When Stacey was 18 years old, she shot and killed her father who had been sexually abusing her for many years. The night she shot him he had just abused her little sister for the first time. She was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. Her story is powerful. She wrote a memoir, called Redemption, which is available anywhere books are sold. Here is a link to her book on goodreads.To submit a story for the podcast, visit https://zeoboekbinder.com/podcast
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Jane and the Stranger
Jane Piper survived something so rare and horrific, an attack by a total stranger. Being a survivor led her down a path of learning about forgiveness and repair from harm. She started to volunteer in prison, working with men who had committed similar violence to what she endured.To submit a story for the podcast, visit https://zeoboekbinder.com/podcast
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Rachel and the Magical Little Man
In 2015 Rachel and two of her kids were hit by a distracted driver. Her 3 year-old son, Zaadii, was killed. Rachel asked the woman who was driving the car to enter into a Navajo Peacemaking process, which brought them face-to-face. This is a powerful story about loss and forgiveness. To listen to or purchase Jonah Littlesunday's song, Zaadii's Dance, visit https://canyonrecords.bandcamp.com/track/zaadii-s-danceTo learn more about Sihasin, the band behind the song at the end of the episode: https://sihasin.com/sihasin-qr-page/Thomas Walker, the peacemaker, has offered that anyone with questions about peacemaking can email him. Message me through the podcast submission form and I will send along his email address. To submit a story for the podcast, visit https://zeoboekbinder.com/podcast
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Cheryl and Lester
In 1991, Cheryl survived a deadly home invasion. Years later she sits face to face with Lester, one of the men who broke into her home that night, leaving her husband dead and her daughter sexually assaulted. Hear interviews with both Cheryl and Lester, and learn how they became friends and how Cheryl is fighting to get him out of prison. The song after the credits was written and performed by Zeo Boekbinder and can be found on their album, WildflowerTo submit a story for the podcast, visit zeoboekbinder.com/podcast
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Episode 1 Releases April 22!
This is a preview of Episode 1 of Imagine Justice, a brand new podcast!Episodes 1+2 will be available April 22. The following episodes will be released weekly on Tuesdays.
What does justice look like, beyond the confines of State-administered carceral punishment? In Imagine Justice we hear true stories, told by the people who lived them, of irreparable harm followed by reconciliation. These stories invite us into the possibility- and reality- of a justice that is co-created by victims, perpetrators, and survivors of violence and their communities. Each of our storytellers navigates toward peace differently, but they all give us insights that can transform the way we think about and approach justice. Imagine Justice is created by musician, songwriter, and artist Zeo Boekbinder, whose interest in exploring processes of Transformative and Restorative Justice is informed by their time teaching and writing songs alongside incarcerated men at New Folsom Prison, which culminated in the creation of The Prison Music Project.To submit a story for a future episode, visit https://zeoboekbinder.com/podcast
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