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Joia Erin has a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences degree in English & French from Louisiana State University and a Master of Public Administration & Policy degree from the University of Memphis. She is primarily responsible for systems education, organizing, and community building in the Memphis area. A native of Memphis, with strong New Orleans roots, she spent most of her life between two uniquely diverse cities on the mighty Mississippi River.
Joia leads Just City’s Court Watch project and supports participatory defense efforts in youth justice. Joia is also the Memphis Advocate for Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. She is very passionate about youth justice, the abolishment of state-sanctioned executions, and the end of mass incarceration in the United States of America.
Kat McRitchie holds a Bachelors Degree in History from Duke University, and a Masters in Urban Education from Union University. She teaches Sociology and Contemporary Issues at Crosstown High. Kat currently serves as the volunteer Tennessee state chapter lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, the largest grassroots gun violence prevention group in the country.
Kat and her husband Dan live in Memphis with their 3 young kids, and they are committed to working toward a more just, healthy city for all Memphis children.
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By WundherJoia Erin has a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences degree in English & French from Louisiana State University and a Master of Public Administration & Policy degree from the University of Memphis. She is primarily responsible for systems education, organizing, and community building in the Memphis area. A native of Memphis, with strong New Orleans roots, she spent most of her life between two uniquely diverse cities on the mighty Mississippi River.
Joia leads Just City’s Court Watch project and supports participatory defense efforts in youth justice. Joia is also the Memphis Advocate for Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. She is very passionate about youth justice, the abolishment of state-sanctioned executions, and the end of mass incarceration in the United States of America.
Kat McRitchie holds a Bachelors Degree in History from Duke University, and a Masters in Urban Education from Union University. She teaches Sociology and Contemporary Issues at Crosstown High. Kat currently serves as the volunteer Tennessee state chapter lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, the largest grassroots gun violence prevention group in the country.
Kat and her husband Dan live in Memphis with their 3 young kids, and they are committed to working toward a more just, healthy city for all Memphis children.