Sponsors and Partners
Since our founding, Restorative Justice on The Rise has built enduring, values-based partnerships, from grassroots community practitioners to national advocacy coalitions, major media, and global networks advancing restorative justice and systemic transformation.
Our current and past collaborators include a diverse and powerful constellation of allies:
Major media outlets such as CNN, HBO, New Dimensions Radio, and The Redemption Project with Van Jones
National advocacy organizations including Reform Alliance, The Shift Network's Summer of Peace, and Living Justice Press
Thought leaders and movement builders such as Restorative Circles, NACRJ (National Association of Community and Restorative Justice), and Restorative Media, our fiscal sponsor
Educational, nonprofit, and justice programs working locally and globally — including schools, tribal communities, prisons, reentry programs, and community-led RJ initiatives
These alliances reflect the wide reach and deep trust we’ve cultivated through consistent, heart-centered work in education, justice transformation, and media storytelling.
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NC4RJ
Established in 2016, the National Center for Restorative Justice provides tools and strategies that cultivate trust among youth and those who serve them, especially when engaging in conflict.
Their vision is simple: work toward a world in which Justice is equitable and compassionate.
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Living Justice Press
Inspired by restorative justice and community peacemaking, LJP acts as a catalyst for rethinking what justice means in every aspect of life. Our books explore how individuals, families, schools, communities, and Peoples can respond to hurts and conflicts in ways that promote understanding, healing, and deep change - personal to systemic. We publish books that are useful to practitioners and educators in the field, as well as the general public. We are committed to publishing books that are clearly written, attractively produced, made to last, and affordably priced.
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Restorative Justice Initiative
Restorative Justice Initiative is a New York City, multi-sector network of practitioners, advocates and community members seeking to increase support for, and access to, restorative justice approaches for all New Yorkers. By supporting collaboration and transparency among programs and practitioners, RJI is building a movement rooted in shared power that will reduce violence and create a more safe, just, and equitable city.
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Bioneers
Bioneers is an innovative nonprofit organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet. Founded in 1990 in Santa Fe, New Mexico by social entrepreneurs Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons, we act as a fertile hub of social and scientific innovators with practical and visionary solutions for the world’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.
A celebration of the genius of nature and human ingenuity, Bioneers connects people with solutions and each other.
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Talking Peace
At Talking Peace, they believe the power of human connections across any barriers can build community, identify our shared values, and meet individual and collective needs.
Their mission is to engage people in talking circles and restorative conversations to create nonjudgmental and intentional spaces for people, especially youth, to unpack harm, build accountability, and find solutions.
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Restorative Media
Inspiring change, one story at a time.
Restorative Media is a transformative media organization dedicated to amplifying the voices and stories of people most impacted by mass incarceration, systemic injustice, and marginalization.
As the fiscal sponsor of Restorative Justice on The Rise, they have been integral to our growth and sustainability.
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The Peace Alliance
They are an alliance of organizers and advocates taking the work of peacebuilding from the margins of society into the center of national discourse and policy priorities.
They champion a comprehensive, collaborative approach to peace and peacebuilding.
Tools include:
Peacebuilding Education
Legislative Advocacy
Collaboration with citizens and organizations for a greater voice for peace
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RJCO
Restorative Justice is an impact-centered community response to crime and other misconduct that focuses on healing harm caused to victims and survivors by facilitating meaningful accountability processes with those responsible.
The goal of Restorative Justice is the creation of safe and healthy communities. This happens best when there are opportunities for people to have their lived experience acknowledged, their needs met, and when those who have both caused and suffered harm can restore relationships with others and their communities.
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NACRJ
The roots of NACRJ date back to 2007 with the development of the first national (U.S.) conference on restorative justice. After the significant success of the inaugural conference, and two subsequent conferences in 2009 and 2011, it was determined that an entity be formed to serve as the parent organization of the rapidly growing conference.
In addition to its role as the organizer of the national conference, NACRJ has attracted a membership of over 600 people, which makes it the largest restorative justice membership association in the United States.
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C4RJ
Communities for Restorative Justice (C4RJ) is a growing nonprofit that partners with 27 cities and towns, their police departments, and the offices of the Middlesex county, Suffolk county, and Northwestern District Attorneys to rebuild trust and offer a path forward in the wake of crime.
They listen to victims, hold responsible parties accountable, and restore trust in communities. Their volunteer-led "circle" dialogue is called restorative justice. It's personal. It's powerful. And it's why C4RJ is a proven, effective option within the justice system.ion goes here
