sometimes radical communities use the phrase “restorative justice” like a magic word that will solve conflict forever. abracadabra
“we practice restorative justice” do you? or are you going to panic the first time someone makes an accusation in your community, realize you have no actual systems or methods in place, and immediately resort to ostracism
on the other hand: “restorative justice” is not an invitation to endlessly platform abusers and give them a constant stage to say whatever they want to whomever they want without consequences
If anyone is interested, I wrote more expansively on the failings of restorative justice in practice in an essay called Restorative Justice is Not a Magic Word. https://talk.jackalope.city/essays/restorative-justice-is-not-a-magic-word/
Lady, EVOLVED 
