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SouthWest Organizing Project

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Working to empower low income communities of color to realize racial and gender equality and social and economic justice since 1980

 Albuquerque, NM (Aztlán)
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Second Chance law represents a chance for transformation, healing sourcenm.com/2023/03/24/seco… via @Source_NM
Second Chance law represents a chance for transformation, healing • Source New Mexico

Second Chance law represents a chance for transformation, healing • Source New Mexico

New Mexico this month became the 27th U.S. state to abolish life without parole as a sentencing option for children.

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Thank you to everyone who helped make the passing of SB 64 into law possible. This victory belongs to all of us. With community love, anything is possible. To stay engaged on what comes next, please sign up for our email list: bit.ly/3ySBAzo
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ACLU of New Mexico@ACLUNM18 Mar 2023
The Juvenile Parole Bill ends life without parole as a sentencing option for children. All children are capable of and worthy of redemption. Now, New Mexico can allow young people to realize their profound potential for rehabilitation. #nmleg #sb64
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CSVANW@CSVANW16 Mar 2023
Join us this April for the 1st Storytelling Through Media workshop series. This specific workshop day will help us to uplift, support, and create effective media communication. Register: events.r20.constantcontact.c…
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Pueblo Action Alliance@puebloalliance16 Mar 2023
PLEASE SHARE, CALL TO ACTION Please join us in protecting survivors & our communities.   Friday 3/17 @ 10am (MT) State Rotunda | O’ga P’ogeh Santa Fe, NM Full press release in linktree in bio. #BelieveSurvivors   #mmir #mmdr #mmip #mmiwr #mmiw #mmiwg #mmiwgt2s #mmiw2s
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NM Enviro Law Center@NMELC16 Mar 2023
From @DNA_NewMexico TIME IS RUNNING OUT ‼️Call Speaker Javier Martinez TODAY and ask him to schedule a House floor vote for SB 53 ASAP. The NM Legislature ends this Saturday, March 18th. @JavierForNM #nmleg #nmpol
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Please reach out to the Governor's office and ask her to support Second Chances. Let's get SB 64 over the finish line! Call-in number: 888-374-4269 Email action: secure.everyaction.com/3jrCd…
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Please read this important thread about the need for all of us to work together to have our Governor sign SB 64. Thank you @preston_shipp for your support and guidance.
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Thank you to everyone who rallied through the night to get this done. We are so appreciative of all of you. Never underestimate the power of love and determination. abqjournal.com/2581312/propo…
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Thank you to everyone who never gave up the belief that children have tremendous capacity for change. We appreciate our loved ones and our community for standing up for Second Chances! Today is a day of hope for New Mexico.
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EXCITING NEWS! SB64 has passed the House in New Mexico. Next stop: @GovMLG's desk. For years, @nm_fair @denaliwil @ACLUNM @FAMMFoundation have tirelessly championed this bill and galvanized supporters with a resounding commitment to make NM the 27th state to #banJLWOP. 💛
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New Mexico - SB 64 legiscan.com/NM/bill/SB64/20…
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Use this link to find your NM Representative and ask them to support SB 64. secure.everyaction.com/3jrCd…
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This why we need to pass SB 64 this sesson. We're waiting to be heard on the House Floor. Please contact you Representative today. New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juveniles Locked Up for Life. We Found Nearly Two Dozen. propublica.org/article/new-m…
New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juveniles Locked Up for Life. We Found Nearly Two Dozen.

New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juveniles Locked Up for Life. We Found Nearly Two Dozen.

New legislation would require the New Mexico Corrections Department to help schedule parole hearings for prisoners given life sentences as children. But the agency wasn’t aware of at least 21...

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Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) 🌻@CJAOurPower8 Mar 2023
The CJA Our Power Loan Fund helps foster a #JustTransition by supporting cooperative enterprises that provide what our communities need to thrive, such as community solar, food sovereignty, bike shops, construction trades, and so much more. Work with us: climatejusticealliance.apply…
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Austin Fisher@austieJFish7 Mar 2023
N.M. Supreme Court reaffirms children’s capacity for change: As lawmakers prepare for final vote on Second Chance bill, state Supreme Court highlights children’s redemptive potential My latest: sourcenm.com/2023/03/07/n-m-…
N.M. Supreme Court reaffirms children’s capacity for change • Source New Mexico

N.M. Supreme Court reaffirms children’s capacity for change • Source New Mexico

Young New Mexicans have a right to have their life circumstances be taken into account when a judge decides to put them in adult prison.

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NM Enviro Law Center@NMELC8 Mar 2023
SB-53 Storage of Certain Radioactive Waste is scheduled to be heard in its last committee, House Judiciary, tomorrow Weds March 8th at 1:30pm. Pls urge members to vote yes so that the state can prohibit permits for projects like Holtec. @DNA_NewMexico
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CSVANW@CSVANW8 Mar 2023
Today & everyday, we honor & celebrate all our matriarch leaders who continue to move forward, altering & working to support survivors, their communities, a%nd each other in new & innovative ways to build safer & healthier communities. #EmbraceEquity #DecolonialAunties #IWD
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On International Women's Day, let's think about all the girls who have had to grow up in prison. Please reach out to your NM Representative and ask them to support Second Chances. secure.everyaction.com/3jrCd…
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SB 64 is the bill. 2023 will be our year. We will soon be heard on the NM House Floor. Please contact your Representative and ask them to support Second Chances. No child should grow up in prison. Together we can get this done! secure.everyaction.com/3jrCd…
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