Youth-LED Justice approaches our work through a restorative justice lens. Restorative justice is...
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"a community sustaining framework that encourages conversation, connection, and community building with oneself and others; rooted in mutual accountability and equity, with wholeness and empathy centered." (source: Barbra Sherrod)
Youth-LED Justice practices restorative justice through circles, as seen to your left. The practice of circling is rooted in the tradition of talking circles that Indigenous People use and have used for millennia. The circle is a physical representation of a saying that Youth-Led Justice believes, "we are all connected, so we are all affected". Click the button below to learn how Youth-LED Justice's diversion program is practiced through a restorative lens. |
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Restorative justices comes from Black and Indigenous communities who created ways of addressing harm within their communities. Restorative practices have been utilized for thousands of years (15,000+), practices historically and presently. Youth-Led Justice did not create restorative justice, or its practices. |
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