The Full Story
ABOUT BLACRI
Mission
BlaCri empowers criminal justice and criminology professionals by providing resources through education, travel, and coalition building.
BlaCri curates transformative opportunities for lifelong learners to gain global perspectives and connect with colleagues to lead efforts toward liberation and justice.
Vision
BlaCri envisions a future where criminology and criminal justice professionals are resourced to transform the systems that shape their communities.
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By connecting a global network of visionary leaders, we facilitate
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perspective-building,
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knowledge exchange, and
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coalition-building,
enabling individuals to tackle their chosen challenges with insight and solidarity.
Values
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Love Ethic: Inspired by bell hooks, BlaCri values the operationalization of a love ethic. We believe sustainable change is grounded in, care, commitment, trust, assumed responsibility, mutual respect, and knowledge-exchange.
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Community: BlaCri believes in the power of collective strength and long-term efforts. We prioritize building strong, mutually beneficial, supportive networks for criminology and criminal justice professionals.
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Innovation through Exchange: BlaCri supports a network of lifelong learners who embrace unconventional knowledge acquisition through travel and cross-cultural exchange. We believe these are essential pathways to generate new ideas and justice-centered solutions.
Frequent curiosities:
Is BlaCri only for Black Criminologists?
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No. We are a professional organization dedicated to centering the development of Black Criminologists and professionals in adjacent fields. We center Black criminologists and their work. If you are a champion for the cause, we invite you to collaborate and join the network.
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Can I become a member if I am not a Black Criminologist?
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Yes. The organization is dedicated to building community for folks in the fields of criminology/criminal justice with a unique focus on the development of Black professionals. If you work in an adjacent field and believe the interests align, we welcome you to the network.
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Can I attend the events if I am not a member?
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Not usually. Events are for members of the organization. Registration and payment are taken behind the 'login' platform. There are community events that are open to the public and they will be noted as such.