JLau

Detroiter (home). House Head, believer in youth & communities, advocate for (restorative) justice & nonviolence. Probably drinking coffee. #ERAYes

[JLau @laus_cause]

“When students feel like they belong, they are more likely to participate in discussions and activities, attend class regularly, collaborate on projects, stay in school, and seek out help when they need it.” https://t.co/gQBzhkmxsj

[JLau @laus_cause]

Good. https://t.co/7GVEWfRwgD

[JLau @laus_cause]

“We come to school to learn, not to be policed.”

@GovWhitmer let’s reimagine what school safety looks like.

https://t.co/SXbvQVqyh5

[JLau @laus_cause]

“Perhaps acknowledging that we, as a nation, are currently in a post-traumatic adjustment period can start the journey toward collective healing.” https://t.co/t7EyeVr9MP

[JLau @laus_cause]

“I have always believed in the idea that we must welcome the stranger, the person in need. And that if we search for common ground with all those we meet, we will discover our shared humanity, and we will all be better for it.” https://t.co/a4C04mma1f

[JLau @laus_cause]

“Fear of being exposed and shamed for their actual mediocrity is often the driving force behind their escapism into fantasies of infallibility or superiority.” https://t.co/0K8JZeppdS

[JLau @laus_cause]

“As we look at the paradoxes, we see that as we focus the light on the one who offended, as we bear the pain for this person, we, the forgivers, are the ones who experience considerable psychological healing that is empirically verified.” https://t.co/niq3GWAwLH

[JLau @laus_cause]

“Bc punitive responses to behavioral challenges only exacerbate chronic stress for students & educators alike, they perpetuate a vicious cycle for the most at-risk, misunderstood, & marginalized students.”
**but restorative practices are not “discipline” https://t.co/24CRctTDt0

[JLau @laus_cause]

Thankful for friends, family, good health, and @Amtrak for allowing me to travel across the country and meet lovely people and see beautiful things.

[JLau @laus_cause]

⁦⁦@DetroitLionsPro⁩ you have the literal Black pioneers of Techno (incl. ⁦⁦⁦@kevinsaunderson⁩ ⁦⁦@juanatkins⁩ etc.) in your backyard—why would you spend that much $$ to bring in Guetta?! https://t.co/ieFnBfOUT1

[JLau @laus_cause]

“I want Mac N Cheese with my Mac N Cheese.” — my niece

[JLau @laus_cause]

If anyone is ever trying to find me, there’s usually a pretty good chance I’m next to a speaker with ⁦@WomenOnWax⁩ behind the decks.

[JLau @laus_cause]

“Letting each and every child know that they are special is a way of helping them learn how to be both an individual and part of society.” https://t.co/fIU4BZW2Ej

[JLau @laus_cause]

"It tells the story of an actual community that's here, not just the racist policy of the developer and the federal government. So we've got both stories.” https://t.co/YYqxqoB2Bt

[JLau @laus_cause]

“… what’s happening here is that the main worldview difference b/t liberals & conservatives has nothing to do w/ how dangerous we think the world is but with whether the world is a place where differences usually matter & should, in general, be respected. https://t.co/0f3K5Iku60

[JLau @laus_cause]

“There were qualified borrowers, but Lakeland just didn’t service them.” https://t.co/qXJiZE6enC

[JLau @laus_cause]

“That’s not a typo. Seventeen. That’s a 0.15 percent recidivism rate in a country where it’s normal for 30 to 65 percent of people coming home from prison to reoffend within three years of release.” https://t.co/HiL9vPZsFo

[JLau @laus_cause]

👏🏻👏🏻

[Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice @ISGRJRutgers]

We're enormously proud, overjoyed and honored to announce that our founding ISGRJ-Newark Director @eliseboddie has been appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, the #2 position in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice!

[JLau @laus_cause]

“No one would really talk to you unless they wanted something from you.” #RealTalkNJ
https://t.co/c92zFruAEy

[The Inclusion Project @TIPRutgers]

We asked students what would make #NJschools more equitable. Anjali says #integration would promote tolerance through sharing experiences. Sign the petition to #integrateNJ here: https://t.co/zDTQduKpYU

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