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Let’s Keep Each Other Safe by Banding Together for a National Day of Action, Oct. 22

October 19, 2020

By Nissa Tzun

We all deserve to live in a country where we are safe in our homes, at our places of work, and all the places in between. But for a long…

Bold ideas rooted in the lives, experiences of real people

March 21, 2019

By Center for Community Change

Now you can check out some of the discussions from the event and hear for yourself how power and agency are at the root of economic justice for our communities.

Underserved communities find no relief as water rates increase

November 1, 2018

By Jiquanda Johnson

Tia Simpson stood in front of nearly 40 journalists pleading her case for clean and affordable water. The 34-year-old Flint resident endured the aftermath of being exposed to the city’s…

We Are Called to Deeply Listen to Those Impacted by Police Violence

October 23, 2018

By Nissa Tzun

Hearing families who have been impacted by police violence speak is always a transformative and powerful experience for me. While I have been working with impacted families since 2009, the…

The forced trajectory of Trinita Farmer, mother of police homicide victim, Tashii Brown

July 31, 2018

By Nissa Tzun

“He was very creative,” said Trinita Farmer about her son, Tashii Brown, during an interview in her home on March 4, 2018.  Farmer was eager to exhibit his work, which…

The families left behind after police killings share their stories in multimedia series, Residuum

April 11, 2018

By Nissa Tzun

Despite the mainstream media attention excessive-use-of-force cases has received over the last several years, family and community voices are not uplifted and often overlooked, while the police department’s story is always the official narrative in a fatality involving themselves. Residuum is a vignette series highlighting the aftermath of police killings through the experiences of the victims’ families.  

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