Reimagining Justice This Month | August 2020
Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism.
Austin Cuts Its Police Budget by About a Third, The Appeal
Austin, Texas, is diverting $150 million away from its police department to reinvest those funds in social services, including a “Reimagining Safety” fund as well as the de-policing of several social services.
Healing the Healers, EJUSA
Community leaders are on the frontlines of violence intervention and the confrontation of police brutality. And now they are making sure that their neighbors are safe amid COVID-19. But who makes space for healers to heal themselves? EJUSA’s Lionel Latouche is working to do just that.
We Should Still Defund the Police, The New Yorker
Our team loved this piece because of its broad vision of a different understanding of justice. The writer, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, demonstrates the urgent need to reimagine safety in a way that centers Black and Brown communities.
The Change We Seek, EJUSA
Ruth Rollins, part of our Trauma & Healing Network, supports families that are familiar with violence: “I haven’t seen anyone bringing together mothers of children that are causing harm.” She shifted her work in #Boston to help them heal. Be inspired.
The Prison Within
What if our justice system gave everyone impacted by violence the opportunity to heal, to be heard, and to seek accountability from the person that harmed them? Watch “The Prison Within” to witness the powerful transformation that takes place when survivors of violence work together to uncover one of the root causes of violent crime — untreated trauma. EJUSA is proud to be an organizational partner of this film.
