Jeffrion Aubry, voice of the Assembly, is leaving it after 30 years
By: Rebecca C. Lewis via City and State New York Sitting in the lobby of the Louis Armstrong Center in Corona, Queens, in mid-February, Assembly Member Jeffrion Aubry looked for himself in a yellowed magazine. “I know how old that is – 1972,” Aubry, 76, said of the program. “The long guy with the big […]
Advocacy groups fight to get better care for people with disabilities at Rikers
By: Ashley Mastronardi Via News 12 Bronx Danielle Shanks is speaking out about schizophrenia and Rikers. “I’ve raised my son to be this outstanding man … as a mother to see him go through this mental disease that took over and he’s not being acknowledged for who he is – he’s just being acknowledged for […]
Katal Connecticut Update — February 22, 2024
Register Today: Growing Power, 2/24/24 Please join us on Saturday Feb 24th in Middletown for Growing Power— this incredible conference is bringing together farmers, activists, students, families, young people, organizers, and more to talk and learn from one another. Workshops include: Chicken Math for Beginners Canvassing for Change Hemp 101 Composting with Worms And much more! […]
NYC Defies Mayor Adams to Ban Solitary Confinement, Rein In NYPD
By Alexander Lekhtman, Via Filter The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a package of police and jail reforms, in defiance of Mayor Eric Adams (D). Now, New York Police Department officers will be required to keep regular data on the people they stop and interact with, while the city’s jails will be banned […]
Katal Connecticut Update — January 25, 2024
Register Today: Growing Power, 2/24/24 You’re invited to the second annual Growing Power conference! Co-organized by Katal, Growing Power is a workshop series focused on farming and power, taking place on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Wesleyan University in Middletown. The event showcases local experts who will teach us some basic growing, fishing, beekeeping, power-building […]
What happened to Biden’s promises on criminal justice reform?
By Max Burns, Opinion Contributed via The Hill Back in his 2020 run for the White House, Joe Biden won over the skittish left in part because of his willingness to take big, bold stances on hot-button issues like criminal justice reform. From interrupting the so-called “school to prison pipeline” through boosts to mental health […]
Rikers Island detainee collapses, dies during basketball game in the first 2024 jail death
By: Erin White via 1010 WINS/Audacy A detainee on Rikers Island died on Thursday after collapsing during a basketball game, marking the first New York City jail death of 2024, officials said. The Department of Correction said that Chima Williams, 43, died at the Eric M. Taylor Center at about 9:45 a.m. Williams was shooting […]
