RJAG Mission
RJAG promotes the values of Restorative Justice and advocates for programs in schools, the criminal legal system and the community that build and support those values.
Member Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
Restorative Justice Advocates of Georgia
Accountability * Participation * Community Peace
Community responding to harm and conflict ...
”Restorative Justice is an approach for responding to harm and conflict in a community that works to heal what is broken, respect the value and experiences of all involved, recognize the importance of relationships, and bring about accountability.” Restorative Justice Advocates of Georgia (RJAG)
Jarelle Thompson
See more videos about Restorative Justice on the RJAG YouTube Channel
Next Level Boys Academy
Changing a Generation of Men, One Community at a Time
DID YOU KNOW that most young men smile to keep from crying? We can get a better understanding of ‘them’ when we hear their side of the story. Unfortunately, some don’t get a chance to live to share their side of the story. We have future inventors, scientists, judges, educators, politicians, pilots, engineers, musicians, police officers, entrepreneurs, activists, husbands and fathers BUT we must encourage and motivate them to believe it could happen. TAKE A LOOK IF YOU WANT TO SEE A NEW WAY FOR THE YOUNG MEN
New Showing Soon
Register in advance to attend. Here's the link:
register to see the film
Register in advance to attend. Here's the link: sponsored by NAACP DeKalb Criminal Justice
Contact me at bertskellie@gmail.com or go to rjag.org or https://naacpdekalb.org/
Also, get in touch to set up a special showing for your neighborhood or for your religious congregation.
See This Film
Healing Justice
What Justice System do we need for the "Beloved Community" which Rep. John Lewis and Dr. Martin Luther King and many of us seek? An important model is "Restorative Justice." The film, Healing Justice, shows how restorative justice is being used as an alternative to the criminal punishment system. I invite you and your friends and family from Metro Atlanta to join us at 7 pm on Monday, August 24, for a virtual showing and discussion of this film.
Preview the film here
The film, produced by World Trust (https://www.world-trust.org/), “...explores the causes and consequences of the current North American justice system and its effect on marginalized communities. The film walks back through the history of violence that has led to our current system, bringing into focus the histories of trauma – on a personal, interpersonal, community, and generational level. This powerful documentary addresses the school-to-prison pipeline, the need for comprehensive criminal justice reform, and the importance of healing and restorative practices..."
RJ in the News
Here’s what happens when a school rethinks punishment. Wearing bright yellow Crocs, carrying a backpack and holding a clipboard stacked with papers, Ahmed Musa …
By Fania E. Davis, Truthout – There’s a reason why so many activists have insisted that the Derek Chauvin verdict — though …
A federal program created by Congress more than 30 years ago transferred 80,000 rifles, 12,000 bayonets, 4,000 combat knives, nearly 500 ‘bomb …
The Trump administration executed 40-year-old Brandon Bernard on Thursday, his punishment for acting as an accomplice to a crime when he was …
Restorative Justice Advocates of Georgia
RJAG was formed by a group of individuals with one common idea–social justice instead of retribution. Recognizing the failure of the criminal legal system to administer equal justice, the group organized around known historical successes of other states that have developed policies, programs and practices and adopted laws that shift emphasis from merely punishing offenders to addressing the harm done to people and relationships as a way of building community and resolving conflict. (Zehr 1990).