Emancipation Initiative

Grant William "Tufayl" Lane Clemency TODAY!!!! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/g7Y9y4Wg via @Change

Centering the voices of & in deep partnership w/ incarcerated advocates, our amendment to end jail-based voter disenfranchisement passed, impacting 7,000-9,000 eligible incarcerated voters & expanding voting rights for incarcerated people for the first time in decades.

Come through #DonateYourVote participants! The DOC wants to digitize all mail and we say no! #HandsOffOurMail

Workers were instructed to use alternate exits to avoid our protest but our message is clear: @MassDPH needs to step in to save the people incarcerated in @MACorrections and county jails. Prisoners are still MA residents & *PEOPLE* & must be protected. #FreeThemAllForPublicHealth

RIGHT NOW: protesters are at Mass Dept of Public Health demanding they immediately reduce the prison population to save the lives of incarcerated people. @massDPH, @massgovernor has failed our loved ones. You must #FreeThemAll4PublicHealth

anyways, this year i decided to donate my vote to someone in prison thanks to @VoiceofEI !! people in prison cannot vote and sometimes even after their time in prison, they aren’t able to depending on the state. highly recommend this experience.

In MA, our community members who are incarcerated inside of prisons are excluded from participating in elections and all other aspects of the political process. This year, I decided to donate my vote through @VoiceofEI’s #DonateYourVote campaign.

Article on Donate Your Vote in the @DailyHampGaz - powerful to hear from partners James and Stephanie about taking part in this project! gazettenet.com/Voting-while-i…

👇🏻 This is huge, and thanks to the work of a statewide coalition and people/groups like @VoiceofEI who have been doing this work for a long time. #mapoli

Info sheet & packet from @Harvard_PLAP for people in MA prisons applying for the stimulus. The deadline for non-filers (= no/ low income) is extended to Nov 21! Call PLAP at 617-495-3127, & they will mail this to anyone incarcerated in Massachusetts. drive.google.com/file/d/152VlyF…

We don't have to let this happen again. Incarceration is supremely avoidable. twitter.com/wburdebbecker/…

SawariMedia is hosting a webinar on Friday October 9 at 1pm EST on "How to Get Stimulus Money for Incarcerated Citizens", an "in-depth presentation on how to apply for funds correctly." fb.me/e/cFOTvu0B3

PSA: due to a Sept 24th court ruling, incarcerated people nationwide are now eligible to get their $1200 CARES Act check. You have to file by Oct 15th though. More info here: uplcchicago.org/stimulus/ Help your people get their money!!

Today, we sent a letter to @SecretaryOfMass asking that his office provide badly-needed guidance, to that end. 54 organizations signed on. It's one small step taken in a battle that groups like @VoiceofEI have been fighting for years. #mapoli Letter: commoncause.org/massachusetts/…

Dozens joining @justicehealing outside the StateHouse to demand legislators pass SB2846 for No Cost Calls to #KeepFamiliesConnected

We're out to pass S.2846 for #NoCostCalls #KeepFamiliesConnected

Passing S2846 means that families no longer have to be a revenue source for Sheriffs - especially low income families deciding what essentials they can afford: rent, utilities, food, transportation - or phone calls to their incarcerated loved ones. #KeepFamiliesConnected

We believe that if we had not held the last national prison strike with a demand to vote for ALL, there would not have been a real national debate and actions about it for anyone with a record that kept them from voting. Prisoners caused that conversation

Coming up this Sunday! New to being a pen-pal to an LGBTQI/PLWHIV member? Come get tips, advice, access to our available Massachusetts member list, and sign up to start writing an incarcerated pen-pal! bit.ly/penpaltraining CART captioned.