by Civil Survival | Oct 2, 2018
Civil Survival Executive Director, Tarra Simmons, was recently honored with the Washington Appleseed Bradley C. Diggs Outstanding Service Award. Washington Appleseed is a volunteer-based law and policy organization that works to disrupt cycles of poverty and social...
by Civil Survival | Aug 8, 2018
Civil Survival Board Co-Chairs Omari Amili and Chris Poulos recently spoke on a panel hosted by Governor Inslee in Olympia that addressed the many issues and challenges surrounding reentry following incarceration. Mr. Amili described his difficult childhood with few...
by Civil Survival | Aug 7, 2018
Civil Survival Board Co-Chair Omari Amili’s second book, entitled In Search of Role Models, introduces young readers to the importance of finding positive role models in their lives. The book follows the life of a young boy who watches others engaging in dangerous or...
by Civil Survival | Jul 22, 2018
Civil Survival Executive Director Tarra Simmons was recently targeted in a political ad attacking Democratic state Senate candidate Emily Randall for supporting Ms. Simmons on her journey to become a lawyer. Ms. Simmons’ remarkable journey from an abusive past, to...
by Civil Survival | Jul 16, 2018
CNN recently reported on some of the issues that contribute to America’s high incarceration rate. The United States has the unfortunate distinction of having the highest incarceration rate of any country on earth. According to a 2018 report from the Bureau of Justice...
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