Claire de Mézerville López and Trio! Harris discuss restorative practices and gender-based violence prevention.

Trio! has over a decade of experience in the intersections of restorative, educational, and transformative justice. They currently work with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) in West Oakland, California as a Restorative Justice Facilitator and Human Trafficking Prevention Lead. When not with the IIRP or OUSD, they are a conflict mediator, conflict coach, and Restorative Justice Practitioner with Seeds Community Dispute and Seeds Community Resolution Center in Berkeley, CA. Previously, Trio! worked at Santa Cruz Unified School District, blending Restorative Practices with Crisis Prevention Intervention using social, emotional, and behavioral research methods in the alternative and Non-Public School setting.

Trio! primarily organizes in the field of Restorative and Cultural Arts Education, with an emphasis in Racial Justice, Juvenile Justice, and Disability Justice. They earned a Bachelor of Arts in Feminist Critical Race and Ethnic Studies from the University of California Santa Cruz, and is currently enrolled in the IIRP Master of Science in Restorative Practices with a Specialization in Education. Trio! is also an instructor of continuing education at the IIRP.

Claire de Mézerville López and Abdul Malik Muhammad, Ph.D. discuss the revolutionary aspects of Restorative Practices. Dr. Muhammad references Affect Psychology (Tomkins, 1962; Tomkins, 1963) and the Compass of Shame (Nathanson, 1992). View this descriptive video to learn more about these principles and their integration with Restorative Practices.

For nearly three decades, Abdul-Malik Muhammad, Ph.D. has been serving both youth and adults as an educator, transformational leader, entrepreneur, and author. Always working with the underserved in urban and rural areas, he has focused on the development of boys to men, been active in social justice, and building progressive organizations. His previous leadership journeys have included being a principal, career college president, corporate director of education, and regional vice president of a national mental healthcare organization. Throughout this time, he has launched 18 schools and specialized programs, led a staff of 2,400 across 11 states, and spoke on leadership and community-building in 4 continents. He is currently the CEO of Akoben LLC, a professional development company, and Transforming Lives Inc., a provider of alternative education services, both of which he founded. He is the author of The Restorative Journey – Book One: The Theory and Application of Restorative Practices and contributing author of the recently released Colorizing Restorative Justice: Voicing Our Realities. He has a BA in International Affairs from Franklin & Marshall College, an MA in Educational Leadership from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Delaware.