Restorative Stories

Bridging the Divide: Restorative Leadership from an Indigenous Lens with Whitehorse John Langan

August 11, 2026

As a full-time police constable, Canadian Armed Forces officer, and Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Whitehorse has seen firsthand how traditional system approaches can fail to repair harm. In this talk, he […]

More Than a Mentorship Program: Boosting Student Belonging with Briana Mangram

In 2023, inside the halls of Ellenville Elementary, the sixth graders all said the same thing in their classrooms: “Ms. Mangram, I’m terrified of going to the Junior/Senior High School.” […]

Navigating Medical Challenges With a Restorative Lens — with Roy Karp

Roy’s daughter Lucy was a micro-preemie born at 26 weeks gestation who spent her first five months in the Beth Israel NICU. She came home requiring a great deal of […]

Anti-Violence Organizing in WA with Dr. James McCarty

Dr. James McCarty shares his story of the anti-violence community organizing he was a part of in Tacoma, WA, from 2018 to 2021. This work centered on the use of […]

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