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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…

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Members of EJUSA's staff and Trauma Healing Network are gathered, smiling at the camera

We are Healers

On February 22-23 — well before the COVID-19 pandemic created a national need for healing likely greater than any in modern history — members of the Equal Justice USA Trauma and Healing Network gathered in Newark, NJ, for the group’s second national convening. As leaders in their communities, network members share a steadfast commitment to…

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Safety and dignity in a time of crisis

Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Trauma for Youth is Everywhere…But We Can Heal It in Newark, Youth Today When EJUSA Trauma and Healing Network member Al-Tariq Best was a teen, a police officer pointed a gun…

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EJUSA Board Member Lisa Good

Healing the Trauma That Endures

In January 2020, EJUSA board member Lisa Good joined five other people for a roundtable discussion, moderated by actress Julianne Moore, about the enduring—and often ignored— trauma that survivors face in the aftermath of gun violence. The discussion came on the heels of National Gun Violence Survivors Week, highlighting the experiences of survivors and what…

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EJUSA holds first national convening on trauma and the criminal justice system

EJUSA has taken a big step toward building a national network of people impacted by trauma across the criminal justice system by hosting our first convening in mid-March. Twenty-four leaders came together – traveling from all over the country – for two days of sharing, healing, learning, and planning. They included crime survivors, people who…

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You’re invited: ‘Locked In Solidarity’ webinar

I am honored to be participating in this year’s Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) “Locked In Solidarity” event, a national advocacy and action week for mass incarceration. Next Thursday, February 8 at 1:00pm CST, I will present a webinar – “Trauma-Informed Responses to Violence” – with EJUSA Executive Director Shari Silberstein and our Trauma Network…

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