Rest in Power, Elizabeth M. Fink, gone 3 years ago today. Liz had more guts than God. She was my mentor and friend. She taught me, and lots of lawyers, how to be movement lawyers, and that Attica means fight back. Elizabeth M. Fink. Live like her. vimeo.com/145234656

The last time I saw her was two days before she died, she's in a hospital bed in pain from a broken hip. All she wanted to talk about was getting this archive online. She made me promise. No bullshit, and I did. Glad to get started. atticamassacre.com

It’s a hell of a thing, on the 50-year anniversary of the Attica Prison uprising and massacre, for the city of New York to try to stop legislators from exercising our statutory ability to visit the jails on Rikers Island. What are they afraid that we’ll see?

Today, we’re taking a moment to honor the life of Elizabeth “Liz” Fink, a movement lawyer that fought tirelessly for justice. Read more about her legacy and her with the Attica Brothers: usatoday.com/story/news/201…

Emphasis on the “What are they afraid that we’ll see.”

Standard conditions often leave people in a cycle of poverty: Most people on probation must pay monthly fees & other costs of supervision, despite more than half of them having annual incomes below $20,000. prisonpolicy.org/reports/probat…

Support the permanent closure of Attica prison—add your voice for FREE by signing and sharing the petition. We're just 104 signatures away from hitting 1,000. Help us reach the next goal: campaigns.organizefor.org/.../shut-down-…...

““There is an air to Attica that is toxic, and it seems to poison everyone who breathes it. The prison is a hate factory, and when you live here you feel it powerfully.” - William Blake, currently incarcerated inside of Attica. solitarywatch.org/2024/03/12/voi…

We’re SOOOOO close to hitting 1000 signatures! campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/shut…

We only need 66 #ShutDownAttica petition signatures to reach the 1k mark! All we need you to do is SIGN and SHARE. campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/shut…

It's no coincidence that the most vulnerable communities are also the most policed. The US criminal legal system creates barriers to the ballot box, weakening entire communities. Our massive system of criminalization is not an isolated issue & it's not someone else’s problem.

“Attica is the worst of the worst!” - Soffiyah Elijah remarks to Riverside Church during the End Mass Incarceration event in 2012.

We’re almost at the 1K mark!

We just made a BlueSky account! Make sure to follow us: bsky.app/profile/shutdo…

The #Kwanzaa principle for today is Kuumba, which means Creativity. Kuumba inspires us to envision a new reality. Imagine a society where healing and support replace prisons like Attica. Our creativity is our strength in building this new world!

Wonderful tribute to Liz Fink from incredible Attica reporter Gary Craig in USA Today: usatoday.com/story/news/201… Gary Craig