Participatory defense. Holistic defense. Community-led justice.

These approaches are reshaping how people navigate the legal system, centering families and communities in the defense process while addressing the root causes that lead to system involvement in the first place.

Join this Learning Community to:

• Explore how participatory and holistic defense expand the traditional legal defense model.
• Understand how community organizing can impact case outcomes and shift power in the court system.
• Learn how these approaches are being implemented and how they can be supported and scaled.

MC’d by:
Michael Taylor, Program Coordinator, MI-CEMI

Panelists include:
Elisheva T. Johnson, Executive Director, Emergent Justice
Additional speakers to be announced