A Conversation with Jasmyn Elise Story for Restorotopias
Restorotopias is another place that engages with restorative praxis. It finds anchorage in heterotopia, a concept used by Michel Foucault to describe certain cultural, institutional, and discursive spaces that are somehow ‘other’: disturbing, intense, incompatible, contradictory, or transforming. At the root of heterotopia lie héteros (other, another, different) and topos (place). In other words, while utopia is a place where everything is good, and dystopia is a place where everything is bad, heterotopia is where things are different.
VICE MEDIA: 31 WOMEN MAKING HISTORY BY CREATING A BETTER FUTURE
As we ease into Women's History Month, we want to recognize some of the women making history right now. Every day in March, we'll be adding one new profile to the list-highlighting a total of 31 women who each saw a problem and decided to do something about it.
passerby: Meet Jasmyn Story
Meet NYC Passerby, Jasmyn Story, an activist who works in restorative justice to create mediation among communities as an alternative form of response to crime.
Campus sexual assault: Should restorative justice be an option?
The approach - which includes facilitated discussions - shows potential for bringing closure to survivors and stopping repeat offenses. But critics say it's not appropriate for such a violent crime. - This story was updated on Oct. 16.
Everything wrong with Angela Lansbury’s claim that women are to blame for sexual assault
“As we continue to have these pertinent discussions about sexual harassment and assault, it is important that we focus on the power dynamics that forge and often sustain these abuses. This particular violation occurs when one individual observes, acknowledges, and abuses the power they have over another individual. Age, class, professional standing, race, or communal respect are examples of the power relationships that have created conditions for abuse to occur,” Story tells Quartz.
Pittsburg: Black Diamond High honored for helping get kids on track
Restorative practices are things that we can do every day to bond with each other and build bridges,” said Jasmyn Story, Black Diamond coordinator for Berkeley-based SEEDS Community Resolution Center, which provides restorative justice and practices programs for local schools. “The point of the program is to encourage students to communicate effectively with each other and bring that into moments when they are experiencing conflict. It’s empowering them to help other people who are in conflict on campus.”
