There will be a way to support the relief effort through financial contributions. Please stay tuned. We will provide this information as soon as the specifics are sorted out. #KingstonNY #UlsterCounty #HudsonValley

BREAKING: Ohio has begun releasing incarcerated people in the wake of the Coronavirus. Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo must do the same for incarcerated New Yorkers before it's too late. #ClemencyNow #FreeOurElders. wjhl.com/coronavirus/in…

Kingston and Ulster County Resources for #covid19 #kingstonny #ulstercounty #hudsonvalley

In this time of crisis, support the solutions from those closest to the problems.

How will we prevent incarcerated people and those who work in these institutions from becoming ill and spreading the virus? nytimes.com/2020/03/16/opi…

Governors and other public officials should consider a one-time review of all elderly or infirm people in prisons, providing immediate medical furloughs or compassionate release to as many of them as possible. nytimes.com/2020/03/16/opi…

It is also critical that jails take swift action to reduce the number of people in confinement. Local law enforcement can safely reduce these numbers in several ways. nytimes.com/2020/03/16/opi…

We must tax the ultra rich to fully fund critical healthcare services and provide a social safety net for working families, now more than ever. Send a message to your NY state legislator and tell them to #MakeBillionairesPay! actionnetwork.org/letters/budget…

TODAY: DIGITAL RALLY & PRESS CONFERENCE at 2pm As Jails Become the Epicenter of the COVID-19 Crisis, A United Front of Legislators and Advocates Demand a Budget with No Bail Reform Rollbacks ✅40 state legislators ✅ 200+ advocacy orgs Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Tomorrow night at 6PM head over to Rise Up Kingston on facebook for a live streamed #WiseUpKingston training.

Today we honor #AhmaudArbery's 26th birthday. While we demand DAs Jackie Johnson & George Barnhill resignations, Ahmaud's family asked we show solidarity by posting your birthday songs, poems, and offerings of love using #IRunWithMaud. Record: bit.ly/voicesforahmaud

True peace is the presence of justice. Justice means recognizing and dismantling the violence of racial injustices in policing, housing, healthcare, pollution, wages, etc. We need legislatures to step up now with POLICY changes. In NY, repealing 50-a is one place to start.

#Repeal50A #kingstonny

Yesterday, we talked with Mayor Steve Noble and feel confident that if the Common Council passes it, he will sign it. Read his newsletter below. We've got more work to do, but today and tomorrow's action is to enjoy the weather, do something you love, and recharge. More soon.

In New York, predominantly Black & brown people are locked in solitary confinement for months, years—even decades. Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo I call on you to sign the #HALTsolitary Act into law now to end this torture as a matter of racial justice & basic human rights.