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Scenario

When reform versus abolition creates tension between justice partners

My organizing partner and I are working on criminal justice reform but we keep hitting walls because they believe the system can be reformed toward Ubuntu principles while I think it needs to be abolished and rebuilt. Our community needs us to work together but our different theories of change are making it hard to strategize effectively.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people committed to Ubuntu justice are struggling to collaborate across fundamentally different beliefs about whether existing systems can be transformed.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ubuntu justice — healing over punishment?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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