How do we address harm through responses that don’t lead to more harm? Freedom Cities and Reinvest In Our Power hosted a conversation that brought together thought leaders and practitioners who have worked to answer this question in its many iterations over the last twenty plus years.

A full recording of the webinar is available here. The live notes from the webinar are available here.

We also want to share fuller resources to dive further into the concepts, themes, and practices we discussed:

Mariame Kaba has put together a resource hub on ending violence called Transform Harm.

Mia Mingus shares her insights and experiences supporting Transformative Justice work on her blog, Leaving Evidence.

Explore Movement Generation’s Just Transition zine on how to build a visionary economy that supports all life.

Follow Xochitl Bervera and the Racial Justice Action Center’s campaign, Close the Jail ATL, on moving resources away from prisons and towards community wellness.

Check out Safety Beyond Policing for details on how New Yorkers are demanding money move out of policing and towards affordable housing, youth employment, and public transportation.

The Ella Baker Center’s Who Pays? report details the overwhelming debt, mental and physical ailments and severed family bonds that make up the consequences of incarceration in the US. It offers family centered, community driven solutions instead.

Freedom to Thrive’s Prison Divestment Toolkit deep dives into how you can demand divestment from the prison industry at the city council level, and name where you want your cities to invest tax dollars instead.