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Release: Federal Court Holds Mayor Adams’s Dept. of Correction in Contempt As Receivership Looms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 15, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Federal Court Holds Mayor Adams’s Dept…
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Release: Katal Center responds to Op-Ed by Mayor Adams and Judge Jonathan Lippman about Closing Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, December 15, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Katal Center responds to Op…
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NYC Activists Rally as Rikers Receivership Decision Delayed
By: Alexander Lekhtman via Filter Magzine On December 14, a federal judge held the New York City Department of Correction in contempt of court, as Gothamist reported, for failing to inform a…
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RELEASE: Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Rally To Call for Federal Courts to Take Over Rikers
**PRESS RELEASE** December 14, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutriker.org Community Groups, El…
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Advisory – Thursday 12/14: Federal Court Hearing in Manhattan Could Lead to Stripping Mayor Adams of Control Over Rikers
**MEDIA ADVISORY** December 12, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: @katalcenter | #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Thursday 12/14: Federal Court Hearing…
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Testimony for Committee on Finance Oversight Hearing
Monday, December 11, 2023 Thank you, Chair Justin Brannan, for holding this hearing and inviting our testimony. My name is Yonah Zeitz, I’m the director of advocacy at the Katal […]
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Support for Federal Receivership at Rikers Grows
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 4, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers Support for Federal Receivership at Rikers Gr…
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Testimony for NYC City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Oversight Hearing – Alternatives to Detention and Incarceration in New York City
Thursday, November 30, 2023 Thank you Chair Carlina Rivera for holding this hearing and inviting our testimony. My name is Yonah Zeitz, I’m the director of advocacy at the Katal […]
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Katal New York Update- November 30, 2023
In this issue: -ICYMI: Shut Rikers Panel Discussion at Nowadays -Katal on Black Agenda Radio -Katal Testifying at New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Oversight Hearing -Next Weeks Dec…
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New York City Mayor Promotes Austerity and the Carceral State
By: Margaret Kimberley via Black Agenda Report Over the weekend, our lead organizer Melanie Dominguez joined Black Agenda radio to discuss Mayor Eric Adams’s proposed 5% budget cuts to city [&hellip…
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Rejecting the Mayor’s Proposed Budget Cuts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 17, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY In the Midst of a Corruptio…
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Communications Coordinator
Communications Coordinator Posted on November 1, 2023 Katal is seeking to hire a Communications Coordinator in our Brooklyn, NY office. Job Title: …
