Repeal ASFA

Directly impacted mothers, community organizations, and allied advocates across the country are fighting for family liberation.

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A month ago, we introduced 3 out of the 5 values that define our movement to #RepealASFA. This month, we introduce our final two values. If they resonate with you, we encourage you to visit https://t.co/Hx2PVuqEKk to learn more about our work in fighting for family liberation.

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Find the rest of our values on our website at https://t.co/21lndByNt6! (2/2)

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Our values are designed to reflect our commitment to engaging in a praxis of imagination, healing and building so that we truly are moving away from subtle reform, and into a world of transformative support and solidarity. #RepealASFA #OurValues (1/2)

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Thread: Why have we chosen to fight to repeal ASFA? ASFA is a law that creates family separation. It encourages the violence and racism of the family regulation system by creating financial incentives for it. #RepealASFA

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Hello everyone! We hope that your winter has been filled with warmth! Repeal ASFA will be resting from Dec 23, 2021 to Jan 10, 2022. We will not be replying to DMs at this time. If you are looking for more ASFA content, Check out https://t.co/QJ8Oaf8FC9. See you next year!

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Every November, the celebration of Adoption Awareness month overlooks the way that the family regulation system vilifies BIPOC families and markets their children for adoption. 1/3

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That’s why this year, we acknowledge the historical violence of ASFA, and invite you to join us in rejecting the celebration of Adoption Marketing Month. 2/3

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Bishop Dinkins: there's not just one way to have a voice. When we get the choir in tune and get this abolitionist hum going we can begin to break down these systems. #RepealASFA #HowWeEndUP

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"it is a broken racist and bureaucratic system and we won't pretend it's not. " @kelis_houston #RepealASFA #HowWeEndUP

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"I think the messaging and movement has to be honest and correct. The government has created the false illusion. We need to grab that and correct it. This system needs to reflect the more important data, the "anecdotal" data, we are talking about children" @StartingOverInc

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"Every time I go home and I see the disruption in my family, I stand on the frontlines to pay homage to my mother." -Ashley Albert #RepealASFA #HowWeEndUP

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" This was a federal law that publicly disrespected my mother and told me it was okay to do the same thing. Never did this law tell me she was dealing with things that were imposed on her by history that she had nothing to do with!" @ashleyalbert #RepealASFA #HowWeEndUP

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"If you are going to be a ally you are creating space for our voices to be raised to such a level that it is blowing the ear drums of those who are doing us harm." @BlaqueWomen #RepealASFA #HowWeEndUP

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"Allies should be aware of power dynamics in relationships, are they using impacted people's personal stories to get closer to a personal or professional goal or is this meaningful relationship building." @kelis_houston

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"We are not simply trying to disrupt ASFA but all the ideologies that led to it. We want to move away from reform and all the harmful things it does. We want to acknowledge that the family regulation system and criminal legal system are intertwined." @ashleyalbert #RepealASFA

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"ASFA has been doing harm to us even if we didn't know the name. Educating our people, directly impacted people, across the country will make the movement stronger." @StartingOverInc #RepealASFA #HowWeEndUP

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"Making conferences and spaces of work accessible to people who are impacted by these systems is necessary for this work." @StartingOverInc #RepealASFA #HowWeEndUP

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"Enough is enough with this harmful degenerative policy making" -@BlaqueWomen re ASFA and all the policies that harm Black families. #RepealASFA #HowWeEndUP