Our office has been busy with the legislative session and fighting to defend the new bail law. We are working to defend the new bail law against fear mongering and misleading statements. There are many ways that you can help us!
Postcards: We have developed a postcard campaign that aims to get more letters to elected officials who are feeling the pressure to roll back on bail reforms. I’ve attached an electronic version of the postcard that you can print out. We are also happy to send you 5-10 postcards. Just email me and we’ll get that started. I’ve also attached a toolkit for writing postcards and for hosting an event yourself!
Phone calls and social media: The attached CallScripts.pdf gives sample scripts and instructions for calling your legislators and Gov. Cuomo. You can also use your Facebook or Twitter account to speak on this issue. Remember to tag your legislators!
Sample tweets: 1. Fear mongering will not work. Bail reform is here to stay. We’re not going backwards. 2. Bail reform will change the lives of thousands of LEGALLY INNOCENT New Yorkers. We can’t go backwards.
Also you can retweet from our page https://twitter.com/NYCLU
Check out our Facebook page and share the posts related to bail.
Day of Action in Albany. On February 12th, we’ll be back in Albany to meet with legislators and stand against the rollbacks. This is an important way for us to get in person meetings with legislators and their staff. Please RSVP at this link.
Talk to your networks. Use the attached one pager “Facts About the New Bail Law” and this opinion from the Times Union for talking points and answers to some hard questions people might be asking. (Be careful, there may be a video that automatically plays when you click the link!) Remind people that people are innocent until proven guilty!
Thank you for all you do, and as always please contact us with questions!
Shannon and Lucia