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    The Hill We Climb

by Amanda Gorman, U. S. Youth Poet Laureate, at the Inauguration (Jan. 20, 2021)

When day comes we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?
The loss we carry a sea we must wade.

We’ve braved the belly of the beast. We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace.
In the norms and notions of what just is, isn’t always justice.

And yet, the dawn is ours before we knew it.
Somehow we do it. Somehow we’ve weathered and witnessed a nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished.

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Celebrating

Celebrating His Dream, Life and Legacy

 On Monday MLK Day and all week we celebrate the life and "dream" of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  He worked tirelessly to realize his dream of pluralistic, just and diverse society grounded in respect, dignity and eauality. Ultimately gave his life to free African Americans and other minorities from racial opression in the United States.  His life and work embodied a desire for a more equitable and socially just society which lived up to the eloquent vision expressed in the U. S. Declaration of Indedendence (July 4, 1776):

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Two of Dr. King's most important and influential works during the Civil Rights Movement are presented here: 

• The "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC (Aug. 28, 1963)
• The "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" (April, 16, 1963)

His life and work changed America in profound and lasting ways. His message continues to call on us to "walk the walk" of peace, dialogue, and understanding to bridge differences and conflicts.  This week we honor Dr. Martin Luther King and his vision of a more just nation.  It is a vision NACRJ shares.

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If you are looking for new training opoortunities during the pandemic - check out the listings on the Training & Conference Events page.

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Notable Read

Prof. Loretta J. Ross, Smith College

On Nov. 19, 2020 Jessica Bennet of the New York Times published an artible about Prof. loretta J. Ross and her work challenging the "Call Out" and "Cancel Culture" by flipping the script - "Calling People In" for difficult conversations across racial, ethnic, class, social, economic, ideological and political divides to address the roots of these rifts within American society and perhaps repair them.  While her work is not identified as a restorative, it is consistent with much of what we advocate and do as practitioners of restorative and community justice.  Use this link to access the full article.

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