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Heat-related Deaths among the Homeless are 83% Higher than last Year
At least 130 homeless people have died due to heat-related causes. How many were eligible for housing but denied due to the lack of access or bureaucratic barriers? How many were youth, young adults & people of color? In Maricopa county, as of October 4th, the 2022 confirmed heat deaths stand at 284, with 169…
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Youth Rise and Ready for Change
A New Deal for Youth holistically advances youth justice by developing policies for youth, by youth. Click here to view the Week of Action’s Virtual Action Hub schedule.
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Progress Can Occur One Step at a Time, But Steps Must Happen Now…
Thousands have been pardoned for ‘simple possession of marijuana on the federal level, but this is just the beginning. State governors have been urged to follow suit along with other much-needed legislation.
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The Poor People’s Campaign:
Unites and lifts the voices and faces of poor and low-income Americans and their moral allies with a new vision of love, justice, and truth. This vision says that poverty can be abolished and change can come. Working under the theme of “If We Ever Needed to Vote for Democracy and Justice, We Sure Need…
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Sacrifice Zones and People
Why are they still allowed? Environmental harm, criminal justice harm, and social harm are all interconnected and feed on each other. Enough is enough! We choose now to stop the harm! Innocent Black people are 19 times more likely to be wrongly convicted of drug crimes. By Innocence Staff
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Why We are Choosing Now
BIPOC young adults join the Justice Outreach Collective as they mobilize to fight back in efforts to save their health, their future, and their heritage following massive oil/fracking waste pollution to their homes and land.
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Project Y.E.S. is Here for You!
Choices Interlinking Inc is pleased to partner with local and national partners including America’s Promise and My Brother’s Keeper Alliance as the Y.E.S. (Young Employed, Successful) initiative is re-ignited. This project combines job readiness skills with job training for those underserved young adults who have committed to improving their life circumstances. Job opportunities include…
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The Movement for Equity Made History Last Month
, The White House and 90 federal agencies rolled out the first-ever racial equity action plans in our country’s history. The Biden administration issued a day-one executive order that mandated federal agencies to reevaluate and rehaul their programs to advance racial equity. Advocates and partners will continue to design a new set of equity standards…
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Climate Justice and Joy Celebration
The Gulf South deserves a future where we can sustain our way of life without selling our land, water, and air to the oil and gas industries. On June 4th, we’re celebrating that future at the Gulf Gathering for Climate Justice and Joy in Baton Rouge. This free, family-friendly festival will be filled with food,…
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