Disrupting recidivism: Stories of healing and transformation

CL A/V, Community Partners

Set up 1.5 hrs Break down 1 hr Staff Led

Join us for an inspiring storytelling event!

Disrupting Recidivism: Stories of Resilience, Healing, and Transformation at the Albina Library on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM.

Come and hear from an incredible group of storytellers and learn about the restorative principles that inspired their powerful journeys, then join in the conversation.

Lydia B. Smith is a documentary filmmaker and podcast creator focused on transformation.  Her last film, Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago, documents the journey of six people as they walk across a country on foot and experience the transformative power of the Camino.  The film was the #12 documentary in the US and Canada, garnering a 90% rating from Rotten Tomatoes and had over 1.2 million viewers on PBS. Lydia came across her next project, the award-winning podcast Cellblocks to Mountaintops completely by chance.

Randall Clegg was arrested just five days after his twentieth birthday for a crime he did not commit. Convicted of aggravated murder and other charges, he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole and spent 30 years behind bars. On December 23, 2023, Governor Kate Brown granted him clemency, giving him the long-awaited chance at freedom. Since returning home, Randall has faced challenges he never anticipated, yet he continues to persevere. Through his story of injustice, resilience, and triumph, he inspires others to confront hardship with courage and hope.

 Jessica Klein (they/them) is a restorative justice facilitator and Sexual Violence Program Coordinator for Conflict Artistry. They are a survivor of domestic and sexual violence and stalking, and have worked in the field of intimate partner harms for nearly a decade as a director, advocate, educator, and friend to survivors. Jessica is passionate about ending generational cycles of trauma and supporting survivor-centered healing through transformative processes.

This special event is a collaboration between Conflict Artistry, the Multnomah County Local Public Safety Coordinating Council, and Multnomah County Library.

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