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Jonathan Scharrer, Director, Restorative Justice Project, Frank J. Remington Center, UW-Madison Law School—The philosophy and practice of Restorative Justice in Wisconsin

Ron Johnson, Coordinator, Dane County Community Restorative Court—A Restorative Justice alternative for 17- to 25-year-olds with a misdemeanor violation*

David Raasch, member and former Chief Judge of Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation– The Native American spirituality roots of Restorative Justice

Ismael Ozanne, Dane County District Attorney—Local Law enforcement support for the Dane County Restorative Court

Shelia Stubbs, Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 23–Dane County Board support for Restorative courts

Joan Duerst OP, Moderator; Chair of MOSES Religious Leaders Caucus

*Other Restorative Justice/Practices Programs in Dane County include: Prison Ministry Project, Metropolitan

Sponsored by MOSES (Madison Organizing in Strength, Equality and Solidarity)

Co-sponsors:

Prison Ministry Project

1st Congregational United Church of Christ

Madison Area Urban Ministry

Wisconsin Council of Churches

YWCA

NAACP

In preparation for this event, here is an article on the topic:

Why do I Teach Restorative Justice to Law Students

Preschool to Prison Pipeline Resources

March 15, 2016/0 Comments/in Resources /by Renee Gregory

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Several people attended the MOSES Community Conversation on the Preschool to Prison Pipeline: a local perspective. Not everyone was able to attend. Here are some materials that were gathered in the preparation of this event that might be helpful in better understanding some of the issues.

Education of Incarcerated Students 2015

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Skiba The Color of Discipline

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An Indian Father’s Plea – Education Week Teacher

Bay Area Color-of-Discipline Understanding Racial Disparity in School Discipline Practices

The Resilience Code_ Finding Greatness in Youth

as well as this article The Washington Post-A principal met a student she expelled, and it changed her approach to discipline.

MOSES COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS on the PRESCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE

February 25, 2016/0 Comments/in Events /by Renee Gregory

Preschool to Prison Pipeline: A Local Perspective

Join MOSES Madison and the CommNS for a panel discussion and conversation facilitated by Kristin Forge, Child Care Specialist at Center for Families.

Thursday, March 10, 6:00 pm

Central Library, West Mifflin Madison Wisconsin, on the 3rd Floor

Panel Members include:

Pam Oliver, UW- Madison, Professor of Sociology

Predicting prison populations via 3rd grade reading skills is a myth; rather interrelations among poverty, discrimination and inter-group conflict, crime, and schooling are better predictors. Racial disparities are not explained away by educational differences.

Donna Hart-Tervalon, Contributing author of Courageous Conversations and retired Consultant for the Department of Public Instruction
Hart-Tervalon will share stories from her informal study in which she visited several jails and prisons in Wisconsin and interviewed people about their educational experiences.

Caliph Mauab’El, Co-Founder of Breaking Barriers Mentoring/Executive Coordinator of Voices Beyond Bars and formerly incarcerated individual.

Mauab’El will share experiential experience both as a young man in the school system, and as a formerly incarcerated individual who has co founded a youth mentoring program

Deb Anderson, Current MMSC teacher at the Metro Madison School

Anderson will focus on the second chance bill, which allows minors to waive into adult court and also how early inclusion of police within schools is setting up a bad precedent for children with increased interactions with them

There will be a chance for discussion after the panel! Bring a friend.

Community Conversation

ARTISTS IN ABSENTIA

February 25, 2016/0 Comments/in Events /by Renee Gregory

MOSES will be tabling an event at the Central Library March 3rd, called ARTISTS IN ABSENTIA. Artist in Absentia will be featuring the art, writing, music, and dramatic work of artists from Oakhill Correctional Institution. The art will be on display from March 3–31, 2016 in THE BUBBLER, Madison Public Library – Central Branch at 201 W Mifflin St, Madison Wisconsin.

The opening reception is Thursday March 3, 6–8:30 p.m. with a documentary preview screening at 7 p.m.
There will be a silent charity auction of the art and texts throughout the evening and into the next day. This is an initiative of the Oakhill Prison Humanities Project.

http://www.artistsinabsentia.com/