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Centering Black Immigrant Women In the Movement: A Report from the National Advocacy Summit

October 17, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Black women and women of color have always been a major driving force behind radical movement building but have historically been left out of the popular narrative. In addition to Rosa Parks, Claudia Jones, Lolita Lebron, and Laura Adorkor Kofi, there are many Black women and women of color whose names we…

Blank Checks for Cages, No Hope for Community

October 13, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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The energy around last week’s raucous mayoral debate capture d the stereotypical New York of the American imagination; spontaneous, obnoxious and ungovernable. It was often repeated in the debate that New York is the safest major city in America but New Yorkers of color w are reminded every day they are…

Reclaiming our Communities

October 10, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Photo by Erik Voss The condemnation of Decatur’s confederate monument, “Lost Cause,” brought people of all races and ages together at the Beacon Municipal Plaza. More than 300 local residents marched through downtown Decatur, GA to the white supremacist monument in Decatur Square. United in solidarity undocumented immigrants, local high…

Immigration is a Black (American) Issue

September 12, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Terrance Kellom was killed in his father’s Detroit home in 2015 by Mitchell Quinn, an Immigration Customs and Enforcement officer. Quinn who used ten bullets to end Terrance’s life, was deputized by the U.S. Marshals as part of a fugitive capture team. At Terrance’s funeral, hundreds gathered to support his surviving family.…

#SafetyIs Caring For Our Community! Report-back from #NOSL2017

August 4, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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On Tuesday August, 1st, Enlace joined dozens of organizations from across the country to participate in the Night Out for Safety and Liberation (NOSL), a community-driven alternative action to the National Night Out—a police-centric event that highlights "police-community partnerships" as the pathway to safety. From coast-to-coast, the Enlace community came…

On #NOSL17, the New York Worker Center Federation and #FreedomCities Movement Redefine Public Safety Beyond Policing

August 1, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Dozens of community members in New York City will join people in 30 cities across the country to define and demand a vision of safety centered on what communities need to thrive. On Tuesday, August 1st ,community members and organizers from across the city will participate in the Night Out…

What is Freedom?

July 20, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Nicholas Fraser (@downgoes.fraser) This July 4th, 2017 we passed 241 years of “independence”. It is important that we reflect on how this independence was made and on whose land we are on. Even at this late date you can still find out who’s land/tribe you are living on based on the city…

Group seated in library around red banner

Freedom

July 5, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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Yesterday was the fourth of July, when many Americans celebrate the value of freedom as part of Independence Day. But are we truly free? What did you celebrate on fourth of July? What if you are one of the every three people sitting in jail that has not been convicted…

Victory! NYC Pension Divests from Prisons

June 8, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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New York City’s pension system became the first in the nation to fully divest from private prisons today, dumping about $48 million worth of stock and bonds from GEO Group, CoreCivic Inc. (CCA) and G4S. This incredible victory strikes a blow to private prisons and the immigration and criminal enforcement systems they…

#FreedomCities MayDay in NYC

May 23, 2017August 14, 2018 by Freedom Cities

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We have been working with the Freedom Cities movement because we know that none of us are free until ALL of us are free! We demand #FreedomCities because economic injustice and criminalization march hand in hand. Check out this video on how New Yorkers are organizing and building power for a FreedomCity! #FreedomCities

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