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September 20th: Join Us to Rally for Second Chances in Harrisburg

August 27, 2022
SECOND CHANCES MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER! Tues. Sept. 20, 2022 1:00 PM Capitol Steps, Harrisburg On September 20th, Amistad Movement Power, Coaltion...
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Josh Shapiro Meets With Communities Impacted by Mass Incarceration

August 12, 2022
On Friday, August 12th people gathered in a small West Philly church for a vital community conversation. Family members of the incarcerated and...
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July, 26th - Inequality + Gun Violence: The Roots of a Crisis

July 17, 2022
When violence happens it hurts communities in ways that can make it so hard to reestablish a sense of safety. It makes children less able to...
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Open Letter Against the Krasner Impeachment and in Defense of Philly Voters

July 8, 2022
The following letter was sent to Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler, House Majority Leader Kerry A. Benninghoff and House Minority Leader Joanna...
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Building Community Power Through Celebration at Decarcerate and Chill

June 30, 2022
We ready, we coming. On Saturday, June 25th we kicked it with old friends and new for a celebration of our collective struggle to get free. We shared...