Centering voices for inclusion, not validation
Centering voices for inclusion, not validation Artwork by Pastor Isaac Scott, Courtesy of Quarterly Films By Pastor Isaac Scott | March 9, 2021, 10:25 AM
It is imperative that organizations and institutions actively center the voices of people affected by the criminal legal system. Moreover, organizations should not simply ask people to share their life stories or seek to offset the organization-wide imposter syndrome, but must equally center the experiential expertise and personal knowledge of those who are called upon as sources of much needed wisdom for creating inclusive environments in policy as well as under the law for Black and Indigenous people.