Foundations of Restorative Justice in the Built Environment: Telling Stories, Preserving Places

Part of the “Restorative Justice in the Built Environment” Interdisciplinary Dialogue Series. Open to all students, faculty, and staff at MAPP+D, across the University of Maryland, College Park, the Lakeland community, and the larger community.

Sponsored by the school of architecture, planning & preservation | jedi collaborative | terrapin strong

Overview

Why and how storytelling, power-sharing and community engagement are vital in processes for preserving stories and places? When and how do they become instruments of restorative justice in the built environment?

Dialogue Participants:

Dr. Tyeshia Redden, Africana Studies, Gettysburg College

Dr. Andrea Roberts, University of Virginia School of Architecture (In-Person, courtesy of HISP and MSMC)

Dr. Magdalena Novoa, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Latin American Perspectives, Care

Dr. Michelle Magalong, Assistant Professor, Historic Preservation, MAPP+D

Moderator:
URPD PhD Candidate Bi’Anncha Andrews

Respondents:
Lakelander Violetta Sharps Jones, Genealogist, College Park Restorative Justice Commissioner, and Vice President of Lakeland Community Heritage Project, and CPL studio student.

Dialogue Series Schedule:

• September 29, 5:30-6:30 pm   |   Examining Gentrification, Displacement, and Racial Capitalism through a Restorative Justice Framework

• October 6, 5:30-6:30 pm   |   Property, Housing, and Land: Pillars or Barriers of Restorative Justice?

RSVP      Registration is required. Link coming soon.