In this episode, we explore the building blocks of community safety—namely knowing your community and working together to keep each other safe. We talk to Sirrita Darby, and Bri and Kris, two youth organizers with Detroit Heals Detroit about the work they do to host healing circles for youth in Detroit, and the importance of collective healing. We also sat down with Curtis Renee, a powerful organizer with Detroit Safety Team (and an excellent chef) to talk about the work they’re doing to encourage Detroiters to find alternatives to safety that don’t involve calling police.
Want to find out more about community safety initiatives where you live?
We recommend checking out:
One Million Experiments
Transform Harm
Firework Foundation
Don’t Call The Police
Freedom Dreams, An Epilogue
A Mass Movement to End Solitary Confinement
An Intergenerational Vision for Beloved Community
Dreaming of Child-Safe Zones
Building Power Inside the Informal Economy
The Community is the Family and the Family is the Community
The Cost of Truth and Reconciliation
Finding a Common Justice
Detroit Life is Valuable Everyday
We Make Peace
Season 2 of Freedom Dreams!
Fear of Black Consciousness
How Do We Grow Our Own Food on Our Own Land?
How Do We Create Health Care that Meets our Needs?
How Do We Make School Ourselves?
How Do We Ensure our City Budgets Reflect Our Priorities?
How Can Cooperative Economics Help Us Build Collective Power?
How Can You Shut Down Your City Jail?
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