Join our guest Sonia Wang from New Community Covenant Church's Community Outreach Program as she talks about how her work as a teacher and administrator on the south side of Chicago influences her work today. What does it mean to define Restorative Justice as an ecosystem -- or as a lifestyle? What does it mean to be stuck as the result of Trauma? Let's talk about it.
0:43 Episode starts
1:42 Jes’s check in
3:38 Rob’s check in
6:56 Rob introduces Sonia
7:21 Sonia joins the call
7:39 Sonia’s check in
9:16 Rob reads Sonia’s bio
11:59 What led you to this work?
17:32 Understanding intersectionality among young people
21:54 What is a day in the life like?
25:18 Interlude
26:52 How do people process trauma and do good work?
33:28 What does it mean to live out sankofa?
37:55 Where do you find hope?
40:37 How can listeners show up?
41:52 Where can listeners find you?
42:41 Wrap up
42:57 Jes’s takeaways
45:56 Rob’s takeaways
49:58 Outro
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Our hosts:
Jes Averhart, cofounder of Black Wallstreet Homecoming
Rob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.
Our Producer:
Ben Azevedo, owner of Bear Cave Audio
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