IMAGINING A DURHAM THAT NAMES, OWNS, AND TRANSFORMS HARM
We bring neighbors alongside neighbors most-impacted
by our community violence and criminal legal system.
by our community violence and criminal legal system.
We are one Coalition, two programs, and many practices
engaging hundreds of folks each year.
We are an evolving 33-year journey rooted in Durham,
anchored by four enduring values.
engaging hundreds of folks each year.
We are an evolving 33-year journey rooted in Durham,
anchored by four enduring values.
THREE DECADES. FOUR ENDURING VALUES.
Community
We reach into and strengthen community through the simple wisdom of 'being with,'
empowering neighbors to what only we can be-and-do for one another.
empowering neighbors to what only we can be-and-do for one another.
Compassion
We are broken open by suffering and compelled by our neighbors' stories,
responding with compassion in humble resistance to all that would keep us apart.
responding with compassion in humble resistance to all that would keep us apart.
Courage
We practice everyday courage that forms and transforms lives together,
fostering accountability for harm, imagination for healing, and dignity for all.
fostering accountability for harm, imagination for healing, and dignity for all.
Trust
We move at the speed and attend to the work of trust,
measuring our Coalition by the integrity of each space we create.
measuring our Coalition by the integrity of each space we create.