Case Study: Restorative Justice Dialogue on Copyright Infringement, Positionality and Racial Tensions In the Workplace

We’ve all heard the phrase, “I smell a rat” to indicate some injustice is present, such as white supremacy is pervasive.

This week Alexandria admits, “Sometimes I smell a rat, even when the rat is not there.”

We sat in a beautiful community space with high ceilings and big windows. I had made split pea soup, which would end up being the best part of the conversation—see recipe below. Carlos got up to grab one more snack saying excitedly: “This is better than Netflix.” It was nearing the beginning of the alternative dispute resolution session via restorative justice, and he was giddy about what felt like the T (gossip). Little did he know, it was anything but gossip time.