Katal New York Update — February 15, 2024
Save the Date: Info Session on Rikers and Receivership on Thurs. March 7th Join us on Thursday, March 7, 2024, to learn more about what a receiver is and how it could impact efforts to shut Rikers. Register here for the info session! For years, community groups and advocates have worked to reduce the city’s […]
Katal Connecticut Update — February 9, 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! […]
Katal New York Update — February 1, 2024
In this issue:
-Victory! NYC City Council Overrides Mayor To Advance Safety and Accountability
-Protesting Mayor Adams’s State of the City Address
-Two People Die at Rikers in January
Katal in the News
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Applauds the New York City Council for Overriding Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Katal Applauds the New York City Council for Overriding Mayor to Pass the How Many Stop Act and Ending Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails Major Win for NYC Communities Impacted by Rikers & Biased Policing Statement […]
Katal Joins Community Organizations to Demand City Council Override Mayor Adams’s Vetoes of the How Many Stop Act and Ending Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails
**PRESS RELEASE** January 30, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutriker.org Katal Joins Community Organizations to Demand City Council Override Mayor Adams’s Vetoes of the How Many Stop Act and Ending Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails People Impacted by Rikers & Biased Policing Rally at City Hall […]
RELEASE: Community Groups Protest State of City Address
**PRESS RELEASE** January 24, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutriker.org Community Groups Protest State of City Address, Demand Mayor Cut City Jail Population, Shut Down Rikers, and Invest in Housing, Health Care, Education, Jobs People Directly Impacted by Rikers and Community Groups Join Care Not Cuts […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Care Not Criminalization Rally
**MEDIA ADVISORY** January 23, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Thursday 1/24: community groups to protest Mayor Adams’s State of the City Address at Hostos Community College in the Bronx Community Groups and People Impacted By Rikers to Gather at 11:30 AM to Demand Mayor Adams Cut the […]
2nd Death at Rikers Island Jail Complex in a Few Weeks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 22, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY 2nd Death at Rikers Island Jail Complex in a Few Weeks City Jails Remain Death Trap Under Mayor Adams Statement by the Katal Center New York, NY: On Saturday, news broke that Manual Luna, age […]
Katal New York Update — January 18, 2024
In this issue:
-Care Not Criminalization Rally
-We’re hiring – NYC Community Organizer
-Katal in Albany for Treatment Not Jail Advocacy Day
-Katal in the News
-Quotes of the Week
Katal Connecticut Update — January 12, 2024
ICYMI – Our 2023 Wrap Up Letter For Katal, entering 2024 feels a bit like being shot out of a cannon. The challenges ahead are daunting. The world is going through convulsions. And for many people in the United States, the upcoming national elections are a source of increasing anxiety. Even as we remain focused […]
