Ep. 69 - Restorative Justice ft. Mashaun Ali Hendricks

BrownTown shares a virtual circle with Mashaun Ali Hendricks.
Together, they listen, learn, share, and unpack restorative
justice from its ancestral beginnings to its modern direct
opposition the prison-industrial complex and everything in
between.


Restorative Justice (RJ) has gained in popularity over the
decades. We know it to be not only a philosophy and strategy, but
a way of life. In an overly punitive country and world, RJ allows
a roadmap to healing, communication, relationship-building, and
ultimately transformation. As wide critiques of American mass
racialized incarceration gained popularity in the 2010s and
abolition of police and prisons is no longer a fringe idea
post-George Floyd, RJ has renewed attention as an essential tool
and mindset on how we build a better world.


Mashaun, an RJ practitioner for over a decade, patiently shares
his journey with BrownTown. From finding inner peace to sharing
it with others through circles, programming, art, and streetwear,
BrownTown and Mashaun center how everyday relationship-building
is foundational to not only understanding each other and reducing
harm but essential to building systems of care and love.
Originally recorded April 12, 2021.


GUEST


Mashaun Ali Hendricks is a Chicago born-and-raised Organizer,
restorative justice practitioner, community architect, conceptual
artist and owner of the restorative justice based street-wear
brand & boutique TRAP House Chicago, which houses the Feed
79th initiative, peace circles, art installations, and much more.
Follow Mashaun on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!


Follow TRAP House Chicago on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Toss the bag on their site or pull up in person at Concept Store
002 at 744 E. 79th St Chicago, IL 60619 and/or Concept Store 003
at 1418 W Division St Chicago, IL 60642!


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CREDITS: Intro song Circles and outro
song The Metaphor from TRAP House's conceptual artist and
MC The Honorable Hakim Dough off of his Thankful, for the
Chi album. Audio engineered by Genta Tamashiro and Kiera
Battles.


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