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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This week, talk to someone about safety 👥 To solve violence and build a future beyond police, solutions must come from our communities and talking to your neighbors is the first step to telling new stories about violence.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Interested in how we can tell stories about violence more ethically? Ethical storytelling: ✅ Is focused on relationship building ✅ Acknowledges power dynamics ✅ Avoids stereotypes and generalizations

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Together, let’s tell humane stories that shift our national narrative on violence and move us towards a future rooted in connection, healing, and accountability. Hear more from these artists and changemakers at commonjustice.org/artforchange.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Over the past year, we partnered with 24 practitioners nationwide working to implement alternative to incarceration programs that break cycles of violence. The Practitioners Lab brought together survivors, organizers, and healers committed to restorative interventions. Congratulations to the cohort!

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🎙️ Just in: your restorative justice summer listening list. From stories of accountability and repair to conversations about transforming how we respond to harm, these are the perfect podcasts to add to your queue.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Congrats to the NYC Collaborative to Transform Violence graduates! In this training of trainers program, 45 hours of training from Common Justice grew into 150 hours of participant-led training, reaching over 130 CVI practitioners citywide. Together, we're reimagining safety in our communities.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It’s time to end victim blaming and ensure equitable access to life-changing victim compensation. The Survivors First Act makes access real for ALL survivors. Read more about the bill and hear from Kira Shepherd, our Vice President of Policy and Organizing, in NY Focus 🔗 tinyurl.com/survivorsfirst

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Will NY End Blame Game Over Who Gets Victim Compensation?

The Survivors First Act, a bill awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul's signature, would relax restrictions on who can qualify for victim compensation.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

VICTORY! The Survivors First Act has passed the NY State Legislature, bringing us closer to a system that puts healing first. The bill removes harmful barriers that have denied victim compensation through survivor-blaming judgments. Thank you to everyone who advocated. Next: Governor Hochul’s desk.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

What’s a practice you can do to start changing the narrative on violence? Change your language! Instead of “inmate,” try “person involved in the criminal-legal system” ✅ Instead of “offender,” try “responsible party” ✅ Instead of “victim,” try “harmed party” ✅ Learn more on our Narrative Hub 👇🏽

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

NYC experienced a 54% decline in gun violence victimization from 2021-2025. A major cause of this decline? Expanded community violence intervention and prevention programs. A new report from CAP highlights what advocates have long known: safety is built through community, not the carceral system.

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What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities

Estimates suggest that 2025 marked another historic year of declining gun violence nationwide since the COVID-era surge. Here is what officials from cities seeing the largest declines in gun violence ...

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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice @katalcenter.org · 01/05/2026

Last night ,we joined @commonjustice.bsky.social for their Spring Social: Nothing Alone, Everything Together. At a time of uncertainty they created a space to gather around a vision of justice rooted in survivor-defined safety, meaningful accountability, and long-term pathways away from harm!

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Punishment and accountability are not the same. Punishment is passive, reactive, often continues harm, and almost always fails to address repair. Accountability is active, ongoing, and includes obligations for repair. Punishment will never solve violence—only accountability can.

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Solutions To Violence: Creating Safety without Prisons or Policing | Common Justice

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Is "doing sorry" harder than "doing time"? Join a conversation with our founder and Executive Director, Danielle Sered and Ghani Songster from @thecfsy.bsky.social about why restorative justice isn't "soft on crime" but a rigorous path to real accountability. 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/doing-sorr...

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Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice @katalcenter.org · 24/03/2026

We’re currently at @commonjustice.bsky.social’s “Every Road to Healing: Advancing Brooklyn’s Vision Community-Led Safety” event in downtown Brooklyn. This conversation is about community-led solutions to safety and advancing survivor-centered policy.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

📣 Brooklyn, your voice matters now more than ever. With a new mayoral administration shaping the future of NYC, we need to ensure your vision for safety is in the room. Join us for a powerful conversation on building real safety and breaking down new victim compensation reforms. Learn more below 👇🏽

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Something else is possible. From David Walker, to Ida B. Wells-Barnett, to Angela Davis, Black activists have advocated for abolition for centuries. At Common Justice, we continue their legacy, showing what real safety, equity, and accountability looks like without relying on incarceration.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Attending the NYSABPRHAL 55th Annual Conference? Join Common Justice VP Kira Shepherd on Feb 14 for the "Reimagining Safety" panel to explore how community-led, trauma-informed solutions and violence prevention and interruption deliver real public safety without relying on incarceration.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Narratives about survivors of violence can be deeply problematic. This Black History Month, we're taking a deep dive into ethical storytelling to reshape narratives about violence so we can challenge harmful stereotypes and put honest, holistic stories about impacted communities at the center. 🧵

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Join us virtually TOMORROW at 6 PM to help shape our campaign to advance community-led solutions that transform violence locally in NYC. Register to join 🔗 www.tinyurl.com/janmembershipmeeting

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January Monthly Membership Meeting

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

“This is really just a major win for all New Yorkers, but especially for Black and Brown New Yorkers," said Common Justice senior policy manager Tahirih Anthony. Read more about how recent changes to victim compensation have increased access to life-changing resources for countless survivors 🔗

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How Black and Brown New Yorkers could benefit from new victims comp reforms

NYC-based advocacy organization Common Justice suggests Black, Brown and Indigenous victims were less likely to be awarded compensation.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Every month, our Civic Engagement team hosts a meeting for people affected by harm — survivors, people who have caused harm, and family members — to come together, build power, and create real community-led solutions to violence in our neighborhoods that don’t rely on policing and law enforcement.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

For too long, we've been fed stories that demonize people who commit violence, conflate Blackness and dangerousness, center certain survivors at the expense of others, and shut down new possibilities. It's time we challenge our assumptions so new solutions can arise. 👇🏽

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Roots of Resilience provides critical support for survivors healing in the aftermath of harm, but we need your help to reach our goal. All donations will be matched 2:1 through December 31. Support our work and families in need by giving a gift today 🔗 www.commonjustice.org/donate

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Every month, we host monthly meetings for community members to come together and build real community-led solutions. This month, we’re ending the year the way we began it: in community and with gratitude. Celebrate with us at our Holiday Party in NYC ❄️ Visit www.tinyurl.com/cjholiday2025 to RSVP!

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Common Justice's Monthly Community Meeting Holiday Party

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Understanding violence starts with understanding the story we tell about it. Our new report explores the ways mainstream outlets and individual media makers can reverse harmful narratives and paint a fuller, more nuanced picture of crime, violence, and safety that is transformative and healing.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Conversations about decarceration must include the impact of mass incarceration on the LGBTQIA+ community. Transgender people are especially at risk - both for contact with the criminal legal system and for harassment and violence once detained. A 🧵:

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

TOMORROW: Join us for another Community Workshop, a virtual series where we gather with our broader community, explore the core principles that guide our work, and learn alongside each other as we navigate this moment in our shared history. | Register: secure.everyaction.com/fcxXRn-2A0Wk...

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

📣 We're accepting applications for our Communities for Safety Collective, a civic engagement and leadership development cohort that builds community power to find solutions to violence by addressing root causes, centering those most impacted, and separating healing from the criminal legal system.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Stories about harm should be told with survivors at the center. Award-winning photographer, curator, and writer Laylah Barrayn joins our Art for Change series to share the tools and techniques she uses to tell honest stories that are rooted in the humanity, dignity, and justice of her subjects.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

We did it! Important changes to victim compensation policies in NY have gone into effect this week to make access to life-changing resources fairer and more equitable for all. These changes mark a critical step forward in putting survivors first. A 🧵:

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

We need solutions to violence that center survivors and accountability, not punishment through incarceration. Community-based solutions to violence, like ours at Common Justice, provide harmed and responsible parties with the resources to repair harm as much as possible.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

If prisons don't create true accountability, then what does? Restorative justice. It challenges us to ask: What would it look like to make things as right as possible and open up a path towards repairing the relationship where someone was harmed? Read more about restorative justice circles here 🔗

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Diverting Serious Violence | Common Justice

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Did you know? More than two-thirds of people serving life sentences in the United States are Black or Brown, and people of color are more likely to receive long sentences while being less likely to ever be released from them.

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 06/10/2025

A reminder as the National Guard is weaponized against more cities: Policing & crime do not go hand in hand. Incarceration rates in every single U.S. state are out of line with the entire world, and this disparity is not explainable by differences in crime or “violent crime.”

Scatterplot showing that the U.S. incarcerates more of its population than any other nation – including nations that have similar or higher rates of crime. Source: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2021.html

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

"Currently, 44 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico require survivors to cooperate with law enforcement to get compensation — an obstacle for many Black and brown people who distrust police." Read more about why survivors need increased access to victim compensation to heal after harm 🔗

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She Nearly Died in a Domestic Violence Attack. Illinois Denied Her Victim Compensation.

Advocates are challenging compensation rules that leave Black and brown survivors behind.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

NEW: Ready to reframe the conversation on justice? Our Narrative Hub is a free digital resource center built by survivors, artists, community leaders, and advocates to shift the conversation about violence and safety. Get access by visiting www.commonjustice.org/narrative-hub 🔗

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Ready to build a safer, more just future for you and your community? Apply to our Community for Safety Collective! Applicants must be a NYC resident. This opportunity will provide a stipend upon successful completion, and MetroCards will be provided. Learn more and apply by November 1! 🔗

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

BREAKING: Another life was lost at Rikers last night, making it the 5th in two weeks and the 12th this year. These tragic deaths are inexcusable and preventable. We cannot accept a system built on harm. It’s past time to #CloseRikers and invest in real safety rooted in accountability and dignity.

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2nd man dies at Rikers Island jails in a week, NYC officials say

The man had an apparent seizure Wednesday night and could not be revived.

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Jamie Perez @jamiegp.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

From @americanprogress.bsky.social and @commonjustice.bsky.social ... A state-by-state analysis of victim compensation statutes reveals tremendous potential for states to better meet the needs of survivors of violence and to ultimately break cycles of harm.

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All four regions of the United States contain a top 10 state in scoring, according to the State Victim Compensation Statute Rubric

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Millions of people every year are victims of violent crime, leading to disability, trauma, and unplanned expenses as a result. New analysis with @americanprogress.bsky.social shows how each state can improve victim compensation to reduce harm & stop cycles of violence in your community:

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Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of States’ Victim Compensation Statutes  | Common Justice

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

NEW: Join Common Justice and @americanprogress.bsky.social to learn how our new State Victim Compensation Statute Rubric can be used by state advocates to improve access and equity in their own state for crime victims on Aug 20 at 1pm EDT 🔗 Let's create a future of healing and justice, together.

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Hope After Harm: Reimagining Victim Compensation

Join the Center for American Progress for an event discussing CAP and Common Justice‘s partnered launch of the “State Victim Compensation Statute Rubric.”

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Politicians tell us that law and order will save us from danger, but recently released data reveals a different reality - the overall violent crime rate has been declining to the lowest recorded rate since 1969.

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Nationwide 2024 Crime Data Demonstrate the Value of Violence Prevention and Local Law Enforcement

Recently released 2024 data from the FBI show historic lows in the national murder rate, violent crime rate, and property crime rate.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

New York prisons are keeping people locked in boiling cells for up to 21 hours a day. The extreme summer heat is cruel and dangerous for millions of people inside state prisons, as nearly no facilities have air conditioning or adequate ventilation. This isn't justice, it's harm.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Our Communities For Safety Collective is designed for New Yorkers who believe that safety doesn’t start with policing, punishment, and endless surveillance — it starts with addressing the root causes of violence and holding people truly accountable for their actions. Learn more and apply by Nov. 1!

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Communities for Safety Collective | Common Justice

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Each year spent in prison takes two years off a person's life expectancy. With more than 2 million people incarcerated, the prison system has shortened the average American life expectancy by four years.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

"Though politicians capitalize on public fear to convince us that extra policing and surveillance are what make us safer, we know that isn’t true," writes Sadia Saba of Common Justice. Read more about the realities of public safety and true justice here 🔗 citylimits.org/opinion-poli...

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Opinion: Policing, Surveillance, and False Promises of Safety - City Limits

"Ineffective technology and police violence is only a symptom of a larger problem of politicians claiming that these are what the average citizen needs to feel safe, rather than addressing the root ca...

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Did you know? Black people are 2.7x more likely than white people to die by guns. Studies show that Black and brown communities encounter higher rates of gun homicides and police shootings due to historical and systemic racism.

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Common Justice @commonjustice.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

We have only four items left! Donate today and make a big impact this back-to-school season 📚

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