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Jan 19

#CommunitiesNotCages Advocacy Day

NYS Legislative Office Building, 198 State St, Albany, NY 12210

Over 30,000 people are incarcerated in New York's prisons. 3 out of 4 are Black or brown. Join us for a rally, press conferences and meetings with lawmakers to support transformation and bring our loved ones home.

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Nov 17

#CommunitiesNotCages Statewide Day of Action

People change. So should New York's sentencing laws. Join us for rallies and press conferences across the state to support transformation and bring our loved ones home.

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Oct 27

#CommunitiesNotCages Albany Roundtable

Walls Temple AME Zion Church, 27 Delaware St, Albany, NY 12202

Join us on October 27 from 5-7pm for a #CommunitiesNotCages Town Hall on Sentencing Reform and the current humanitarian crisis within New York State prisons.

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Oct 16

#CommunitiesNotCages Staten Island Roundtable

Everything Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, Staten Island, NY 10301

Join us on October 16 from 6-8pm for a #CommunitiesNotCages Roundtable on Sentencing Reform and the current humanitarian crisis within New York State prisons.

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Jan 19

NYS Legislative Office Building, 198 State St, Albany, NY 12210

#CommunitiesNotCages Advocacy Day

Over 30,000 people are incarcerated in New York's prisons. 3 out of 4 are Black or brown. Join us for a rally, press conferences and meetings with lawmakers to support transformation and bring our loved ones home.

‍

RSVP

Jan 19

Nov 17

#CommunitiesNotCages Statewide Day of Action

People change. So should New York's sentencing laws. Join us for rallies and press conferences across the state to support transformation and bring our loved ones home.

RSVP

Nov 17

Oct 27

Walls Temple AME Zion Church, 27 Delaware St, Albany, NY 12202

#CommunitiesNotCages Albany Roundtable

Join us on October 27 from 5-7pm for a #CommunitiesNotCages Town Hall on Sentencing Reform and the current humanitarian crisis within New York State prisons.

RSVP

Oct 27

Oct 16

Everything Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, Staten Island, NY 10301

#CommunitiesNotCages Staten Island Roundtable

Join us on October 16 from 6-8pm for a #CommunitiesNotCages Roundtable on Sentencing Reform and the current humanitarian crisis within New York State prisons.

RSVP

Oct 16

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