Wanda's Picks July 10, 2009

Today we'll be speaking about Restorative Justice and African-centered theories associated with this movement in particular. Our first guest is: Jacqueline Roebuck Sakho, who is a Restorative Justice Researcher/Consultant. She is currently conducting a national listening project, The Baobab Tree Listening Project. The purpose of this qualitative study to survey the perspective of African American Restorative Justice practitioners on Restorative Justice as a field and how it's approaches can be applied in African American communities. She is also a consultant with defense teams of capital murder cases as a Victim Outreach Specialist as a liaison between the surviving family members and the defense team.

We have a follow-up conversation and interview with co-writer, producer and actor, Darien Sills-Evans, whose film, Rivers Wash Over Me, screens at Outfest in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 11 at 1:30 p.m. Visit http://www.outfest.org/fest2009/

This interview is followed by a conversation with Tamara Perkins, director of film, "The Trust: Learning Trust, Finding Hope." Dr. Garry Mendez, Jr., author, public scholar, and community activist who has been addressing issues confronting African Americans, families and communities using culture and value-based leadership for over 40 years, and is the Executive Director & Founder of The National Trust, joins Tamara in the studio. There is a BBQ/Concert Fundraising event for the film project, Saturday, July 11, from 1 PM to 7 PM at The Muse: @ 6525 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland. Visit www.trustcommunity.org.

We close the show with an interview with Jeff Duvall, promoter and coordinator for the 25th Annual Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo and Stephanie Haynes, participant, and champion cowgirl. BPIR is also this weekend, July 11-12, 2:30 p.m., in Hayward, (visit http://www.billpickettrodeo.com/)

Arrive early!