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Robyn Finnicum is an organizer in Nevada advocating for higher standards in recovery housing. Check out her journey below! 1) What are you working on now—the change you are feeling the most urgency around making in the world through your organizing? I am working with a team of organizers in Nevada to advocate for standards in recovery housing in the state. Through group and individual listening sessions, we identified one of the biggest barriers to recovery in Nevada is the lack of safe and inclusive recovery homes. Women and men shared a need for family housing. The LGBTQIA community shared [...]

This week's spotlight goes to Sean Wilson, an activist who grew up in Milwaukee. As someone with 17 years of lived experience and direct involvement with the criminal legal system, Sean has made it his mission to help others and make progress for real reform in a system that is broken. 1) What are you working on now—the change you are feeling the most urgency around making in the world through your organizing? We are working and collaborating with 13 leaders who have been directly impacted by the issue of mass incarceration in 13 of our priority states and [...]