Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 23: Restorative / Transformative Justice

Artwork by e jackson.

Drawing a Dialogue is a podcast discussing comics in historical + educational contexts by Cathy G. Johnson + e remus jackson.

Episode 23: Cathy + e talk about Restorative / Transformative Justice practices + how they interact with comics, schools + communities. e defines RJ/TJ, why it’s important, + discusses ways to remove policing from our communities. Cathy talks about educational uses of RJ/TJ + how schools are microcosms of our larger world.

Contact: drawingadialogue@gmail.com, Twitter

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Episode Links:

• John Braithwaite, “Restorative Justice” - Link

• Candace Smith, Sociology Lens, 2013 - Link

• Incite! - Link

• Incite! Community Accountability Working Document - Link

• Generation 5, Toward Transformative Justice, 2007 - Link

• Critical Resistance, “Abolish Policing” - Link

• Adrienne Maree Brown, “What is/isn’t transformative justice?” 2015 - Link

• “Seeding authority,” Noelle Kahanu - Link

• “Non reformist reform,” Ruth Williams Gilmore - Link

• Fight Toxic Prisons - Link

• Bettina L. Love, We Want To Do More Than Survive - Beacon Press

• Are Zero Tolerance Policies Effective in the Schools? An Evidentiary Review and Recommendations, (2008) American Psychological Association (APA) Zero Tolerance Task Force, December 2008

• Restorative Practices: Fostering Healthy Relationships & Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools, A Guide for Educators - Schott Foundation

Further Reading

• http://criticalresistance.org/resources/addressing-harm-accountability-and-healing/

• https://transformchicago.wordpress.com/resources/books-articles/

• http://criticalresistance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/HFZ-NY.pdf

• https://incite-national.org/stop-law-enforcement-violence-toolkit/

• San Francisco Unified School District, Restorative practices resources - Link

• Previous episodes of Drawing a Dialogue mentioned:

  • Drawing A Dialogue Presents, Episode 3: Art + Social Justice Collectives With Priscilla Carrion

  • Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 18: Masculinity

  • Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 17: Trans Memoir + School Climate

  • Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 16: Incarceration, The School-To-Prison Pipeline + Resistance

  • Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 14: Autism In Comics + Social-Emotional Learning

  • Drawing a Dialogue, Episode 7: Violence In Comics + How It Affects Us

Letters to the Editor

• Miscellaneous articles on Japanese manga + piracy:

  • https://www.havocscope.com/impact-to-japanese-manga-sales-from-online-piracy/

  • https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/05/27/general/will-digital-piracy-ruin-future-manga/#.XUN0QC2ZN25

  • https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111009/13463416268/wipo-article-about-manga-piracy-describes-publishers-failure-to-meet-demand-graphic-detail.shtml

  • https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-02-13/manga-creator-criticizes-publishers-attacks-on-piracy-sites/.127695

  • https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/80168-a-great-time-for-manga-fans.html

• ReaderCon - Link

What are you reading?

• The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill

• Heather O’Neill essay on LitHub - Link

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