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Aug 21, 2018 4 tweets 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
People in prisons across at least 17 states will start a #prisonstrike today to protest inhumane treatment, paltry wages, racist policies, among other things.

Spend less time on Trump tweets, and more time on this. Read their full demands below:
And read this explainer about why and how the #PrisonStrike is happening: vox.com/2018/8/17/1766…
This is a great look inside how you actually pull off a national #prisonstrike: motherjones.com/crime-justice/…
How to support prisoners striking in Florida:

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Sep 17, 2018
They say, “this could ruin his life,” without acknowledging it already ruined hers.
They say, “he was just a kid,” without acknowledging that she was, too.
They say, “it was just a few stupid minutes,” without acknowledging how those few minutes changed all her years.
Read 8 tweets
Jun 28, 2018
Today I attended a training session about accompanying immigrants to ICE check-ins/asylum hearings through @NewSanctuaryNYC.

I'd like to share some learnings/inspiration from the evening about why accompaniment matters, and how we treat our immigrant friends--
The accompaniment training was held at a beautiful Manhattan Jewish temple, and was attended by people of all ages and faiths.

It started off with the Rabbi declaring #AbolishICE!

"I believe in sacred trouble-making and agitation," he said.
Important basic about deportation proceedings: Immigration is a CIVIL issue (not criminal), so no attorney is guaranteed. That's why, if a person is unable to obtain legal defense, simply having an American citizen to bear witness to ICE's dishonest practices is crucial.
Read 12 tweets
Jun 11, 2018
Rep. Jayapal should be on every TV network. Her account of human rights abuses in our country is too important to get buried.
A quote from @RepJayapal's story that continues to haunt me:

"Some of [the mothers] heard their children screaming for them in the next room. Not a single one of them had been allowed to say goodbye or explain to them what was happening.”
Another quote from @RepJayapal I can't get out of my head:

"One woman said ‘I want to be with my children’ and the Border Patrol agent said: ‘You will never see your children again. Families don’t exist here. You won’t have a family anymore.’ ”
Read 7 tweets
May 7, 2018
men: this is the part where you LISTEN.
it’s cool that you’re “horrified” and “my god!” and “disgusted,” but let us take the lead here.
i don’t care about your take. i don’t care about your feelings on schneiderman’s statement. LISTEN to WOMEN. ignoring us for literally ever is what got countless serial abusers into office.
Read 10 tweets
Sep 27, 2017
Roy Moore, AL GOP senate candidate, said re: US gun violence that "we've asked for it" bc "we've taken God out of everything."

u sure, roy?
In 2015, Alabama had the highest rate of gun deaths in the country. did all those people killed ask for it? kff.org/other/state-in…
Ja'Querria Timmons, 14, was shot and killed near her middle school this May. was she "asking for it"?
Read 9 tweets

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