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A Little Piece Of Light retweeted
Join us this Thursday, June 8th at 5pm for a #CloseRikers Phone Banking session via Zoom! We’ll be speaking with community members about the horrible news coming out of Rikers, the recent death, and our upcoming rally next week.
R.S.V.P to join us:Katal.info/CSINY
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We're rallying to ban the last vestige of legal slavery in New York: forced labor inside our prisons and jails.
Proud to sponsor legislation with @HarveyforNY that bans this practice once and for all, and ensure our Constitution reflects the dignity of every single New Yorker.
A Little Piece Of Light retweeted
📣 JOIN US in calling on @AndreaSCousins & @CarlHeastie to pass the #NoSlaveryinNY Act A3412/S225 & address the stain of slavery on our state. We must join states like Alabama & end the slavery exception for incarcerated NYers. It's time to move NY #13thForward!
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Join us in supporting the @13thForwardNY campaign & calling on @AndreaSCousins & @CarlHeastie to pass the #NoSlaveryinNY Act!
We believe in the inherent dignity of all human beings. No person, regardless of their incarceration status, should EVER be forced to work #13thForward!
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Did you know that 7 states, INCLUDING ALABAMA, have removed the exception to slavery for incarcerated folks from their state constitutions and NY HASN’T???? Three weeks left to pass
#NoSlaveryInNY!
ALT No more slavery or forced labor in nys
A Little Piece Of Light retweeted
Yesterday, we rallied for the #NoSlaveryinNYAct and met with dozens of legislators during our last big lobby day of the year. 🧵
A Little Piece Of Light retweeted
As a way to honor Mother’s Day this year, Prison Journalism Project curated a selection of essays and poems by, for and about mothers.
prisonjournalismproject.org/…
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Even in the midst of budget negotiations, our coalition met with over 20 legislators today in-person and over Zoom. When we make our voices heard together, there’s nothing we can’t achieve. #NoSlaveryinNY
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Join us on Wednesday 4/19 at 11am for a Twitter Power Hour! Let’s build momentum about the #PLANact !
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SAVE THE DATE: On Thursday, April 27 there is a federal hearing on Rikers and the ongoing crisis. We'll rally before the hearing at Foley Square at 1pm to demand that @NYCMayor cuts the jail population & shuts down Rikers. #CloseRikers
RSVP for the rally: katal.info/Rikers
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APRIL 5: Join us in Brooklyn to write and answer letters from our currently incarcerated #CommunitiesNotCages leaders, and participate in storytelling activities. Families and children are welcome and pizza will be served! RSVP: bit.ly/CNCLetters
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The Ellis family moved into their Bronx home just over a year ago, but now, after demanding critical repairs from the landlord, are facing eviction.
Their struggle is another reason why Albany must enact #GoodCause ASAP.
amny.com/politics/exclusive-…
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Thank you @NYUPrisonEd for having us today! Campaign leaders Jackie & Wilfredo, along with the Leighann Starkey, Director of Data at @LegalAidNYC, guest lectured for a course on community-based research & the carceral state
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We’re rallying at the steps of the capitol to reject @GovKathyHochul’s proposal to gut bail reform and send more Black, brown, & low-income to jails across the state including the deadly Rikers Island Jail Complex. #BailReformNY #CloseRikers – at New York, USA
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Register for our Women’s History Month Town-hall, happening Monday at 11:30 AM. You don’t want to miss it!!
fortunesociety.zoom.us/webin…
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@DonnaHylton from @ALPOL_ and board member of @EnvFreeFund is here to demand Albany & Gov Hochul give us what we need: resources for communities!
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One year ago today, many of the provisions of the #LessIsMoreNY went into effect. In the first year of full implementation, over 17,000 people have been discharged early from parole.
Less Is More proves that less mass incarceration = more safety & justice.
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Now AJ from @ALPOL_ is sharing her story about being incarcerated and what @GovKathyHochul must drop her terrible bail rollback proposal and why @NYCMayor must shut Rikers now. "It is not a department of correction, it is a department of corruption."
A Little Piece Of Light retweeted
The protect bail and #closerikers Rally Outside GovKathyHochul office 2/28/2023 The protect bail and #closerikers Rally Outside @GovKathyHochul office 2/28/2023 hosted by @katalcenter @NYCLU @LegalAidNYC @67ClergyCouncil @thefortunesoc @NewHourNY @housing4allNY @ALPOL_ @FreedomAgendaNY @VOCALNewYork @UrbanJustice @latinojustice @housingworks @nycpa @DonnaHylton @BklynDefender @NYCAIC @RAPPcampaign
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"I am 53 years old and disabled after having a stroke. What can I do to hurt anyone?"
Yet, Lizzy has still faced housing discrimination because of her past conviction.
Excluding people from housing does not make us safer. It's time to pass #FairChanceForHousing 🏠
![A photo of Lizzy and her quote: "Before I went to prison, I was 21-years old, living on the streets and dealing with mental illness. I’ve been home from prison since 2008 and have never been in trouble again. Yet securing housing has been a real challenge. [...] For those who say this bill would threaten public safety, I say that’s unfair. I am 53 years old and disabled after having a stroke. What can I do to hurt anyone? Yet I’m still be excluded from housing because of something that happened decades ago."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Foh_E6xWIAAJWO1.jpg?name=orig)
ALT A photo of Lizzy and her quote: "Before I went to prison, I was 21-years old, living on the streets and dealing with mental illness. I’ve been home from prison since 2008 and have never been in trouble again. Yet securing housing has been a real challenge. [...] For those who say this bill would threaten public safety, I say that’s unfair. I am 53 years old and disabled after having a stroke. What can I do to hurt anyone? Yet I’m still be excluded from housing because of something that happened decades ago."