Executive Director, Reform Strategist, Consultant, FIP, living life serving God and all God’s children.
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Jessica Younts retweeted
📢Today, the NYS Courts announced the removal of some of the illegal portions of the Character & Fitness. This is the result of years of advocacy from directly-impacted people and allies. We have a long way to go to eliminate the discriminatory impacts of Q26 and the whole C&F.
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Visit endtheexception.com to tell your Congressmember to pass the Abolition Amendment to do just that. It takes 30 seconds.
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Please help us continue to get the word out about this fantastic event! Register now using the QR code or at tinyurl.com/BanTheBoxatFAU
It is time for ACCESS and INCLUSION in the field of law! #unlockthebar #breakthebarriers
“The abolition of the Character and Fitness process is about redefining who can be an attorney.”
For more insight visit Unlock the Bar's website (unlockthebar.org).
Jessica Younts retweeted
Breaking: NYSBA recognizes illegality of NY Bar discriminatory admission practices against impacted people & joins Our C2A 4 removing barriers & improving access and equity in the legal profession. Read More:nysba.org/nysba-bar-admissio…
@NYSBA @NYCBarAssn @UnlockTheBarNY @LegalAidNYC
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BREAKING: The New York State Bar Association issued a report recommending “revision” of Q26, calling it “illegal”.
This is a huge victory for advocates and organizers. And there is so much more to be done.
Read more: nysba.org/nysba-bar-admissio…
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Folks who care mass incarceration or over-incarceration, do not kid yourself about what's happening here. The Biden admin, in response to months of pressure, is floating the idea of executing the largest one-day expansion of the fed prison population.
nytimes.com/2021/07/19/us/po…
Jessica Younts retweeted
Over the past 35 years, total arrests have risen 25% for women, while decreasing 33% for men. The increase among women is largely driven by drugs: Drug arrests have increased nearly 216% for women, compared to 48% for men.
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Did you know that slavery is still legal?
This #Juneteenth text 'EndTheException' to 52886 or take action at endtheexception.com to tell Congress to pass the Abolition Amendment and abolish slavery, once and for all! #EndTheException
Jessica Younts retweeted
This #Juneteenth, join @endtheexception at 1pm ET to celebrate the introduction of the Abolition Amendment with special remarks from @SenJeffMerkley and
Congressmember @NikemaWilliams!
Click link to RSVP: bit.ly/endtheexception
Jessica Younts retweeted
Yesterday, the City Bar of New York released a proposal to amend Question 26 of the Application for Admission to Practice as an Attorney and Counselor-at-law in the State of New York....Read Our full letter of support here bit.ly/njiba061521
#law #justice #unlockthebar
Jessica Younts retweeted
Amending Q26 would bring the question into compliance with the letter & spirit of NY law & help address racial inequality in our profession. It is incumbent upon the legal profession, & its gatekeepers, to be proactive in the fight for racial equality. bit.ly/3guDzjW
Jessica Younts retweeted
NEW: @NYCBarAssn calls for removal of unlawful, discriminatory parts of the NY Character and Fitness app; this is a great first step towards a more just legal field. UTB deeply appreciates City Bar’s advocacy in this growing movement to open up the law to those directly impacted.
Jessica Younts retweeted
15 men incarcerated at Angola started a hunger strike today. They’re trying to get the warden’s attention b/c they’ve all been held in Administrative Segregation (“the dungeon”) at least 1-5 months past the date they were supposed to be released. When I called the warden’s (1/3)
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Great article.
Conclusion: Amendment 4 on your 2020 ballot is shady AF, is funded by big corporations trying to squash citizen-led ballot amendments, and you should vote NO on it.
One day the state’s biggest corporations won’t control Florida. One day. orlandosentinel.com/news/os-…
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As the scripture says: “Whoever wants to enjoy life and wishes to see good times, must keep f…
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Jessica Younts retweeted
How best to respond to today’s Supreme Court decision? Help a returning citizen in Florida pay their fines/fees by donating below!
@desmondmeade @FLRightsRestore @RobertRooks5 @MarcESolomon @LenoreAnderson @sheena_meade @FLRightsRestore @JessiChiappone
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