"Racial discrimination in our criminal legal system is NOT inevitable and it's NOT harmless" @afsc_org & other co-sponsors share why #AB2542 is SO IMPT on info session & panel. #confrontracism #civilrights
@CAgovernor pls sign #ab2542 TODAY!
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@BrendonWoodsPD "you cant put a price-tag on racism. the cost has been paid forward by the Black community for 400 years. You can't put a price-tag on that."Show this thread -
"There is nothing harmless about the legacy of slavery, about white supremacy, about systemic racism that occurs in our courts day after day after day ... the cost of fixing racism is worth it." Thank you,
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@rosesare_read: "We cannot afford to deny civil rights in our courts for one more day." We cannot wait any longer to enact civil rights in our court room.@CAgovernor : Sign#AB2542 into law TODAY.Show this thread -
@Ash_Kalra talks about#AB2542 being the cusp of a national mvmt to address racism in our court rooms. We must#confrontracism & turn the California#RacialJusticeAct into law NOW.Show this thread -
McClesky is the one decision Justice Brennan regretted. States that want to do better, can. They can pass laws like
#AB2542 to do this. It's on the Gov's desk.@GavinNewsom we're looking to you to make racial justice a reality in our courts. Today.Show this thread -
@BrendonWoodsPD talks about how prosecutors routinely strike all Black people from juries & the need to right this wrong. "It's disheartening that it's taken this long. At the same time, this is a tremendous opportunity."@CAgovernor that tremendous opportunity is in your hands.Show this thread -
#AB2542 is a chance to dig deep & address the roots of racism in our court rooms. Thank you@Ash_Kalra for carrying this bill forward!Show this thread -
Powerful, devastating testimony from Shujaa Graham, who was wrongfully sentenced to death in California. He was convicted by an all white jury. Multiple times. After 11 years, his conviction was finally overturned. Yet another reason why we need to turn
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"This is the moment when we all come together to say that we've seen enough racism in our country. We've come so far & we have so far to go. This is how we begin to address racism in our courts. Be on the right side of history. We have to pass this bill."
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"There's no reason to wait for racial justice."
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@Ash_Kalra talks about the young people who are leading the fight for racial justice, demanding change, and how they inspired him to carry this bill forward. Thank you Asm. Kalra. We need more lawmakers like you!#AB2542Show this thread
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