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The State Commission of Correction is Failing to Keep Incarcerated People Safe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 9, 2025 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers With Jails and Prisons from Rikers to Ma…
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In Interview Framing His Bid for Re-Election, Mayor Eric Adams Calls for Rikers to Remain Open
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 6, 2025 Contact: Contact: Yonah Zeitz | 347-201-2768 | yonah@katalcenter.org Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY In Interview Fram…
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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’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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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…
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25 years since “Battle in Seattle”
It’s been 25 years since a massive public uprising in the streets of Seattle led to the shutdown of the World Trade Organization (WTO) “Millenium Round” Ministerial Conference. That week became…
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Today, 10/31: Katal Testifies at City Council Committee on Criminal Justice Hearing on the Rampant Sexual Abuse at Rikers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 31, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | (347) 201-2769 Follow on Twitter @KatalCenter | #ShutRikers | #CutShutInvestNY Today, 10/31: Katal Test…
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Harvesting Change ‘24 Brings People in Community for Vision Setting, Skill Sharing, Crafts, Breaking Bread, and More
** MEDIA ADVISORY ** October 24, 2024 Contact: Taina Manick – 860 -756-0889 – Taina@katalcenter.org Follow Online: #CutShutInvestCT | IG: CultivatingJusticeCT Saturday 10/26: C…
