My co-organizer and I are planning a community forum on police reform and we keep disagreeing about whether to include law enforcement voices — I think excluding them perpetuates an us-versus-them dynamic while they think including them centers the conversation on reforming rather than transforming the system.
More people experience this than they realize.
Organizers discovering that decisions about inclusion and representation in dialogue reflect deeper philosophical commitments about reform versus transformation.
“Where Are You with What is justice — philosophical survey?”
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