Juneteenth in Poughkeepsie

 Juneteenth in Poughkeepsie Saturday 6/18 from 12pm-6pm

Please come out to the 2^nd Annual Memorial event for Theordore “Tree” Arrington. The Memorial & Juneteenth event will be held on Saturday 6/18 from 12pm-6pm at Mansion Square Park (165 Mansion St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601). This is being held by Sharon Arrington & Cleopatra Jordan-J, with Keynote speakers Kashiem Davis & Jason Murray. There will be live performances, music, and free food. If you know of anyone that would like to volunteer or table please email Yvonne Flowers at YFlowers@cityofpoughkeepsie.com.

 

*Please note that masks are required*

Never heard of police foundations?

Never heard of police foundations? That’s the point.

Behind closed doors, police foundations and their corporate sponsors privately fund the ongoing militarization and expansion of policing — targeting Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities.

Color Of Change and LittleSis have compiled the most extensive report to date of the links between police foundations and corporations, identifying over 1,200 corporate donations or executives serving as board members at 23 of the largest police foundations in the country.

GUEST: Jacqueline Luqman, Pan-Africanist, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist

Activist Radio has the following guest on this week:

GUEST: Jacqueline Luqman, Pan-Africanist, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, and co-host of "By Any Means Necessary" on Radio Sputnik, talks about her work with the Black Alliance for Peace and the Pan-African Community Action.

Activist Radio can be heard: Thursdays 5-6 pm on WVKR 91.3 FM at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY; Thursdays from 9-10 pm on WBDY 99.5 FM at The Bundy in Binghamton, NY; Sundays 1:30-2:30 pm on WESU 88.1 FM at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT; Sundays 4-5 pm from WIOF 104.1 FM in Woodstock, NY; and Sundays 5-6 pm from the Progressive Radio Network at PRN.FM. Past programs are available as a podcast, or anytime on the web at https://ClassWars.org

https://sputniknews.com/author_luqman_jacqueline/

Virtual Rally This Sunday at 3 pm.

 

Mariel Fiori, co-founder/managing editor of "La Voz"

Activist Radio has the following guest on this week:

GUEST: Mariel Fiori, a professional journalist from Argentina and co-founder/managing editor of "La Voz," a Spanish magazine distributed in the Hudson Valley, talks about the needs and rights of the Latinx community in an age of heightened racism against immigrants.

https://mailchi.mp/bard/what-your-gift-to-la-voz-can-do-974622?e=6a1f3b6ff8

 
Activist Radio can be heard: Thursdays 5-6 pm on WVKR 91.3 FM at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY; Thursdays from 9-10 pm on WBDY 99.5 FM at The Bundy in Binghamton, NY; Sundays 1:30-2:30 pm on WESU 88.1 FM at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT; Sundays 4-5 pm from WIOF 104.1 FM in Woodstock, NY; and Sundays 5-6 pm from the Progressive Radio Network at PRN.FM. Past programs are available as a podcast, or anytime on the web at https://ClassWars.org

 

Less Is More Act

As of today, March 1, 2022, many of the transformative provisions of the Less Is More Act are in effect! The Less Is More Act has already had an impact in the fight for justice: nearly 1,500 people have been released from jails and prisons across the state since it was signed into law. Today, the #LessIsMoreNY Coalition released a new report and press release on the implementation of the bill thus far. 

The remaining provisions—the recalculation of time assessments (sanctions of incarceration) and the earned-time credits provisions— will take effect in the late summer and early fall. We are calling on the Governor to implement these provisions immediately. When fully enacted, the law will put New York at the forefront of shifting parole from being overly punitive to being supportive and will help keep communities safe.

Ant-Racism and Community

 Calling all community stakeholders who are champions of change and want to work together to dismantle racism in Poughkeepsie! 

 

We cordially invite you to please join Vassar's Anti-Racism, Equity and Justice (AREJ) organization to break down silos and analyze anti-racism activities in our respective communities in order to build up collaborative relationships and dismantle racism. 

We are convening on Wednesday March 30, 2022 from 4pm-8pm in the Villard Room at Vassar College located at 124 Raymond Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY 12604. 

We will be providing dinner and entertainment as well! 

Please register here ASAP as this is an in person event and space is limited! 

Help us spread the word! This is an event that you will not want to miss!

-Isis Benitez