Join us on April 28th for a Teach-In on the Fix Clemency Act!

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Federal clemency is a powerful tool to repair current and past harms to Black people and to weaken the systems that subject our people to surveillance and punitive policies under the guise of safety. In the United States, the president has the power to grant federal clemency, but the current process is bureaucratic, not transparent, and unjust. Clemency is a critical tool that should be better leveraged to free our political prisoners, aging populations, and other vulnerable individuals in prison who need to be brought home.

If you’ve already heard enough, tune in this Thursday, April 28, at 6 PM EST for a teach-in on the Fair and Independent Experts in Clemency Act, also known as the Fix Clemency Act, and then throw down with us in this fight by:

1. Texting/emailing your rep and asking them to co-sponsor the Fix Clemency Act

2. Asking your rep and/or a member of the House Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing for the Fix Clemency Act

Right now, there are more than 46,000 collateral consequences preventing people with a conviction from successfully reintegrating into society, and approximately 60% of these barriers are related to employment. Passing the Fix Clemency Act can begin to repair criminal legal harms against Black people and everyone suffering under our unjust system by making the clemency process more clear, fair, and just.

The panel will be moderated by Monifa Bandele of M4BL and will feature Dominique Morgan, Director of Black and Pink; Jose Saldana, Director of Releasing Aging People in Prison; and Ayanna Pressley, congresswoman from Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District.

To learn more about the FIX Clemency Act, M4BL’s BREATHE framework, and the importance of clemency for our communities, tune in to the teach-in this Thursday, April 28, at 6 PM EST.

In Solidarity,

Movement for Black Lives

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