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A second chance: How the parole justice movement has gained steam in New York state
By Robbie Sequeira via BronxTimes Without a second chance, Donna Hylton would have never transformed her life. Without a second chance, Hylton may only be remembered for a traumatic childhood that inc…
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Savage Killing of Robert Brooks by Correctional Officers at Marcy Correctional Facility Sparks Outrage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 30, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter Savage Killing of Robert Brooks by Correctional Officers at…
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Katal New York Update — December 19, 2024
In this issue: Organizing to Shut Rikers in 2025 #Shutrikers Outreach Katal In The News January NY Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call Quotes of the Week
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Katal’s Annual Stewardship Letter: 2024 in Review – and Gearing Up for the New Year
By Lorenzo Jones and gabriel sayegh In reflecting over this past year and looking toward the next, we keep coming back to this quote from the civil rights and labor organizer Grace Lee Boggs: “What…
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Sustaining Donor Drive: Email Fun
Below is a fundraising email we sent out as a part of our Sustaining Donor Drive: Subject: [Silly photos and emojis inside] Dear Friend, As we approach the end of the year, we are reflecting on all of…
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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
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The Katal Center
The Katal Center Katal develops intergenerational leadership and organizing capacity to build community-based power and win systemic change for equity, health, and justice. Our Work Katal in the news
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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…
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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 co…
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25 WTO Protest Facts @ 25
For a downloadable version of this article, in PDF form, click here. 25 @ 2525 Fun or Otherwise Lesser-Known Facts to Mark the 25th Anniversary of the WTO Protests in Seattle By gabriel sayeghDecember…
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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 e…
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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 Islan…
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Major Development In Federal Nunez Case: Judge Holds the City in Contempt, is “Inclined to Impose Receivership” at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Major Develo…
