Kevin R. Martin

Kevin R. Martin [Him / Him] Middle Aged African American Male.  Western Buddhist practitioner.  Teacher and Community collaborator.  Born and raised in the SF Bay Area.  Kevin grew up experiencing family and community systems being impacted and limited by the criminal legal system.  As a result, his identity and politics centers collective trauma integration and community innovation through a restorative and transformative justice lens.  He serves as a Restorative Practice Strategist with Community Works (Oakland, CA), a nonprofit specializing in delivering services using alternative and transformative justice approaches. His work brings dignity and healing to individuals and families impacted by the California state carceral system.  Kevin was a participant in the inaugural Restorying Justice Jam in 2019 and a facilitant for the Restorying Justice Zoomy Jam 2021.