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Re-Storying Justice Application 2025

Note: We occasionally experience technical difficulties with this form, so please cut and paste your answers in a Word document BEFORE sending. Once we acknowledge receipt, you can delete the Word document. Thank you!

Also: If you would prefer to apply via video or voice memo, that is welcome!  Simply try to limit your responses to 1-2 minutes each. Just share your answers to the application in whichever format you prefer, and send your video or voice memo to us at restoryingjusticejam@gmail.com — We want to hear from you and can always follow up if we have questions.

    Thank you for your interest in the Re-Storying Justice Jam. This event is intimate and personal, and we want to get to know you, so our questionnaire is longer and more in-depth than most. Please share as much as you feel comfortable.

    There is no min/max length for responses and no pressure. We only ask you to share what you feel is ‘enough’. We will follow up with more questions via email or a phone call if we think we need more information.

    Also, please note that all of your answers, including your name and basic info, will be kept confidential.* Only the Re-Storying Justice Jam organizers will have access to your application. The more our team learns about you, the more informed our decisions can be throughout the selection process.

    *If you are selected for the Jam, only your name and bio will be shared with the other participants of the Jam, and that will happen just prior to the event.

    Complete Name (required)

    Nickname (what you prefer to be called, if different):

    Gender Pronouns:

    Your Email (required)

    Organization or Organizational Affiliation (if applicable):

    Website of Group (if applicable):

    Street Address (required)

    City (required)

    State / Province (required)

    Zip / Postal Code (required)

    Country (required)

    Phone Number (required):

    Birthday (Month/Day/Year) (required)

    How did you hear about the Jam? Please list sources by name:

    Who You Are

    The participants are the focus of the Jam, and sharing our stories, experiences, ideas, etc., through different formats is how we engage and learn together. The following series of questions is meant to be a taste of this principle. Don't worry about spelling or grammar or eloquent articulation. We just want to get a sense of who you are.

    If you would prefer elaborating on these in-depth questions through an audio or video submission or a phone or video interview, that is most welcome. Please just try to limit your answers to 1-2 minutes in length. Thank you!

    1. How do you identify? (Gender identity, ethnic background, sexual orientation, class, and anything else that makes you who you are.) We ask because we value diversity, the opportunity to create safe space, and want to know how to best meet participant needs.

    2. What’s your focus in the world currently? What things are you actively working on? You might share what is your relationship to restorative and/or transformative justice and/or how have you been impacted by the criminal legal system. Please be as specific as possible about your experience and what is vitally important to you.

    3. What does "Re-storying Justice" mean to you? What does it look like, feel like, conjure up for you?

    4. What’s alive for you? What are your current places of challenge, growth, and excitement? What questions are you working with at this time in your life and/or work?

    5. What about the Jam do you feel drawn to? What do you feel you will be able to give/contribute to the Jam? What do you hope to receive from it?

    6. Please share with us any concerns, doubts, fears, or reservations you have about attending the Jam.

    7. Is there anything else you'd like to tell us?

    8. Please give us a mini-bio (3-6 sentences) written in the third person (for example, using “she” instead of “I”). Talk yourself up! Include contributions you’ve made, any awards or accomplishments, organizations you’ve been involved with, etc. This is the bio that will be shared with other participants of this Jam. (You can always modify it later.)

    Costs of Attending

    The total cost of the jam is $850 per participant ($425 for food, lodging, and materials; $425 for program costs, including organizing support, childcare, and facilitator honorarium).

    If you can pay the entire cost of $850, great!  And, we ask that all participants consider contributing a minimum of $425 to cover their food and accommodation.

    If you pay more than the at-cost $850 amount for tuition, that extra amount is tax-deductible.

    Money should never be a barrier to applying: partial scholarships are available. We also invite monthly payment plans.

    9. How much are you or your organization able to contribute to tuition?:

    10. Is there a work-trade you would like to offer? (for example, taking photos, writing a blog, making a post-Jam video, etc.)

    Thanks so much for taking the time to fill out this in-depth application! We’ll be in touch as soon as we can, with plenty of time for you to make necessary arrangements to participate.