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Tell your lawmakers to override Governor Sununu’s veto of the death penalty repeal!

The New Hampshire Senate and House voted to end the death penalty. But Governor Sununu has vetoed the bill, and lawmakers have to vote again to override his veto. They need to hear from YOU. Urge your lawmakers to override the governor’s veto, and make New Hampshire the 21st state without the death penalty.

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California can save more lives…learn how

We want to invite you to an important event tomorrow evening at the State Building in Oakland. Here’s what’s happening: Right now, the state invests about $9 million annually in what’s called the California Violence Intervention & Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program. CALVIP funds innovative, proven approaches to interrupting violence, building community safety, and saving lives….

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Rewriting the Law Books

It’s been a long time since the death penalty has grabbed so much public attention. Where to begin? Maybe where you least expect it. Ending the death penalty nationwide: “You can feel the momentum…” Conservatives have become a force in the growing movement to repeal the death penalty. Leading off, there’s a good chance that…

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Tell your lawmakers to end Washington’s death penalty!

In 2018, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that the state’s death penalty law is unconstitutional. Now lawmakers are poised to take the law off the books. Urge your lawmakers to end Washington’s death penalty once and for all. It’s really easy. Just enter your address information to find your lawmakers. Then edit the letters…

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Reimagining Justice for Survivors | Reimagining Justice This Month

This is a special edition of Reimagining Justice This Month. In conjunction with National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, from April 7-13, we’re shining a light on stories about survivors of violence, and how they’ve responded to their experiences with trauma and healing.   Dealing with Trauma After A Mass Shooting — Over The Long Term, NPR…

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Care, Dignity, and Respect: A Survivor’s Perspective

Some people are born into a vocation—whether it’s teaching, making art, or training to be a physician. They know from an early age and pursue their goals with laser focus. For others a career path winds and shifts directions as life intrudes and uncovers opportunities that weren’t previously apparent. Lisa Good belongs in that latter…

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Newark PD memorandum has huge potential for transformation

Today, the Newark Police Department has adopted a policy to end practices that for too long prevented survivors of trauma — specifically survivors of color — from accessing the support and healing services they need.   Over the past 2 years, EJUSA Senior Strategist Will Simpson has facilitated the South Ward Public Safety Roundtable alongside our…

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From Trauma to Trust: Police and Community Collaborative Training

This spring, Equal Justice USA is continuing to lead an effort to facilitate healing and build trust between the community and police with a goal of better responses to trauma in the wake of violence. A team of facilitators will be leading trainings on trauma-informed responses to violence with the Newark Police Department and Newark…

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Reckoning With Violence | Reimagining Justice This Month

Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism.   Reckoning with Violence, New York Times People convicted of violent crimes are too often overlooked in justice reform movements. If the ultimate goal is to end mass incarceration, though, we cannot…

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Join us for a community forum on the death penalty

Join the EJUSA Evangelical Network at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary on Tuesday, April 2nd. We will be in discussion with community leaders including leadership from the Seminary’s staff, the sister of Officer Bruce VanderJagt who was murdered in 1997, and Billy Neal Moore, a minister and former death row inmate. The event will…

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