photo by: Dylan Lysen/Lawrence Journal-World
Guests at Justice Matters 2021 action assembly Monday celebrate after hearing local officials pledge to support some of the group s requested actions to fight injustice and chronic homelessness in Douglas County.
With hundreds of honking cars urging them on, several local elected officials Monday night made promises about ending homelessness, new disciplinary strategies in public schools and more leniency for people who miss court dates, among other issues.
Members of the faith-based activist group Justice Matters challenged local elected officials to commit to a variety of social justice proposals at a drive-in assembly at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The group laid out a vision to address those issues by changing local practices that it says perpetuate mass incarceration as well as chronic homelessness in Douglas County.