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Report – Freedom to Thrive: Reimagining Safety & Security in Our Communities

By |2021-04-13T17:09:50-04:00August 8, 2017|Analysis, Featured, Reports and Case Studies|

This new report examines the budgets of 12 city and county governments that reveals the extent to which local jurisdictions pour money into policing and incarceration, at the expense of community safety priorities such as infrastructure and social safety net programs.

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Stephanie Guilloud

By |2022-02-16T16:23:35-05:00June 20, 2018|Advisors|

Stephanie Guilloud (Co-Director of Project South), talks about the Legacy Museum and Lynching Memorial's grand opening on April 27, 2018. Stephanie describes the museum's history in detail, its connections to Project South', and how it can be "a tool and weapon of truth in our long-term struggle to defeat white supremacy and win freedom and justice for us all". 

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Jenny Arwade, Interviewed by Manuela Arciniegas

By |2021-09-19T23:30:06-04:00May 15, 2018|Advisors|

Manuela Arciniegas interviews Jenny Arwade where Jenny talks about how Communities United is changing the narrative of reinvestment, leading the charge on invest/divest strategies and campaigns, and developing sustainable leadership at the helm of the social justice movement.

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HIV is not a crime! (except in 32 states and 72 countries)

By |2020-11-23T16:42:40-05:00March 30, 2017|Criminalization of Communities of Color, Philanthropy Takes a Stand|

Ironically, the only defense against many of these laws is not knowing your HIV status, which provides a huge disincentive to the public health priority of getting people at risk tested.

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Statement: Do Not Militarize Our Mourning: Orlando and the Ongoing Tragedy Against LGBTSTGNC POC

By |2017-02-19T12:07:43-05:00June 15, 2016|Featured|

It is more important than ever that we reject increased militarization at home and abroad. It is more important than ever that we uplift the experiences, politics, and movements of Black, Indigenous, and Latinx queer and trans people fighting for self-determination of our bodies, homes, neighborhoods, clubs, and lands.

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Hundreds Rally for the Right to Refuse Stop and Frisk

By |2017-02-19T12:07:48-05:00April 20, 2016|Criminalization of Communities of Color|

The rally, organized by Communities United for Police Reform, was attended by the families of victims of NYPD violence, such as Ramarley Graham, Mohamed Bah, and Anthony Baez, as well as local politicians, community groups (like Make the Road, the Arab American Association of New York, Picture the Homeless and the Anti-Violence Project) and many young people who had experienced stop-and-frisk policing first hand.

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