Accountability Practices for Supporting Young People
Speakers:
Selima Morrow, Director of Outreach , CHRIS180
Errdaisha Floyd, Community Organizer , Youth Advisory Council at Point Source Youth
LaLa Holston-Zannell, Trans Justice Campaign Manager, Producer , ACLU
Andrew Gutierrez, Program Manager of Youth Leadership, Larkin Street Youth Services
This session will examine how carceral, punitive, adultist, and restrictive policies, which typically disproportionately target & impact BIPOC & LGBTQ youth, often inform, maintain and exacerbate homelessness. This session will review disciplinary procedures through a restorative justice lens, with the goal of providing attendees with tools to differentiate between punishment and consequences. Attendees will walk away with a more holistic understanding of accountability best practices that center on trust and equity.