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NYS Divests from Private Prison Companies

July 14, 2018August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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On July 13 New York State decided to divest its nearly $10 million in pension investments from private prisons corporations, The Geo Group and CoreCivic!! This is a big and necessary step forward from New York State Comptroller DiNapoli, to divest New Yorkers pensions from the inhumane private prison industry.…

‘Freedom city’? Going beyond ‘sanctuary,’ Austin, Texas, vows to curtail arrests

June 20, 2018August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Ever since the Texas legislature last year passed one of the country’s most aggressive “anti-sanctuary city” laws, some enclaves have fought officials over the extent to which police can ignore federal immigration law. The state regulation known as Senate Bill 4 has been described by opponents as the “show your…

BREAKING: Austin City Council Votes In Favor Of #FreedomCity Policy!!

June 15, 2018August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Policy will reduce discretionary arrests and increase safety for people of color and immigrants AUSTIN — Austin City Council hearing room erupted in cheers Thursday night when in a unanimous vote, the Council voted to pass a Freedom City Policy, which favors measures to increase the safety of people of color…

Prisons are NOT Real Estate #RevokeREIT

June 14, 2018August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Yesterday Enlace and many other immigrant rights, social justice groups, and community members rallied outside the Midtown Hilton Hotel as CoreCivic, one the two largest for-profit prison industry companies in the U.S., spoke inside at the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) investor Conference. We exposed the gentrification to prison pipeline…

Public Bank NYC Launch

June 4, 2018August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Join Enlace on June 5th as we call on NYC to divest from Wall Street and invest in our communities, through a public bank! Every year, New York City deposits billions of dollars of public money in big banks like Chase, Bank of America, and Citibank. On top of that,…

Freedom Cities Called for Divestment from Profit, Investment in People on May Day 2018

May 16, 2018August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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A multi-racial, multi-sector coalition united across the coasts on May Day 2018 representing the power of Freedom Cities. Over forty organizations marched under the Freedom Cities banner in New York City, while in Oakland, the Ella Baker center turned in full force at a rally hosted by Oakland Sin Fronteras.…

Any March For Our Lives Must Include Kids Like Trayvon Martin

March 21, 2018August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Trayvon Martin would have turned 23 last month. He was a black boy who, like many black children, did not get to realize his dream of living a prosperous and healthy life. The same can be said for Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old black man killed in his own backyard Sunday after police…

Reflections on resistance

February 15, 2018August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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I want to do some time traveling with you. Clear your mind for a bit and think back to the way you were feeling around the start of last year. We were coming out of eight years under then-President Barack Obama. We witnessed an election of a certain reality tv star (aka…

Going Beyond Sanctuary: Building Freedom Cities

November 15, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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With the election of Donald Trump as president, there has been an alarming increase in the rate of targeted attacks on the country’s most vulnerable communities including immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ, black people, women and the poor. Around the country, states are consolidating power, increasing police budgets and ICE enforcement. Meanwhile, the federal government is…

Million Hoodies Report: Let’s Talk Freedom Cities

November 13, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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From October 23 to October 28, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice kicked off a week-long conversation around reimagining safety with the 'We Keep Us Safe' Week of Action. Million Hoodies chapters in five communities and college campuses from Greensboro, North Carolina to Bard College hosted local events, community forums, and…

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