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Race, Trauma, and Disrupting the Cycle of Violence: From Local Programs to Broad Movement for Change Fatimah Loren Muhammad Director of Trauma Advocacy Initiative Equal Justice USA

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Race, Trauma, and Disrupting the Cycle of Violence: From Local Programs to Broad Movement for Change

Fatimah Loren Muhammad Director of Trauma Advocacy Initiative Equal Justice USA

Our Work EJUSA has been working with family members of murder victims for over 10 years to shift the narrative of what survivors need in the wake of violence.

What is a Trauma-Informed Justice System?

Trauma can be used as a frame of analysis to highlight a broken justice system for: families, youth, victims, law enforcement , etc.

In the wake of harm, we attend to the following

Service Provider

Community

Those Who Harmed Survivors / Victims / Witnesses of Harm

History The System

In the wake of harm, we attend to the following

Community

Those Who Harmed Survivors / Victims / Witnesses of Harm

History The System

Restorative Justice/Accountability

Service Providers

In the wake of harm, we attend to the following

Community

Those Who Harmed Survivors / Victims / Witnesses of Harm

History The System

Restorative Justice/Accountability Healing and Support

Service Providers

In the wake of harm, we attend to the following

Community

Those Who Harmed Survivors / Victims / Witnesses of Harm

History The System

Restorative Justice/Accountability

Trust, Safety, Procedural Justice

Healing and Support

Service Providers

In the wake of harm, we attend to the following

Community

Those Who Harmed Survivors / Victims / Witnesses of Harm

History The System

Restorative Justice/Accountability

Acknowledgement

Trust, Safety, Procedural Justice

Healing and Support

Service Providers

In the wake of harm, we attend to the following

Community

Those Who Harmed Survivors / Victims / Witnesses of Harm

History The System

Restorative Justice/Accountability

Acknowledgement

Trust, Safety, Procedural Justice

Healing and Support

Transformative Systems Change

Service Providers

In the wake of harm, we attend to the following

Community

Those Who Harmed Survivors / Victims / Witnesses of Harm

History The System

Training/Wellness

Restorative Justice/Accountability

Acknowledgement

Trust, Safety, Procedural Justice

Healing and Support

Transformative Systems Change

Service Providers

How do we get there?

MOVEMENT-BUILDING: 6 Key Elements

1.Information and Data

2. Proof of Concept

3. Narrative Shifting

4. Policy & Systems

Change Campaigns

5. Grassroots

Capacity Building

6. National Coordination

THANK YOU

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