The impact of race, culture and ethnicity is a contextual variable in racial justice efforts. Furthermore, political power and privilege add a dimension important to full restorative process effectiveness. This workshop analyzes and maps the lens of equity, restoration and racial healing. 

Restorative justice is impacted by race, culture and ethnicity, we’ll tell you how. Equity efforts continue to be challenged by the systemic context, and tenacious disparities. Participants will be guided through an analysis that examines political power and privilege adding a dimension important to restorative process effectiveness. This workshop maps restorative justice practices while applying an equity lens, and considers impact on community restoration and racial healing. Old ideas are put together in a new way and you’ll hear entirely new ideas. The workshop is interactive and will engage through small group discussion, online whiteboard app, as well as shared real-time electronic voting.