We honor Harriet Tubman, an early example of organizing in the movement for liberation, as she began the Underground Railroad on April 20th, paving the way for freedom.

Ma'Khia Bryant should be alive today.

Freddie Gray should be alive today.

Decades of research has proved that the death penalty is racist. A report published yesterday reveals that Black people had a 220% higher chance of suffering a torturously painful lethal injection execution than white people.

Read it here 👇🏾
reprieve.org/us/2024/04/18/…

Research published today reveals that in the modern era of the US death penalty, executions of Black people were more than twice as likely to be botched as executions of white people.

Read what NYT says about the recent report by Reprieve:
nyti.ms/49Mrjoi

Support The People's Response Act for Safer, More Equitable Communities! Tell your congressional representatives to prevent violence and other harms before they occur by advancing community safety.

TAKE ACTION HERE: action.ejusa.org/a/peoples-resp…

We're so excited about this new partnership!

EJUSA's Cymone Fuller shares the power of restorative justice diversion, healing communities, and fostering accountability in this recent blog.
Check it out: ejusa.org/healing-in-com…

🚨Join us at the House Triangle at 2:30PM EST for a crucial press conference uplifting key legislation and budget requests for community safety! Congresswoman Cori Bush, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Katie Porter will be there, along with community safety advocates. #CommunitySafety2024

Join us tomorrow for the Peer Learning Lab on intersectionality, identity, and power mapping! April 16, 2024, 4:00p EST on Zoom. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

This powerful clip features Jami Hodge challenging conventional notions of public safety during a panel discussion at SXSW 2024 in Austin, TX. Jami emphasizes the need for innovative solutions to address root causes of violence.

Urge your Senator to support victims of violence in Tennessee! SB 1416 expands access to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, up for a final Senate vote on April 15. Ensure more Tennesseans receive vital support. Take action now!
actionnetwork.org/letters/suppor…

What's on our watch/listen list this weekend? 📺 Beyonce's new album, Cowboy Carter, Prime Video's Reimagining Safety, and the Tulsa Survivors episode of the Native Land podcast. Plus, check out our staff review of Reimagining Safety: ejusa.org/reinvest-in-co…

ICYMI: EJUSA's Amanda Dozier gave a some helpful tips on spotting and combating propaganda. Read the blog here: ejusa.org/identifying-pr…

In CA, Black people are 4x as likely to be sentenced to death than non-Black people for the same acts. Latine people are 3x as likely to be sentenced to death than non-Latine people. Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen is chipping away at the racist death penalty. #ConfrontRacism

Explore the transformative work of restorative justice diversion programs in the National Restorative Justice Diversion Collaborative. Inspired by our RJ staff members and partners. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/gSNyyKr7JT8

New funding opportunity alert! The FY24 Office of Justice Programs is offering grants for Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Site-Based projects. Learn more and register for the webinar on April 25th at 1 p.m. ET here: bja.ojp.gov/events/fy24-co…

Daunte Wright should be alive today.

Join us for the Statewide Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Webinar Series on April 16th, 6pm - 7pm. This month, we're discussing Advocating for CVI: Navigating Grassroots Organizing with speakers Alia Harvey-Quinn and Ray Winans. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Congratulations to EJUSA's Josie Alexander for recently receiving My Sisters Keepers's Founder of Excellence Award. Josie helped found the Southern University and A&M College chapter of MSK while she was studying at Southern in 2017.