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Support Asylum Seekers sent to NY by Texas and Florida!

by Ainsley Zimmer | Oct 7, 2022 | Director's Blog, Immigration

From the NYIC: Today President Biden is visiting New York. He has arrived when the state is being used by politicians in Texas and Florida to score political points by abusing and misleading asylum seekers. We need the president to show leadership in addressing the...

Why We Support Public Banking

by Nada Khader | Sep 28, 2022 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Frontpage, Movement Building, Racial Justice

Hello all!   With a public bank, we can ensure that our public dollars work for the public good. Instead of lining private pockets, our money would build community wealth.That’s why we’re part of the @PublicBankNYC coalition.Check out this great new video produced by...

We have derailed the Dirty Deal!

by Nada Khader | Sep 27, 2022 | Blogs, Director's Blog, Environmental and Food Justice

From: Thomas Meyer, National Organizing Manager (He/Him) | Cell: 360-460-7397 Food & Water Action and Food & Water Watch Huge news: Senators Manchin and Schumer just WITHDREW the permitting deal that would have forced approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline,...

Judy Roth’s Reflections from Israel-Palestine, Summer 2022

by Ainsley Zimmer | Sep 20, 2022 | Director's Blog

From Extend:   Judy Roth, an Extend board member, is a mental health practitioner committed to the need for reckoning with historical and current calamities. Below she shares her reflection on a visit to Israel-Palestine earlier this summer. –I walk with my kids in...

ABA provides 10 principles for ending mass incarceration and lengthy prison sentences

by Ainsley Zimmer | Sep 20, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Director's Blog

The ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago has presented its 10 principles for ending pass incarceration and lengthy prison sentences. Read more here   “The working group includes the following in its 10 principles: • Limit the use of pretrial detention. • Increase the...

Job Posting, September 2022: FCWC Program Director

by Ainsley Zimmer | Sep 15, 2022 | Director's Blog

Please send resume & cover letter to: [email protected] September 30, 2022   About FCWC: FCWC, founded in 1965, is an environmental education and advocacy 501(c)(3),non-profit,whose mission is to empower Westchester County environmental non-profits and residents...
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From RAPP!Happy February & Black History Month! RAPP has lots of exciting events coming up this month. Please join us where you can and help spread the word about Parole Justice! February 14th, All Day: Survivor Justice & Parole Justice Day of Action: As part of our effort to pass the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills, we’re holding our 3rd annual Survivor Justice & Parole Justice Advocacy Day on Tuesday, February 14th. Please join us and invite your people :) RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9uGyoOb3KadP3l9Fkss1fwpfBEjUdaqstkyE8Iz4b4oe7CA/viewform Flyer attached! February 22nd, 6:30 pm; RAPP Westchester & Hudson Valley Membership Meeting: Register here: us02web.zoom.us/j/86799585355#successPlease join on Zoom as we debrief our advocacy days, catch up with one another and discuss our work moving forward. February 23rd, 6pm: February New Member OrientationRSVP here:us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItf-mqpj8vGtUeX6nI6RQg7aJIDAm3Uj8cYou’ll be part of a conversation about RAPP’s history, value, and work. Then you can sign up to become a member of one of our seven chapters and receive a t-shirt and membership card. If you can't attend any of the above events, there are still plenty of other ways to join in the fight for Parole Justice: Call + Email Legislators: Beginning this week, we're launching regional efforts across New York State to push lawmakers to pass the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills. We're asking everyone to call and email your legislators every two days asking them to support parole justice. Use this phone2action tool (p2a.co/kimuQAs), which makes it as easy as possible, and pass it on to your neighbors to do the same. Phone Banking: To help promote turnout for our February 14th Advocacy Day we'll be phone banking altogether on Zoom. Schedule is below. Please respond directly if you're interested in helping phone bank! Tonight, Wednesday, February 1: 6:30-8:30pmThursday, February 2: 6:30-8:30pmSaturday, February 4: 1-3pmSunday, February 5: 3-5pmPlease gauge your capacity and join us where you can :) Much love to you all for your continued support as we push forward in our fight to #FreeOurElders and for #ParoleJusticeNY! ... See MoreSee Less

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