The 2018 Virginia General Assembly (GA) adjourned “sine die” on March 10th – with legislators having passed 919 of the original 2,778 bills that were introduced during their 60-day session. A… read more “WHAT REALLY HAPPENED DURING THE 2018 SESSION? AN ADVOCATE’S GUIDE TO POLITICS AND NEW LEGISLATION IN VA”
In the late hours of Sunday, February 4th, and the early hours of the following Monday, the Eagles fans took to the streets of Philadelphia to celebrate their hometown’s first-ever… read more “The Super Bowl, Suppression, and Survivorship”
Today, January 12, 2018 is recognized in Virginia as “Lee-Jackson Day”–an official state holiday. Created back in 1889 by Robert E. Lee’s nephew, Lee-Jackson Day was established to honor two… read more “Stop Honoring Dishonorable Men”
Did you know that the average annual cost of confinement in a state juvenile prison in Virginia is $137,000 per youth? Did you know youth as young as 11 years … read more “Why I Stand Behind RISE For Youth”
As part of our efforts to deepen understanding and conversations around our racial justice work, the Action Alliance held a staff screening in November of Ava Duvernay’s documentary, “13th”. DuVernay, … read more “Mass Incarceration: Lessons Learned from Ava DuVernay’s 13th”
A new report by the Juvenile Law Center, entitled “Debtor’s Prisons for Kids: The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the Juvenile Justice System” reveals that … read more “Debtor’s Prisons for Kids: The High Cost of Fines and Fees in the Juvenile Justice System”
Imagine this: your child goes to school, maybe they’re having a bad day and out of frustration talk back to a teacher, who sends them to the principal’s office where … read more “Trauma-to-Prison Pipeline: How Schools Are Reinforcing the Cycle of Mass Incarceration”
On a rainy day in Portland three months ago, Kristi and I sat in a room with 25 other leaders of domestic and sexual violence state and national coalitions, and… read more “WHAT ARE WE YEARNING FOR? BUILDING A MOVEMENT.”
Gynnya McMillen was 16 years old when she died in her sleep while in custody at a juvenile detention center last month in Kentucky. This was the first night she… read more “Black Lives Matter: Racial Justice and Trauma-Informed Advocacy”
January 21, 2016 Today people will gather together from all over the country in Oklahoma City to Stand with Survivors of Sexual Violence as a judge sentences a former Oklahoma… read more “#SayHerName: Intersecting race, sexual violence and activism”
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