Friday, March 22 / 9:00am – 4:00 pm
Northern Kentucky University
5.5 CLE approved KY; pending OH
Event Schedule
9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions
9:15 a.m. – Defining Restorative Justice and Exploring Best Practices
Amy Halbrook, Professor of Law, Chase College of Law, will summarize
restorative justice concepts and best practices
9:30 a.m. – Panel on Restorative Practices in Environmental Matters:
Danny Woolums, Environmental Education Coordinator, Lexington-Fayette
Urban County Government, will moderate the panel discussion and take questions from the audience at the end
Gregor MacGregor, Environmental & Natural Resources Policy Specialization Lead, University of Colorado Boulder will discuss aquecias; the Aquecia Restoration Act, and involving the agricultural community in restoration efforts
Peter Reich, Continuing Lecturer in Law, University of California Los Angeles will discuss his paper Greening the Ghetto Update: 30 Years of Environmental Justice Law
Pamela Mullins, Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Member and
Covington Human Rights Commission, will discuss involving minority and lowincome community members in environmental programs, policies and activities
11:00 a.m. – Refreshments
11:15 a.m. – Panel on Community Health and Restorative Practices
Alex Kreit, Professor of Law, Chase College of Law, will moderate the panel
discussion and take questions from the audience at the end
Sidney Watson, Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law Center for Health Law Studies will discuss improving health care access for members of low-income communities
D’Lorah Hughes, H. Wendell Cherry Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director Civil Rights and Restorative Justice-Kentucky Project, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law will discuss the use of law school clinics to address civil rights violations and historical trauma
Austin Zinkle, Postdoctorate Scholar, Co-Director Civil Rights and Restorative Justice-Kentucky Project, University of Kentucky will discuss antiracist activism and addressing historical trauma
Tracy Stokes, shefirecircle.com, will discuss the use of sister circles and
storytelling practices to restore and heal women’s health
1:30 p.m. – Panel on Restorative Justice Models and Criminal/Juvenile Court Reform
Gabe Davis, Executive Director of Ohio Justice and Policy Center will moderate the panels, participate in the local panel and will facilitate the Q and A session at the end
1:30-2:15 p.m.: – Chicago Models
Garien Gatewood, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety, Chicago, IL will discuss Chicago community safety and restorative justice efforts, including RJ courts, RJ hubs, and community-based programming
Joshua Brooks, Restorative Justice Hubs Coordinator, Adler University, will
discuss the Restorative Hubs model adopted in Chicago
Naomi Johnson, Director of Research & Program Management, Chicago
Appleseed Center for Fair Courts will discuss the report “Restorative Justice,
Community and the Courts: An Analysis of the Impact, Benefits and Elements ‘Constantly in Conflict’ in Chicago’s Restorative Justice Community Courts”
2:15-3:00 p.m. – Local Models
Diana Queen, Director, Kentucky Center for Restorative Justice will discuss the use of restorative practices in Kentucky schools and how they may be used to disrupt the school to prison pipeline
Kareem Simpson, Vice President, Community and Restorative Justice-Covington will discuss how to get community members into positions to have community impact and influence policy
Jeff From, M.A. in Conflict Transformation, Re-Entry Partners, will discuss
restorative justice through the lens working with men in prison and trauma
healing awareness
Gabe Davis, Executive Director, Ohio Justice & Policy Center, will discuss the Beyond Guilt project and how to use litigation to advance restorative practices
3:00 – Q&A with Chicago and Kentucky panels
This Q and A will be moderated by Gabe Davis
4:00 p.m. – Concluding Remarks
