New Hampshire Events New Hampshire is considering death penalty repeal legislation yet again! Next week, there are a series of events in the state that CCATDP supporters are encouraged to attend. Click here for the full list of events. Seven States and Counting A total of seven states have bills to repeal the death penalty… Continue reading February Updates
Trauma-Informed Justice in Philadelphia | 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. Philadelphia Judges Move Slowly Toward Being Trauma-Informed, The Notebook Philadelphia’s Working to Restore Adolescents’ Power program brings trauma to the center of decision-making for youth who have been charged with a crime.… Continue reading Trauma-Informed Justice in Philadelphia | Reimagining Justice This Month
2019 Updates!
We’ve hit the ground running in 2019 and there’s no slowing down in sight. Check out all the latest news, events, updates, and ways to get involved with CCATDP this year! Dead Man Walking at the Atlanta Opera Join us for a special meet and greet with Sister Helen Prejean On Saturday, February 2nd the… Continue reading 2019 Updates!
Another Year in Impact – Read the report
As the Executive Director of EJUSA, I have a front row seat to the change EJUSA makes every single day on the way to transforming the justice system. I’m deeply grateful to you and our amazing staff, board, and partners for giving me that honor. That’s why it brings me great pleasure to share with… Continue reading Another Year in Impact – Read the report
Equal Justice USA Salutes the Legacy of the Honorable Judge John J. Gibbons
The board and staff of Equal Justice USA mourn the passing of Judge John J. Gibbons, a towering figure in the legal profession, a fierce defender of civil rights, and a critical ally and supporter of Equal Justice USA and its work to transform the criminal justice system, namely through the abolition of the death… Continue reading Equal Justice USA Salutes the Legacy of the Honorable Judge John J. Gibbons
Celebrate Giving
Happy #GivingTuesday!! This wonderful day celebrates generosity by providing people everywhere with an opportunity to give back. As an EJUSA partner, you give back everyday. From lifting the voices of people harmed by the justice system to fighting the death penalty, you work each and every day for a better and brighter future. Please continue… Continue reading Celebrate Giving
Thankful for you
As the holiday season begins, I am writing to thank you. You are the voice of change – our partner in transforming the justice system. You keep going when the challenges are exhausting. You step up when you’re needed the most. All of us at EJUSA feel how much you care, and we’re stronger for… Continue reading Thankful for you
#GiveAndShare for EJUSA
#GivingTuesday, the largest day of giving in the world, is next week. Tuesday, November 27 to be exact. EJUSA has a big #GivingTuesday goal to match our big plans for 2019: $10,000. In one day. Ambitious? We can do it together if you can do just two things: Give and Share. Give to EJUSA anytime between… Continue reading #GiveAndShare for EJUSA
Seeking “dignity-based” justice | Reimagining Justice This Month, November 2018
Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Seeking Dignity-Based Justice, Institute for Family StudiesSo much of the violence in our society has its root in childhood trauma, and too often our responses to that violence only perpetuate the same… Continue reading Seeking “dignity-based” justice | Reimagining Justice This Month, November 2018
Reckoning with historical trauma | 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. ‘They Was Killing Black People:’ In Tulsa, one of the worst episodes of racial violence in U.S. history still haunts the city with unresolved questions, even as ‘Black Wall Street’ gentrifies, The… Continue reading Reckoning with historical trauma | Reimagining Justice This Month