Wow. Look at this gorgeous site. Thanks to our web developer Tadib Muqtada, the insight of IBJ’s rock star intern Scott Myers, the feedback of IBJ Consultant Leslie Liao, and the leadership of IBJ Program Director Sanjeewa Liyanage, the JusticeMakers website has arrived.
We’ve created the site using a content management system called Joomla, which is new to me, but seems like a highly-functional and user-friendly piece of software. In some ways it’s similar to the WordPress software we use to manage this blog.
But just because we’re happy to have the site live, doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot more work to do! Over the coming month, the JusticeMakers team will be working to create a database driven platform that will facilitate our upcoming competition. We’ll be creating:
* User Profiles,
* Application Forms,
* Discussion Forums, and
* User Messaging Tools, among other cool features.
Ultimately, we want JusticeMakers will become and online community that shares intellectual capital and best practices in the field of criminal justice. It will host competitions, facilitate discussions, and connect passionate members of the criminal defense community with their counterparts from around the world. Thanks in advance for your patience as we make this vision a reality.
In the mean time, we could use your help! We’re set to launch the competition on June 26, 2008 and are hoping prospective applicants will be banging down our door to register. If you know of people in your community who would be interested – or even if you don’t (!) – it would be a tremendous help if you could forward the following text on via email:
If you were suspected of a crime would you be treated fairly? No? You can help!
Win $5,000 to implement your plan to promote criminal justice in your community.JusticeMakers.net is an international competition that identifies, connects, and supports innovators in criminal defense. It is also a global community that shares ideas and best practices in the field of criminal justice. To register, please see justicemakers.net/register. Submissions will be accepted from June 26th through August 21st, 2008. For any questions or comments, please e-mail info@justicemakers.net. JusticeMakers is a project of International Bridges to Justice.