Justice Through Joy Stories 

A Storytelling Project for You, Me, and Us

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Justice Through Joy is a living, breathing storytelling project rooted in community, identity, and resistance.

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We uplift the voices of women of color and gender-queer people of color shaped by, working within, or resisting the U.S. legal system—whether as lawyers, students, graduates, support staff, policymakers, paralegals, public defenders, professors, social workers, or activists.

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At a time of mounting threats to our communities, this project offers a sanctuary for truth-telling, joy-sharing, and the collective healing that comes from being witnessed and heard. The U.S. legal system was not built for us. Yet we navigate it, survive it, and reshape it every day. And our stories matter.

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 🌿 Why This Matters🌿

Too often, our stories are silenced, erased, distorted or forgotten.

Justice Through Joy centers our stories—honoring your experiences of struggle, resilience, brilliance, and becoming. We believe joy is not an afterthought; it is resistance, it is memory, it is liberation.

Your voice belongs here.

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✨ Get Involved✨

This storytelling project is a radical act of remembrance, resistance, and joy. If your personal or professional life has been shaped by U.S. laws, systems, or social justice work—we want to hear from you. ​We're inviting women of color and gender-queer people of color who connect with this Call to Action to join this storytelling community project. ​

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You’re invited to participate in:

🔹 Justice → Joy Stories: One at a Time
Share a part of your story virtually in a one-on-one storytelling interview that will be honored and documented in the Justice → Joy Archive. 

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​🔹 Justice → Joy Community Conversation Circles (Beginning June 2025)
Join a small virtual cohort for 8 weeks of community, reflection, and creative exploration. Together we’ll use storytelling prompts, theater games, and embodied exercises to co-create space for your story to emerge.

You’ll have the option to share your story with an invited audience or have it documented in the Justice → Joy Archive.

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🔹 Public Storytelling Event (Fall 2025)
Collaborate with fellow participants to share your voice in a co-created storytelling event—scripted or unscripted, formal or informal—as each participant chooses and this event will be documented in the Justice → Joy Archive. ​​​​​​​​