OUR TEAM
OUR Approach
When someone causes harm, we work with that person to find the root of their behavior and the hurt that led to it. We help them recognize the impact their words and actions have had on others in their community, and work with them to figure out what accountability and repair might look like moving forward.
transformative justice
In our punitive society, it is the norm to remove a harm-doer from their community (like the criminal legal system does, feeding the prison industrial complex), but Transformative Justice (TJ) says that an investment in someone who has caused harm is also an investment in the safety and future of a community. Because we've all caused harm.
The labels of victim & offender don't work in TJ, because it's not that simple. Hurt people hurt people. Those who cause harm have also experienced it.
As abolitionists, we do not work with law enforcement, the court system, or other systems rooted in white supremacy and punitive approaches to harm.
consent
Informed consent is foundational to Transformative Justice. No one can force anyone else to engage in a TJ intervention— all parties involved decide their own level of engagement based on their capacity and willingness to change.