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We organize people-powered campaigns to reinvest resources into communities most harmed by policing.
Jan 9, 2025 4 tweets 1 min read
Our hearts break for #LosAngeles. As wildfires and continue to threaten Californians, we remain unprepared to protect vulnerable folks from climate hazards.

Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar has yet to be evacuated;

Across CA, 6 state prisons are in vulnerable wildfire zone; 1/ And, as it's been widely reported, incarcerated firefighters are on the frontlines, risking their lives for our communities — for pennies.

Our leaders owe it to them — and frankly to our communities — to protect incarcerated folks from these dangers. 2/
Jul 20, 2020 8 tweets 6 min read
Rebecca Ruiz of @APTPaction read a letter from somebody currently incarcerated at #SantaRitaJail #FreeSRJ #Covid_19 #LetThemGo Siklander of @urbanpeace now speaking. "If someone gets sick in Santa Rita Jail they are being put into Solitary Confinement, a punishment. They are being punished for #Covid_19. For something the didn't bring in, #Coronavirus was brought from outside" #FreeSRJ