SAVE THE DATE
The 22x Neighborhood Council
presents the film,
Healing Justice
JUNE 9TH, 2018
1P
Oakland City Church
2735 MacArthur Street, Oakland, CA 94602
Venue is wheelchair accessible.
2735 MacArthur Street, Oakland, CA 94602
Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Film discussion facilitated by: Shakti Butler, PhD, filmmaker and Founder & President of World Trust
ABOUT THIS FILM
For the last 20 years,
people have found World Trust Films to be an effective
pathway to building community and capacities for working towards justice and
racial equity.
Designed for
dialogue, Healing Justice is meant to prompt questions and
open conversations, exploring trauma, justice and healing.
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.
· What is justice, really?
· Why is healing on both
individual and collective levels so important and so often an overlooked component of justice?
· How does history affect who
is perceived as a ‘perpetrator’ and a ‘victim’ of violence?
· From the larger structure
of the legal system to how we treat youth in our communities, what are the
alternatives to these models of addressing conflict?
· How can restorative
practices, such as restorative justice, be used to shift the way we address
crime and violence in our communities to produce safer, healthier, thriving
communities for all?
· How does trauma impact us personally,
interpersonally, as a community, and throughout generations?
Watching films allow
individuals to simultaneously self-reflect and learn while offering a common
touchstone for conversations with others to discuss our deepest needs, hopes
and strategies for creating a more just community and world.