Who We Are

About Us

We are a group of multi-racial, multi-generational, and queer Washtenaw County residents who are committed to wellness, joy, and liberation for everyone in our county.

Our Approach

We believe that communities have the power and wisdom to create collective forms of abundance, care, and accountability grounded in human dignity and liberation. We believe the Criminal Punishment System needs to be radically and systemically transformed, and that conflict and harm should be handled through well-funded community-based resources, independent from the carceral state. Our community demands seek to name and move toward transformative goals while putting forth immediate steps for the Prosecutor’s Office that align with those transformative goals. In these demands, we use the word ‘diversion’ to refer to community-led services and resources that are disconnected from systemic punishment and state control. We understand that electing a new prosecutor, even as part of a larger strategy, will not end the violence of criminalization. We also understand that changes in the Prosecutor’s Office policies and practices can result in valuable outcomes in decriminalization, decarceration, and shifting the resources and power of the Prosecutor Officer to community.