Ona Wang

Researcher, writer, & organizer for restorative justice, conflict transformation & human behavior. (RT/follow ≠ endorsement)

[Liz Grumbach/@[email protected] @EMGrumbach]

Over the past year, @goldwhirlwind has gifted me her time & care. Co-producing this show has transformed me.

Today, for the first time, we got to sit next to each other. To host a generative convo w/ @ona_wang & @makofittsward.

Don’t be a zombie, know your history. #ZAMM2022

[Ona Wang @ona_wang]

@ShinaSeabury Jibaritos y Mas, Ethiopian Diamond, San Soo Gab San, Nigerian Kitchen, Libanais, Sinhá

[Ona Wang @ona_wang]

“Atrocity crimes…affect entire societies through generations. Prevention is…less costly, particularly in saving human lives. Inaction…allows genocide and atrocities to happen.” - Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide #UnitedNations #Genocide #UN

[Ona Wang @ona_wang]

“The world is amid a once-a-century pandemic, and it is morally wrong to stop vaccines from reaching people that do not have the money to pay for them…No one is safe until everyone is safe.” @Thinking_Sufi #COVID19 #CovidVaccine #COVAX #VaccineApartheid #PublicHealth

[Boston Congress of Public Health & BCPH Review @BostonCongress]

While the U.S. has decided to donate 500 million doses of vaccines, we may need 11 billion doses to vaccinate the world. Writing for Harvard Public Health Review, our Fellow Javaid Iqbal @Thinking_Sufi talks about "How Vaccine Apartheid Hurts Global Health
https://t.co/qKc1EOjJtn

[Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security @WCAPSnet]

Today, we honor Ona Wang who serves as the Co-Chair for the WCAPS Conflict Prevention, Peacekeeping and Peacemaking Working Group! Ona works as a Restorative Justice Supervisor for Alternatives, a place that inspire young people to create a just future. #AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPI

[Ona Wang @ona_wang]

“Where you have peace you have culture. Where you have culture you have peace.” -Tomás Ramírez of @DePaulU for @UChicagoLaw “Beyond Punishment: RJ Practice, Policy, and Potential” Symposium. Honored to share ‘RJ in Communities’ panel with Peace Ambassadors. #RestorativeJustice

[Adnan Khan @akhan1437]

Ppl are completely misunderstanding accountability. Derek Chauvin has not been held accountable. He has been convicted. That’s not accountability. No one has taken any ACCOUNT. Neither he nor the system have apologized, expressed remorse or made any amends to change the system.

[Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security @WCAPSnet]

What a great event today on "Women of Color Leading Change: Questioning Historical Efforts of Conflict Transformation" discussion at the @NGO_CSW_NY. @WCAPSnet enjoyed co-hosting it with @PEACInstitute @Jenkinsbd @rebecca_irby @Sabou_SI @Maher_Akremi @ona_wang @Nedoushh

[Alliance for Peacebuilding @AfPeacebuilding]

Join @WCAPSnet on March 24th at 2:00 - 3:30 EST for a discussion on "Women of Color Leading Change: Questioning the Historical Effects of Conflict Transformation."

👉 Listen on their Facebook account at https://t.co/aRpaGNJncF. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenAdvancePeace @US_CSWG

[Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security @WCAPSnet]

Join the WCAPS Human Rights + Peacemaking Working Groups tomorrow (2pm EST/11am PST) for our Power of Women Organizing panel!

🔗 Register Here: https://t.co/AsHcPSSadx

#WCAPSHumanRights #16DaysofActivism

[Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security @WCAPSnet]

Peacemaking WG Co-Chair Ona Wang reminds us that any solution for gender-based violence must be community centered. #NoMoreMissingRights #RatifyILO190

[Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security @WCAPSnet]

For our #16DaysofActivism campaign, WCAPS Fellow Neda Shaheen shares how violence against women has ramifications in all parts of our society. #NoMoreMissingRights #RatifyILO190

[Ona Wang @ona_wang]

"There are solutions that I could really hold onto. There is hope." -Caleb Gichuhi #BuildPeace2020 #Peace #peacebuilding #solutions #hope @CalGish

[Ona Wang @ona_wang]

It was an honor to learn from the other speakers! This discussion left me asking: How can policy and policymakers keep up with communities and tech innovations? #BuildPeace2020

[Build Up @howtobuildpeace]

#BuildPeace2020 Now on: short talks on surveillance capitalism and polarization. @branka2panic, @MonaIbrahim77, @peacedirect, @ona_wang - each doing notable work. Check them out and catch them for deeper discussions in Q&As.

[Ona Wang @ona_wang]

Join me at Build Peace as we share solutions for emergent challenges to peace in a digital era. My talk will cover psychology of polarization, racial dynamics, & voter access - including #GOTV during #COVID19. #BuildPeace2020 #Election2020 #Vote2020 #polarization #politics