for immediate release: #closerikers campaign holds major rally to demand city move forward immediately with clear plans to close rikers island
Closerikers.org One year after public launch of Campaign, and weeks after Mayor Bill de Blasio announces his support to close Rikers, hundreds gather to declare the proposed ten-year timeline is too long New York, NY – Hundreds of members of the #CLOSErikers campaign gathered today at City Hall to demand Mayor Bill de Blasio take immediate […]
statement from glenn e. martin, justleadershipusa and gabriel sayegh, katal center for health, equity, and justice on release of report from the independent commission on new york city criminal justice and incarceration reform
Closerikers.org Glenn E. Martin, President and Founder of JustLeadershipUSA, and Gabriel Sayegh, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice are leaders in the #CLOSErikers campaign. They issued the following statements in response to the release of the report from the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and […]
#closerikers campaign applauds mayor de blasio for joining the movement
Closerikers.org PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily NaPier, Dir. of Public Affairs, emily@justleadershipusa.org or 315.243.5135 March 31, 2017 Following Relentless Advocacy from the #CLOSErikers Campaign, City Hall Joins the Effort to #CLOSErikers and Begin Building Communities Today, a year after the #CLOSErikers campaign launched a relentless advocacy effort, Mayor de Blasio announced City Hall’s support for closing […]
statement from glenn e. martin, justleadershipusa and gabriel sayegh, katal center for health, equity, and justice on mayor bill de blasio’s announcement to close rikers
Closerikers.org Glenn E. Martin, President and Founder of JustLeadershipUSA, and Gabriel Sayegh, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice are leaders in the #CLOSErikers campaign. They issued the following statements in response to the announcement from Mayor Bill de Blasio that Rikers Island will be closed. Glenn E. Martin, […]
statement from glenn e. martin, justleadershipusa and gabriel sayegh, katal center for health, equity, and justice on mayor bill de blasio’s announcement of reentry services for people in new york city jails
Closerikers.org Glenn E. Martin, President and founder of JustLeadershipUSA, and gabriel sayegh, Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of the Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice are leaders in the #CLOSErikers campaign. They issued the following statements in response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement today that people in New York City jails will receive reentry […]
video: #closerikers now mayor de blasio!
Closerikers.org “Mayor Bill de Blasio has repeatedly failed to confront a human rights atrocity right in his own backyard. To live up to his own progressive values of justice, fairness, and equality, he must take action and close Rikers now,” said Glenn E. Martin, President and founder of JustLeadershipUSA. “New York City’s reputation as a […]
nearly 1,000 people march and rally in queens in action to close rikers island jail complex
For Immediate Release September 26, 2016 Contact: Gabriel Sayegh, 646-335-2264 Valrie Fowler, 347-622-3694 […]
