Restorative Justice in Education (RJE) Conference

June 24-25, 2025

"Language Matters: Exploring the Role of Discourse and Communication in Restorative Justice Education"

Language matters. According to Maisha Winn (2018), “restorative justice discourse disrupts retributive mind-sets and processes” (p. 41), creating new ways of talking about harms, needs, and obligations. Citing Angela Davis, Winn invites practitioners to engage with “critical vocabularies” where equity and justice are central to our communication. Whether we are speaking with or about youth, communicating with families and community members, or advocating for a more just and equitable world, the language we use matters.

This year’s theme for EMU’s RJE Conference is Language Matters: Exploring the Role of Discourse and Communication in Restorative Justice in Education. This year's breakout sessions will share the ways in which language, literacy, communication, and the discourses that we use at the interpersonal, institutional, and structural levels (Davis, 2019) shape us and our work, and indeed are shaped by us.

Winn, M. T. (2020). Justice on both sides: Transforming education through restorative justice. Harvard Education Press.

Registration Opens Early 2025

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**Virtual access registration for 2024 Conference: *Still available**

Virtual access will include Opening and Closing Keynotes, as well as all sessions, plenary, and panels. All virtual registrants will have access to recordings.

Virtual access: $100.00

Did you miss the 2024 conference? You are still able to access all recordings! Register HERE and receive access to watch as often as you would like!

View 2024's conference schedule and speakers:

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For more information or questions, please email us at cape@emu.edu

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