Tune in to the WNYPC FB Live for a taping of Talking Peace you don’t want to miss!
Featuring the Afghanistan Crisis with Kathy Kelly, Ban Killer Drones, World Beyond War; Ladaisha Williams, a WNY Emerging Leader, doing Afghan refugee support through Urban League Young Professionals Program; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Human Rights & Peace Education Chair, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.
Discussion: Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis – including direct experience of fall of Kabul, escape of Basir Bita, Afghan humanitarian and refugee; US role (20 years occupation, current freeze on Afghan money supply); ways to support and get involved, including both locally and generally; need to press our elected reps (Congress, President, Sec. Blinken) to free Afghan Central Bank’s funds; give humanitarian relief; reduce Pentagon budget
#ImmigrantRefugeeJustice #ResistMilitarism #EconomicJustice
The Justice Roadmap is an annually updated platform of key legislation to shrink the size, scope, scale, and harm of the criminal legal and immigration systems. Since September, we have been collectively drafting the 2022 Justice Roadmap and are thrilled to be able to share it with you. You can read the full 2022 Justice Roadmap here and attached. The Roadmap includes legislation to:
- Choose Community Safety over Police Power
- End the Criminalization of Mental Illness, People Who Use Drugs, and Workers
- Decarcerate Jails and Prisons and End Perpetual Punishment
- Protect the Dignity and Opportunity of Incarcerated New Yorkers
- End Wealth Extraction & Invest in Communities
The following Free the People 2022 state priorities are part of the 2022 Justice Roadmap:
- New York For All (S.3076/A.2328)
- Daniel’s Law (S.4814/A.4697)
- Eliminate Mandatory Minimums Act, Second Look Act, and Earned Time Act (Communities Not Cages)
- Fair and Timely Parole (S.7514/A.4231) and Elder Parole (S.15/A.3475)
- Clean Slate Act (S.1553B/A.6399A)
- End Predatory Court Fees (S.3979C/A.2348B)
- Access to Representation Act (S.81/A.1961)
Syracuse Teach-In on Statewide Right to Counsel, Good Cause Eviction, and the Tenant Dignity and Safe Housing Act. Hosted by the Syracuse Tenants Union!
Via Facebook Live and Zoom. Once you RSVP, you’ll receive an email with the Zoom link and login information. Remember, you don’t need a Facebook account to join the livestream!
