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Racial Equity: Restorative Justice in Black Community Development
DATE: February 18th, 2025
TIME: 6-8PM EST
This webinar focuses on advancing racial equity by addressing systemic racism and fostering justice in Black communities. Participants will explore strategies for combating structural inequities in critical areas such as housing, education, and employment.
Through an equity-driven lens, the session will delve into the role of restorative justice in community development, highlighting practices that heal historical harms and rebuild trust.
Additionally, the webinar will examine the importance of intersectionality, ensuring that development efforts are inclusive and reflective of diverse identities, including gender, age, and more. Attendees will gain actionable insights and tools to promote justice and equity in their communities.
This webinar will go over some of these questions:
- How can we dismantle systemic racism in housing, education, and employment to advance racial equity?
- What role does restorative justice play in repairing historical harms and fostering community healing?
- How can we ensure racial equity efforts are inclusive and intersectional, addressing diverse identities such as gender, age, and disability?
- What transformative strategies can create long-term, systemic change rather than temporary fixes?
- How can Black communities implement effective succession planning to cultivate future leaders and sustain equity-driven initiatives?
- What actionable steps can individuals, organizations, and policymakers take to drive racial equity and systemic change?
Speakers
Shanon Williams-Hughes
Shanon Williams-Hughes, born in Baltimore and raised in Pittsburgh, is a University of Pittsburgh social work graduate with a passion for advocacy and community well-being. She began her career as a behavioral counselor, creating the “Express Yourself!” program for trauma healing through art.
Transitioning into gun violence prevention, she led programs at Ceasefirepa and later founded Self Care Housekeeping, a trauma-informed housekeeping service. Shanon also launched The Narrative Justice, empowering marginalized voices, and The Wellness Collective, addressing societal gaps through mutual aid. With a focus on holistic wellness and social justice, Shanon’s innovative efforts have transformed countless lives and communities.
Mavery Davis
Mavery Davis, a CPA dedicated to community wealth-building, is Director of Lending at New Economy Works WV/Seed Commons, supporting cooperative businesses. He founded the Financial Literacy Bootcamp, teaching financial basics and money psychology, especially to youth.
Honored as a Top 40 under 40 Black CPA by NSBCPA (2021) and a Hometown Hero by WV Can’t Wait (2022), Mavery holds accounting degrees from West Virginia State and Strayer Universities. An adjunct professor, board member, and community organizer, he is deeply committed to fostering collective prosperity through education, advocacy, and cooperative economic initiatives.
Abiodun Charlotte Henderson
Abiodun Charlotte Henderson is a community organizer and Founding Director of The Come Up Project which features Gangstas to Growers, an agribusiness training program for formerly incarcerated young adults, and the developing Sweet Sol, a worker-owned cooperative.
She has been an organizer in Southwest Atlanta for over 10 years and under her leadership, the Westview Community Garden is now community-owned. Abiodun is a board member of the Georgia Cooperative Development Center, the Collective Courage Fund, a founding member of the MAMA (Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid) Fund, and FAAM (Free Atlanta Abolition Movement).
Moderator Aimal Masood, serves as Program Facilitator at the Network for Developing Conscious Communities. In this role, she works to promote cooperative business models that enable communities to achieve economic stability and resilience.
Her work focuses on developing educational programs, facilitating webinars, and fostering collaborations among community organizations to enhance cooperative and community development initiatives. Her passion for social justice and economic empowerment has fueled her commitment to creating sustainable solutions for underserved communities.
Should you have any prior questions, you can forward them to [email protected]
The Network for Developing Conscious Communities (NDCC) maintains an active YouTube channel featuring a variety of content related to conscious community development. The YouTube channel includes webinars, including The Roots of Resilience Webinar Series, Black Underserved Farmers Webinar Series and educational discussions aimed at fostering sustainable and equitable Black communities.
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