
Civil Survival will host a National Expungement Week event
Session One This webinar will kick off our first day of National Expungement Week (N.E.W.). Tarra Simmons, the Director of the Civil Survival Project, will launch this series. We will […]
Civil Survival Equity. Community. Lived Experience.
Session One This webinar will kick off our first day of National Expungement Week (N.E.W.). Tarra Simmons, the Director of the Civil Survival Project, will launch this series. We will […]
Formerly incarcerated advocates change their ‘label,’ get involved in Olympia and beyond
Hundreds of people living with debt from court-imposed legal financial obligations (LFO’s) recently gathered at the Kitsap County Courthouse for the first ever “LFO Reconsideration Day.” The event was a […]
On December 15, Civil Survival hosted its third full-day Workshop for 2018 at Highline College in Kent. Over 30 people attended, including three local elected officials. Our Workshops are designed […]
On October 6, Civil Survival hosted a very successful full-day Workshop event in Kitsap County at the new Marvin Williams Recreation Center. Over 40 participants attended along with several elected […]
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 […]
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 […]
Four Civil Survival members, Amanda DuBois, Tarra Simmons, Madeleine DuBois and Carolina Landa, recently had the opportunity to dine with the Dean of Seattle University Law School, Annette Clark. All […]
Scores of people attended the first annual Game Changer Happy Hour fundraiser on June 16, 2018 in support of Civil Survival’s mission to empower formerly incarcerated people to improve their […]
Civil Survival Executive Director Tarra Simmons recently received the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Champion of Justice Award. The Award “recognizes an individual who — through legislative, judicial, journalistic […]