CCEJ staff Ali Haezart-House interviews former Restorative Youth Diversion participant, Noelia Sanchez. In this episode, their conversation explores how CCEJ’s restorative justice diversion program helps youth face the impact they’ve had on others, start taking accountability, and build systems of support so they can thrive. Noelia shares her exper…

CCEJ staff Vanessa Rodriguez interviews our Executive Director, Reena Hajat Carroll and Executive Director of Groundswell, Alison Edwards. In this episode, Reena and Alison discuss the landscape of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) in the workplace. They touch on workplace culture, navigating conflict through restorative justic…

CCEJ staff Vanessa Rodriguez talks with Sarah Howlett and Narges Zagub, members of our Institutional Transformation Team. In this episode, we learn the basics of Restorative Justice and how listeners can make changes in their own lives to help build a world where people live free of oppression and thrive. To learn more about CCEJ’s adult training f…

CCEJ staff Vanessa Rodriguez talks with Lexie Nguyen, Building Bridges Camp Alumni and volunteer facilitator. We learn how Lexie originally heard about CCEJ’s Camp as a high schooler, what it felt like to attend, and how her experience continues to impact her life and her work for social change. “CCEJ profoundly impacted my life today,” Lexie share…

Whatchu Know About RJ | What is the first thing you do in the morning when you get out of bed? Whose land do you wake up on? What is the history of how the land came to be there for you? As part of our series: Expanding the Breath, expanding Restorative Justice into family, society and workplaces we have a conversation with the Editor and Contribut…

Whatchu Know About RJ | “Restorative Justice work extends beyond the school.” In our training, CCEJ complicates individual views of trauma by acknowledging the historical roots of trauma in white supremacy, colonization, capitalism, cisheteropatriarchy. Having this deeper view of trauma is especially important for bringing Restorative Justice pract…

Whatchu Know About RJ | “Restorative Justice work extends beyond the school.” In our training, CCEJ complicates individual views of trauma by acknowledging the historical roots of trauma in white supremacy, colonization, capitalism, cisheteropatriarchy. Having this deeper view of trauma is especially important for bringing Restorative Justice pract…

Whatchu Know About RJ | “Without racial justice there is no justice at my school site.” Making Restorative Justice a reality requires dedication from school leaders through everyday choices. Joining us this episode is Suzanne Caverly, a middle school principal in the Long Beach Unified School District. Suzanne shares her experiences in navigating p…

Whatchu Know About RJ | “If you disagree with the prison system, then you should not agree or practice exclusionary discipline.” This episode we sit with Tobin Paap, School Culture Specialist with Green Dot Public Schools California, to discuss the role creativity and flexibility play in Restorative Justice implementation in schools. Tobin also ref…

Whatchu Know About RJ | “Mentorship matters. I became a teacher to connect with young students, who had negative experiences in education.” In this episode with speak with High School Math Teacher, Victor J. Lee, about how he attempts to engage and meet students' needs, both before the pandemic and during distance learning. We hear direct examples …

Whatchu Know About RJ | “If they’re not trying, that means they don’t trust me” The COVID-19 Pandemic has transformed our world. Schools have been at the center of responses to the evolving pandemic as they are at the heart of many communities. The question of how schools are responding to this unprecedented historical moment is one we’ll explore i…

Whatchu Know About RJ | “The definition of restorative culture is building relationships” Guest: Kim Plaza, Assistant Principal, Camino Nuevo Burlington This season we will be hearing from some of our school partners who CCEJ has supported with training and coaching as they bring Restorative Justice practices to life. Kicking off our first episode …

Whatchu Know About RJ | In the first episode of our series: Healing in the Community, we meet Educator, Poet and Yogi, Melvin Boyce II, about his journey with yoga and how his young students from Kindergarten to incarcerated or systems impacted youth inspired his journey as a teacher. Melvin talks about how young people continue to show up as teach…

Whatchu Know About RJ | Care Bears, Dinosaurs, Nature, Love and Chickens. Come eat and join us at the table for this ‘mini-lunch-time’ episode to demonstrate the role of a Check In Question in community building. I sat down with work friends & RJ Practitioners, Jamelle and Tanya, for a lunchtime conversation to record our favorite check in’s. What …

Whatchu Know About RJ | Former Counselor and Restorative Justice practitioner Tanya Suzuki gets on the mic for our last episode of Season 1. This last one begins with a discussion around wellness, accountability, and the introduction of Sharim Hannegan-Martinez’s Compa love where Tanya talks about love and dignity in relationships with young people…