Dafna Gozani

Legislative & Policy Strategy Director at the National Center for Youth Law; self-loathing lawyer and aspiring movement builder; views are my own

[Dafna Gozani @DafnaGozani]

“I Would See Young People Lose Hope”: California May Restrict Probation on Children https://t.co/GCOxVjHA4b
#AB1376Bonta #EndEndlessProbation

[Dafna Gozani @DafnaGozani]

@YoungWomenFree
Julia Arroyo, Young Women’s Freedom Center Executive Director, presenting at the National Conference on Youth Justice

“We have to saturate our communities with opportunities…create opportunities for our young people to dream” 💛
#NCYJ2024 #OJJDP #YouthJustice

[Dafna Gozani @DafnaGozani]

@YoungWomenFree
Julia Arroyo, Young Women’s Freedom Center Executive Director, presenting at the National Conference on Youth Justice

“We have to saturate our communities with opportunities…create opportunities for our young people to dream” 💛
#NCYJ2024 #OJJDP #YouthJustice

[Dafna Gozani @DafnaGozani]

“Hopelessness is the enemy of justice. ” Bryan Stevenson

Words of inspiration for those searching for inspiration and justice. We have to hold onto hope.

#NCYJ2024 #OJJDP #YouthJustice #AllYouthAreSacred

[Justice Policy Institute @JusticePolicy]

🗓️ October is Youth Justice Awareness Month! 🎉

To kick off #YJAM and continue our #JJDPA celebration, we’re highlighting how this landmark law transformed youth justice in America.

Check out our latest blog to learn more! https://t.co/wRZtrsWcqk

#YouthJustice #JJDPA50

[California Budget & Policy Center @CalBudgetCenter]

"Voters should be skeptical of efforts to use the ballot box to roll back justice system reforms by reinstating the costly and ineffective mass incarceration policies of the past," warns @SHGraves29.

[The National Center for Youth Law @NCYLnews]

Explore powerful reflections from these advocates on the NCYL blog. https://t.co/f395kit2aA

[The National Center for Youth Law @NCYLnews]

Youth aren’t just the future—they’re leading the way now. At YOUTH Day at the California Capitol, more than 100 young leaders met with lawmakers to champion policies that uplift and protect communities.

[The National Center for Youth Law @NCYLnews]

YOUTH Day was more than just an event—it was a movement powered by passionate young voices committed to making a difference. On our blog, discover what these youth had to say about their experience in Sacramento and the future they’re shaping. https://t.co/f395kit2aA

[The National Center for Youth Law @NCYLnews]

These young leaders aren’t waiting for change—they’re creating it. YOUTH Day empowered them to advocate for policies that strengthen family and community connections, showcasing their leadership in action. Read their inspiring reflections on the NCYL blog. https://t.co/f395kit2aA

[The National Center for Youth Law @NCYLnews]

Speaking up in Sacramento: Head over to our blog to read directly from Adrian, a 16-year-old YOUTH Day participant, about his experiences in and around the Calif. Capitol — including how the 'special' event made him feel heard and empowered... @ylinstitute
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[Ami Dror 🇮🇱 עמי דרור @AmiDror]

Tonight, more than 750,000 Israelis, are on the streets of israel calling for the immediate release of all hostages and the immediate impeachment of @Netanyahu and his messianic corrupted government.
This is the largest protest in the history of Israel.

#BringThemHome
#EndTheWar
#protest
#History
#israel

[Jasmine El-Gamal @jasmineelgamal]

I mourn the six hostages killed yesterday and those who may still die.

I mourn the thousands of Palestinians killed with no graves to lie in.

I mourn children orphaned and parents grieving.

I mourn a world where there was such a thing as wrong and right.

I mourn.

[John Lyndon @JohnLyndon_]

Huge numbers of Israelis have been on streets most weekends for *18 months* now. First for democracy, then for a ceasefire/hostage deal. I have spent the last 15yrs of my life deeply engaged with Israeli civil society and I’ll tell you this: I don’t know another like it. Anywhere

[Ami Dar @AmiDar]

Tel Aviv right now. General strike tomorrow. Do the damn deal. (Photo Tally Melamed.)

[נדב איל Nadav Eyal @Nadav_Eyal]

Huge demonstrations in Israel:
Many friends abroad have been asking why Israelis are taking to the streets today in the largest demonstrations since October 7.

Given that Hamas executed the hostages, why are they demonstrating against the government?

The reason is clear: there is a consensus within the Israeli security apparatus, including the defense minister, the chief of staff, and the head of the Mossad, that the government, led by Netanyahu, is making demands that could sabotage a real chance for a deal to return the hostages. These demands, which lack real security value, are seen as politically motivated.

It's important to note that no one in Israel is under the illusion that Hamas is necessarily interested in a deal. Israelis understand that Hamas, with its acts of mass murder, abduction, rape, and looting, is responsible for the situation we are in. However, Israelis—and especially the hostage families, and the families of those who have already been returned, alive or dead—expect the Israeli government to do everything in its power to bring them home. This includes being willing to agree to a deal.

Israel has already seen significant success in the negotiations, including a tacit agreement from moderating countries and Hamas that this deal would not mark the end of the war. The IDF would be understood to continue pursuing Hamas after an interim deal that was supposed to release between 18 and 30 live hostages, some of whom were executed in cold blood by Hamas between Thursday night and Friday.

The majority of Israelis do not trust this government. It has not won a single reputable poll since March 2023, long before October 7, and it certainly hasn't won any since then. Most polls indicate that most Israelis believe the Prime Minister prioritizes his political survival—specifically, retaining the far right in his coalition—over the return of the hostages. This fear of a disastrous election defeat, and the potential end of his political career, seems to take precedence.

This is the context behind why hundreds of thousands of Israelis, many of them reserve soldiers, are now protesting during a time of war.

They are making a single demand: that the government do everything in its power to bring the hostages back home. They do so with the full understanding that it's not only up to the government, and that the enemy is both cruel and calculated.

This demand is far more than political pressure on the government to agree. It’s about the essence of Israel as a society that enshrines the value of solidarity, encapsulated in the Mishnah’s teaching that saving one soul is akin to saving the entire world.

The idea that Israel will do everything—not only through military force, which no one doubts, but also through political moderation and compromise—to return Israelis who were kidnapped, sometimes from their beds, by a cruel enemy, is central to the Israeli identity. And it is this part of the Israeli identity that the government has completely managed to unmoor by its actions. It is this part of the Israeli identity that people are demonstrating for.

[The National Center for Youth Law @NCYLnews]

🌟 Breaking News 🌟 We’re excited to announce groundbreaking settlements in the Lucas R. v. Becerra case, transforming the lives of youth in immigration custody. #ChildrensRights #LucasRvBecerra

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