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KNKX Interview featuring our Community Organizer Cory Walster and Director Tarra Simmons

Posted on January 16, 2020April 18, 2022

Formerly incarcerated advocates change their ‘label,’ get involved in Olympia and beyond

Category: Our StoriesTags: Cory Walster Interview KNKX NPR Tarra Simmons

Civil Survival Project 2019 Impact Report

Posted on December 31, 2019April 18, 2022

Our 2019 Impact Report is now available! We thank our community, friends and partners for all we have accomplished in 2019 and look forward to tremendous growth in 2020. If […]

Category: Our StoriesTags: Impact

Leadership in Advocacy Fellowship Graduation

Posted on December 15, 2019April 20, 2022

Please join us in congratulating our first graduating class from the 2019 Civil Survival Leadership in Advocacy Fellowship program! In July 2019, we launched our inaugural fellowship program to invest […]

Category: Our StoriesTags: Advocacy Civil Survival Programs Fellowship Graduation Leadership

Dr. Christopher Beasley Talks to the Tacoma Ledger About His Work at the University of Washington Tacoma

Posted on October 23, 2018

Dr. Christopher Beasley is a co-founder of the Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network (FICGN) and a Civil Survival board member. His work as a University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) professor […]

Category: Our Stories

Chris Poulos Talks to the Epoch Times About His Path to Reentry and His Mission to Help Others

Posted on October 16, 2018

Civil Survival Co-Chair Chris Poulos recently spoke to the Epoch Times about his journey from incarceration to law school as well as finding his personal and professional passion to help […]

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Tarra Simmons Receives Washington Appleseed Outstanding Service Award

Posted on October 3, 2018April 18, 2022

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 […]

Category: Our StoriesTags: Tarra Simmons

Omari Amili Publishes A Children’s Book About Role Models

Posted on August 8, 2018April 18, 2022

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 […]

Category: Our StoriesTags: Omari Amili

Seattle Lawyer and Honors Law Graduate, Unanimously Vindicated by State Supreme Court, is Vilified in Partisan Campaign Ad

Posted on July 23, 2018April 18, 2022

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 […]

Category: Our StoriesTags: Tarra Simmons

Civil Survival Member Michael Shoemaker Receives Award for Outstanding Community Service

Posted on July 7, 2018

Civil Survival Michael Shoemaker is a formerly incarcerated veteran with a disability, motorcycle enthusiast and community activist. He was recently honored with the first annual Superior Help and Outstanding Effort […]

Category: Our Stories

Civil Survival’s Tarra Simmons is Sworn in to the State Bar at Seattle University Ceremony

Posted on June 23, 2018April 18, 2022

Civil Survival Executive Director Tarra Simmons was sworn in as an attorney by Judge Hull on June 16, 2018, before a large crowd of supporters at Seattle University’s Pigott Auditorium. […]

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