[CUNY\Defund NYPD]
PSC\CUNY: “The Professional Staff Congress Calls for Defunding the NYPD and Redirecting Resources to Education, Public Health and Other Community Needs.”
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Corey Johnson
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE CITY COUNCIL VOTE THAT PAVES WAY TO CLOSING RIKERS ISLAND
[New York News\Mass Incarceration]
Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic plan to dramatically shrink our incarcerated population, improve conditions for all who are incarcerated, and reduce our reliance on the criminal legal system so that we may redirect resources to communities harmed by mass incarceration. The Bronx Freedom Fund envisions a world that addresses injustice and harm without incarceration.”
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CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER JOHNSON ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE CORRECT 2020 CENSUS COUNT
[City Hall\Census 2020]
NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson on funding community groups to get a correct 2020 Census count: “A complete count will send a strong message to the Trump Administration that New York is not invisible and not intimidated by the president’s attacks on our diverse communities.”
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