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‼️Action Needed‼️
We have only 1 day 14hrs and 27mins until Xzavier Hill Civil Case goes to court
We need to pack the courthouse in Richmond with people who want #JusticeForXzavier
Hearing on 3/29 at 10am in Civil Lawsuit. Details below. Join us and bring a friend!
Did u know it was the son of the Brian Layton, Fredericksburg’s chief of police who murdered Xzavier Hill ?
Did u know Seth Layton was put under investigation after the 2020 protest as a Richmond police officer, but transferred to be a Virginia trooper before his investigation?
The video of Ivor Otieno’s murder is out & the narrative created by the press is critical.
I’m calling for @RTDNEWS to remove @RTDMarkBowes from staff as he is anti-BLM protesting, anti-LGBT, anti-repro rights, anti-immigrant, anti-CRT, anti-1619 Project, climate change denier.
Recent reports show the situation in Texas youth prisons has reached a full-blown crisis. Kids are living in dangerous and inhumane conditions–trapped in their cells for up to 23 hours a day, using the bathroom in water bottles, and nearly half of them on suicide alert.
Today, we’re launching a new campaign. And it couldn’t be more urgent.
We’re launching the #FinishThe5 campaign to tell leaders enough is enough: it’s time to close Texas’s 5 youth prisons and invest in kids, not in further harm. texascje.org/finish-the-5
Seems like City Council is patting themselves on the back for ignoring public comment and also ignoring the proposal suggested by a group appointed to come with the CRB. This CRB is co-opted & is a mistake. I regret ever having supported one.
Virginia incarcerates more people per capita than virtually any independent democracy on earth, higher than the national average @PrisonPolicybit.ly/3Dfq0Si
I had the opportunity to talk with @NBC29 about the Swords Into Plowshares project, which will turn the Lee statue into something good. If you haven’t yet, please take the survey and share your vision! sipcville.com/survey/
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"Under this proposal, funding that should be going into education, transportation, housing directly to RVA residents will go to the police who surveil, arrest and incarcerate us more each year," she added.
"'Stoney is a phony and the cops are his cronies,' isn't just a chant from the 2020 uprisings, it's a reality in RVA” Harris said. richmond.com/news/pay-boosts…