Shows
Our PerspectiveHealing After TraumaHost Cheryl talks with Selena Meadows from Crime Survivors for Justice and Cheryl Wittesee about healing, trauma, and survivorship. They highlight CSSJ’s resources like Wellness Wednesdays and therapy vouchers, the impact of systemic disparities, and how lived experiences can drive change and advocacy.
2025-10-2253 min
Crime Survivors SpeakThe Right to HealIn this powerful episode, Callie Greer, a longtime grassroots organizer and community navigator for Alabama Appleseed, shares how her personal loss led her to fight for the right to heal—a vision of justice that prioritizes healing, accountability, and investment in community safety.
Callie recounts advocating for a more compassionate sentence for the young man who took her son’s life, recognizing that true justice offers a path for both survivors and those who have caused harm to heal. She also reflects on her experience at the March on Washington, where she found strength in a movement of survivors fighting for real...
2025-03-1333 min
Widowed AF: Real stories of love, grief and beyond - With Rosie MossS2 - EP23 - Katrina SmithEpisode OverviewContent Warning: This episode discusses themes of murder, trauma, and grief that may be triggering for some listeners.In this episode of Widowed AF, Rosie Gill-Moss speaks with Katrina Smith about the traumatic night her husband was murdered in their home. Katrina shares her harrowing experience of losing her husband, Josh, during a home invasion, exploring profound grief, loss, and trauma.The discussion not only highlights the emotional turmoil that accompanies such a devastating event but also addresses the failures of law enforcement in responding to domestic violence...
2024-12-131h 17
Crime Survivors SpeakBuilding a VillageIn this episode, we sit down with Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick to discuss the need for restorative forms of justice that center healing for survivors. Rafiah shares how the tragic loss of her son inspired her to create Rodney’s Village, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing violence and supporting teenage parents. While reflecting on the power of storytelling as advocacy, Aswad and Rafiah recount a powerful moment they shared at this year’s March on Washington and explore how moments of solidarity fuel the fight for survivor-centered policies.
Listen in to hear the moment Aswad announces an exciting milestone: CSSJ...
2024-11-2050 min
Crime Survivors SpeakThe Red Carpet of EqualityIn this episode, Ingrid Archie, the Organizing Director for TimeDone, shares her journey from a childhood shaped by the War on Drugs in LA to becoming a fierce advocate for formerly incarcerated women. As a mother and domestic violence survivor, Ingrid endured years of trauma that led to her cycling in and out of prisons and losing custody of her children. But thanks to Ingrid’s tireless advocacy, Prop 47 offered her a path out of prison, allowing her to reunite with her family and dedicate herself to helping others break free from the stigma of old records at CSSJ an...
2024-09-1135 min
Adventures in BusinessPriscilla Bordayo - Crime Survivors for Safety & JusticeWelcome back to another impactful episode of Adventures in Business, a podcast for the working people of Lansing, Michigan.
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Today, we have the honor of interviewing Priscilla Bordayo, an inspiring advocate from Crime Survivors for Safety & Justice. Priscilla shares powerful insights into her work, focusing on rehabilitation and restoration for both victims and perpetrators of abuse. Her newest role is the State-Wide Manager for CSSJ.
Priscilla has been featured on TCT, Moms Of Miracles, Driven By Women, The Every Day Series, Every Dope Girl, and the Cover Of Women’s...
2024-09-0400 min
K2 - Kobiety Dwie#07 - s Jozafata Kroplewska - konsekrowana kobiecośćŻycie zakonne jako szara rutyna? Czy siostra zakonna może się zakochać? Czy radość i przyjaźń są owocami zakazanymi w murach klasztornych? To i wiele więcej w rozmowie z niezwykła siostrą Jozafatą Kroplewską, CSSJ.
2024-08-0738 min
Talks and ThoughtsSound Check: The Music of TodayWhat’s your favorite song? Students at CSSJ discuss Beyoncé and country music, Tyler, the Creator’s Grammy performance, Rihanna at the VMAs, Ariana Grande’s tongue, larynx control, live performances vs studio tracks, and more.
2024-04-1217 min
WONDERGIRLSAIDAOn The Road: The Honor Of Attending CSSJ Survivor SpeaksHello everyone in this episode I will be talking about how I got the honor to attend Survivors Speak and so much more etc
2023-04-2503 min
WONDERGIRLSAIDAOn The Road: The Honor Of Attending CSSJ Survivor SpeaksHello everyone in this episode I will be talking about how I got the honor to attend Survivors Speak and so much more etc --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wondergirlsaida/message
2023-04-2503 min
Crime Survivors SpeakCentering the Voices of SurvivorsAlex Abboud is a licensed social worker and victims advocate who has spent her professional life finding new ways to provide services and support for victims and survivors recovering from harm.
From developing the first social work response model for the city of Detroit to becoming CSSJ's Statewide Manager of Pennsylvania, Alex has extensive experience both providing direct services to survivors in the immediate aftermath of trauma as well as advocating to center the voices of survivors in policy making.
In this episode, Alex discusses her own survivor story and the journey of keeping her sex...
2023-03-0634 min
The Our Voice PodcastEpisode 28: Addressing the Upside-Down Priorities of the Justice SystemIn this episode, the “Our Voice” podcast welcomes Lenore Anderson – co-founder and President of the Alliance for Safety and Justice. Host Neil Volz talks to Lenore about her recently released book In Their Names: The Untold Story of Victims’ Rights, Mass Incarceration, and the Future of Public Safety. Aswad Thomas – who had his professional basketball career tragically end after being shot multiple times as a young man – joins Lenore. Aswad serves as Vice President of the Alliance for Safety & Justice and National Director of CSSJ. Together, Lenore and Aswad explain why they believe it's time to end the powerful myth that ma...
2023-02-1554 min
Survivors Heal with Oya L. SherrillsEpisode 10: I'm Survivin' & Training the PeopleThis Episode: Gaining the training for the "allegiance to love" and healing with CSSJ lead David Guizar, LAURA e.d. Adela Barajas and former Black Panther, and current national PCITI founder & trainer, Aquil Basheer. About Oya: Oya L Sherrills is a survivor, a lived experience leader in her field, an advocate, and an organizer. Author of "Musings of a Rascal", she works to create a culture where healing practices are centered and valued. Oya likes to pave paths that connect past and future ancestors in efforts to prioritize peace and community-driven solutions that...
2023-02-031h 10Crime Survivors SpeakA New Movement of Survivor LeadersJonathon Lewis has spent his career organizing folks from marginalized communities to demand a greater voice in policy making. From working on the Obama campaign in Ohio to advocating for teachers and educational equality in his home state of Texas, Jonathon is now the National Training Director for CSSJ, where he works to provide survivors leaders with the tools to build a new movement of safety, justice, and healing. In this conversation, Jonathon talks about the lessons he's learned in his career as an organizer, what it's like to bring survivors to the capitol to speak with legislators for t...
2023-01-2733 minSurvivors Heal with Oya L. SherrillsEpisode Nine: Crime Survivors Week; Sacramento, CA in the Spring; Midnight hotel lobby, Survivors SpeakAbout Oya: Oya L Sherrills is a survivor, a lived experience leader in her field, an advocate, and an organizer. Author of "Musings of a Rascal", she works to create a culture where healing practices are centered and valued. Oya likes to pave paths that connect past and future ancestors in efforts to prioritize peace and community-driven solutions that break cycles of violence and address trauma. She's creative, she's a mama, and she's for the trees. Links: https://www.instagram.com/hypknow/ https://cssj.org/ https://safeandjust.org/
2023-01-271h 08Crime Survivors SpeakBreaking the Cycle with Our StoriesPriscilla Bordayo is a survivor of sexual abuse and incest who has turned her story of healing into a transformative tool for change. Priscilla was born into a large family that had been shaped by generations of abuse. After becoming a victim of that cycle of harm, Priscilla became the change that broke the cycle. She learned to heal, to forgive, to sit with victims in their darkest moments, and to inspire countless people with her story. Today, Priscilla is a powerful activist and a sought-after motivational speaker whose voice catalyzes change both in her community in Lansing, Michigan...
2022-10-285h 10Crime Survivors SpeakService and Support for Crime SurvivorsTricia Forbes has been working in the movement for economic, social and racial justice for over 25 years. She has held many leadership positions at policy advocacy organizations across Texas to promote healing over retribution. Tricia is also one of many people who attended her first Survivors Speak event and immediately immersed herself in the movement to lift up survivors. Today Tricia leads CSSJ's Member Support Program, which offers a wide array of resources for healing and wellness, from free virtual therapy to interactive self-care and connections to local community-based resources. These services have the potential to make an enormous difference i...
2022-09-3034 min
The Social Work Routes PodcastA conversation with Tina Rodriguez about equity counselingOur guest for this week, Tina Rodriguez is a survivor of child abuse and a licensed marriage and family therapist but I choose to identify as an Equity Therapist. I am responsible for connecting the symptoms of racial trauma to mental health conditions. I specialize in working with victims of color. I currently serve as Board President for ValorUS, a national organization working to end sexual violence. This victims rights week I announced that I am the CSSJ Statewide Manager. Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is an organization with the largest membership of survivors. I am...
2021-05-0940 min
Generative Spirits: Conversations with Catholic SistersSeason 2, Ep. 3: Spirits on FireOur May episode highlights Spirits on Fire, a Year-Long formation program for lay leaders in the CSSJ Mission and Tradition. Our guest will be Sr. Judith Minear, a sister of St. Joseph of the Congregation of St. Joseph, or CSJ, who serves as the Coordinator of Mission Integration with CSJ ministries and one of the leaders of Spirits on Fire. Started in 2016, this program serves to form a group of experienced leaders from the Congregation of St. Joseph and the Sisters of St. Joseph to engage deeply with the CSSJ charism in a transformative process of growth. As a...
2021-05-0735 min
LatinEQUIS33. A Conversation with Californians for Safety and JusticeDid you know that California spends $50 billion a year on the criminal justice system? What would happen if we redirected just one percent of that budget toward communities? On this episode of LatinEQUIS, Tinisch Hollins and David Guizar answer that question.
Tinisch is the State Director of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, a program of Californians for safety and justice.
David is the California Regional Manager and one of the founding members of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice (CSSJ).
You can learn more about them at cssj.org and progressnotprisons.com.
2020-10-1642 min
Edge of Sports with Dave ZirinJohn Carlos & Wyomia Tyus LIVE from Cal State East BayThis week on Edge of Sports, we have two sports/politics legends of 1968 and we speak to them in front of 500 people in a packed Oakland auditorium. They are DR. JOHN CARLOS, who raised his fist on the medal stand in Mexico City along with Tommie Smith, and the great WYOMIA TYUS, the first person to ever win back-to-back 100 meter gold at the Olympic games in 1964 and 1968. Ms. Tyus also stood in solidarity with John Carlos and Tommie Smith although that has been written out of most mainstream histories. This week’s column read is on “The Hidden History of Muha...
2016-02-251h 00
Edge of SportsJohn Carlos & Wyomia Tyus LIVE from Cal State East BayThis week on Edge of Sports, we have two sports/politics legends of 1968 and we speak to them in front of 500 people in a packed Oakland auditorium. They are DR. JOHN CARLOS, who raised his fist on the medal stand in Mexico City along with Tommie Smith, and the great WYOMIA TYUS, the first person to ever win back-to-back 100 meter gold at the Olympic games in 1964 and 1968. Ms. Tyus also stood in solidarity with John Carlos and Tommie Smith although that has been written out of most mainstream histories. This week’s column read is on “The Hidden History of Muha...
2016-02-251h 00
Politics and International Relations PodcastsProvisional acquisition as 'true acquisition', Kant's argument against colonialismFourth presentation from the Kant and Colonialism conference held in University of Oxford in October 2010. In association with the Oxford University Department of Politics and International Relations, The Centre for The Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), The London School of economics and Political Science and Nuffield College.
2011-02-2223 minPolitics and International Relations PodcastsColonialism in Kant's Political PhilosophyThird presentation from the Kant and Colonialism conference held in University of Oxford in October 2010. In association with the Oxford University Department of Politics and International Relations, The Centre for The Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), The London School of economics and Political Science and Nuffield College.
2011-02-2238 minPolitics and International Relations PodcastsKant's Conceptions of Colonialism, Free Trade, and Cosmopolitical ProvidenceKant's Conceptions of Colonialism, Free Trade, and Cosmopolitical Providence from a Point of View of a History of Ideas: their Origins in Libanius, Francisco de Vitoria and Hugo Grotius: Part of the Kant and Colonialism Conference held in October 2010. In association with the Oxford University Department of Politics and International Relations, The Centre for The Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), The London School of economics and Political Science and Nuffield College.
2011-02-2221 minPolitics and International Relations PodcastsWorld citizenship and global connections in Enlightenment political thoughtFirst presentation from the Kant and Colonialism conference held in University of Oxford in October 2010. In association with the Oxford University Department of Politics and International Relations, The Centre for The Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), The London School of economics and Political Science and Nuffield College.
2011-02-2224 minPolitics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: Closing CommentsRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen - Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory.
2009-04-2325 minPolitics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: Constructivism and PublicityRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen - Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory. Delivered by Andrew Williams, comments by Wayne Sumner.
2009-04-231h 29Politics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: Justice, Equality and IncentivesRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen - Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory. Delivered by Seana Shiffrin, comments by Richard Arneson.
2009-04-231h 07Politics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: The Ethics of Distribution in a Warming PlanetRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen - Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory. Delivered by John Roemer, comments by Joshua Cohen (read by Stuart White).
2009-04-231h 08Politics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: Justice as Fairness: Luck Egalitarian, not RawlsianRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen - Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory. Delivered by Michael Otsuka, comments by Jonathan Wolff.
2009-04-231h 00Politics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: Money, Work and Body Parts: Cohen on CoercionRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen - Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory. Delivered by Cecile Fabre, comments by Hillel Steiner.
2009-04-2359 minPolitics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: UtopophobiaRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen - Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory. Delivered by David Estlund, comments by David Miller.
2009-04-231h 07Politics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: IntroductionRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen - Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory.
2009-04-2307 minPolitics and International Relations PodcastsCSSJ: Cohen Conference: Rawls, Cohen, Mill and the Egalitarian TrilemmaRescuing Justice and Equality: Celebrating the Career of G.A. Cohen Conference at the Centre for the Study of Social Justice (CSSJ), Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January 2009. On January 23-24 2009, with the generous support of Philosophy and Public Affairs, the Centre for the Study of Social Justice will be hosting a conference to celebrate the career of G.A. Cohen, who is retiring after 23 years as Chichele Professor of Social and Political Theory. Delivered by Paula Casal, comments by Philippe Van Parijs.
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