2022 Galaxy Leader Fellow Dr. Tiffany Crutcher Dr Tiffany Crutcher , founder of the Terence Crutcher Foundation (TCF), focuses on criminal legal and policing reform and policy advocacy. Tiffany speaks out against police brutality, particularly the killing of unarmed Black men.

For +20 years, Bard Prison Initiative has granted incarcerated New Yorkers access to rigorous, high quality education. 160 courses a year +700 degrees conferred +800 alumni home Investing in people & education over prisons & punishment is how we build a better future.

2021 Galaxy Leader Fellow Rodreshia Russaw is the executive director of The Ordinary People Society (T.O.P.S.), which supports racial equity and builds community power in Alabama. ✨

2022 Galaxy Leader Fellow Hillary Blout is the Founder and Executive Director of For The People, working with system leaders and the community to reduce the number of incarcerated people serving excessive sentences.

Today, we honor our abolitionist ancestor Frederick Douglass. His indictment of the US on July 5th, 1852 echoes today. As politicians push Reconstruction Era voting restrictions, strip ppl of resources, and cage Black ppl, we hope to honor his legacy - fighting for true freedom.

2022 Galaxy Leader Fellow Jay Jordan is the CEO of Alliance for Safety and Justice, overseeing all of ASJ’s state-based teams and reform advocacy efforts, as well as the #TimeDone National Director.

BPI is hiring for a Site Director for Fishkill Correctional Facility. The person in this position will serve as an academic advisor & ensure that classes & activities run smoothly, among other things. Please share widely! bard.edu/employment/des…

2021 Galaxy Leader Fellow Brittany White is the founder and director of the SFW Institute, working to train and develop justice impacted community organizers. She is the self-proclaimed “best playlist DJ ever” and lover of all things purple and sneakers. 💜

As the Program Officer for the Galaxy Gives Leadership Fellowship, Aliyah is “a driving force behind transformative initiatives that challenge the status quo & strive to end mass incarceration in the US.” She’s inspiring & amazing. Learn more: guyanesegirlsrock.com/she-rocks-acti…

The 3rd Annual Galaxy Leader Fellowship Gathering ❤️

Joining a panel of women leaders hosted by Galaxy Gives here with Center for Justice, Down Home North Carolina to urge our community to elevate and support women to lead.

Incredibly inspiring hearing from a panel of formerly incarcerated leaders here at Galaxy Gives. We need more formerly incarcerated leaders across the United States who can join Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs, Tarra Simmons, and soon to be council member Yusef Abdus Salaam .

Great morning moderating a panel on formerly incarcerated elected people and policy experts thanks to my Galaxy Gives family. Great to see us holding court at all levels of power. Tarra Simmons Dyjuan Tatro Yusef Abdus Salaam Tamisha Torres-Walker Eddie Gibbs Tarsha Jackson

If you are looking for transformative justice movements & amazingly talented formerly incarcerated people, the Galaxy Gives Leadership Fellowship sets the bar very high. I’ve been in Nashville for it’s 3rd annual gathering this week. I’ve laughed, cried, learned & been inspired.

Proud of the team Galaxy Gives !!! What a great retreat.

'We're tiny, but when you look at the movement for Black lives, we're many' — Richard Wallace, founder and executive director of Equity and Transformation, has dedicated himself to helping create economic equality for Black informal workers in Chicago (with REFORM Alliance & Galaxy Gives)

We believe in #secondchances because having a record should not be a life sentence to poverty. That's why we're working to expand and automate the sealing of arrest and conviction records after people have completed their sentence and remained crime-free for a period of time.

Reproductive freedom is a matter of health and safety, but antichoice politicians passed restrictive laws that added economic barriers that will cause more pregnancy deaths among Black women. Now they want to allow 40% of voters to block what 60% want. #VoteNoOnIssue1

Women in prisons are struggling to beat the heat in hot prison cells. We’re grateful to collaborate w/Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs, the Town of Bedford PRAC, the Thurman Perry Foundation & DOCCS AC Martuscello to collect donations for 8in fans for women incarcerated! bit.ly/BedfordFans

Amazingly important New York Times Opinion piece by Bard Prison Initiative’s ED @maxkenner. “A change taking place right now has the potential to do more good within U.S. prisons than any policy in a generation — good that will extend far beyond the realm of criminal justice.” (1/8)