Our facilitator, Mia Mingus, used the metaphor of a fist to explain how, unlike our current severely punitive carceral system, TJ creates conditions that support folks to step up and take accountability when they’ve caused harm. In this episode, we explore how these systems have shaped us, and ask, how else can we respond to violence, harm, & abuse?

Episode transcript: bit.ly/TheRealWork-Episode-3

Sogorea Te’ Land Trust: sogoreate-landtrust.org

Save the West Berkeley Shellmound: shellmound.org

Mariame Kaba - TransformHarm.org & mariamekaba.com

Readings & Media compiled by the Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective: batjc.wordpress.com/resources/readings-media/

Transformative Justice Resources, compiled by Cory Lira of Critical Resistance Portland: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11D8HSm4q4LIMH_T8b3W8oFIZxMgvPYkUh0WhC5XlgCU/edit

Mia Mingus: www.soiltjp.org & leavingevidence.wordpress.com

Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective: batjc.wordpress.com

For additional resources, including this episode’s ASL video: WeRiseProduction.com/TheRealWork

zAnda of DiaspoRADiCAL: @diaspo.radical on Instagram & soundcloud.com/diasporadical

Connect with us at WeRiseProduction@ProtonMail.com, and follow us on Facebook & Instagram at @WeRiseProduction, & on Twitter at @WeRiseProducers.

This project is supported by an Investing in Artists Grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation & the City of Oakland’s Cultural Funding Program, and was incubated with initial support from Cal Shakes.