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09/19/2012

06/19/2012

End Illegal, Costly, and Racist Ma*****na Arrests! Call Albany Today!

Governor Cuomo’s legislation – A.10581 (Jeffries), will fix the racist, unlawful and costly ma*****na arrest problem in NYC that results from stop-and-frisk.

Call Governor Cuomo (518) 474-1041.
Tell him: “Thanks for supporting, A.10581 – please put pressure on the Senate and Assembly to pass this bill to provide fairness and equity in New York!”

Call Senate Majority Leader Skelos (518) 455-3171.
Tell him: “Pass Governor Cuomo’s proposal, A10581. Law enforcement wants this – please bring this bill up for a vote.”

Call Assembly Speaker Silver 518-455-3791
Tell him: “Thank you for supporting A.10581. Please get this bill passed.”

06/15/2012

We’re almost at the finish line – we’ve got to push a bit harder. Let’s keep up the momentum! Please take two minutes to help pass the bill to end unlawful mj arrests in NY!

Call Governor Cuomo’s office: (518) 474-1041
Hello, my name is _________ and I live in ___________. I am calling to thank the Governor for his proposal to clarify ma*****na possession laws, and want him to demand the Senate and Assembly take action and pass A.10581, legislation that would bring an end to unlawful, racially disparate, and wasteful public view ma*****na arrests in New York.

Momentum to end unlawful ma*****na arrests is growing but the New York Senate is standing in the way of reform. Urge the Senate to support ma*****na arrest reform now!

06/15/2012

MoCADA will be screening Harry Belafonte's "Sing Your Song" as part of their Soul of Brooklyn Week!

Arts organizations in Brooklyn will soon come together for "Soul of Brooklyn Week," a showcase of cultural events.

06/13/2012

Video Wednesday. Let's put an end to illegal ma*****na arrests! This video featuring IJJRA's KJ Rhee explains the collateral consequences of criminalizing our youth of color and shows you how you can take action.

Take Action: http://bit.ly/nyarrests Kyung Ji Rhee is the Project Director of Institute for Juvenile Justice Reform and Alternatives, a division of Center fo...

06/13/2012

Video Wednesday. Join us Sunday, June 17th for the Silent March to End Stop & Frisk to eliminate stories like this one. March begins at 3pm, assemble on West 110th St. between Central Park West/8th Ave. and Fifth Ave.

06/11/2012

Sen. Dean Skelos must be informed of the realities of ma*****na arrests and not rely on fiction. Check out this great article featuring quotes from IJJRA's Kyung Ji Rhee.

06/08/2012

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to decriminalize public possession of small amounts of ma*****na is sound and has wide support from law enforcement. The State Senate majority leader should drop his opposition.

06/07/2012

Watch two more videos that show the direct impact of being unlawfully arrested, and learn from the professor who initially exposed these racist, costly, and unconstitutional arrests.

06/05/2012

Sign the petition and watch powerful video testimonials of those illegally arrested because of the NYPD's ma*****na arrest crusade. With your help, we can end these illegal and racially biased arrests once and for all.

New York police arrest tens of thousands of people each year for possessing small amounts of ma*****na, and 85% of them are Black or Latino — even though White people use ma*****na at higher rates. Please call on the NY legislature to end this unlawful and racially-biased practice.

06/05/2012

Our campaign statement on Gov. Cuomo's support on ending arrests for possessing ma*****na in public view. Check out www.drugpolicy.org/NYarrests to take action and urge elected officials to pass legislation to end these arrests!

Coalition Planning Massive Push for Next Two Weeks to Pass Ma*****na Reform Law; Includes Major Online Advocacy Campaign Featuring Powerful Video Testimonials, and Hundreds Traveling to Albany to Pressure State Leaders

06/04/2012

Gov. Cuomo has come out in strong support of ending the Ma*****na Arrest Crusade in NY! This could end tens of thousands of costly, racially biased, and unconstitutional ma*****na arrests in the state every year.

Our work is not done. Come with us to Albany June 12th and show your legislators that you support legislation S.5187 (Gristanti)/ A.7620 (Jeffries) to stop biased and costly ma*****na arrests which are a result of illegal and racist Stop, Frisk and Search policing practice. Let's get them to pass this legislation and close the loophole!

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask legislators for a change in New York State law that would drastically reduce the number of people who could be arrested for ma*****na possession as a result of police stops.