Transformative Justice

 Hey y'all! I really enjoyed the multiple different ways we got to interact with learning about transformative justice today. I want to encourage everyone who enjoys watching TV to check out the show "Good Trouble." In this show, they talk about a lot of important issues that often go overlooked. One of these issues is transformative justice. The show follows multiple characters and one of these is a high school teacher who is doing "Teach for America." They really showcase the need and importance of transformative justice in schools. I tried to find some clips on youtube to include for y'all, but sadly I could find none, so you'll have to check out the show if you want to know what I am talking about! I really enjoyed listening to all of the discussion with Seitu Jones. When he was talking about the community meals and how different people would donate foods that they grew and his hopes for the garden, it reminded me of the Instagram post that is currently going viral. 

I think it is really important and cool that this is being spread. Like how Seitu encouraged us to steal his many wonderful ideas, I hope that this post encourages others to steal this idea. Food desserts are a real problem that needs to be addressed. In one of my history classes, my professor was telling us that we all have the opportunity to support companies that are ethical and good through our money. This is a common misconception, this is a privilege. Not everyone can afford to buy an ethically produced shirt or can choose to buy a salad instead of chicken nuggets. Eating healthy should not be a privilege. In today's zoom class we talked about how sometimes people are just trying to survive and that our culture will write them off as not caring or being lazy. If you tell someone they are lazy over and over again, they are likely to believe it. We need to pour into communities that often go overlooked because that is transformative justice. I also chose to use Seitu Jones' template of George Floyd. It didn't turn out amazing, but I used it as I processed his words, so I thought I would go ahead and share it. I don't think I will look at the color blue the same again.