RELEASE — Growing Power 24′
**PRESS RELEASE** February 24, 2024 Contact: Diana Martinez – 860-580-9402 – diana@katalcenter.org Follow online: #CutShutInvestCT | IG: CultivatingJustice Today’s Growing Power Conference Brought Together an Unusual Mix of Participants, Including BILPOC Farmers, Business Owners, People Impacted by Mass Criminalization, Low-Income Families, Students, & ScholarsHundreds of People Across Connecticut & Northeast Joined Workshops on Farming, Community […]
MEDIA ADVISORY — Saturday 2/24: Growing Power 24′ Conference
**MEDIA ADVISORY** February 21, 2024 Contact: Diana Martinez – 860-580-9402 – diana@katalcenter.org Follow online: #CutShutInvestCT | IG: CultivatingJustice Saturday 2/24: Conference to Bring Together Unusual Mix of Participants, Including BILPOC Farmers, Business Owners, People Impacted by Mass Criminalization, Low-Income Families, Students, & ScholarsGrowing Power ‘24 Expects Hundreds from Across Connecticut & Northeast for Workshops on […]
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 2023 Stewardship Letter
January 8, 2024 Friends, 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 on the local […]
Another Detained Person Dies at Rikers Island Jail Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 4, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org • 347-201-2769 Follow on Twitter/X @KatalCenter • #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY Another Detained Person Dies at Rikers Island Jail Complex Statement by the Katal Center New York, NY: This afternoon, news broke that someone detained at Rikers passed away this morning. This is the first […]
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. of Correction in Contempt As Receivership Looms Ahead of Yesterday’s Hearing, Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Rallied To Call for Federal Courts to Take Over Rikers Statement […]
