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sujatha baliga’s work is characterized by an equal dedication to people who’ve experienced and caused harm and violence. A former victim advocate and public defender, sujatha is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences about her decades of restorative justice work. She also speaks publicly and inside prisons about her own experiences as a survivor of child sexual abuse and her path to forgiveness. In her most recent position directing the Restorative Justice Project, sujatha helped communities across the U.S. implement restorative justice alternatives to youth criminalization. Today, she’s exploring restorative justice approaches to ending intimate partner and sexual violence. sujatha is a member of the Gyuto Foundation in Richmond, CA, where she leads meditation on Monday nights. She makes her home in Northern California with her partner of 26 years and their 17-year-old child. sujatha was named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow and is writing her first book.
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