About
Rooted Justice Collaborative ("RJC") began as a community training session on Restorative Justice as an anti-racist practice. Years later, Robyn and Aviance have expanded this practice to communities, organizations and schools to offer trainings, workshops and community conversations on justice, equity, and restorative practice.
Aviance Brown
Aviance Brown is a movement lawyer, RJ practitioner and law professor that studies the intersection between race and restorative practices. Her passion for RJ began for her as a criminal defense attorney, when she realized that despite her valiant advocacy for her clients, there was a deeply entrenched punitive system that was avidly working against so many of the people in the courtroom. Aviance teaches practitioners how to do their work with a racial equity lens and emphasizes the importance of community care in sustainable equity work. She has trained court actors, law enforcement officials, faith leaders and community organizations on the history of race and racism, given them tools to effectively question their practices and to make them more community oriented. Aviance is a wife and mom to a rambunctious toddler and a cuddly fur baby. She loves coloring, vibrant long fingernails, and baking sweet treats for her neighbors.
Robyn Pratt
Robyn Pratt is a Restorative Justice Practitioner with nine years of experience working alongside communities across the country. Robyn specializes in equity focused facilitation and is responsible for creating learning spaces that center healing, deep discussion and unlearning when needed. Robyn has led many initiatives including coordinating the largest conference on community and restorative justice with over 1,900 attendees, supporting and facilitating BIPOC and Black Affinity Spaces and creating an action oriented AmeriCorps Advisory Council that held space for over 200 Corps Members to voice concerns and co-create meaningful solutions alongside leadership. Robyn is a powerful force in the workplace and uses her lived experience and relationship building skills to collaborate for meaningful community transformation. Robyn is inspired daily by the lessons of her ancestors and hope of her two God Son’s and Niece. In her free time, Robyn likes to garden, volunteer with her mom and explore new adventures with the people she loves.
