Care Not Cages: Fighting for Our Incarcerated Youth
The legal system is putting the lives of our children in danger, and we must act now. Join us at a special Justice and Beyond meeting on Monday, May 4, at 5pm to learn more and speak out on this issue!
Black people across this country are being hit hard by COVID-19, especially our loved ones trapped in the legal system. Like adult jails and prisons, juvenile detention facilities are inherently high-risk environments where diseases and viruses can spread quickly. The legal system is putting the lives of our children in danger and we must act now.
Please join Black Futures Lab's Alicia Garza, along with Ernest Johnson of Ubuntu Village, Gina Womack of FFLIC, and Rev. Manning of Justice & Beyond for a very special virtual town hall on the impacts of this current crisis on incarcerated youth, how each of us can help, and why the Black Agenda 2020 is exactly what we need to make Black people powerful in the legal system and beyond.
There are over 30 cases of Covid-19 in Louisiana's youth prisons. In the words of one teen, "I am very scared right now... to occupy the roughly 24 hours I am alone in my room, I have been given one book, a deck of cards, a puzzle, and a word search."
Ubuntu is partnering with Black Futures Lab to promote the Black Agenda and get folks to pledge to vote. Please take the pledge here and mark Ubuntu as the organization that referred you!
Stay Safe and Take Care of Each Other
To Our Supporters: Please be safe and take care of yourselves and each other. This is a scary moment and we need each other more than ever, even if we can only be present virtually or over the phone. This time will pass. We love and care about you all and look forward to getting the village together again once it is safe to do so.
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