Trauma Responsive Series

Town Hall Discussions & Student-Powered Podcast

The Trauma Series: Roots, Experiences, & Healing

The Trauma Series is a long-term project that will eventually be turned into a URO Student Powered Podcast. This series will focus on the connections between the history of policing, incarceration, and trauma. Reimagining our justice system requires conversations rooted in how to create a healing community out of immense trauma. This is embodied in trauma responsive work which focuses on addressing the trauma associated with the entire criminal justice system--including 1) trauma experienced by those who are incarcerated/their family members, or 2) those who are disproportionately targeted by the carceral system, and 3) those on the β€œother side” involved in enforcement practices and political processes. It is our goal to promote conversations about trauma where they are missing by creating a space for content and context experts to have productive conversations with the public. From this, we hope to derive actionable steps to incorporate this directly into the criminal justice system (e.g., URO’s trauma responsive municipal certification project).

Most Recent Episode

Trauma Intervention & Violence Prevention: Healing the Soul of Our Communities

October 28, 2021

Episodes

 

Episode 1

Roots, Experiences, & Healing: Trauma in Policing

April 28, 2021

Introducing URO’s Trauma Town Hall Discussion Series: Roots, Experiences, & Healing. This pilot episode features a panel discussion on the relationship between the History of Policing, Incarceration, and Trauma and how marginalized communities are disproportionately impacted. The recommendations for a reimagination of policing in Tompkins County and Ithaca call for a Trauma-Informed Administration of Public Safety. Our goal is to develop a conversation around this issue to excavate the deeper truths behind the desires for such a system change. We want to facilitate an examination of the possibilities of a new way of operation that encompasses an understanding of a deep history fraught with trauma that simultaneously moves us to become a community of healing. Healing and justice must be preceded by truth and reconciliatory action. Led by Christa Nunez, this panel features Darnell Epps, Dr. Jamila Michener, Psychologist Jessye Cohen Filipic, Professor Sabrina Karim, Community Organizer Shawanna Vaughn, and Professor Rosa Brooks.

 

Episode 2

The Bloodline of Trauma: Inter-Generational Trauma

September 8, 2021

 

What is the long-term impact of the carceral state on families of marginalized backgrounds, perpetuating what is known as β€œintergenerational trauma”? In the next installment of URO’s Trauma Town Hall Series, expert panelists will explore how the criminalization of poverty, mass incarceration, and the hostile culture of re-entry internalizes this type of psychological trauma in a detrimental way, often leading folks to engage in a critical state of β€œsurvival mode.” Panelists include Shawanna Vaughn, Yasmin Rashid, Joe Soto, and Antony Sidle.

Click below to read more about the panelists and access the live stream link!

Episode 3

Trauma Intervention & Violence Prevention: Healing the Soul of Our Communities

October 28, 2021

Violence is a disease endemic to people who are impacted by our criminal justice system. Taking a public health perspective, panelists will discuss revolutionary ways to redress violence and provide a communal cure. These models of violence prevention offer real results in breaking the cycle of intra-communal violence perpetuated by intergenerational trauma. Challenge your perspective and join us for an invigorating discussion on violence and trauma!

Watch the recording by clicking below!

Stay tuned for more!

Check back soon for more details on the next episodes in our 2021-2022 Trauma Series!

Incarceration & Families

COVID-19 & Reentry

Post-Traumatic Intervention & Healing

β€œWe need to focus on the stories and histories of trauma and experiences. We have to listen. Then, we will be more likely to proceed and work on gaining an understanding of their view of the world.”

β€” Richard Rivera, URO Housing Program Coordinator

Let’s talk about trauma…

#UROUprootingTrauma

Follow us on social media to join our Deep Dive Trauma Conversations! Leading up to and after the episodes in the trauma series, we will post questions/articles to keep the conversation going. What does the word trauma mean to you? What is the relationship between trauma and incarceration? How do we create a community of healing? Share your thoughts! #UROUprootingTrauma

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A friendly hello from the interns at their book discussion! Stay tuned for more meet the team posts πŸ™Œ
A friendly hello from the interns at their book discussion! Stay tuned for more meet the team posts πŸ™Œ
Here’s some food for thought from URO’s Intern Book Read (Bruce Western’s “Homeward” (2018)) πŸ“šπŸ’‘ Jerry, a formerly incarcerated man from Boston described reentry as “dealing with a mental stimulus” soon af
Here’s some food for thought from URO’s Intern Book Read (Bruce Western’s “Homeward” (2018)) πŸ“šπŸ’‘ Jerry, a formerly incarcerated man from Boston described reentry as “dealing with a mental stimulus” soon after his release from prison, as he went from total institutionalization to rejoining society in one day. People often consider reentry to be a period of transition, while many who endure it feel absolutely no transition, but rather pure shock. How can we, as a collective humanity, work to mitigate this period of adjustment so that people like Jerry can feel welcome as they re-enter society? #uro #reentry #tompkinscounty #homeward #brucewestern #bookread #foodforthought #transition #shock #trauma
URO’s first biweekly meal for people in reentry was a SUCCESS on June 30th! Join us once again this evening at 5:30 PM at First Presbyterian Church for good food, community healing, and helpful resources! #reentry #URO #biweeklymeals #ithaca
URO’s first biweekly meal for people in reentry was a SUCCESS on June 30th! Join us once again this evening at 5:30 PM at First Presbyterian Church for good food, community healing, and helpful resources! #reentry #URO #biweeklymeals #ithaca #volunteering #joinus #freemeals #summerfun
Click the link in our bio to watch the rest of this video highlighting URO’s partnership with Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources (OAR) to deliver more than 6,000 meals through the Reentry Food Drive during COVID-19. Please consider donating at urotc.org/donate
Check out the books URO interns will be reading this summer! Comment below any recommendations you have :) #reentry #criminaljustice #traumainformed #reimaginingjustice #reimaginingpolicing #cornellcce #tompkinscounty
Check out the books URO interns will be reading this summer! Comment below any recommendations you have :) #reentry #criminaljustice #traumainformed #reimaginingjustice #reimaginingpolicing #cornellcce #tompkinscounty
As today marks the last day of June, URO reminds everyone that we must stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters at any time of year — not only during Pride Month! Click on the link in our bio to read a recent article by the Ce
As today marks the last day of June, URO reminds everyone that we must stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters at any time of year — not only during Pride Month! Click on the link in our bio to read a recent article by the Center for American Progress on how identifying as LGBTQ+ created another major barrier to those who are in reentry, from housing to employment to healthcare. #pridemonth #lgbtq #loveislove #lovewins #uroithaca #june #fightbigotry #fighthate #reentry #housing #employment #healthcare #formerlyincarcerated
Join us today for our first bi-weekly meal for people on probation and/or in reentry!
Join us today for our first bi-weekly meal for people on probation and/or in reentry!
Today is Juneteenth. It is a time to celebrate Black joy, but it is also a time to remember the lasting trauma Black Americans still face today within our criminal injustice system. This article by Cornell Chronicle ft. one of our past panelists, Jam
Today is Juneteenth. It is a time to celebrate Black joy, but it is also a time to remember the lasting trauma Black Americans still face today within our criminal injustice system. This article by Cornell Chronicle ft. one of our past panelists, Jamila Michener, says it all. Today, we at URO encourage you to think deeper and act stronger. In the words of URO’s director Taili Mugambee, “Change starts from within, get fired up about systemic change and develop a winning strategy for change.” Link to article in bio!
URO thanks everyone who tuned into our “Trauma Series Pilot Episode: Roots, Experiences and Healing” last week! All of the panelists were extraordinary and knowledgeable speakers addressing the important issue of trauma responsiveness in
URO thanks everyone who tuned into our “Trauma Series Pilot Episode: Roots, Experiences and Healing” last week! All of the panelists were extraordinary and knowledgeable speakers addressing the important issue of trauma responsiveness in the criminal justice system (for some perspective, it was remarked by an audience member that it was like “having all of the Avengers together”). If you haven’t seen it yet, the recording of this session can be found at the YouTube link in our bio! Be on the lookout for future announcements from our Facebook, IG, and Twitter as URO continues to plan the next installment of the Trauma Series! We hope to see you there πŸ‘πŸ½ #UROUprootingTrauma #AvengersAssemble
Our Trauma Series Pilot is TOMORROW!!! We’re taking a deep dive into the Reimagining Public Safety proposals by Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca. What do they do well? Where is there room for improvement? What questions do you have? Tune
Our Trauma Series Pilot is TOMORROW!!! We’re taking a deep dive into the Reimagining Public Safety proposals by Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca. What do they do well? Where is there room for improvement? What questions do you have? Tune in tomorrow at 5:30pm to hear what our panelists think! Link to full reports and link to our event in bio! #UROUprootingTrauma #ithaca #tompkinscounty #reimaginepublicsafety #reentry #cornellcooperativeextension
A friendly hello from the interns at their book discussion! Stay tuned for more meet the team posts πŸ™Œ Here’s some food for thought from URO’s Intern Book Read (Bruce Western’s “Homeward” (2018)) πŸ“šπŸ’‘ Jerry, a formerly incarcerated man from Boston described reentry as “dealing with a mental stimulus” soon af URO’s first biweekly meal for people in reentry was a SUCCESS on June 30th! Join us once again this evening at 5:30 PM at First Presbyterian Church for good food, community healing, and helpful resources! #reentry #URO #biweeklymeals #ithaca
Click the link in our bio to watch the rest of this video highlighting URO’s partnership with Opportunities, Alternatives, and Resources (OAR) to deliver more than 6,000 meals through the Reentry Food Drive during COVID-19. Please consider don
Check out the books URO interns will be reading this summer! Comment below any recommendations you have :) #reentry #criminaljustice #traumainformed #reimaginingjustice #reimaginingpolicing #cornellcce #tompkinscounty As today marks the last day of June, URO reminds everyone that we must stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters at any time of year — not only during Pride Month! Click on the link in our bio to read a recent article by the Ce Join us today for our first bi-weekly meal for people on probation and/or in reentry! Today is Juneteenth. It is a time to celebrate Black joy, but it is also a time to remember the lasting trauma Black Americans still face today within our criminal injustice system. This article by Cornell Chronicle ft. one of our past panelists, Jam URO thanks everyone who tuned into our “Trauma Series Pilot Episode: Roots, Experiences and Healing” last week! All of the panelists were extraordinary and knowledgeable speakers addressing the important issue of trauma responsiveness in Our Trauma Series Pilot is TOMORROW!!! We’re taking a deep dive into the Reimagining Public Safety proposals by Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca. What do they do well? Where is there room for improvement? What questions do you have? Tune