Sabía que pasaría mi vida defendiendo y capacitando a las personas en la filosofía y las prácticas de la justicia restaurativa.

Karen Lynn Morton is Co-Chair Emeritus of POWER-PAC IL and the Coordinator of the Austin Peace Center, a restorative justice pilot project that previously operated at seven Chicago public schools. A mother of one who also helped raise her nephews, she comes from a long line of advocates for social justice.  Lynn is proud to be a parent leader and church activist. 

Lynn y su compañero Dexter Leggin, miembro de la Campaña de Justicia Primaria, durante la Semana de Acción de 2021

Recently, as an active member of the Elementary Justice Campaign, she has spoken to the media about the importance of Chicago Public Schools transparency about police in schools and trained fellow parents on important changes in the CPS Student Code of Conduct. She continues to be an outspoken opponent of the use of School Resource Officers (police) in schools as agents of discipline and providing socio-emotional resources to support teachers and administrators without criminalizing young students of color.

En sus propias palabras, Lynn comparte la convincente historia de cómo encontró su voz y cómo terminar con el conducto de la escuela a la prisión se convirtió en su vocación: