The Katal Center
Katal develops intergenerational leadership and organizing capacity to build community-based power and win systemic change for equity, health, and justice.
Our Work
Trainings and Coaching
We provide training in community organizing, advocacy, and more.
Civic Engagement
Civic engagement often focuses on voter registration – but there’s much more.
New York organizing campaigns
We’re organizing in NYC and across the state – #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY
Katal in the news
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Parole and sentencing reform left out of omnibus prison reform bill
Written by Rebecca C. Lewis at City and State6/11/2025In the wake of Robert Brooks’ death at the hands of corrections officers at MarcyCorrectional Facility late last year, lawmakers in Albany [&hel…
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With days left in session, state democrats move on prison reform package
With days left in session, state democrats move on prison reform package Written by Briana Supardi at CBS 6 Albany 6/10/2025 With just days left in the legislative session, New […]
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State Democrats get behind NY prison reforms in legislative session’s final day PDF here.
By Jeongyoon Han at WXXI News PR June 10, 2025 Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly agreed late Monday on a set of prisonreforms that would increase oversight in […]
Our Voices
“One of my best memories I have is when I went to New York City…to do a rally out there outside of Cuomo’s office and I wrote my testimonials and stuff like that and that was my first time and so I think that was the biggest impact it had on me. And then going to the capitol, being able to talk about my son that has mental health issues and is in prison, with someone that…is actually in that department and is working with children with mental health…She kind of almost turned us away but I was able to bring out what it is and relate with her and get a conversation going with her.”
– Bobby Leigh
