[Judge Amy Coney Barrett]
A coalition of law students, in partnership with community-based organizations, will be hosting a masked, socially distanced rally near the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse on October 14, 2020 at 12:00 PM as part of the People’s Parity Project Day of Action…
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Make the Road NY
#SaveSCOTUS National Day of Action Being Held in Brooklyn Today
NEW POLL FINDS MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SUPPORT DECRIMINALIZING SEX WORK
[Decriminalizing Sex Work]
Chinyere Ezie, Staff Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights: “Laws criminalizing sex work criminalize poverty and thrust LGBTQIA people of color who face rampant employment discrimination into prisons and jails. This report begins a discussion about criminal justice reform that’s long overdue and charts a path forward for a more just future.”
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NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES NEW “AGENTS OF CHANGE” COMMUNITY ORGANIZER ROLES
[New York News\Office of Public Advocate]
The new Community Organizers work with local constituencies on grassroots campaigns across their specific area of focus, as well as conduct research on policy and legislation. They will implement campaigns and initiatives within these issue portfolios, working with advocacy groups and community-based organizations. The positions are designed in line with Public Advocate’s activist-elected official strategy, community organizing background, and newly developed structure for the office.
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NYC COALITION FOR EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE APPLAUDS SCHOOL CHANCELLOR CARRANZA’S PUSH TO DIVERSIFY CURRICULUM
[Education News]
Kate McDonough, Director, Dignity in Schools Campaign-NY: “Creating an equitable school system means ensuring that young people can see themselves reflected in the curriculum, now is the time to create the schools young people deserve.”
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