We Are Survivors: A Conversation with Tinisch Hollins

A crime survivor and a native of San Francisco, Tinisch Hollins is the Executive Director of Californians for Safety and Justice — the Alliance for Safety and Justice’s flagship state-based program in California.

Tinisch previously served for two years as CSJ’s Associate Director as well as the California State Director of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice (CSSJ), after starting with the organization as the Bay Area chapter coordinator of CSSJ. Her leadership helped to pass historic first-in-the-nation legislation that extended employment leave for all survivors of violence, as well as legislation permitting crime victims to terminate their leases if they no longer feel safe in their homes following a crime. Tinisch also played a pivotal leadership role in the defeat of Proposition 20, a regressive ballot measure on the 2020 California ballot that sought to repeal numerous successful criminal justice reforms.

She has been deeply engaged in the Bay Area social justice movement as the community organizer, policy advocate and systems navigator for nearly two decades. Tinisch has worked passionately to bring the voices of survivors to the center of community engagement and public policy and has advocated tirelessly for those voices to guide decisions, priorities, and resources. Prior to joining CSJ in 2019, Tinisch served in various leadership capacities in local government, including at the San Francisco Human Services Agency and in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.

To learn more about Tinisch and support her leadership, please visit CSSJ.org, where you can donate or become a member of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice. You can also view her powerful documentary, We Are Survivors at www.wearesurvivors.us.