On August 24, 2009, Aswad was 26 years old and just three weeks from going to Europe to play professional basketball. As he left a convenience store, he was approached by two men intent on robbing him and he suffered two near-fatal gunshots to his back, ending his basketball career. Today, Aswad leads ASJ’s organizing […]
VP, ASJ & National Director, CSSJ
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President, Co-Founder
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Lenore is the co-founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice, and founder of Californians for Safety and Justice. She is an attorney with extensive experience working to reform criminal justice and public safety systems. Lenore was the Campaign Chair and co-author of Proposition 47, a 2014 California ballot initiative to reduce incarceration and reallocate […]
Chair, Board of Directors, Co-Founder
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Robert is a seasoned organizer and campaigner who over the last two decades worked to achieve landmark wins in justice reform in multiple states. Robert is the co-founder of Alliance for Safety and Justice where he oversees all of ASJ’s state-based advocacy strategies and campaigns and the Organizing Director of Californians for Safety and Justice. […]
Chief of Shared Safety
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A strategist with extensive public policy and organizing experience grounded in authentic coalition building, Shakyra is Alliance for Safety and Justice’s Chief of Federal Advocacy. She previously served as the Chief of Staff, interim Ohio State Director and Managing Director of Partnerships. Shakyra joined ASJ in 2016 as the Regional Director for the Midwest region, […]
Managing Director for Government Affairs
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