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After a nationwide search for a new director, we are thrilled to announce the appointment of Courtney Bryan. A former public defender and director of @MidtownCourt, she brings a lifelong commitment to justice reform and community change to the role. courtinnovation.org/about/announce…

.@nytimes editorial endorsing the plan to replace NYC's notorious #Rikers Island jail facility links to our analysis of how "sweeping" changes to evidence-sharing rules are helping to make closure possible: courtinnovation.org/publications/d…

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and we wanted to make sure you knew that Safe Horizon client advocates are available by chat to offer information, advocacy, and support to people who have been impacted by violence, crime, and abuse. Find the chat here: safehorizon.org/safechat/

Happening tonight! Join us for an open mic in support of #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth.

Let us know if you want to sign up for a financial counseling session!

You can also submit your ideas here: ideas.pbnyc.org/page/about #pbnyc

.@CureViolence sites in New York, including our @SOS_Brooklyn and @SOS_Bronx, build positive relationships with young people at risk of engaging in violence—and may be the key to criminal justice reform, says this @NYDailyNews piece. nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…

Improving the way #NYC responds to mental health crises will build safety for everyone in our communities.

This month is #domesticviolenceawareness month. Will we see you at our partner project RISE’s #openmic to build awareness and show support?

$1 MILLION DOLLARS!! How would you spend it in your neighborhood? ____________________ Participatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend a part of their… instagram.com/p/B3DMeEzh7B-/…

Excited to see all of these #GunPoliciesThatWork on @PublicHealth today! Treating gun violence like a disease works, we've seen evidence of this throughout NYC.

Join us for tomorrow's #takingonhate convening! Register here: our.cityofnewyork.us/page/s/taking-… and let us know if you can join!

Project Reset offers people charged with low-level crimes the chance to complete an arts-related program as a way of avoiding a conviction & criminal record. It suggests that art can & should play a role in easing incarceration rates. h/t @courtinnovation bit.ly/2lUrZ8X

Two artists join host @didacticmatt on our podcast New Thinking to discuss how #art is being used as an alternative to the traditional justice system. Listen now: courtinnovation.org/publications/r…

We're collaborating with Crown Heights community partners this Sunday to put on the #OneCrownHeights festival! Hope to see you there!!

@shanshaw Excited to see you!

@SOS_Brooklyn Yesss!! My whole family will be there!

We are hard at work packing these 🔥 backpacks for this weekend’s block party! Will we see you Saturday?

Debuting our podcast's fall season, a special on-location New Thinking with artists Derek Fordjour and Shaun Leonardo: using art instead of the justice system and changing the narratives constraining young people of color. courtinnovation.org/publications/r…

Volunteer training happening tonight--join us!

We hope you had fun at the Crown Heights Back to School Peace and Play Street! Will we see you at this weekend's Bed-Stuy Back to School Kickoff?