Freedom to Thrive

#FreedomtoThrive works to create safety by investing in people & planet, & ending punishment based criminal & immigration systems

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[New York] Join us on June 24 for The Verbatim Salon, a unique storytelling event where actors perform real stories from people navigating the U.S. immigration system using an in-ear verbatim technique that preserves the speaker's voice while protecting their anonymity.

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We honor the life and legacy of Assata Shakur and the sacrifices she made in the pursuit of freedom. In a time when communities continue to face criminalization, surveillance, and state violence, her example remains as relevant as ever.

We carry that legacy forward.

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Malcolm X understood that “othering” is not just rhetoric: it becomes policy, violence, exclusion, surveillance, deportation, censorship, and fear.

He reminds us that loving ourselves and our communities means believing we are worthy of safety, dignity, protection, and freedom.

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CTA: Join over 60 unions and immigrant rights orgs today in Portland using the details below or find more events at the 🔗 in our bio.

Workers and Migrants Unite!
📆 Friday, May 1st
🎟️ 12pm Youth Rally & Community Fair
📢 1pm Rally
🪧 3:30pm March
📍1436 SW Park Ave, Portland

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Stop the termination of TPS! Permanent residency now!

Keep TPS families together! We must raise our voices for TPS families. Together we demand dignity and stability for all communities.

#ResidencyNOW
#StandWithTPS
#DefendTPS
#ResidencyForTPS

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This Earth Day, we reject the idea that extraction is progress. The future cannot be built by draining the earth.

Data centers consume water, energy, and land. Black, Brown, immigrant, and working-class communities carry the burden.

Protecting the planet is protecting people.

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Legalization is not the same as justice. We can’t celebrate until everyone’s free.

Cannabis laws have changed, but many people remain incarcerated under outdated policies. Others still face surveillance, barriers to opportunity, detention, and deportation.

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‼️ NEW YORK ‼️
NY4All & DND Rally & Advocacy Day – Tuesday, April 21, 2026 @ 11:00 A.M.
REGISTER by Friday April 17th: 🔗 in BIO

Join Dignity Not Detention to tell Legislators: No ICE Collusion, No ICE cages – We demand NY4All and DND now!

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Our April newsletter is out now.

Inside:
⚡ Oregon communities pushing back on data centers
🛂 Why TPS holders need permanent residency
📣 Upcoming advocacy actions
✊ May Day organizing
👀 Surveillance + Crimmigration resources

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HBD to Dolores Huerta.

Her legacy is a reminder that every person holds power, and every action can move us closer to justice.

At a time when immigrants are increasingly targeted by crimmigration, that lesson is more urgent than ever.

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Trans communities are under direct attack by the state right now.

On Trans Day of Visibility, we celebrate trans lives; including trans immigrants navigating systems that criminalize them again and again.

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Three women have died at Bedford Hills in recent weeks.

Advocates are calling for accountability and change:
• Removal of DS Blot
• Independent investigation
• Passage of the CARE Act

Sign the Petition (Link in Bio)
#Justice4BedfordHills

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Advocacy Day — March 18 in Albany.

We’re joining partners in the Clemency Coalition for Advocacy Day.

Advocates are calling on NY legislators to pass the Clemency Justice Act and bring relief to people facing incarceration and deportation.

RSVP: link in bio

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Thank you for sustaining Black immigrant futures. Use the link in our bio to become a sustainer today.

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South Bay House of Correction has a long history of violence and neglect. Between 2021 and 2023, seven people died in Sheriff’s custody. In December 2025, Shacoby “Coby” Kenny became the eighth.

This is not an isolated incident. Join to demand change.

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Dr. King warned that America’s scientific progress was outpacing its moral progress.
Today, his words still ring true.

This MLK Day, we honor his call to recognize the dignity of every person — and to measure security not by force, but by love, justice, and care for one another.

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Knowledge is protection. Community is power.
We’re preparing a Toolkit for Navigating Removal Proceedings so immigrants can better understand, fight, and resist deportation systems designed to disappear us.

Help us get tools into our people’s hands using the link in our bio.

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Our December newsletter is live!

This month we’re:
• Calling on @GovKathyHochul to bring our people #HomeForTheHolidays
• Redefining what community security means
• Sharing updates from NY + MA Oversight fights
• Recruiting for our 2026 We Rise cohort
+more

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Kristian “Frit” Hansen has been incarcerated for 28+ years. Sentenced to Life Without Parole at 20, he’s now a mentor, educator, recovery leader, and record-breaking powerlifter.
He’s ready to come #Home4theHolidays25 @GovKathyHochul commute Kristian’s sentence.

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Pascal has lived in the U.S. for 51 years. He’s a community leader, partner, and stepfather. Despite his claim to U.S. citizenship, he now faces deportation to a country he has never been to. A pardon from @GovKathyHochul is the only way to keep him #Home4theHolidays25