Black Futurists Group

09/29/2021

The work continues check out these polling results, these findings are from a proprietary survey conducted by HIT Strategies on behalf of Community over Cages.

While public safety remains a perceived issue almost 90% of respondents felt safe in their neighborhoods and almost 70% supported reimagining public safety through the closure of ACDC.

04/17/2020

Join us this 4/20 as we talk about all things cannabis and all things advocacy 🍃🍃

03/11/2020

Even with the campaign moving forward, my team and I at the are still working hard to build Black futures and we are proud to have launched our first shared learning institute with the ’s Graduate School of Social Work and the Compass Initiative (). ⁣
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The four organizations in our cohort will be learning trauma informed public policy and advocacy from us for the next 6 months! ⁣
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Learn more .com

01/14/2020

01/06/2020

We’re excited to launch our Trauma Informed Advocacy Training in collaboration with University of Houston

Organizations interested in participating in LEARN Trauma-Informed Advocacy must have a primary organizational purpose of serving people living with HIV and demonstrate a willingness to integrate trauma informed advocacy, public policy, and political education, into all aspects of their programs

The deadline is January 15th 2020 so if you’re interested please apply!

https://compassinitiative.secure-platform.com/a/page/LEARN

09/18/2019

The task force to close and repurpose the Atlanta City Detention Center is still underway! Here’s another highlight of what plans we have for the city. ⁣

09/16/2019

Advocating in the Cannabis space means knowing that there’s always more work to be done! Criminalizing the the majority of the population while companies profit is NOT the way. ⁣

Check out the full article: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/utah/articles/2019-09-09/advocates-push-back-on-changes-to-utah-medical-marijuana-law

08/26/2019

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Join us to advocate for equity and inclusion in the Cannabis industry at a public hearing hosted by Council Members Matt Westmoreland, Antonio Brown and Andre Dickens tomorrow August 26th at Atlanta City Hall in Committee Room 2 ⁣from 10am - 12pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-initiative-public-hearing-tickets-69238485173?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
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This is a 14 billion dollar industry with minority ownership, specifically for Blacks at about 4%. Atlanta has an opportunity to increase that number and leverage the brilliance of Blacks and other marginalized groups in the city. ⁣
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You will hear from experts in the cannabis industry, minority cannabis business owners, and advocates.⁣
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Show up tomorrow and tell the city that we deserve more!

08/22/2019

Did you know that the legal cannabis is projected to become a $23 billion industry in the U.S. by 2023 but Black people only own 4.4 percent of the industry and are 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than Whites?

Join the Black Futurists Group as we work to create more wealth building opportunities for Black communities in Georgia’s newly established medicinal cannabis industry with the launch of our new project, the Harvest Initiative, on Monday, August 26th with a public hearing hosted by Councilmembers Matt Westmoreland, Antonio Brown, and Andre Dickens at Atlanta City Hall in Committee Room 2.

Come and hear cannabis industry experts, business owners, medical providers, elected officials, and advocates share their perspectives on how Atlanta can create the most inclusive cannabis industry in the country.

And of course, we need to hear your voices as well.

Register today https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-initiative-public-hearing-tickets-69238485173?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

08/12/2019

Reap the Harvest and join us for our Legislative Advocacy Training for equity in the marijuana/cannabis industry. ⁣
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This training will educate advocates on the challenges facing minority inclusion in the industry, the history of marijuana/cannabis criminalization particularly for Black folks, the connection between decriminalization in Atlanta and HB324, and provide innovative approaches toward policy recommendations⁣
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𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞, Saturday August 24th 2019⁣
Click the Link below to register it’s 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 and comes with a complimentary lunch. ⁣

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harvest-initiative-legislative-advocacy-training-tickets-68619090547?aff=ebdssbdestsearch