The Little Book of Youth Engagement in Restorative Justice: Intergenerational Partnerships for Just and Equitable Schools
The Little Book of Youth Engagement in Restorative Justice: Intergenerational Partnerships for Just and Equitable Schools
- Comparative case studies from different parts of the country of youth led restorative justice programs.
- An exploration of the cultural and historical context of each region to situate the work.
- Stories from the authors' own lives that provide context for their interest in the work given their varied racial identities (White, Black, Latinx, South Asian) and upbringing.
- Literature review of the language of youth engagement vs. youth leadership/youth organizing/youth participation, along with a new definition of youth engagement in restorative justice.
- Theoretical framing based on Adam Fletcher's Ladder of Youth Engagement, which provides a structure for the book.
- Exploration of how adults must combat adultism both individually and systematically as a prerequisite to doing this work.
- Student narratives.
- Applications of the work in the virtual context.
Author: Evelín Aquino, Anita Wadhwa, Heather Bligh Manchester
Publisher: Good Books
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.64h x 4.88w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781680997484
About the Author
Evelín Aquino is a longtime organizer/educator/trainer/dancer with over 35 years' experience of being in Circle with elders, peers, youth leaders, and community. Committed to education towards liberation, her work is grounded in love and relationships, while providing creative spaces for youth and adults to think critically, as they build together and take action as leaders in manifesting just and equitable schools. She holds the position of Assistant Director at Pa'lante RJ at Holyoke High School. She is a board member of the Encampment for Citizenship. Evelín is a Boricua/Dominicana graduate of UMASS Amherst. She is deeply inspired and guided by the youth of today (especially her beloved children), her husband, family, her ancestors and elders (especially her father).
She lives in Hadley, Massachusetts.