Katal Connecticut Update — December 12, 2024
In this issue:
Recap: Trinity College Info Session
We’re Hiring a CT Apprentice Organizer
Final Statewide Call of the Year
Middletown Chicken Action Meeting
Quotes of the Week
Katal New York Update — December 5, 2024
In this Issue:
Federal Court Moves Closer to Receivership and Upcoming Info Session
Last New York Criminal Justice Reform Call of the Year
25th Anniversary of the WTO Protests in Seattle
Quotes of the Week
Fed Up: City held in contempt over jail conditions as federal judge favors receivership
By Tandy Lau from Amsterdam News Published on December 5, 2024 Federal judge Laura Taylor Swain held the City of New York in civil contempt last Wednesday, Nov. 27 for failing to properly implement court-ordered reforms in city jails, particularly on Rikers Island, stemming from a 2012 class action lawsuit over unconstitutional detainee conditions. The […]
Giving Tuesday: Email Fun
Below is a fundraising email we sent on Giving Tuesday: Subject: A silly email to brighten your day Dear Friend, We hope you are having a good day. At Katal, we are pushing on and looking toward the end of the year, focusing on our community organizing efforts and building power. As you may know, […]
Judge ‘Inclined’ to strip city of control of Rikers Island
By Jacob Kaye from the Queens Daily EaglePublished on November 27, 2024 A federal judge said that she was leaning toward taking the extreme measure of stripping the city of its control of Rikers Island after ruling on Wednesday that the Department of Correction violated over a dozen court orders by failing to keep detainees […]
Judge holds NYC in contempt over worsening conditions on Rikers, says Federal takeover likely
By Chris Sommerfeldt from the Daily News Published on November 27, 2024 A federal judge held New York City’s government in contempt of court Wednesday for failing to improve conditions on Rikers Island — and her scathing ruling says she’s now “inclined” to place the city’s entire correctional system under federal control. In her bombshell […]
25 years since “Battle in Seattle”
It’s been 25 years since a massive public uprising in the streets of Seattle led to the shutdown of the World Trade Organization (WTO) “Millenium Round” Ministerial Conference. That week became a historic turning point for global trade and governance, organizing and mass nonviolent protest, and police repression tactics.
Katal New York Update — November 21, 2024
In this issue:
-Outreach for #ShutRikers Campaign
-November New York Criminal Justice Statewide Call Recap
-Next Tuesday 11/26: #ShutRikers Phone Zap
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Connecticut Update — November 14, 2024
In this issue:
Post-Election CT Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
Recap: Cultivating Justice Meeting
Recap: Action Meeting
Quotes of the Week
Katal New York Update — November 7, 2024
In This Issue:
-Mayor Adams Grabs More Power for Himself at the Expense of New Yorkers
-Next, Thursday 11/14: Post-Election New York Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
-Katal Testifies at City Council Hearing on the Rampant Sexual Abuse at Rikers
-Quotes of the Week
