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Katal Connecticut Update- March 3, 2023
In this issue: -Press Conference In Middletown To Keep Youth Prison Closed! -Upcoming #CutShutInvestCT Phone Banking Session -ICYMI: BLOC Training & Growing Power Workshop Series -Quotes of the Week
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Activists vow to protect bail reform and close Rikers Island at Manhattan rally
By: Gabriele Holtermann via AMNY On the last day of Black History Month, around 40 protestors gathered outside Governor Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office, demanding the governor lay off her proposed […
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Protesters gather at former CT Juvenile Training School, calling for state to ‘bulldoze’ building
By: Cassandra Day via The MiddleTown Press MIDDLETOWN — About 25 people gathered at the now closed Connecticut Juvenile Training School on River Road to protest against any school being lo…
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Advocates want Middletown youth prison kept closed amid talks to reopen as a charter school
By: Molly Ingram via WSHU Public Radio Connecticut advocates want a former youth prison in Middletown to be demolished. They say children at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, which closed [&he…
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RELEASE: Community Groups, Impacted People, and Families Rally to Protect Bail Reform and Close Rikers
**PRESS RELEASE** February 28, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter Community Groups, Impacted People, an…
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RELEASE: Community Members, Parents, Groups, Educators, and Local Elected Officials Hold Press Conference in Middletown to Keep Youth Prison Closed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 27th, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestCT #CutShutInvestCT Camp…
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Capital Prep Charter School Middletown decides against ex-juvenile detention center location
By: Cassandra Day via The Middletown Press MIDDLETOWN — The group behind a proposed Capital Preparatory Middletown Charter School said Friday it will no longer pursue the idea of building…
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ADVISORY: Monday 2/27, 4:30 p.m, #CutShutInvestCT Campaign, Community Groups, Families, and Local Elected Officials Demand Youth Prison Remain Closed
**MEDIA ADVISORY** February 24, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 – yonah@katalcenter.org Follow online: #CutShutInvestCT | www.katalcenter.org Middletown, CT: Community Member…
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ADVISORY: Tuesday 2/28, 12:00 p.m, Gov. Hochul’s NYC Office: Community Groups, Impacted People and Families will Rally to Protect Bail and Close Rikers
**MEDIA ADVISORY** February 23, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org, Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter Tuesday 2/28, 12:00 p.m, Gov. Hochul…
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Katal New York Update- February 23, 2023
In this issue: -Rally to Protect Bail & Close Rikers -Upcoming Close Rikers Phone Banking Session -Honoring Lorenzo Jones for Black History Month -Quotes of the Week
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Katal Connecticut Update- February 16, 2023
In this issue: -State Board of Education Must Reject Application to Re-Open Youth Prison as a Charter School -This Saturday 2/18: BLOC Training & Growing Power Workshop Series -Honoring Lorenzo Jones…
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State Board of Education Must Reject Application to Re-Open Youth Prison as a Charter School
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2768 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #CutShutInvestCT State Board of Education Must Re…
