Elizabeth Bender – Attorney-at-Law

“I have participated in several trainings and circles with Terrence, most recently a virtual community-building circle around food and what it means to us. Terrence brings a deep and rigorous knowledge of restorative justice and practices coupled with patience and an openness to all-comers. He is very intentional about creating space for people to show up as they are, with all our clumsiness and potential to "say the wrong thing". He intuitively leads conversation to a place where learning can happen. Holding space with Terrence challenges and expands my thinking on racial justice and community-building. I'm excited for more opportunities to learn from and be in community with him.” 

I have had the pleasure of co-leading workshops with Terrence Winston and have invited him to serve on panels for a course that I coordinate at NYU entitled The Social Responsibilities of Educators. Terrence’s presentations and workshops are powerful and thoughtful, and they engage, inspire and uplift audiences and participants.” 

“As a veteran educator of 43 years, I have seen myriad approaches to restorative justice. Terrence's culturally relevant emphasis is what is needed in today's schools. It honors the heritage of all students while re-affirming their dignity. He was a featured presenter at our 15th summer institute and even though it was virtual, his engagement with the attendees was high. I enthusiastically recommend him!” 

“Terrence's Re-imagining Disciplinary Practices is my favorite beyond-buzzwords workshop on restorative justice hands down. His commitment to leveraging African cultural wisdom to expose and dismantle "Isfetic discipline" is evident and commendable.” 

“We were extremely grateful and fortunate to have Terrence work with our students. He engaged the students creatively with thoughtful questions, and created a safe space where students were empowered to share and learn from each other. Most importantly the students felt heard, and as an organization we were able to introduce practices that foster a greater sense of dignity and community.”