Kassandra Frederique

@Kassandra_Fred

NY State Director, Drug Policy Action. I save my energy for the people that have their foots on our necks, not twitter fights. Be blessed.

New York, NY
drugpolicy.org/new-york
Joined January 2014
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    21 Apr 2016

    Our Goal: "My son may not get Skittles and a drink. He may get a beer and a blunt and I still expect him to make it home safe."

    5 replies 66 retweets 241 likes
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  2. 2 minutes ago

    I can do all things through the Black women who strengthen me, like

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  3. Retweeted
    3 hours ago

    . 's Katharine Celentano explains how punishment disguised as "treatment" puts a happy face on the drug war:

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  4. Retweeted
    1 hour ago

    Not once, but TWICE today was coercion boosted as a 'good idea.' Once by someone with an MSW and once by someone with an MPH. This is why folks don't trust us. We think we know what's best for folks. We deserve all your criticisms.

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  5. Retweeted
    49 minutes ago

    Today’s vote is a key step to protect Black people from the dangerous combination of racially biased technology and unchecked policing. Thanks to Supervisor and members who contacted the Board of Supervisors to urge them to pass this ban.

    Breaking News: San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police and other municipal agencies
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  6. 49 minutes ago

    I am fortunate to be in New York because gets to teach me in real life

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  7. Retweeted
    May 13

    “Policies calling for the incarceration of people for minor drug offenses are exposing more people to greater health risks. Ignoring these issues will have tangible repercussions for the general public.”

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    5 hours ago

    There are 1,000 people in NYS sentenced to die in prison either by way of life without parole or virtual life without parole sentences. Pass Elder Parole Bill (S2144/A4319) and end NY's new death penalty.

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  9. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    Important piece by 's Katharine Celentano: When Treatment Means Punishment "Today’s treatment facilities too often mirror the cruelty of not just prisons but also the American asylum, a chapter frequently erased from our history books."

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    5 hours ago

    DPA's Katharine Celentano unpacked forced treatment in her piece for "We must reject all forms of coercive and punitive treatment, while prioritizing truly people-centered and people-driven social supports."

    1 reply 5 retweets 9 likes
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  11. Retweeted
    5 hours ago

    Just in: the Act (S.4203) has reported out of the ⁦⁩ Children & Families Committee!

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  12. Retweeted
    5 hours ago

    . Jails & prisons in NYS are filling with people detained not for new crimes – but for technical violations of parole. NY incarcerates more people for non-criminal “technical” violations than any state except Illinois. It’s time for reform.

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  13. Retweeted
    5 hours ago

    In their newest research, , , , , and Kate McLean, find that most people obtain the very first they misuse from friends and family, rather than a health care provider. Read more here:

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  14. Retweeted
    5 hours ago

    There are still 5 weeks left in our state legislative session. And (coincidentally?!) there are 5 bills we want passed: 1) marijuana legalization 2) 3) comprehensive sex ed 4) 5) ban on biometric surveillance in schools

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  15. 5 hours ago

    I feel this way about “prohibitionists”

    Replying to @RadicalBfly1
    Yo i was just talking bout this. They literally get to be basic w/ no intentional solution, nuance, facts or anything that recreates the system but get a platform to speak and act. 😩
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    5 hours ago

    Despite an onslaught of terrible anti-abortion laws, it's vital to know that abortion remains legal in every U.S. state and territory. Opposing criminalization and ensuring access to safe abortion medications is a way to keep it that way.

    As a de facto abortion ban looks more imminent, we should start seeing misoprostol as a prophylactic drug that deserves a place in our medicine cabinets
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    6 hours ago

    Rep. : "I will be damned if the same politicians who refuse to act then are going to try to come back today and say we need a 'middle of the road approach' to save our lives. That is too much for me."

    76 replies 82 retweets 265 likes
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  18. Retweeted
    May 13

    We stand with Congresswoman against this recent smear campaign led by the GOP. Rashida is a fierce leader who fights for the rights of all people. She’s a champion and taking her words out of context will not stop her from the important work she does every day. ✊🏽

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  19. Retweeted
    May 13

    The key to beating Donald Trump is not to release his tax returns. It is to expand the base of people who believe that this democracy works for them, and run on the issues.

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    8 hours ago

    Today Dinah Oritz-Adames, our Parent Advocate Supervisor, will be on this panel discussion hosted by to discuss the intersection between public health and mass criminalization. Register:

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    9 hours ago

    With all of the relentless, state-sponsored propaganda against both abortion care and against the kind of human beings who obtain it, treating people who seek and have abortions as criminals is an easy next step. ED 's commentary:

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