RYSE Youth Center

National Night Out is August 5th. But groups like the RYSE Youth Center in Richmond are offering an alternative.

The Night Out for Safety & Liberation changes the narrative about public safety and prioritizes restorative justice. It was founded in 2013 by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights .

It’s an alternative to the National Night Out which promotes police-community partnerships for safer streets. Today / Tomorrow law enforcement and city officials will visit neighborhood block parties throughout the country.

Stephanie Thibodeaux Medley is the Director of Education & Justice for RYSE.

“We just want to create a place where we're inviting people to reimagine what safety looks like. To reimagine it and talk about safety as connection, as stability, a

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