
50. Community Peace Building w/ Daniel Malec
09/09/21 • 94 min
Daniel Malec is Restorative Practices Director at Georgia Conflict Center (GCC) in Athens, Georgia. Daniel has a Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. He has worked for 20+ years in the areas of youth development, youth violence prevention and intervention, conflict transformation, restorative justice and school administration.
You will meet Daniel (2:15) and hear about his start in engineering and his time in Managua (9:59). He talks about changing the way we repair harm and see the cycle of violence (18:02) and his other experiences with RJ (24:36). He mentions his experience in CJP (32:32), going deeper into the foster care system (46:02) and his role as assistant principal (55:08). Finally, he examines whiteness (1:11:20) and answers the closing questions (1:18:59).
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Daniel Malec is Restorative Practices Director at Georgia Conflict Center (GCC) in Athens, Georgia. Daniel has a Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. He has worked for 20+ years in the areas of youth development, youth violence prevention and intervention, conflict transformation, restorative justice and school administration.
You will meet Daniel (2:15) and hear about his start in engineering and his time in Managua (9:59). He talks about changing the way we repair harm and see the cycle of violence (18:02) and his other experiences with RJ (24:36). He mentions his experience in CJP (32:32), going deeper into the foster care system (46:02) and his role as assistant principal (55:08). Finally, he examines whiteness (1:11:20) and answers the closing questions (1:18:59).
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Website: https://www.gaconflict.org/
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49. Restorative Human Resources w/ Angola Dixon
Angola Dixon is on a mission to transform the way people communicate, build relationships, and resolve conflict. She has facilitated workshops for men, women and youth of diverse cultural backgrounds.
You will meet Angola (1:52), check in with her (4:22), and understand how she got started and dealt with misunderstandings (7:28). She discusses her work in HR (20:19) and the origins of restorative practices (32:36). Finally, she answers the closing questions (48:28).
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51. LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Restorative Justice w/ Rami El Gharib
Rami El Gharib is a Lebanese Restorative Justice practitioner, who facilitates conferences with the Colorado Justice system, institutes Restorative Practices in schools across Connecticut and California, as well as advances policies that strengthen Restorative Justice across Colorado. Additionally, he is the founder of the Restorative Rainbow Alliance, which aims to introduce a LGBTQ+ lens into the field of Restorative Justice.
You will meet Rami (2:15), hear how he got started in this work (5:13) and his experience as an LGBTQ+ immigrant (10:57). He shares a meaningful story from his work (14:51) and the importance of recognizing privilege and creating safe spaces (33:45). Finally, he answers the closing questions (43:40).
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Amplify RJ (Restorative Justice) - 50. Community Peace Building w/ Daniel Malec
Transcript
David (he/him)
Daniel, welcome to this restorative justice life. Thank you. Oh, who are you?
Daniel Malec (he/him)
I am a white cisgender male from this place. I'm from Georgia.
David (he/him)
Who are you?
Daniel Malec (he/him)
I am, partner to my life partner to my wife, Alice.
David (he/him)
Who are you?
Daniel Malec (he/him)
I am a father to two young man, a 16 year old Nico, and 10 year old named Oscar. Who are you? I am a brother. I've got three br
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