Big crowd gathering with Freedom Agenda calling on Mayor Adams to #CloseRikers ahead of the State of the City
Chima Williams died on Rikers Island this week,the 1st person to die on Rikers Island in 2024. We have a crisis for people w/ serious mental health issues who should be in hospitals and not in jail. It’s time to #CloseRikers & fight to ensure people get the healthcare they need
I don’t feel like we are leading a movement when I have moms calling my office in fear that their sons are in Rikers and can’t get in contact with them.
Mayor Eric Adams: Follow the law. #CloseRikers
Incarceration & pollution are intersecting injustices that disproportionately harm BIPOC communities.
NYC can now repurpose Rikers for green infrastructure & take a step toward repairing the generational harm caused. But we need a land transfer now! #RenewableRikers #CloseRikers
Welp. Just the same. This man has a homicidal streak that is deplorable and a perspective that will age so poorly that I'm honored to be blocked.
I first met him shortly after a homeless stint in 2014, and he refused to support #CloseRikers and since then I've know how he is.
We have a chance for change. To invest in proven solutions that help keep young adults and others out of the legal system. And to deliver on the legal and moral obligation to #CloseRikers by 2027. #CareNotCriminalization #GetRikersClosed
There's a moral imperative to #CloseRikers ; let's get this done.
Stalling causes people to get hurt, to die. The delay means people don't get the medical attention they need—people with mental health issues, or mental illness, need medical care, not to be locked in a cage.
Tamara Carter Mayor Eric Adams NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse Victor M. Herrera Cecilia Teuber BronxConnect UYAI Community programs increase public safety, Rikers doesn't #CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization
Our member Tamara Carter , whose son Brandon Rodriguez died at #Rikers reminds Mayor Eric Adams of his obligation to build the Borough-base jails and #CloseRikers with a sense of urgency by 2027
On the move! We’re marching for #CareNotCuts
#CareNotCriminalization
#CloseRikers
#FundLibraries
#PoliceFreeSchools
#HousingAndHealthcare
A great tutorial on the history of the #CloseRikers campaign from Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Brad has literally been an ally from the beginning of this campaign. Brad Lander always showing up and doing the work. Much appreciated! Freedom Agenda NY Working Families Party Council Member Shahana Hanif Council Member Crystal Hudson
'(NYC) has a legal & moral obligation to #CloseRikers by 2027. That deadline is not optional' said Darren Mack of Freedom Agenda while Megan French Marcelin added that funding for #alternativestoincarceration in the City is not what it should be - READ: bit.ly/44yLCoo
The countdown is on! This morning, we stood alongside Freedom Agenda and many other orgs at the #CloseRikers rally. This is about prioritizing a future free from harm, where our communities can thrive.
#CommunityFirst #GetRikersClosed
