Fania Davis

Aug 20, 2023 | truthout.org | Bryant Furlow |Ellen Reddy |Fania Davis |Eisa Nefertari Ulen

This story was originally published by New Mexico In Depth. On a brisk February morning with snow on the ground, children arrived at Tsé Bit A’í Middle School in Shiprock, on the Navajo Nation in northwestern New Mexico. Word in the hallway was something was afoot: Substitute teachers were waiting in each classroom. The children’s 35 regular teachers were spotted, sitting in a large circle in the library. Students paused at the doorway to watch.

May 17, 2023 | truthout.org | Fania Davis |Floyd Collins |Amaia Cook |Erica R. Meiners

What do successful alternatives to policing, prosecution and prison actually look like? And how would they work? A group of Chicago’s leading community safety, health and justice innovators gathered at the DePaul Art Museum last summer to provide much-needed clarity on these crucial questions.