Six Newark, NJ, residents and five police officers sit in a semi-circle in a local community center. They’re listening as a Black man, mid forties, recounts a tale of being hit in the head by a police officer as a teenager while hanging out with his friends after school. As he finishes his story, he… Continue reading What Is Trauma-Informed Policing?
Author: Tracee Thomas
While We Wait: Talking Trauma during a Global Pandemic
In 2020, at the dawn of a global pandemic, the world witnessed the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. The collective response included uprisings in cities across the nation; calls to defund the police, to climate qualified immunity, and the demand for the immediate imprisonment of Derek Chauvin,… Continue reading While We Wait: Talking Trauma during a Global Pandemic
Filling Gaps to Save Lives
EJUSA Trauma and Healing Network member Lakeesha Eure is the director of the Shani Baraka Women’s Resource Center in Newark, NJ. Since co-founding the Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC) in 2009, Lakeesha has led community-based violence intervention efforts throughout the city NAVC was founded to empower Newark residents with social and political awareness, and to support… Continue reading Filling Gaps to Save Lives
The Change We Seek
Ruth Rollins is the founder and executive director of We Are Better Together, Warren Daniel Hairston Project (WAB2G), based in Boston. Her organization provides emotional and financial support as well as advocacy for both victims of gun violence and those who cause harm. She’s also a member of EJUSA’s Trauma & Healing Network. We spoke… Continue reading The Change We Seek