Southern California RJ Consortium

The Southern California RJ Consortium brings advocates and practitioners from higher education institutions, K12 school districts, community organizations, practitioners, and advocates together quarterly to:

• Collaborate on scholarship and lessons learned to build efficacy by creating a strong network of Restorative Practices (RP) educators, advocates, and practitioners
• Educate future generations of RP leaders for scholarship, practice, and implementation by increasing support for Restorative Practices in educational institutions
• Research education and implementation processes to establish and disseminate lessons learned in the region
• Create a regional model that can be replicated nationwide

Visit our Southern California Restorative Justice Consortium Membership Map. Please note that that inclusion on the map is not an endorsement of the services provided by members included, but rather a desire for networking and collaboration. 

Special thanks to the anonymous donor that helped launch the Southern California Restorative Practices Consortium with a generous grant to the CURes Restorative Justice (RJ) Project in 2020.

Upcoming Trainings

K-12 Restorative Justice Practices Leadership Institute

Dates: July 17, 2023 - July 21, 2023 | Location: Loyola Marymount Univeristy 

This 5-day immersive experience is designed to support K-12 school and district leaders in learning how to plan and lead the implementation of restorative justice practices in a way that achieves systemic transformation. Click here to learn more about this training and register! 

K-12 Restorative Justice Practices Leadership Institute Informational Webinar

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT

The training group will be hosting an informational webinar that will be held on Zoom to introduce key concepts and approaches to restorative justice leadership in K-12 schools. We will also offer an overview of the K-12 Restorative Justice Practices Leadership Institute to be held July 17-21, 2023 at Loyola Marymount University! Click here to learn more and register for the webinar. 

If you have questions, please email Gwynn Alexander at gwynn.alexander@lmu.edu.

Empowerment Evaluation Research

The Empowerment Evaluation is a method used for ensuring shared leadership in an evaluation process. 

Case Studies

These Case Studies illustrate how Community Building Circles and Restorative Conferences work. Please note that the names referenced within the case studies have been changed for privacy purposes. 

Newsletters 

Our quarterly Southern California Restorative Justice Consortium Newsletter consists of upcoming meetings, events in the network, research articles, resources, recommendations from our advisory council, and member features. 

• So Cal RJ Newsletter - Winter 2023
• So Cal RJ Newsletter - Fall 2022
• So Cal RJ Newsletter - Summer 2022
• So Cal RJ Newsletter - Spring 2022
• So Cal RJ Newsletter - Winter 2022
• So Cal RJ Newsletter - Fall 2021

Featured Publications and Webinars by Consortium Members

Gwynn Alexander - Program Development and Grants Manager, Restorative Justice Project, LMU

• Pedagogy of Transcendence: A Framework for Positive Peace and Restorative Justice in Education
• Restorative Pedagogies in Primary and Secondary Education: A Review of Selected Literature
• ReFraming Restorative Justice in K-12 Education
• A Phenomenological Approach to Restorative Justice: The Community-Building Circle as a Transformative Space for Cultivating a Sense of Self

Tanynya Hekymara - Trainer and Consultant, Restorative Justice Project, LMU

• How to Curate an Anti-Bias Library
• Care Guide for Restorative Justice Practitioners
• 5 Ways to Use Quotes Restoratively 

Julia Wade - Associate Director of Restorative Practices, LMU

• Evaluation Practices of Early Adopters of Restorative Justice Responses to Student Sexual Misconduct on College Campuses
• Webinar: Elevating Community Voices: Restorative Justice Practices at LMU
• Webinar: Change in Action: Careers in Restorative Justice

Ariane White - Director of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center Alliance, LMU

• Transformative School-Community-Based Restorative Justice: An Inquiry into Practitioners' Experiences
• Webinar: Restorative Justice in Schools (Panel Discussion)

Southern California Restorative Justice Consortium Video

In this video, members of the Southern California Restorative Justice Consortium explain what restorative justice is and its significance.

Join the Discussion and Receive Updates

Outreach for this project is ongoing, and we welcome anyone interested in joining or learning more about the Consortium to sign up for our listserv. To learn more, please contact us at cures@lmu.edu or (310) 338-4442.

Advisory Council

Southern California Restorative Justice Consortium Membership Map

Please note that that inclusion on the map is not an endorsement of the services provided by members included, but rather a desire for networking and collaboration.

Southern California Restorative Justice Consortium Member Organizations