Please join us at VID’s next Membership meeting! For those who cannot attend in-person, there is an option to attend by Zoom.  Please use this link to register.  

We’ll be joined by the Urban Justice Center’s Freedom Agenda, which is leading the Campaign to Close Rikers. They’ll share the history of the campaign, its current status, and how you can get involved. 

Location:

St. John's Lutheran Church - Sanctuary
81 Christopher St (west of 7th Ave.)
NY, NY 10014

A complete agenda will be available prior to the meeting.

Freedom Agenda

Freedom Agenda is a member-led project. We engage formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones as members and leaders who drive campaigns that utilize a range of tactics including direct action, public education, narrative change, and issue-based lobbying. We advocate to decarcerate New York City, to defend the human rights of incarcerated people, to divest from systems of punishment, and to redistribute those resources to the people and communities that have been most harmed by mass criminalization and systemic racism. Together with over 200 partner organizations, we are leading the Campaign to Close Rikers. We'll share with your community the history of our campaign, where things stand currently, and how they can get involved in our work to hold the city accountable to the promises it made under the De Blasio administration.

Respectfully yours,

Irene Kaufman & Sara Kimbell
VID Co-Presidents

Have questions?  Contact:  [email protected]