Restorative Justice: Los Angeles, California, and National Contexts
Event Type
Talk
Location
University Hall 1000
Start Date
29-10-2013 10:00 AM
End Date
29-10-2013 11:50 AM
Description
Moderated by Scott Wood, Director, CURes Restorative Justice Project
Mark Potter, Assistant to the Jesuit Provincial, California Jesuit Province
Mark Potter is the Provincial Assistant for Social Ministries in the California Province of the Society of Jesus – his job is to be a resource and catalyst for social justice efforts among the Jesuit high schools, universities, parishes, spirituality and retreat centers, and direct social service ministries in the states of California and Arizona. In this role, Mark has been instrumental to the creation of the Kino Border Initiative at the US/Mexico border in Ambos Nogales, and the Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative that seeks to change both the culture and the laws that sentence juvenile offenders to death in prison. Mark also represents the California province in Jesuit shareholder advocacy efforts to promote commitments to fundamental human rights among some of the world’s most ethically-challenged corporations, such as Monsanto, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum.
Alicia Virani, California Conference for Equality and Justice
Alicia Virani is a Restorative Justice Program Specialist at The California Conference for Equality and Justice. Alicia graduated from UCLA in 2011 with a J.D. and a M.A. in Urban Planning. At CCEJ she developed a Restorative Justice project that serves as an alternative to punitive school discipline and the juvenile justice system. Alicia is committed to ending the cycle of violence caused by the criminal (in)justice system by being an advocate and promoting healing for all. Alicia has worked in the Los Angeles community on many projects, including starting Let’s Go! Liberation- a legal clinic for the transgender community-and working with INCITE! LA, an organization committed to ending violence against women of color.
Restorative Justice: Los Angeles, California, and National Contexts
University Hall 1000
Moderated by Scott Wood, Director, CURes Restorative Justice Project
Mark Potter, Assistant to the Jesuit Provincial, California Jesuit Province
Mark Potter is the Provincial Assistant for Social Ministries in the California Province of the Society of Jesus – his job is to be a resource and catalyst for social justice efforts among the Jesuit high schools, universities, parishes, spirituality and retreat centers, and direct social service ministries in the states of California and Arizona. In this role, Mark has been instrumental to the creation of the Kino Border Initiative at the US/Mexico border in Ambos Nogales, and the Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative that seeks to change both the culture and the laws that sentence juvenile offenders to death in prison. Mark also represents the California province in Jesuit shareholder advocacy efforts to promote commitments to fundamental human rights among some of the world’s most ethically-challenged corporations, such as Monsanto, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum.
Alicia Virani, California Conference for Equality and Justice
Alicia Virani is a Restorative Justice Program Specialist at The California Conference for Equality and Justice. Alicia graduated from UCLA in 2011 with a J.D. and a M.A. in Urban Planning. At CCEJ she developed a Restorative Justice project that serves as an alternative to punitive school discipline and the juvenile justice system. Alicia is committed to ending the cycle of violence caused by the criminal (in)justice system by being an advocate and promoting healing for all. Alicia has worked in the Los Angeles community on many projects, including starting Let’s Go! Liberation- a legal clinic for the transgender community-and working with INCITE! LA, an organization committed to ending violence against women of color.
