Reimagining Justice This Month | September 2020
Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism.
If we want to change our justice system, we have to change the way we talk about it, Represent Justice
Words Matter. When we reduce people to labels such as “criminal” and “felon,” how does it shape our beliefs about those who’ve been impacted by the justice system? Represent Justice emphasizes the language that centers humanity instead of harming through labels.
Grief Camp Helps Chicago Kids Find Community, Heal From Trauma After Losing Loved Ones To Violence, Block Club Chicago
For 10 years, Camp Sheila has supported children and families who lost loved ones to homicide. Through its programs, the camp provides resources needed to heal like counseling, community-building, and art therapy.
Dear Beloved: Music & Storytelling with SOL Development & BE-IMAGINATIVE, KQED Arts
In the absence of public support for victims and survivors, Black Bay Area residents are using art to heal with and care for those who have lost loved ones to police and community violence.
EJUSA’s PARTNERS IN ACTION
For those who died and those still living, Miles Mulrain Jr. marches on, Orlando Sentinel
“This isn’t about a hashtag. This is literally about life and death.” EJUSA Trauma & Healing Network member Miles Mulrain is the founder of Let Your Voice Be Heard Orlando. For the past four years, Miles has taken his own experiences with racism, violence, and police brutality to transform his Central Florida community.
Gun violence in Philadelphia: Town Hall Discussion and Resources, ABC 6 Philadelphia
Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight is the founder of Mothers in Charge, Inc., an organization that supports parents who have lost their children to gun violence. Earlier this month, Dorothy participated in a town hall with fellow leaders in the city to share her perspectives on how to transform safety. Catch Dorothy at the 45-minute mark.
