Joy George

Special projects Intern

Joy (she/her), born and raised in the Bronx as the daughter of Nigerian diaspora, has found herself at the intersections of healing justice, restorative praxis, and social change in her work and activism. She graduated from Swarthmore College with a BA in Political Science and Black Studies in 2020.

Joy has had the opportunity to work with incredible teams planting and watering the seeds of restorative culture and restorative economics: Sustainable Economies Law Center, Restore Oakland Inc., Restorative Justice Institute of Maine, YES!, Ecology Shifts and Mindbridge Center.

Joy is now working towards a JD at UC Davis School of Law as a MLK Public Interest Scholar. She comes to the law after five years as a restorative justice facilitator and healing justice campaigner. In these roles, she hosted numerous community healing circles, designed conflict resolution and community safety processes, and mobilized hundreds of community members to advocate for county budgets that prioritized behavioral health care and decarceration.

Her focus now is bringing a healing-centered lens to the law through impact litigation and policy advocacy.