Criminal justice reform will require a good deal of experimentation as we move from public safety models that for centuries have focused on incarceration. Today, we examine the challenges involved in applying restorative justice principles to protest and destruction of… Read More ›
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Criminal Justice Failure in Minneapolis and Santa Fe, Plus a Panel Discussion on the Red Deal: An Indigenous Action to Save the Earth
Two calls to action in Santa Fe, a focus on criminal justice, and video on sustainable agriculture, criminal justice in Philly & an update on Rethink. Plus an upcoming Indigenous perspective on nuclear issues, & an update on the Report… Read More ›
Breaking News–Student Organized Gun Violence Prevention Panel Tomorrow with Egolf Wirth Police &…
The details of the panel were slow coming, but students from 12 Santa Fe high schools have organized a tremendous panel and it is tomorrow, so I wanted you to know. Let’s show support for the students. Also info on… Read More ›
Peter DeBenedittus: Best KSFR Interview I’ve Done; Listen at 11 on Saturday
A note on Peter D’s very impressive interview. You will want to listen in at 11 on Saturday on KSFR 101.1 FM or stream it on your computer. And at long last, an easy, online way to donate to Retake… Read More ›
The Truth About Gun Control: Polling, Research, Impact
The vast, vast majority of Americans (even NRA members) want gun control, yet the NRA and timid politicians are responsible for the deaths of over 30,000 Americans a year. Florida students descended on the legislature and the White House. The… Read More ›
A Path to Sustainable Justice: Connecting the Dots of Oppression
Building on Thanksgiving’s blog, today we point to evidence that a fundamental challenge to the status quo is building on several fronts: Occupy, Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock, and #Metoo are movement that are not questioning isolated injustices but the… Read More ›