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Together, Sommer and Aswad explore what real community safety looks like beyond incarceration, why most harm happens between people who know each other, and how trauma care, mediation, and economic stability can prevent violence before it happens.
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Our latest Crime Survivors Speak Podcast episode is hot off the presses today. Meet Sommer Alexander, Texas Chapter Coordinator for @timedone a Reentry Peer Support Specialist with the @TexasHRA.
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We're ready to host our survivor leaders from California for 2 days of organizing, healing+advocacy at the Capitol. We'll break bread, inform each other on policy objectives+raise our collective voices to impact positive change in our communities. Stay tuned!
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More Crime Survivors Speak Mississippi news to check out!
Thanks to @clarionledger and @MSTODAYnews for covering our first ever Survivors Speak event in Jackson!
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During #SurvivorsSpeakAlabama, we were honored to present the CSS Lifetime Achievement Award to Alabama member & @AlaAppleseed Community Navigator, Callie Greer, and the Community Partnership Recognition Award to Mothers Against All Violence in Selma. alabamaappleseed.org/news/ap…
Alabama can close the victim compensation access gap by passing HB 255 + SB 192 to extend the victim compensation filing time limit from 1 to 2 yrs.
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Day 1 & done! Our very 1st Survivors Speak event in Alabama Tuesday kicked off #SurvivorsSpeak2026 in Montgomery. We love being in community with you + showing local policymakers what we are made of. If you couldn’t make it, stay tuned here. Get ready, we’re headed your way soon!
This weekend, we held a policy retreat in Florida with our CSSJ members, where we celebrated our 6 amazing legislative wins since 2018.
We had an absolutely incredible experience earlier this week at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. PA crime survivors met with elected officials to advocate for smart safety solutions that actually keep people safe!
Read more here: bit.ly/crimesurvivorsadvocat…
