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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Rikers-Reform Fight Awaits Mamdani as Advocates Release Jails ‘Blueprint’
ALBANY — More than 150 community, prisoner-advocacy and faith-basedorganizations sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul Wednesday urging her to signlegislation that its supporters contend will improve c…
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Rikers inmates increasingly need mental health help. New jails won’t fix that, report says
Sixty percent of the nearly 7,000 inmates at Rikers Island in October required mentalhealth services, up from 42% in a 2016, according to a new report from the DataCollaborative for […]
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Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos was hours away from freedom. Ramos, 38, was set to plead guilty to an attempted burglary charge at a hearing inBrooklyn court Friday morning. The judge was then […]
