Stakeholders meet at White House to discuss race, trauma, and disrupting cycle of violence

EJUSA White House delegation with Roy Austin

EJUSA staff were at the White House last week with health and violence experts, discussing the national movement to frame and address violence as a public health issue.

Executive Director Shari Silberstein, Director of the Trauma Advocacy Initiative Fatimah Loren Muhammad, and Director of Campaigns and Strategy Laura Porter (pictured with Roy Austin, Deputy Assistant to the President for the Office of Urban Affairs, Justice and Opportunity in the White House) shared EJUSA’s vision of a trauma-responsive justice system.

“It was an honor to be at the White House,” said Shari. “These are important discussions about breaking the cycle of violence and building systems that heal, instead of harm.”

At lunch, after the White House meeting
Several meeting participants enjoying lunch after leaving the White House. Clockwise from bottom left: Courtney Grey, Director, Trauma Response and Recovery, Boston Health Commission; Dorothy Johnson-Speight, Founder and Executive Director, Mothers In Charge, Philadelphia; Heather Warnken, Visiting Fellow, U.S. Department of Justice; Shari Silberstein, Executive Director, EJUSA; Fatimah Loren Muhammad, Director of Trauma Advocacy Initiative, EJUSA; Jonathan Heller, Co-Director, Human Impact Partners.

Photo credit: Dorothy Jonson-Speight, Mothers In Charge


Sarah Craft

Sarah Craft is the program director of EJUSA's program to end the death penalty in the United States. She has worked with EJUSA’s state partners all over the country to develop winning strategies for their campaigns. Read More