{"id":3047,"date":"2021-12-28T19:33:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T19:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2021-12-28T19:33:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T19:33:16","slug":"reflections-from-the-systemic-justice-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2021\/12\/28\/reflections-from-the-systemic-justice-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections from the Systemic Justice Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kayla Fisher and Michael Geoffino share thoughts on their work in the Systemic Justice Project during fall 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><u>Working Alongside Community Leaders<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Kayla Fisher, &#8217;23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The systemic justice seminar offered a unique opportunity to merge legal theory with practical application. As a student, I have actively sought experiences which will help me to learn more about Philadelphia. Through this experience, I have learned more about the city\u2019s thriving anti-gun violence movement, and I worked alongside thoughtful and genuine community leaders. It was incredible to meet and share ideas with leaders of various organizations. Hearing their visions for a safer future provided an opportunity to see how legal theory and policy must be informed by lived experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course challenged me to think of lawyers as a critical, not central, component of the greater project of empowering the community. The collateral consequences of policing and mass incarceration are vast (and can often feel overwhelming), but this clinic and seminar highlights how lawyers can intervene by reducing harm and providing tangible support in the lives of those who simply need legal support. 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