Joy George, born and raised in the Bronx as the daughter of Nigerian diaspora, has found herself at the intersections of love, transformation, restoration and social change in her work and activism. She graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in Political Science and Black Studies in 2020. Joy is now working towards a JD at UC Davis School of Law as a MLK Public Interest Scholar. She comes to the law after five years as a restorative justice facilitator and healing justice campaigner. In these roles, she hosted numerous community healing circles, designed conflict resolution and community safety processes, and mobilized hundreds of community members to advocate for county budgets that prioritized behavioral health care and decarceration. Her focus now is bringing a healing-centered lens to the law through impact litigation and policy advocacy.
Joy has had the opportunity to work with incredible teams planting and watering the seeds of restorative culture: Restore Oakland Inc., Restorative Justice Institute of Maine, YES!, Ecology Shifts and Mindbridge Center. Part of her journey has led her to Jam so as to struggle and heal alongside other changemakers. Joy has been attending and facilitating Jams since 2019. In her free time, Joy enjoys traveling, learning about her city through food and music, looking at the stars, and connecting with loved ones.
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