[BwayDems] Fwd: Broadway Democrats Forum: #LessIsMoreNY Actionable Items

[Pat Almonrode]

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> Thanks to all who attended The Broadway Democrats' Forum: #LessIsMoreNY on
> Thursday, September 9.
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> If you missed the forum, you can watch it HERE
> <https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/WORgTNHnq7B-dzxNre9ZPOq3jiW_EToBj7ZYoM0_QQmSkkazVgjZw4jOCyn9Jdkm.7ZTaVuwzLCvG3YNQ>
> .
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> Less is More, as the bill is commonly known, stands for less
> incarceration, more safety and justice.  Watch a 2-minute animation video
> HERE <https://www.morejustnyc.org/less-is-more-video>.
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> WHAT CAN YOU DO TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS
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> THE #LessIsMoreNY ACT INTO LAW BY DECEMBER 31?
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> Email or fax Governor Hochul:
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> Go to the #LessIsMoreNY <https://www.lessismoreny.org/> website.  Go to
> the take action tab and you can easily email
> <https://www.lessismoreny.org/sign_lessismoreny_now> and fax
> <https://www.lessismoreny.org/lessismoreny_fax> by filling in some
> information
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> Call Governor Hochul’s offices in both New York City and Albany:
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> New York City: 212-681-4580
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> Albany: 518-474-8390
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> Suggested Script: I’m calling to ask that you support parole reform by
> signing the #LessIsMoreNY Act (S.1144A - Benjamin/ A.5576A - Forrest) into
> law. This bill will advance justice, save limited taxpayer resources, and
> provide the reentry support people need to successfully transition back
> home after periods of incarceration.
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> I urge you to sign this bill immediately.
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> Thank you to all of our wonderful speakers:
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>    Professor Geraldine Downey and Ivan Calaff from the Center for Justice
>    at Columbia University <https://centerforjustice.columbia.edu/>
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>       Twitter: @JusticeColumbia <https://twitter.com/JusticeColumbia>
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>    Melanie Dominguez and Emelissa Curo from the Katal Center for Equity,
>    Health and Justice <https://www.katalcenter.org/>
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>       Twitter: @katalcenter <https://twitter.com/katalcenter>
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>    Donna Lieberman from the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)
>    <https://www.nyclu.org/>
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>       Twitter: @JustAskDonna <https://twitter.com/JustAskDonna> and @NYCLU
>       <https://twitter.com/NYCLU>
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> Some interesting articles about the current parole system (click on link
> to read):
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>    - 50 Years After Attica, Prisoners Are Still Protesting Brutal
>    Conditions. Will America Finally Listen?
>    <https://time.com/6094884/attica-anniversary-prisoners-protest/>
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>    Parole In New York: Broken, Costly, and Unjust
>    <https://nyuj.org/resources/parole-in-new-york-broken-costly-and-unjust/>
>    - To Safely Cut Incarceration, States Rethink Responses to Supervision
>    Violations : Evidence-based policies lead to higher rates of parole
>    and probation success
>    <https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2019/07/to-safely-cut-incarceration-states-rethink-responses-to-supervision-violations>
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>    - Self-Harm Is Exploding In New York City Jails, Internal Numbers Show
>    <https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/9/7/22659614/self-harm-suicide-rikers-island-new-york-city-jails-rising>
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> The Katal Center will hold their next #LessIsMoreNY Campaign Update on
> Wednesday, September 15 from 2:30-3:30PM on Zoom. Register for the
> meeting here
> <https://www.katalcenter.org/r?u=iKj5iuxBXy-0B6ifolAJk-7Mb6lE5uIHFHjDzmPEvfYZksbMHDOn3TQ78GPVuOrYCVmKqvrpXbocqHTgzfDmDZGlBHMlyc_GzhefGj-4oKU&e=eb9cc631948097ae41d2060909b8093b&utm_source=katal&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_lessismoreny_1st_9_10_21&n=1>
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> Thank you!
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> Meika, Mary, and Laura
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