Joy Gilfilen

Citizen Journalist • Member since May 19, 2015

Joy is the President of the Restorative Community Coalition a 501C3 nonprofit organization working to implement justice reform, recovery, jobs programs and community based economic alternatives to mass incarceration.

Joy Gilfilen online:
http://joygilfilen.com

Articles by Joy Gilfilen

Recent comments

"Atul, a current member of the SAC, made astute recommendations (above) but did not include the hyperlinks.  So taking the time to review the Vera Report and [...]

Feb 27, 2022 on
Elevators, Smelevators

"Thank you Tip for writing this piece, and raising red flags on the situation again.  It hurts to laugh, and it does relieve some pressure when people of intelligence [...]

Feb 27, 2022 on
Elevators, Smelevators

"David, thank you for writing this.  This is important to understand since grassroots community survival in the future may depend upon local groups of citizens learning how to team [...]

Jun 10, 2018 on
Cooperative v. LLC – Considerations in Form of Organization

"The article I read in the Seatlle Times was very interesting to me…not for the legal issues or current matters.  It is concerning to me  when [...]

Jun 10, 2018 on
Seattle Times - on new Nooksack tribal chair

"I agree with all of you (Juliette, Elizabeth and Dick) that this is a mess and that we must do better.  My reference to misconception in my comment [...]

Mar 08, 2018 on
Voices from the Inside: Part two—It's time to decriminalize mental illness in Whatcom County