Join Center for Community Alternatives for a rally and press conference to protest the anniversary of the infamous ’94 crime bill and call for #CommunitiesNotCages.

The ’94 Crime Bill – passed on September 13, 1994 – decimated Black and brown communities, ballooned prison populations, and gave money to states for building jails and prisons in exchange for eliminating earned time and rehabilitative opportunities for incarcerated people. Much of the harm we collectively seek to undo with #CommunitiesNotCages spouts directly from this notorious federal legislation.

On Sept. 13, we will turn the page on the ’94 Crime Bill, memorialize those we have lost behind bars, and call for the passage of the Earned Time Act, Second Look Act, and Eliminate Mandatory Minimums Act. Please wear black and bring photos of loved ones behind bars.

Will you join us and help spread the word? RSVP here and share the action on social media. You can re-tweet here or download the graphic below & use this sample tweet/post:

• Sample tweet: The ’94 Crime Bill decimated Black and brown communities and exploded prison populations. On September 13, join us for a rally and press conference protesting the anniversary of its passage and demanding #CommunitiesNotCages. RSVP: bit.ly/CNC-Sept13