Helen Griffiths

Now: NYU Law '24 & Furman Policy Scholar. Then: ACLU-CO Policy Strategist. Passionate abt civil liberties & advocacy. Grew up in🇨🇭🇲🇦🇲🇿🇪🇨🇭🇹🇫🇷

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

BREAKING: SB20-100 Repeal the Death Penalty passed out of senate judiciary! Thank you to all the victims' family members, exonerees, corrections officers, faith leaders, prosecutors & defense attorneys for sharing your powerful stories. Together we will build a more just CO.

[American Constitution Society @acslaw]

ACS Programming Awards are presented annually to our most active chapters. Congratulations one of this year's programming awardees @acs_ny, who have helped shape the debate and promote a progressive vision of the Constitution. #ACS2023

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[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

@RepEpps @theestallion @FreedomFundCO @WoodrowForCO @SenRobRodriguez @RWallaceEsq @elisabethepps Go Rebecca and Rep. Epps!! What a win for CO and pretrial justice!

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

There aren’t words to express how it feels that even in a state with complete Democratic control and broad popular support and some of the worst mass shootings in US history, we can’t seem to do anything to stop the hail of bullets in grocery stores and movie theatres and schools

[Colorado Newsline || bsky @coloradonewsline.com @NewslineCO]

Commentary: Colorado lawmakers favor battle weapons over the people they rip apart
https://t.co/7seeD7Yj8E

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

Headlines from the same day.

Imagine voting against a bill banning the weapons that have killed so many.

Infuriating and heartbreaking.

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

It's easy for elected officials to say they support racial justice or condemn gun violence. But they were elected to actually do something. Thank you to @SenRhondaFields & @elisabethepps for years of work to build a better state and for being a source of continued inspiration.

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

They also killed SB21-62 to safely reduce deadly policy violence by expanding summons in lieu of arrests. They sided w police unions against Elijah McClain, Michael Marshall, Marvin Booker & countless others killed by racialized policing. Now they side w the NRA against children.

[Quentin Young @qpyoungnews]

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Colorado Democrats are responsible for the shameful failure this morning of a state assault weapons ban. They had a moral obligation to pass it. But now they're on record. Voters know their names.

@StudentsDemand @Everytown
#AssaultWeaponsBan

[Derrick Johnson @DerrickNAACP]

Tonight, millions of Black parents across America are going to have The Talk again, this time adding another item to the list: don’t ring the wrong doorbell.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

We are failing our children. Guns are now the leading cause of death for children in the U.S.

Michelle and I mourn with the students and families of the Covenant School today.

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

There's still half-an-hour to swing by Vandy & donate to an abortion fund to celebrate International Women's Day! We're also asking folks to boycott Walgreens/Duane Reade for refusing to provide important medical care (abortion pills) @NYULawWomen @ACSatNYULaw

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

.@nyulaw students, show your commitment to bodily autonomy, human dignity & civil liberties. Celebrate International Women's Day by wearing green & donating to abortion funds! Abortion access & reproductive rights are under continued attack. Join the fight back - stop by Vandy.

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

.@nyulaw students, show your commitment to bodily autonomy, human dignity & civil liberties. Celebrate International Women's Day by wearing green & donating to abortion funds! Abortion access & reproductive rights are under continued attack. Join the fight back - stop by Vandy.

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

Chills reading this. What a damning critique of the profession and an inspiring aim at the start of a new semester.

[The Onion @TheOnion]

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens https://t.co/fWpVq5t5r0

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

CSprings is where Focus on the Family was founded. Driving around you'd see anti-LGBTQ signs next to Trump flags. Mike Pence visited every year. Republican legislators - hi @laurenboebert - can't now condemn what they've spent years fomenting. They're complicit in this hate crime

[Matt McDermott @mattmfm]

“This was our only safe space in Colorado Springs. Where are we going to go?”

Take two minutes and watch this.

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

Heartbreaking. When I moved to the US, ppl asked if I felt unsafe living in Mozambique. I never felt less safe than my first year in CSprings w three mass shootings. The cycle of violence, prayers & inaction isn't normal. People deserve to feel safe. We need real gun control.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Watch live: Officials are giving updates on the deadly shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub. https://t.co/96uX7dFYFU

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

@elisabethepps Congratulations!!!! Endlessly in awe of you and so, so happy for Colorado! I'm doing a happy dance for you across the country and sending all my thoughts!

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

So grateful after weeks of planning, fundraising and logistics to spend a meaningful and inspiring day monitoring the polls, ensuring voter access and answering many questions with 55 @nyulaw students. Thank you @CommonCause!

And now we wait for the results...

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

Grateful for the chance to share how the next gen will bring a strong desire for broader systemic change, will increasingly look to organizers or outside actors as partners in advocacy & will think creatively about the power of stories as we work together towards a better world

[National Legal Aid & Defender Association @NLADA]

Think creatively about sharing your resources. We as attorneys might not always be the best person for advocacy representation. - @hb_griffiths sparks our hope for the next generation of attorneys and advocates with “How 20 somethings navigate the 2020s.”

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

Surfacing from a law school void to share that @elisabethepps's campaign gives me hope amidst the dread of this court. She's the force behind so much leg making CO a better place. Can't wait to see all she does in office. Donate to make sure she gets there.https://t.co/3Aph4AuQ78

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

@elisabethepps @DanWilliams303 @RWallaceEsq Haha I'm at least 1.5 years away from counselor and I'll only talk abt the work on the last bill if I can work w you on the next one!

[Helen Griffiths @hb_griffiths]

@elisabethepps @DanWilliams303 @RWallaceEsq YES! Can't get over that JeffCo made $715,000 in kickbacks from jail phone call providers (in 2018 - that was the last RR sent) & every dollar of that was paid by incarcerated people & their families. Lucky for CO that folks will soon have a kick-ass legislator who can fix this!