I’m taking the #EarHustleChallenge! For 30 days I will join the @earhustlesq team in attempting to eat, workout, dress, and shower following the routines of incarcerated people inside San Quentin. Learn more (and join me!) here: https://t.co/WGh2ScAOD1.
BREAKING: The Fair & Timely Parole bill just passed out of @NYSenate's Corrections Committee. The bill will make the parole release process more fair and less political, aligning the standard for release with our common values of redemption and community safety. #ParoleJusticeNY
So I’ve been helping edit a narrative fiction podcast called F*cking Sober. It follows a woman named Anita as she navigates her first 90 days of sobriety.
I think this show is really special. It’s dynamic, funny, full of feelings, & sonically very cool.
https://t.co/xh7Tc9UuVA
BREAKING: Rochester police speaking at a press conference this evening confirm that a total of 16 people were shot overnight at an invite only gathering. 2 of those people died. They believe 3-4 people had guns and a total of 40 rounds were fired. #CNN
*NEW REPORT* Vouchers to Nowhere: How Source of Income Discrimination Happens & the Policies That Can Fix It
Research led by our leaders w/ @TakerootNYC shows pattern of discrimination against NYers w/ rental assistance who struggle to find housing.
👉🏽https://t.co/VM9f9uBxZf
“What is clear is that there is no simple connection between protests against police brutality and violent crime.”—an actual criminologist https://t.co/daxU63olQG
America loves it's symbolic gestures. Painting "BLM" on a street, and then not changing police budgets. Celebrating workers, but then not giving them hazard pay. We love ideas, but look at movements with suspicion, and sometimes hatred. Movement work is everything. Everything.
Gothamist reports that the retired Police Interceptor used in last night's Times Square car attack was filled with counter-protesters who had been escorted by NYPD moments earlier.
The car has recently been shared on social media by NYPD fan Hakim Gibson.
https://t.co/hYfiTHkAz6
@SenGillibrand Extend the COVID 19 Emergency $600 per week additional unemployment assistance until at least December 31, 2020, and longer if necessary. via @BroadwayWorld
I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. https://t.co/jEczrOeFdv