I sat down with Oumayma Izm of the Amal Center for Women in Morocco to reflect on visibility, women’s rights, and the relationship between community leadership and policy. This conversation examines how institutions learn from lived experience and how advocacy takes shape on the ground.

A conversation with Chief Judge Donald R. Johnson prompted a deeper reflection on what data can and cannot do on its own. This piece explores how transparency, community trust, and leadership intersect, and why structure and care matter just as much as access when justice data is shared.

In St. Lucia, I learned more about the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), a regional intergovernmental body supporting collaboration among Eastern Caribbean nations, including St. Lucia. What stood out was not just the scope of the work, but the orientation behind it.

Working with Measures for Justice on Justice in Indian Country reinforced how easily systems speak in averages while communities live in specifics. Communicating justice data in this context required more than clarity. It required care, context, and an approach that respected sovereignty, history, and lived experience without flattening complexity.