Thread: What are some positive, abolitionist reforms that have passed rapidly under #COVID19 that seemed impossible only weeks ago? Canceling standardized testing? Free housing? Childcare?
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(Limited) rent relief providing by the city of Chicago #COVID19 #HousingNow #AbolitionNow blockclubchicago.org/2020/03/27/200…
Grocery store workers in Minnesota declared emergency workers, granted free childcare #COVID19 #ChildcareNow #AbolitionNow usnews.com/news/best-stat…
Reduction of arrests and early release in LA county #COVID19 #FreeThemAll #AbolishPolice #AbolitionNow businessinsider.com/la-county-rele…
Moratorium of water shutoffs in Detroit #COVID19 #WaterIsLife #WaterIsARight #AbolitionNow metrotimes.com/news-hits/arch…
Chicago pays for unoccupied hotel rooms for homeless folks #COVID19 #HousingNow #AbolitionNow chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/20…
Majority of state standardized tests canceled by New York #COVID19 #MoreThanAScore #AbolishStandardizedTesting #AbolitionNow nysed.gov/news/2020/stat…
Release of 1K people in county jails in New Jersey #COVID19 #FreeThemAll #AbolitionNow #AbolishAllPrisons aclu-nj.org/news/2020/03/2…
And renewed conversations about cutting military spending to fund public healthcare #COVID19 #PublicHealthcareNow #MedicareForAll #AbolitionNow newsweek.com/redirect-milit…
In Illinois the governor passed an order making therapy and other medical appointments carried out via video calls covered by insurance. Video calls were previously only covered by some of the most expensive plans #COVID19 #MedicareForAll www2.illinois.gov/Pages/Executiv…
Some student loan payments don't have to be made for up to 6 months (with the hope that some portion of it may be canceled later down the road) #COVID19 #CancelStudentDebt #AbolitionNow marketwatch.com/story/2-trilli…
Year long break on mortgage payments #AbolitionNow #CapitalismIsTheCrisis #HousingNow #COVID19 npr.org/2020/03/19/818…
10 people ordered released from ICE detention in New Jersey #COVID19 #AbolishICE #AbolitionNow newsweek.com/judge-orders-i…
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