Our facilitator, Mia Mingus, used the metaphor of a fist to explain how, unlike our current severely punitive carceral system, TJ creates conditions that support folks to step up and take accountability when they’ve caused harm. In this episode, we explore how these systems have shaped us, and ask, how else can we respond to violence, harm, & abuse?

Episode transcript: coming soon

Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/

Save the West Berkeley Shellmound: https://shellmound.org/

Mariame Kaba - https://transformharm.org/ & http://mariamekaba.com/

Readings & Media compiled by the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective: https://batjc.wordpress.com/resources/readings-media/

Transformative Justice Resources, compiled by Cory Lira of Critical Resistance Portland: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11D8HSm4q4LIMH_T8b3W8oFIZxMgvPYkUh0WhC5XlgCU/edit

Mia Mingus: https://www.soiltjp.org & https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com

Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective: https://batjc.wordpress.com/

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