tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post1338145711313738536..comments2024-03-26T11:07:03.496-04:00Comments on Ed Notes Online: Learning From Lois (Weiner): Social Justice Unions, Restorative Justice, and Caucus Buildinged notes onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018047869059226777noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-56023196983588583482016-02-11T10:33:41.010-05:002016-02-11T10:33:41.010-05:00Really interesting Norm, thanks for the re-cap sin...Really interesting Norm, thanks for the re-cap since I personally couldn't be there! I generally am bored with semantics arguments, but wanted to push a bit on the idea of supporting "RJ where it can work." We are running into issues, shall we say, with people thinking of "RJ" as a school-program. We try to refer to Restorative Justice and Transformative Justice as a philosophy that counters how our society views the idea of conflict, punishment, reconciliation, and justice. Of course we talk about RJ in schools--and that's where we can get into the nitty gritty about principals etc. But a group "supporting RJ" should be expressing, I believe, something deeper than supporting the practice of a teacher knowing how to lead a discussion in a circle. But rather that the group fundamentally and publicly REJECTS ideas that have become fundamental to our society and school systems i.e. that caging people keeps us safe, that punitive discipline and punishment = justice, and that Black and Brown students be submissive in order to have value as full human beings. Sally Leehttp://teachersunite.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-71161950578769976772016-02-11T00:40:14.505-05:002016-02-11T00:40:14.505-05:00Thanks for the kind words and positive publicity, ...Thanks for the kind words and positive publicity, as well as participating. A few clarifications, if I may? I think teachers, parents, kids need to Push to make RJ happen by democratizing the schools, not wait for the schools to become democratic and then bring in RJ. The unions have a key role in that democratization process. Also,I discussed systemic racism, which means it is in our social system, not just institutions. No longer on the TU Board but a devoted fan and donor. Lois Weinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301414446000532876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33431390.post-33934898920983745822016-02-10T11:02:59.643-05:002016-02-10T11:02:59.643-05:00Deniers of institutional racism should read The Ne...Deniers of institutional racism should read The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.<br /><br />Not Fired Yet in JerseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com