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OUR WORK
Defending Individual Rights
standing with the marginalized, ensuring every person’s rights are protected
Building Inclusive Community
mentoring the next generation of social justice leaders
Fueling SYSTEMIC Change
improving the systems by which all society attains and benefits from justice
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Homeless Sweeps Are Cruel And Counterproductive
NY Daily News
"Last week Mayor Adams and conservative media told New Yorkers to start panicking about Zohran Mamdani’s plan to end homeless sweeps. Really, we should be relieved. After decades of failed homeless policy, finally we have a leader who is promising to try something different, and more importantly, to implement policies that are humane and effective. -Marika Dias, Director, Safety Net Project"
Another Rikers Island Death: Inmate ‘Appears Unwell’ In Jail Cell, Becomes 14th To Die In Custody This Year
AM NY
"Darren Mack, co-director of the Urban Justice Center’s Freedom Agenda, shared a statement with amNewYork about the inmate’s death. “Prayers and condolences to yet another family mourning the loss of their loved one on Rikers Island. Forty-seventh death in DOC custody since Mayor Adams took office,” he said."32-Year-Old Rikers Island Detainee Dies, 14th Death In NYC Jails This Year
NY Daily News
“This is the outcome of an administration that has chosen incarceration as a solution to every social problem such as mental health, homelessness, and more,” co-director of the advocacy group Freedom Agenda Darren Mack said in a statement."
