Going through a Restorative Justice Process with Anwen and Sameer
In this episode, we’re talking to a survivor, Anwen, and the person who sexually assaulted her, Sameer, about going through a restorative justice process. Rarely do we hear stories about survivors finding a sense of accountability, let alone a friendship is borne out of that process. We thought it was important to share this conversation on the podcast to provide a window into other ways sexual violence can be addressed.
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Although there are no descriptions of sexual violence in this podcast series, any conversation about sexual violence can bring up big feelings and be hard to hear.
Listen in a way that feels safer for you. You get to choose.
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Abolition And Reparations: Histories of Resistance, Transformative Justice, and Accountability (Cullors)
Community Accountability Within People of Color Progressive Movements (INCITE!)
Love with Accountability: A Mother’s Lament & A Daughter’s Postscript (Simmons, Simmons)
6 Ways to Confront Your Friend Who’s Abusing Their Partner (Thom)
There’s a Reliable Therapy for Sex Offenders — But Nobody Wants Them to Get It (Koerth-Baker)
Taking Accountability – How Do We Change Violence? (Section 4.F. of the Creative Interventions Toolkit) – We particularly recommend the personal narrative: “Surviving and Doing Sexual Harm: A Story of Accountability and Healing” on pages 41-50
What Does it Feel Like When Change Finally Comes? (Gaurav Jashnani, RJ Maccani, and Alan Greig)
Inside the Politics and Poetics of Transformative Justice and Community Accountability in Sexual Assault Situations (Kelly)
We Have Already Stopped Calling the Cops
Big Dreams and Bold Steps Toward a Police-Free Future (Herzing)
Abolition Cannot Wait: Visions for Transformation and Radical World-Building (Agbebiyi, Hamid, Kuo, Mohapatra)
“asking Sameer to be accountable was not angelic. If anything it was retribution because accountability is way harder than just getting a slap on the wrist.”
- Anwen
About Our Guests
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“True resistance begins with people confronting pain... and wanting to do something to change it.”
― Bell Hooks, Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics
