Dr. Edward Valandra is commonly known but he is also called Wembley Wahab Sheila, his Lakota name. Dr. Valandra resides in his traditional homelands, which go as far east as St. Paul, where he lives right now. This homeland he talks about is the traditional homelands of his people, which is still occupied by the settlers illegally, which he likes to make known for the purpose of acknowledgment. 

 

Denise Breton is Co-Publisher and executive director at Living Justice Press where she has worked over the last 20 years to develop. Denise would like to acknowledge she, her mother, and the Living Justice Press are located in the Dakota homeland, land stolen through genocide. Denise refers to herself as a white settler squatting here because she is here illegally. She also acknowledges that she benefits from this and so does Living Justice Press and this awareness has given a profound orientation to the work that Living Justice Press does. Denise is an author and has written four books and is working on her fifth, which is called Harm Dependent No More. 

 

 

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang, Dr. Edward Valandra, & Denise Breton discuss:

• Incorporating racial justice as a part of restorative justice
• A variety of experiences with racism and injustice. 
• Recognizing a living with double standards.
• The risks that come with speaking the truth.

Key Takeaways: 

• There is not always a fair chance or a level playing field, but you need to keep going anyway.  
• Emphasize and practice the actions that we preach so that we can lead by example. 
• Furthering the movement is the work of people of color to raise the dialogue and help it keep growing. 

 

“The book creates a space for the movement to organically move forward.” - Denise Breton

 

Mentioned: 

Harm-Dependent No More 

Colorizing Restorative Justice

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Email: [email protected]

Phone: 651-695-1008  

 

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KEYWORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun

 

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