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“Safety is when the conditions are such where you can feel that you can be your authentic self.” - Kalaya’an Mendoza

We are back with episode 2 of Diversity & Inclusion: Revolution or Reform? Today we are speaking with Kalaya’an Mendoza about generating safety. What does it mean to be safe both individually and within a community? Why is this important and what role does it play within D&I. We work through all of these questions and more.

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Kalaya’an is an activist, organizer, facilitator, and trainer who’s spent the last twenty years fighting for social justice and grassroots organizing from LGBT rights to anti-racist organizing, and beyond! His work is anchored in nonviolent direct action, community organizing, and solidarity building both locally and globally. Kalaya’an’s been with Amnesty International, Nonviolent Peaceforce, and is also the co-founder of Across Frontlines. 

Connect with Kalaya’an

• https://globalnation.inquirer.net/143681/amnesty-intl-activist-lives-name-kalayaan 
• https://acrossfrontlines.org/ 
• https://www.mic.com/p/i-want-justice-for-anti-asian-violence-but-not-at-the-expense-of-black-people-61719028 

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Connie’s Work: and-now-collective.com

David’s Instagram: @amplify.rj
David’s Work: amplifyrj.com

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“If you want to journey with me in this transformation work and this work of social justice, then for me, the prerequisite is your earnest desire to change” - Michelle MiJung Kim

Welcome to the first episode of the podcast Diversity & Inclusion: Revolution or Reform? We are honored to welcome and delve into Social Justice work with Michelle MiJung Kim. Through our conversations we are introduced to Michelle’s start to diversity work, her biggest struggle within D&I work and her truest D&I confession.

Guest Bio

Michelle is the co-founder and CEO of Awaken, a published author of her newest book, The Wake Up (coming this September y’all!), a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and lifelong activist. To Preorder her book The Wake Up visit https://www.michellemijungkim.com/wakeup.

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Connie’s Instagram: @and.now.collective
Connie’s Work: and-now-collective.com

David’s Instagram: @amplify.rj
David’s Work: amplifyrj.com

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Rami El Gharib is a Lebanese Restorative Justice practitioner, who facilitates conferences with the Colorado Justice system, institutes Restorative Practices in schools across Connecticut and California, as well as advances policies that strengthen Restorative Justice across Colorado.  Additionally, he is the founder of the Restorative Rainbow Alliance, which aims to introduce a LGBTQ+ lens into the field of Restorative Justice.

You will meet Rami (2:15), hear how he got started in this work (5:13) and his experience as an LGBTQ+ immigrant (10:57). He shares a meaningful story from his work (14:51) and the importance of recognizing privilege and creating safe spaces (33:45). Finally, he answers the closing questions (43:40).

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Website: http://restorativerainbowalliance.org
Email: [email protected]
Social: https://www.instagram.com/restorative_rainbow_alliance/ 

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Daniel Malec is Restorative Practices Director at Georgia Conflict Center (GCC) in Athens, Georgia. Daniel has a Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. He has worked for 20+ years in the areas of youth development, youth violence prevention and intervention, conflict transformation, restorative justice and school administration.  

You will meet Daniel (2:15) and hear about his start in engineering and his time in Managua (9:59). He talks about changing the way we repair harm and see the cycle of violence (18:02) and his other experiences with RJ (24:36). He mentions his experience in CJP (32:32), going deeper into the foster care system (46:02) and his role as assistant principal (55:08). Finally, he examines whiteness (1:11:20) and answers the closing questions (1:18:59).

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Website: https://www.gaconflict.org/ 

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Angola Dixon is on a mission to transform the way people communicate, build relationships, and resolve conflict. She has facilitated workshops for men, women and youth of diverse cultural backgrounds. 

You will meet Angola (1:52), check in with her (4:22), and understand how she got started and dealt with misunderstandings (7:28). She discusses her work in HR (20:19) and the origins of restorative practices (32:36). Finally, she answers the closing questions (48:28).

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Contact, Learn More, Support Angola!
Website: http://circlepulse.com
Social: https://twitter.com/DrGola 

Check out peacemaking circle resources from
https://www.circlepulse.com/resources.html
https://peacemaking.narf.org/ 

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Chauna Perry Finch is a national speaker and restorative school strategist. As a national speaker, Chauna provides engaging and informative keynote addresses that inspire and motivate educators and youth serving agencies.  As a restorative school strategist, Chauna provides experiential and didactic Restorative Practices training and workshops for educators, students, parents, and community partners.

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Social: https://restorativetcs.com/ 

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As a cultural worker, Darsheel Kaur (she/they) draws upon her ancestral roots from Punjab, South Asia, spiritual roots in Sikhi, and her practice as a peacemaking circle keeper to guide us towards our innate healing and creative capacities.

You will meet Darsheel (0:55), hear how she creates community in a circle (3:38), and her experience in broadening the lens of racial and restorative justice (19:43). She discusses her personal experience in this work (37:25) and creating a culture within a community (44:03). Finally, she answers the closing questions (51:52).

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Website: https://www.darsheelkaur.com/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/darsheelkaur/ 

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So excited to be sharing this collaboration with JHerte from "Let's Talk Bruh". First have of the conversation is on his feed. And join us for the second half here!

Let's Talk Bruh is a podcast on Black Masculinity. We have conversations on mental health/therapy, black male privilege, vulnerability, patriarchy's impact on black women, friendship, sex and much more with a type of vulnerability rarely heard in the podcast space. Our conversations are designed to create a space where Black Men can have deeper conversations, vent, laugh, cry, celebrate each other AND call each other for problematic behavior. With each episode we try to do our part in considering and suggesting new visions of black masculinity. Tune in every Wednesday.

Full Podcast feed: https://letstalkbruh.libsyn.com/
Website: https://www.letstalkbruh.com/   

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Tlaloc Rodriguez is an Educator and Circle Keeper living in Chicago, Illinois. What he is most passionate about is helping adults, children, and youth make sense out of the mysterious realm of feelings so they can harness its power to enrich or mend their relationships. His professional interests include Emotional Health Education, Co-regulation Through Circle Facilitation, Mediation at Home, School, Work and Positive Youth Development.

Tlaloc is…

• A Level 5 School-Age Children and Youth Development Practitioner
• A NAMA Certified Anger Management Specialist-II
• An Experienced Self-Enrichment Teacher
• An Experienced School Social Worker
• Happily Married With a Wonderful Son-A Proud U.S. Marine Veteran

We talk about all of this and more!

Connect with him and his work at:
https://livingjusticepress.org/acadp_listings/tlaloc-rodriguez/
and check out all the other resources from Living Justice Press at http://livingjusticepress.org

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We're using this week's episode to highlight the work of Dr. Gaye Lang, the guest from episode 13 on this podcast. She's launched season 2 of her own podcast "Workplace Diversity" and had me on as a guest on this week's episode where we get into the nitty gritty of breaking down white supremacy culture with restorative justice practices.

If you're interested in learning more about how she and others are applying restorative principles to the workplace subscribe to "Workplace Diversity" on Apple podcasts. And while you're at it, leave a rating or review.

In the month of August I'm doing a lot of work with individual schools, but we do have a public workshop series, Foundations of Restorative Justice running on August 2nd and 9th. 

While not as in depth as our RJ summer intensive, the 8-hour foundations of RJ series Participants dive deeper into the restorative mindsets, proactive restorative practices, and the restorative process. You'll explore about how restorative values, self care practices, collaborative agreements, check in practices, communication for connection, and the restorative process get us to restorative outcomes of healing, relationships, and accountability. This is an opportunity to grow in your Restorative Journey by participating in group activities/discussion, building relationships with folx in your cohort, and self reflection on your practice. 

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https://www.workplacerestorativepracticesinc.com/

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