We need to raise at least $35,000 to help sustain our work. Every donation counts. Let's hit $35,000 together and make a lasting impact! 🙌 🎁 Donate today: thecirclekeepers.com/donate 👉 Comment, share, and tag friends to spread the word! ❤️

Please make a one time or monthly gift to The Circle Keepers today to keep this powerful work strong for the long haul. We need to raise at least $35,000.Every donation counts. 🎁 Donate today: thecirclekeepers.com/donate 👉 Comment, share, and tag friends❤️

NEWSFLASH!!!!!!!!🎥 The Circle Keepers presented our second annual Peace & Justice Conference,  WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: bit.ly/2025pandj   Follow us to learn more! @thecirclekeepers #peaceandjustice #abolitionist #youthleadership #communitybuilding #socialjustice #brooklynny

Dear familia!  We are going to say this loud and proud with joy and excitement! \📣WE HAVE LOTS OF JOYFUL UPDATES, NEWS, & OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE WANT TO SHARE & CELEBRATE WITH YOU! 📣 ✉️ thecirclekeepers.com/contact

As we kick off a new school year, The Circle Keepers is planning to organize alongside more young people than ever before! 🩷😀🩷 Donate today: thecirclekeepers.com/donate 👉 Comment, share, and tag friends to spread the word! ❤️ Thank you for making it possible by being part of this caring community!

Mediating Cell Phone Policy Issues with Restorative Justice State policies, school rules, and family concerns often clash. Students’ voices are left out. Conflict doesn’t have to end in punishment—it can lead to healing. Together, we can move from rules that silence to conversations that restore.

We at The Circle Keepers are devastated by the mass shooting on **Aug 27, 2025** at **Annunciation Catholic School, Minneapolis**.

🌿✨ What a day! Thank you to everyone who joined us for Our Island, Our Future on Governors Island this past Saturday 💜 Deepest gratitude to our visionary host Chicava for welcoming us into such a gorgeous space with so much warmth! Check out the Know Your Rights resources! https://bit.ly/ice-ck

Dear Familia, Meet Our Circle Keeper cat, ✨😺Minerva✨😺, has a mood for *everybody*. Some days you’re cozy like #2, other days you’re fierce like #3, or maybe mysterious like #8. 👉 Which Minerva Cat are *you* today (1–9)? 👉 And most importantly… WHY?

📣 Applications are open for The Circle Keepers 2025-2026 Fellowship! Open to high school & first-year college students passionate about restorative justice, art & community! ✊🏾✨ 📅 Meets Saturdays | 10am–3pm | Midtown Manhattan We have only 5 spots available! 🔗 Apply bit.ly/be-a-tck25-fellow

The Circle Keepers is recruiting 10 youth leaders in grades 9–11 for the D39 Peer Mediators 2025–2026 Fellowship in Brooklyn! 📍 In Person In Downtown Brooklyn 🗓 Tuesdays, 4–6 PM  💵 $250 stipend per semester 📝 Applications due: 9/8 🚀 Program begins: 9/16 👉 Apply now at  bit.ly/d39peermediators

Join us on Friday, August 22 at  Chicaba's Sanctuary on Governors Island from 1 PM –6 PM.  👉RSVP Now! bit.ly/tck-aug22 Can’t come but would like to donate? 👉 Donate Now [bit.ly/donate2thecirclekeepers

Dear educators, youth organizers, and all around good humans, On Friday, August 22, our youth leaders are taking over Governors Island for a collaborative, restorative and transformative day of action they call: Our Island, Our Future: A Day of Restorative Power  👉RSVP Now! bit.ly/tck-aug22

What will you do not if but when ICE shows up in your neighborhood?  ROLE PLAY OUR RIGHTS is a restorative justice based, theater-of-the-oppressed-style workshop where youth + community members rehearse real-life scenarios—and build real skills. Book us now: 👉 bit.ly/roleplayrights-workshop #

BOOK A LIBERATION DRUM CIRCLES WORKSHOP! We are offering  a 2-hour interactive experience for your communities to explore how global movements for social justice have used drumming, chanting, and singing to organize, energize, and amplify messages of justice!  https://bit.ly/ldcworkshops25

Dear familia! Join us for this dope Community-Held Restorative Justice Coaching and Speaker Series!  "Representing Coast-To-Coast US Experts In The Field" REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/rjontherise-webinars WHERE: Zoom

Dear familia!!!! We’re proud to partner this year with @kaleidoscopedreamsfoundation—an organization that uses the arts to bring people together, amplify unheard voices, & help more young people shine. Here’s to opening doors, sparking dreams, & making the arts a space where everyone belongs.

Help us take our youth leaders to Coney Island for a day of bonding, connecting, & artivism at the beach! Coney Island is a magical place, and the ocean is so healing! 🌊 This past year has been exhausting and the babies deserve fun! 🎉 The link to donate is: bit.ly/donate2thecirclekeepers

Dear familia! 🌟 Our 2024-2025 school year impact report is here! 📊 This year we got to not double but TRIPLE programming! 🚀 Check out our numbers! OUR REACH: 👩‍🎓 60 YOUTH FELLOWS TRAINED 🏫 5 NYC SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS 🗣️ 20 EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 🎨 15 ARTIVIST EVENTS 👥 1000+ PARTICIPANTS & ATTENDEES

Dear familia! 🌎 During a time where the powers that be push us to fight with one another in a scarcity mentality, and to value "things" over people.  Here we offer you a restorative justice circle to learn from Dr. King’s thoughts and actions. 🌱 bit.ly/drkingvalues

Dear Brooklyn community! 🌆 Join us on Saturday from 1pm to 4pm at the Sumner Houses in Bed-Stuy for a day of Community 🤝 - Food 🍽️ - Resources 📚 - Raffles 🎟️ - Restorative Justice Games and Youth Participatory Action Research Activities!  WHERE: Marcus Garvey Blvd (between Park Ave & Myrtle Ave)

Dear beloved community! 🌟 NYC budget decisions are happening right now, and trans & queer lives need funding! 🏳️‍⚧️ We’re calling on NYC Council to include in the FY26 budget: ✨ $15M for Gender-Affirming Care ✨ $10M for Unhoused Youth ✨ $10M for the Trans Equity Fund

Join The Circle Keepers 2025 Fellows for the first episode 🎙️ of our podcast, where we share  💭 ideas 💡 about how we view and use restorative justice as a way to deal with conflict, harm, and violence in ways that push back against the carceral system 🚫 of criminalization and surveillance in schools.

The Circle Keepers 🌟 INVITE you 🎉 to VOTE!!!!! We have ONE MORE DAY ONLY! to vote 🗳️ for our Participatory Budgeting Project in Brooklyn! 🌆 Mental health 🧠, vocational training, food safety 🍎  #ThePeoplesMoney last year! Vote now with @NYCCEC: bit.ly/circle-pb using code: CIRCLE

7 days left until Participatory Budgeting is over! PB is where every New Yorker can vote on how $1 million is spent on community projects in your borough. Projects include youth job training, media literacy workshops, and more! Help our coalition reach a goal of 2,000 votes. VOTE BY JUNE 25TH!

It’s been 1 month since The People’s Money launched! We’ve collected 1,200 ballots and we need 800 more to meet our goal! Vote by going to bit.ly/circle-pb and enter code: CIRCLE. Take a few minutes and help decide where $1 million in city funds go. Vote by June 25th!

⚠️ DEADLINE EXTENSION ⚠️ Help us hit 400 RSVPs! Right now we have 300+ RSVP'd for our 2025 Peace and Justice Youth Conference. We've just opened the link until Thursday, June 12th! RSVP ASAP! 🗓️ June 14th, 9:30am-5pm 🏫 284 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, 11201 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/peaceandjustice2025

Check out the AMAZING keynote speakers and performers we'll have at our 2025 Peace and Justice Youth Conference! As a reminder, there are only 8 days left until the conference, so go ahead and RSVP ASAP! 🗓️ June 14th, 9:30am-5pm 🏫 284 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, 11201 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/peaceandjustice2025

WORKSHOP REVEAL PART 3 OF 3! 👀 These workshops are some of the workshops you'll see at our 2025 Peace and Justice Youth Conference. For the full list, check out https://linktr.ee/circlekeepers ! 🗓️ June 14th, 9:30am-5pm 🏫 284 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, 11201 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/peaceandjustice2025

WORKSHOP REVEAL PART 2 OF 3! 👀 This is the part of the second batch of the 20+ exciting workshops we have planned for our 2025 Peace and Justice Youth Conference! 🗓️June 14th, 9:30am-5pm 🏫 284 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, 11201 🔗RSVP: bit.ly/peaceandjustice2025

Join us today from 6pm-7:30pm for our webinar, Spilling the Tea on Restorative Justice, Safe and Supportive NYC Public Schools, and the Mayoral Race. New York City needs elected leaders who champion safe and supportive public schools.  Register: bit.ly/rjwebinar-may22

⏰ 10 DAYS UNTIL THE BLOCK PARTY! Come connect, celebrate our cultures, AND vote on the top 5 projects to get over $1 million in participatory budget funding for projects, and continue building a stronger Sunset Park—together.

⏰ 10 DAYS UNTIL THE BLOCK PARTY! The Sunset Park TRIE Coalition is a vibrant group of community-based organizations tackling racial equity, gender justice, housing, climate, education, and immigration. Come enjoy a day in the sun and vote on projects for $1M in participatory budget funding on 05/31!

Looking for Adult Allies with a mind set on freedom and a heart set on collective liberation to volunteer for our 2025 Peace & Justice Youth Conference! Saturday, June 14th, Downtown Brooklyn. Whether you can give two hours or the whole day, there’s a role for you. We appreciate you!

VOTE! #ThePeoplesMoney gives ALL New Yorkers 11 and older a chance to decide how to spend millions of the city budget. Speak up for your community: bit.ly/circle-pb using code: CIRCLE @nyccec

Registration is now LIVE for our 2025 Peace and Justice Youth Conference! 20+ youth-led workshops across a full day of community building, Saturday, June 14th, at the Boerum Hill for International Studies.  REGISTER for the conference using the link or QR code on the flyer!

Help us reach $10K for our Peace & Justice Youth Conference! Last year, we had 350+ youth attend. It’s a full day of learning & community building by youth, for youth, featuring 20+ youth-led workshops on restorative justice, participatory action research, and more! Donate at bit.ly/peace-fundraiser

Save the dates! We have three amazing public events coming up so far this month, and we’d love to see you there! Swipe left for more details about the event and its location. DM us if you have any questions! #fyp #nyc #nonprofit #restorativejustice #nycschools #schooltoprisonpipeline

We’re The Circle Keepers — a group of youth leaders and adult allies organizing the 2025 Peace & Justice Youth Conference,  We’re trying to raise $10,000 in individual donations (which will get DOUBLED by a grant!!!) — and right now we’ve got $1,300.  👉🏽 Chip in here: bit.ly/peace-fundraiser

Come be our 🌟 Part Time Organizational Assistant. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in organizational skills, an honest and clear communication style, and a deep commitment to our mission. : 💵 $25 per hour (in-person). 10 hours a week LEARN MORE: bit/ly/beourorgassistant

🌱 The School-To-Prison-Pipeline 🏫 is not just a metaphor. It is a phenomenon that takes place in systematic, real-time, and normalized ways. 📚

🎶 Music & Social Justice Educators! 🌍🎤 Join “Sounds of Justice & Joy”! If you believe music fuels change, you're our people! 🎵 Looking for artivism pros, Soundtrap wizards & passionate teachers. 🎸 $75-100/session in NYC. Dive in 👉 bit.ly/musicta-tck ✉️ [email protected] #JoinOurCircle

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨 🎉 The 2025 Peace & Justice Youth Conference 🕊️ 📍 Brooklyn, NY 📅 TBA | 10 AM - 5 PM 🎟️ FREE + Food, Swag & Community! ✨ Theme: Police is Out, Peace is In! ✨ 🎭 Leadership workshops 🎨 Arts 🎤 Keynote speakers 🎯 Community Building Games & Community Service! 🍔 Food! 🥤Bevs!  🍭Snacks!

Dear community! 🌟 This past Saturday marks one year since we received 501c3 status!  Today we need your help in raising $10,000 to support our youth-led “Role Playing Our Rights”. bit.ly/circlekeepersfundraiser #SocialJustice #CommunitySupport #TheaterForChange #YouthLeadership #KnowYourRights

**NYC Youth: Your Vote Matters! 🗳️**   Your voice is more powerful than ever. Mayor Eric Adams has **defunded our schools**, **sold out New Yorkers to the fascists**, and **criminalized our neighbors**—The deadline to register is 2/14 *Register to vote here**: vote.nyc/page/register-vote

Dearly beloveds! 🖤 Black History Month is EVERY MONTH, EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR! ⏰ for us at The Circle Keepers. We hereby offer you our Black Joy 🎉 Advisory/Classroom Restorative Justice Circle Protocol Resource! Watch the video! 📹 #linkinbio and bit.ly/blackjoy2025ck How do YOU embody Black Joy? 🌟

Dearly beloveds, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was all about praxis; thought+action+reflection. Check out our Letter From Birmingham Jail Learning Deck and think, act, reflect & connect with us today, tomorrow and everyday.  #MLKLegacy #CriticalConsciousness #SocialJustice #AntiRacism #Activism

"WE MUST RAPIDLY BEGIN THE SHIFT FROM A "THING-ORIENTED" SOCIETY TO A "PERSON-ORIENTED" SOCIETY." Get our "A Revolution Of Values" Restorative Justice Circle Protocol at bit.ly/drkingvalues 📜✨

We are so excited and blessed to share the love that we've been getting from our youth led restorative justice workshop participants! Check out what students from John Jay College had to say about it!  #RestorativeJustice #YouthEmpowerment #CommunityEngagement #Inspiration #JohnJayCollege #teaching

Beloveds! As we get ready for the 2025 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, we want to share this playlist making, celebrating the 13 guiding principles. Get the PDF at: https://bit.ly/2025woaplaylist #BlackLivesMatter #EducationForLiberation #SocialJustice t #BLMPrinciples #blmatschool