taliba obuyaShe/Her/Herstaliba is a comrade, mother, daughter, sister, foot soldier and a dreamer for a new South. Raised by a single father and hailing from the 713, she spent the early days of the 80s and 90s in Houston, under the social effects of the War on Drugs and hip-hop politics. Currently, taliba is the…
Trinh Duong EngShe/Her/HersTrinh is a founding member of the Circle for Justice Innovations, convening a handful of donors, community organizers, and activists to discuss what authentic community safety can look like. She has worked to develop large-scale projects in higher education and philanthropy. Trinh is also a recipient of the Echoing Green Fellowship, Union Square…
Louis PerwienHe/Him/HisLouis is a resident of Washington DC and, outside of his day job working as a mortgage policy analyst at Freddie Mac, is committed to social justice issues and organizing locally in DC. He is on the board of Empower DC and is active in Jews United for Justice and Resource Generation. He got…
Diana “Dinni” GordonShe/Her/HersDiana R. Gordon writes about politics and criminal justice for academic and general audiences. Her books include, among others, The Justice Juggernaut: Fighting Crime, Controlling Citizens and Transformation and Trouble: Crime, Justice, and Participation in Democratic South Africa. She is professor emerita of political science and criminal justice of The City College of…
Ben GriesingerHe/Him/HisBen Griesinger is an educator, facilitator, bridge builder, and deep listener who loves to talk. Ben’s focus on criminal justice work came in large part from seeing the disparities in how police and courts treated his Black and Latino students in comparison to his White friends who could afford lawyers. As a young adult…
Albino Garcia, Jr.He/Him/HisAlbino Garcia, Jr. is a Kellogg Fellow and Ceremonial Chief of Apache and Chichimeca heritage recognized internationally for his groundbreaking intervention work with gang-involved youth. His accomplishments include establishing the award-winning New School in Watsonville, California, which provided a successful educational context for gang-affiliated youth. Albino is the founder and director of La…