THE BCJ

The Business Coalition for Justice

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

The Bon Air Juvenile Correction Center needs masks after multiple staff tested positive for COVID-19. Learn more about how you can help here: https://t.co/Ivn0VnUYCl

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

“How White People Handle Diversity Training in the Workplace” by Robin DiAngelo https://t.co/3BhPpnCePX

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

The economic realities of non-white Americans https://t.co/Muty4xaQKw #racialequity #equity #economics #Economy #RVA

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

@spbc_creighton let us know if the @RVABailFund can help! https://t.co/GrrfheJ4fw

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

Glad to see @spbc_creighton working with
RVA Sheriff Irving to bail out parents in jail. https://t.co/9UlfgQ1qOx #RVA #cjreform #endcashbail

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

Excited to learn of this significant policy shift from RVA Commonwealth's Atty. Good thread from @ACLUVA on why we need to end cash bail. #RVA #EndMoneyBail #CJReform https://t.co/t2zUKTrBYj

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

This Friday, BCJ President @alexmejias joins a panel at VBA Symposium at U of R Law School. https://t.co/dfYnIiOWLa

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

Excited to join the panel on Advocating for the Underrepresented this Friday at VBA Symposium. #RVA folks, come on out for this free event. https://t.co/BiM3xmIahZ

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

Please support @RVABailFund! Thanks to @RTDNEWS for shedding light on this issue. #RVA #BailReform #CJReform https://t.co/YoT6dInIRQ

[Richmond Times-Dispatch @RTDNEWS]

Williams: Poverty should not be treated like a crime. A new Richmond group seeks relief for those who cannot afford bail. https://t.co/l4MFvUCeIW

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

Come learn about @bcjtweets next Wed (3/28) in Richmond. https://t.co/bnK0p1qnnq

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

There's a 19 yr old sitting in jail in Richmond, VA, no conviction, no sentence, misdemeanor. But he's a prisoner. Why? Because he can't afford cash bail. We at @RVABailFund are working to get him out. #BailReform #EndMoneyBail #RVA

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

Two passions collide: Richmond Community Bail Fund now accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin donations! @RVABailFund https://t.co/LNlE0H4Ksa #bitcoin #Litecoin #cryptocurrencynews #Ethereum #CriminalJusticeReform #EndCashBail #RVA #endmoneybail #bailreform.

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

SB181 Gets folks with fees back on the roads and to their jobs! Call your delegate to support. https://t.co/mnV4jNmlYB
#CriminalJusticeReform #RVA #CriminalJustice #DrivetoWork

[Alex Mejias @alexmejias]

Very exciting to see year end donations rolling in for @RVABailFund! Only a few hours left, please consider helping us prepare for 2018! #endmoneybail #cjreform #rva #justice #GivingBack #Donations

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

Did you know: Data in the National Equity Atlas show that our national GDP could be 14 percent or $2 trillion higher, if the wage disparity between White employees and employees of color was eliminated. #race #racism #racialequity

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

Racism is bad for business. Ending #DACA would cost Virginia more than $711.4 mil in annual GDP losses. https://t.co/HzSXWPn89z #DefendDACA

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

Why does this happen every year in the House of Delegates? Va has lowest felony threshold in the U.S., unchanged since 1980. #politics #rva https://t.co/5ieEJAF7ry

[Richmond Times-Dispatch @RTDNEWS]

Legislation to raise Virginia's grand larceny threshold from $200 to $500 dies in House panel https://t.co/JX8JHbCxQA

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

Businesses can be a force for good. Great article from @bcorp https://t.co/BK3uTHYcXc #business #BLM #BLMandBeyond

[President Obama @POTUS44]

As we look forward, I want our first steps to reflect what matters most to you. Share your thoughts with me at https://t.co/fGUxlpLVue.

[THE BCJ @bcjtweets]

To @MayorEdLee - it's time for you to #WalkTheWalk & actually enact these 84 recommendations for the @SFPD.

https://t.co/W41fD0RaYL

[Berrett-Koehler Publishers @BKpub]

Today, the BK staff is shutting down our office at 3 to acknowledge the systemic racist brutality against black lives. #B4BL @Biz4BL

[Somebodyatkbaylovesyou @matthewewhite]

On a historically dark day spending the afternoon with @Biz4BL was as heartening an experience as I could ever hope for