The Circle Keepers
thecirclekeepers.bsky.social
The Circle Keepers
@thecirclekeepers.bsky.social
Youth Leadership - Restorative Justice - Youth Participatory Action Research - Artivism - Abolition
Friday updates from us!

Funding Ask: Help us reach $10K in donations before 2026. 

Organization Highlight: Weekend Cohort Training in Milwaukee. We had a great time with @sun__seekermke, a Black Trans Youth-led group of RJ practitioners

Free Resource: An ABC's of Restorative Justice coloring book
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Friday updates from us!
December 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
viBe Theater Experience & The Circle Keepers invite you to apply for our T.H.R.I.V.E Fellowship —a free Music & Mental Health Fellowship for Brooklyn High Schoolers who care about healing, justice, and the arts on Wednesdays, 3:30PM–6PM

APPLY: https://bit.ly/thrive2026
Apply by 12/31/25!
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Friday updates! Keep an eye out for our 2026 Peace & Justice Youth Conference RSVPs, enjoy our free Seasons of Change Restorative Justice Circle, and help us reach raise $1,600 by the end of the year to hit $10K raised in donations in 2025!
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
FAMILIA! New Yorkers for Racially Just Public Schools (RJPS) invites you to “Meeting the Moment: A Roadmap to the NYC Schools Chancellor” on December 8th at 6:30 PM.

👉 Register at the QR code!
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Help us reach $2,025 today, and we can get those donations matched! Your tax-deductible gift helps us provide weekly homemade meals + snacks, restorative justice & art-making materials, instruments for Sounds of Justice & Joy, youth-led circles that shift schools from punishment to possibility.
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
FAMILIA!!!!! 📣 We’re Hiring! — Program & People Operations Manager

The Circle Keepers is excited to welcome someone who loves systems, people, and youth leadership as much as we do! 

Read the full application at: bit.ly/tck-opsmanager
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This #GivingTuesday, The Circle Keepers is proud to be part of Brooklyn Gives, a city-wide campaign by Brooklyn.org uplifting grassroots Brooklyn-based organizations building a more just future. We’re also excited to announce that the first $2,025 in donations will be matched by an anonymous donor!
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Part-Time Artivist BeatmakingTeaching Artist 🎶✊🏾
🎤 Musicians, vocalists, composers
🥁 Beatmakers & producers (Soundtrap + app-based DAWs)

Email **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])**
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happy Friday! Here are our updates for the week.
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🌟 HAPPY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WEEK! 🌟

📚 FREE RESOURCES → What we’re reading: bit.ly/ckbookshelf → Mediation protocol: bit.ly/fairnessprotocol

💪 SUPPORT OUR WORK: bit.ly/donate2thecirclekeepers
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy Friday! We have some great updates and free resources for you today!
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dear New Yorkers!!!!
Shape the Future of Your Borough — Apply to Be a 2026 Borough Assembly Member for The People's Money!
You’ll help decide how public money is spent in your community—through real, in-person conversations that lead to real change.

Application Link: https://bit.ly/bba-tck
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Beloveds! 🌟 

In this post, you’ll find:
Free Resources (Creating Community Norms)
Organization News (New Green Fund Grantees)
Support The Circle Keepers (A $Grand Week!)

GET THE FILE on #linkinbio and thecirclekeepers.com/FREE-RESOURCES
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We are so happy to finally publicly announce that the legal merger between IntegrateNYC and The Circle Keepers is finalized! 

I am humbled by our shared histories, vision and commitment to a social justice education praxis that yearns to leave the world better than we found it.

Martin Urbach
November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As the weather is getting colder, the nights are getting longer, and fall cycles into winter, we wish you a transition full of care, rest and restoration. See what we've been up to this week, the TWO free resources we have prepared, and support our programming by donating on our website!
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Dear familia! 🌼 Enjoy this Free Resource! 📚 This Día de los Muertos Booklet embodies restorative justice as cultural practice. It creates a space where art and tradition meet reflection and healing.
🔗💀🔗Get the free resource at: https://bit.ly/diadelosmuertos-tck
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Circle Keepers is offering a 12 week artivist aterschool program to make the revolution irresistible!

We will meet IN PERSON on Sundays from 3PM to 6PM, and starting on 11/16. 

Snacks, Community Service & $300 stipends!

Apply By 11/5 

https://bit.ly/ldc-fall25
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Some great program updates & freebies from us this week!
- We received a $100k grant for our 2-year THRIVE program
- We have a free resource on intergeneration restorative justice circle protocols
- Our youth fellows are meeting 2x a week, exploring visions of safety in schools
- Help us keep going!
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Each Saturday, the Circle Keepers Youth Fellows meet to discuss topics related to restorative justice. This could include dealing with fights at school, mental health and barriers around seeking therapy, restorative justice vs. criminalization, and more. Our fellow, Dream, talks about our programs!
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Come out to raise funds for NYCoRE and our upcoming convening! NYCoRE has been our political education home since waaaaay before we started The Circle Keepers AND so many of our collaborators, volunteers, adult allies and educators are NYCoRE members!

Buy tickets via their IG @nycore300
October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Are you passionate about singing, drumming, and justice? 🌍 Join The Circle Keepers' residency fellowship for youth ages 14-21! Dive into cultural work, compose protest songs, and lead with your voice in the movement for justice and liberation.   RSVP now: https://bit.ly/ldc-fall25
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We are in Pittsburgh co-facilitating our theater of the oppressed and media based "Know Your Rights" workshop for the Dignity In Schools Coalition Week of Action alongside Casa San Jose and 412 Justice!
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy Friday! Check out the upcoming programming we have for the rest of October, as well as our free resource for Free Files Friday. We can't do this without you, so if you want to support us, please donate at thecirclekeepers.com/donate.
October 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The power of WE Will Help Us Lift As We Climb! We are The Circle Keepers — youth, educators, and artivists creating a beloved community grounded in justice, care, and creativity. Support youth-led restorative justice and artivist healing by donating today!

thecirclekeepers.org/donate
October 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM