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11am NYC Twitter #PowerHour HAPPENING NOW!! We are telling @NYCMayor, @NYCSpeakerCoJo, @NYCFirstLady, & @CrimJusticeNYC to #DefundNYPD and #InvestInSurvivors #FreeThemAll #NYCCareNotCages
Carceral systems revictimize many survivors in the form of racist violence, sexual violence, the trauma of incarceration or detention centers, and police brutality #DefundNYPD #FreeThemAll #SayHerName https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53f20d90e4b0b80451158d8c/t/560c068ee4b0af26f72741df/1443628686535/AAPF_SMN_Brief_Full_singles-min.pdf
“Sexual misconduct is the second-most-frequently reported form of police misconduct, after excessive force” @dreanyc123 https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/how-some-cops-use-the-badge-to-commit-sex-crimes/2018/01/11/5606fb26-eff3-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html
Graphic from @AAPolicyForum #SayHerName report
Graphic from @AAPolicyForum #SayHerName report
How many accounts of NYPD officers abusing their families and loved ones, people in their custody, or people who sell sex does it take for @NYCMayor to realize that gender violence will never end with police around? https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-trials-of-anna-chambers-20190514-4hump2keozawdc66pfhgmdvn3a-story.html
Divest from carceral systems and radically invest in Black and other marginalized survivors and their communities NOW! @NYCSpeakerCoJo @NYCMayor @CrimJusticeNYC @HelenRosenthal @BenKallos @DianaAyalaNYC @cmlauriecumbo @bradlander #NYCcarenotcages #DefundNYPD
We demand a City budget that prioritizes the needs of survivors most on the margins- those who are distrustful of and traumatized by the police, DAs and courts, the child welfare system, and prisons and jails @NYCMayor @NYCSpeakerCoJo #InvestInSurvivors https://tinyurl.com/OpenLetterGBV
For people who survive abuse, the PIC is the next abuser in their lives through character assassinations; monitoring movement & phone calls; shackling & invasive strip searches; creating an environment of punishment & fear. @NYCMayor @NYCFirstLady https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-victimized-twice-by-their-abusers-20191022-v2eoz7prevbrncqlye22nrqmtm-story.html
As we were reminded by the tragic death of Layleen Polanco, prosecutors regularly incarcerate people involved in sex work-- either due to force, choice or coercion-- for not complying with their court-mandated counseling services https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/layleen-polanco-transgender-decriminalize-sex-work-847437/
Further, prisons and jails are often sites of sexual violence. Many incarcerated people become survivors while inside. We support the demands of #NoNewJails NYC, calling for @NYCMayor & @CrimJusticeNYC to #CloseRikersNow and invest $$$ in communities https://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/federal-survey-40-of-transgender-prisoners-are-sexually-abused-each-year/
How can @ManhattanDA claim to be a progressive DA while his office denies bail to a survivor of domestic violence? We demand @ManhattanDA @NYCSpeakerCoJo @NYCMayor #StandWithTracy and all survivors and #FreeThemAll #defundNYPD http://bit.ly/tracyfund
So @NYCFirstLady @NYCMayor, will the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission address the decades of racism embedded within carceral responses to gender violence? Will you make sure Black survivors are heard and supported in this City? #QTNA #InvestInSurvivors #DefundNYPD
Black feminists and other feminists of color have been ringing the alarm for years. When will you listen? @NYCFirstLady @NYCMayor @NYCSpeakerCoJo Read the 19 year old @incitenews & @C_Resistance statement here: https://incite-national.org/incite-critical-resistance-statement/
