Some updates from last night's Stop Police Crimes committee meeting. Read through to stay updated and see what work you can plug into.
Some of Gerald's symptoms have subsided but someone he knows, "Spanky" Wells, recently passed away due to covid-19 inside Stateville. Every person in there and in every prison, jail, and detention center is at risk of losing their life and we must fight to #FreeThemAll.
For that reason we are keeping the pressure up on @GovPritzker. Tomorrow's action of the day is to call the governor and demand that he #FreeGeraldReed and enact a #MassReleaseNow.
If the inbox is full, you can use this link to write to the governor: www2.illinois.gov/sites/gov/cont…
Also be sure to sign this petition from our Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of police Torture (CFIST). caarpr.org/cfistpetitiont…
Tamon Russell is finally in line to get a lawyer from the state's appellate public defender's office. Regina, Tamon's mother, will be writing an article for @truthout about Tamon. Check out this article written by Armanda Shackelford, Gerald Reed's mother: truthout.org/articles/priso…
We'll be creating a #FreeThemAll protest video collage soon. Stay tuned for the submissions link to see how you can be a part of it. We appreciate the support offered by @BLMChi and @chitorture on this project, and we look forward to endorsements from other organizations as well.
SAVE THE DATE
On May 16th we will be hosting a #FreeThemAll forum to explain the work that CFIST has been doing and the work the campaign continues to do to free torture survivors and fight for #MassReleaseNow. Find more information here: facebook.com/events/6505700…
Many wonderful, dedicated, talented people are putting work into this event and it will be powerful. Family members of survivors will be speaking alongside community and union organizers, including @stacydavisgates of CTU.
@SEIU73 has also endorsed the event.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
We are continuing to ramp up our phone banking in order to mobilize as many people as possible behind the campaign to #FreeThemAll. If you would like to get involved with phone banking, email fchapman@naarpr.org or shastaj0880@gmail.com
Good & welfare:
@frso_chicago is hosting an International Worker's Day forum featuring speakers from us, @CTULocal1, @BLMChi, and @SEIU73.
Find more details here: facebook.com/events/2504911…
@ParoleIllinois is organizing a funeral procession to Stateville on May Day afternoon to mourn the lives of incarcerated people taken by covid-19 and push the demand to #FreeThemAll.
The Rogers Park Solidarity Network is having a day of action, also on Friday at 3pm, together with @jvplive, @NeverAgainActn, @OCAD_CHI, @TenantsUnitedHP, @blackandpinkchi, and other organizations.
Details here: facebook.com/events/1069349…
Lastly, don't forget to drop some cash in our virtual bucket! Venmo: @/The-CAARPR
PayPal: contact@naarpr.org
We hate capitalism but we do need money to keep functioning, so give what you can!
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