June is Pride Month in the United States, commemorating the Stonewall riots which began on June 28, 1969. According to research by Public Broadcasting Service writer Beatrice Alvarez, the riots marked a turning point in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and queer (LGBTQ) movement for civil rights.
"The riot began when a group of people at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, were being harassed by police officers. The harassment by police wasn't new to the bar's patrons, but that night the community rose up against it. The decision of a few brave Stonewall Inn patrons to fight back and stand against police brutality and injustice kicked off days of demonstrations throughout the city to protest the discrimination and mistreatment of gay and lesbian communities. The first anniversary of the Stonewall riots was celebrated with gay pride parades in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and near the Stonewall Inn New York," Alvarez writes.
To celebrate the month at PACEs Connection our History. Culture. Trauma. podcast will recognize the impact LGBTQ+ people have had in the world.
"This week's guest, Joe Brummer, continues to utilize his life experience to impact schools across the country to shift their paradigm towards strengthening individual and student school experiences through restorative practices," said Ingrid Cockhren, PACEs Connection CEO, who hosts the podcast each week with director of communities Mathew Portell.
Brummer, author of the book, "Building a Trauma-informed Restorative School", writes that he is the survivor of child abuse, bullying, and two separate violent anti-gay hate crimes.
"What began as a personal healing response to the trauma has transformed into professional involvement in community and restorative justice," he says.
Since 2010, Brummer has actively helped schools implement peer mediation programs and school-wide restorative practices. As a private consultant beginning in 2015, Brummer has designed a trauma-informed approach to restorative practices and infused this model in schools.
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