning white people think that having tea and talking more will solve everything.)
--Know who your DA is. They have a lot of power.
--Practice hope as a discipline.
--Experiencing bad things does not make us wise. It is the examination and analysis of these experiences that brings wisdom.
