Toward transformative justice: A liberatory approach to child sexual abuse and other forms of intimate and community violence; a call to action for the left and the sexual and domestic violence sectors. generationFIVE; 2007.

This book is the product of collaborative work by: Sara Kershnar, Staci Haines, Gillian Harkins, Alan Greig, Cindy Wiesner, Mich Levy, Palak Shah, Mimi Kim and Jesse Carr in connection with generationFIVE. generationFIVE is an all-volunteer collaborative organization working to interrupt and mend the intergenerational impact of child sexual abuse on individuals, families, and communities.  This book is freely distributed by multiple online sources and can be downloaded directly from the generationFIVE site. While generationFIVE still appears to exist as an all-volunteer organization, it’s unclear whether they are actively accepting financial support of any kind. 

Communities engaged in resisting violence. Ann Russo, Melissa Spatz; 2007.

This book was written by Ann Russo and Melissa Spatz in connection with the Women and Girls Collective Action Network, a Chicago based not for profit dedicated to addressing community accountability and interpersonal violence. It’s unclear whether Women and Girls Collective Action Network still exists. This book is freely distributed by multiple online sources, such as community accountability + transformative justice collective,  and posted in its entirety in Volume 8 of the Community Organizing Papers Collection.  

Community accountability

Seattle RA began the work of developing community accountability practices in March 2015. The RA Ethics Committee formed soon after to draft a document describing the values, principles, and standards that guide the RA community. In October 2015, the Committee presented the Code of Ethics to the community at large.   Books, articles, zines, and other resources used in the development of our Code of Ethics and our community accountability practices:   Overview of the concepts and practices of transformative justice and community accountability processes: Transformative Justice and Community Accountability One-Page Summary. Mia Mingus’s Pods and Pod Mapping: Mia Mingus is a thought leader on the subject of community accountability. This offers a simple practical exercise to demonstrate what’s needed to have any kind of accountability practice. Challenging Men, Changing Communities: Reflections on male supremacy and transformative justice Accounting for ourselves: Breaking the impasse around assault and abuse in anarchist scenes. Towards transformative justice. Taking risks: Implementing grass roots community accountability strategies. Philly stands up: Inside the politics and poetics of transformative justice and community accountability in sexual assault situations. Creative Interventions Toolkit Section 2 Some Basics Everyone Should Know Creative Interventions Toolkit Section 3 Model Overview: Is it right for you? Beyond Intro:  The revolution starts at home: Confronting partner abuse in activist communities. Moving beyond critique: Creative interventions and reconstructions of community accountability. In our hands: Community accountability as pedagogical strategy. Thoughts about community support around intimate violence. As if they were human: A different take on perpetrator accountability. Betrayal: A critical analysis ofRead more

Creative interventions toolkit: A practical guide to stop interpersonal violence. Pre-release; 2012.

This pre-release version of the Creative Interventions Toolkit is freely distributed at www.creative-interventions.org To support the work of Creative Interventions, please go here to find out what you can do to: join the movement, tell your story, or help end violence.  The Creative Interventions Toolkit can also be viewed by section: Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Section 1 – Introduction and FAQ Section 2 –  Some Basics Everyone Should Know Section 3 – Model Overview: Is it right for you? Section 4 – Tools to Mix and Match Section 4A – Getting Clear: What is going on? Section 4B – Staying Safe: How do we stay safe? Section 4C – Mapping Allies and Barriers: Who can help? Section 4D – Goal Setting: What do we want? Section 4E – Supporting Survivors or Victims: How can we help? Section 4F – Taking Accountability: How do we change violence? Section 4G – Working Together: How do we work together as a team? Section 4H – Keeping on Track: How do we move forward? Section 5 – Other Resources