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This morning, @NYCMayor Mamdani released a slate of police reforms... which may be well-intentioned, but are woefully inadequate and will not address NYPD's culture of violence and impunity.

The Mayor's announcement followed last week’s news that the NYPD allowed Officer Salvatore Alongi to retire with a disability pension while awaiting trial for killing #WinRozario, as well as an enraging ICE shooting in the Bronx. But it does nothing to stop NYPD’s ongoing brutality and impunity, nor to address Win's family's demands.

Swipe to read JC's response or go to link in bio 🔗
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13 years since the landmark Floyd ruling, the NYPD is still #StopAndFrisk-ing -- and lying to cover it up.

The new court-appointed monitor's report shows systematic under-reporting, disabled body cameras, and reclassified encounters - all designed to hide illegal stops from oversight. And we still don't see any consequences for the officers, supervisors, and commanders who let it happen.

"The question now is whether this mayor will finally require the NYPD to finally stop their illegal racial profiling and abusive violence against Black, Latine, and other communities of color, or whether Jessica Tisch, the NYPD, and individual officers will continue to get a pass when they break the law.”
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Rest in Power, Iris Baez 🕊️

Iris was THE OG—the matriarch to families whose loved ones were murdered by police, not just in NYC but across the country and around the world. For over 3 decades, she never gave up the fight against police violence and brutality.

Iris’s son #AnthonyBaez was killed by NYPD Officer Francis Livoti in 1994 with an already-banned chokehold – 20 years before #EricGarner was killed in the same way. Anthony’s murder catapulted Iris into the streets, and she became a force like no other. Iris fought tirelessly for her son, and she co-founded Parents Against Police Brutality with Margarita Rosario (the mother of Anthony Rosario & aunt of Hilton Vega, who were killed by NYPD) to fight with other families against police violence.

When another family lost a loved one, Iris was always there, providing a shoulder to cry on, a word of advice, or inspiration to fight. In her son’s memory, she founded the Anthony Baez Foundation to do just that. Iris was featured in PBS’s award-winning documentary ‘Every Mother’s Son’ alongside the mom of Amadou Diallo and Gidone Busch, documenting her fight for her son & her leadership in the movement.

As a long-time leader in Justice Committee and the ultimate GOAT, Iris was at the forefront of many wins: forcing Cuomo to sign an executive order for a special prosecutor (and later winning legislation on that), passing the Community Safety Act & Right to Know Act, repealing 50-A, calling for defunding NYPD, and standing in solidarity with families at the discipline trials of cops who killed their loved ones. She engaged in civil disobedience, and staged a takeover of the Bronx DA office. If there was a righteous action, you bet Iris was there. 

Iris was an inspiration and co-conspirator to so many of us. She never gave up, and never lost her kindness and ferocity. She remained an active leader of JC even while facing severe health struggles, joining meetings up until the moment that her body would not let her anymore. Her mentorship, wisdom, tenacity and power left its mark on so many of us - we are her legacy.

Rest in Power, Iris. We love you. !Pa’lante!
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Sometimes

being seen

is enough

to make something in us

open.

A glance.

A knowing.

Then laughter

rising from somewhere

older than the moment.

May we never forget

the sound of ourselves

recognizing ourselves.

May we remain

a people

who give one another

reason to open.

To soften.

To overflow with revolutionary love.

Witnessed. Part 15.

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