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Restorative Justice is the way.
Dr. L’Tomay (Douglas) Varlack-Butler, Restorative Educator,
Joins the Waymakers Team as Sage Waymaker
My service to the advancement of humanity is to empower leaders to dismantle inequity, align their
voice with their values, inspire transformative accountability through truth, leadership, and love.
My research challenges the misappropriation of restorative justice discourse and reclaims it through centering Afro-Indigenous
knowledge systems.
Dr. L’Tomay Varlack-Butler is a justice-impacted survivor-scholar, visionary restorative educator, transformative discourse strategist, and founder of HEAL Humanity Now®—a justice-rooted framework for cultural healing, leadership development, and systems transformation.
Restorative Justice is a decolonial way of being that centers traditional indigenous knowledge with the transformative power to deepen relationships, heal humanity and disrupt the transmission of harm. While this is true, RJ has been colonized which limits its transformational potential. I was interviewed while serving as the Resident Practitioner & Grad Assistant at the Center for Restorative Justice at the University of San Diego in addition to being a former instructor in the Leadership & Facilitation Certificate program.
Hear from Fania Davis, JD, PhD on Restorative Justice
“Restorative justice risks losing relevance if we, as practitioners, do not become more skillful at identifying, navigating, and transforming racial harm… Given the nation’s changing demographics and persistent, if not deepening, racial disparities, a restorative justice approach that ignores these inequities will be perceived as uninformed and uncaring, if not irrelevant and racist.” - Fania Davis, The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice
WJ honors the indigenous knowledge represented in restorative justice intersecting with social work. WJ acknowledges the land it serves on which is that of the Lenape peoples. This video is from their land in NY.
A Justice-Centered Leadership Training For those ready to lead with ancestral wisdom, radical truth, and unapologetic liberation.
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This program is for: DEIB leaders, educators (traditional/non-traditional), and social workers in career transformation Justice-centered professionals seeking purpose alignment Healers and artists answering the call to lead beyond institutions People committed to equity, wholeness, and cultural restoration Led by Dr. L’Tomay Varlack-Butler, this training bridges inner healing and strategic action.
Are you in a moment of personal transition or professional reckoning?
Are you a justice-driven leader seeking a deeper way to live, lead, and love?
Healing is like learning and we do it everyday. Together, we can HEAL Humanity Now!® ~Tomay
LTomay and David Karp Interview by USD's
Department of Learning & Teaching | EDSJ
