Posts in 'Policing and Community Safety'

To continue the Philly Movement Media Fellowship that supports young storytellers from marginalized communities impacted by the criminal legal system to be in control of their own stories and reinvent the media narrative around policing.

To advance and produce empathetic, ethical, and impactful reporting on community firearm violence grounded in trauma-informed journalistic practices, the lived experiences of impacted community members, and public health research.

An immersive, verité style film, "Kempis Coming Home" sets out to tell the story of how Kempis Songster—a man sentenced as a teenager to spend the rest of his life in prison— grapples with the responsibilities and possibilities of his extraordinary second chance in the years after his release.

To create two mini-documentaries highlighting mobile crisis units and the commutation process, and to craft narratives of people who are serving death by incarceration.

To distribute "No Way Out," a short documentary that complicates narratives of victims wanting retribution, and season 2 of the "Move It Forward" podcast exploring gun violence and its root causes.

To support an urban street media campaign and local activism in solidarity with Palestine.

For narrative work in support of Palestinian liberation

To integrate a suite of abolitionist media production, archiving, and media-based organizing methods into the W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School curriculum.

To amplify the experiences of people impacted by cash bail to shift the public narrative and drive action to end this unjust policy in Philadelphia.

To support a community conversation series to align with the launch of season 1 of "Obscured, From Words to Weapons," an investigative podcast about survivors of law enforcement trauma and how they're navigating the aftermath of police encounters.