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Jan 26

#CommunitiesNotCages: January 26 Advocacy Day

Mass incarceration is state violence.

In the face of the brutal torture and lynching of Robert Brooks, Messiah Nantwi, and so many of our loved ones, we say: NO MORE.

We refuse to look away or be silent as racist and unjust sentencing laws tear families apart and warehouse our people in places built to disappear them.

Cages don’t create safety. But we know what does.

On January 26, join #CommunitiesNotCages for our FIRST 2026 Advocacy Day as we transform our grief and rage into collective power. We’ve got a blow-out day with a rally, press conference, meetings with lawmakers, music, and creative actions - and we need you there.

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Nov 18

#CommunitiesNotCages: Statewide Day of Action 2025

NYC - LONG ISLAND - WESTCHESTER - BUFFALO - ROCHESTER - SYRACUSE - ITHACA - ALBANY

Over 30,000 people are incarcerated in New York's prisons. 3 out of 4 are Black or brown.

Join us for local rallies and press conferences across the state to support transformation and bring our loved ones home.

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Jan 26

#CommunitiesNotCages: January 26 Advocacy Day

Mass incarceration is state violence.

In the face of the brutal torture and lynching of Robert Brooks, Messiah Nantwi, and so many of our loved ones, we say: NO MORE.

We refuse to look away or be silent as racist and unjust sentencing laws tear families apart and warehouse our people in places built to disappear them.

Cages don’t create safety. But we know what does.

On January 26, join #CommunitiesNotCages for our FIRST 2026 Advocacy Day as we transform our grief and rage into collective power. We’ve got a blow-out day with a rally, press conference, meetings with lawmakers, music, and creative actions - and we need you there.

RSVP

Jan 26

Nov 18

NYC - LONG ISLAND - WESTCHESTER - BUFFALO - ROCHESTER - SYRACUSE - ITHACA - ALBANY

#CommunitiesNotCages: Statewide Day of Action 2025

Over 30,000 people are incarcerated in New York's prisons. 3 out of 4 are Black or brown.

Join us for local rallies and press conferences across the state to support transformation and bring our loved ones home.

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Nov 18

Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse

#CommunitiesNotCages: October Town Halls

Over 30,000 people are incarcerated in New York's prisons. 3 out of 4 are Black or brown.

Join us for town halls in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse with community leaders and organizers to learn about our campaign to support transformation and bring our loved ones home.

BUFFALO

Wed, October 8, 2025 5p-7p

Mt. Olive Baptist Church

701 E Delavan Ave, Buffalo NY 14215

ROCHESTER

Tues, October 14, 2025 5p-7p

CORE Recovery Center

130 Andrews Street, Rochester NY 14604

SYRACUSE

Sat, October 18, 2025

Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ

347 Cortland Ave, Syracuse NY 13202

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