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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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Another Rikers Island Death: Man Succumbs After Reported Seizure; Third In-Custody Death At Facility In Two Weeks
AM NY
“Freedom Agenda, an organization that supports decarceration, highlighted that 45 people have died in custody since Mayor Eric Adams took office and again called for Rikers’ closure alongside other justice advocates.”Detainee Dies On Rikers Island, Third Death There In 12 Days
NY Daily News
“Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack blamed the city’s policing strategies for increasing the jail population. The population has grown 39% from 5,354 in January 2022 to 7,492 as of Aug. 1.”
Stonewall Community Foundation Rolls Out Grants For LGBTQ Organizations Under ‘Reclaiming Our Power’ Initiative
Gay City News
“New York-based organizations receiving the grants include...[the] Sex Workers Project, Urban Justice Center, which provides free immigration legal services to current and former sex workers and trafficking survivors.”
