#137 Jason Flom on Power to the People: A forum on the fight for civil rights and justice in our time

#137 Jason Flom on Power to the People: A forum on the fight for civil rights and justice in our time

On Thursday June 11, 2020, justice advocate and philanthropist Jason Flom moderated a forum on Facebook Live with four extraordinary leaders in civil rights, justice, and advocacy: Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors; prison industry expert Bianca Tylek; Drug Policy Alliance executive director Kassandra Frederique; and civil rights lawyer and author Alec Karakatsanis. The goal of this event was to empower people to take action, find resources, and learn how to use their unique talents/resources to move us forward in the urgent fight for racial justice.

This is a list of the many organizations mentioned during this discussion. Learn more and get involved at:

8 to Abolition https://www.8toabolition.com/

Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Blackout Collective https://blackoutcollective.org/

Black Youth Project 100 https://www.byp100.org/

Civil Rights Core https://www.civilrightscorps.org/

Dignity and Power Now http://dignityandpowernow.org/

Drug Policy Alliance https://www.drugpolicy.org/

Innocence Project http://www.innocenceproject.org

Movement for Black Lives https://m4bl.org/

People's Budget LA http://www.peoplesbudgetLA.com

Real Justice PAC https://realjusticepac.org/

Vocal New York http://www.vocal-ny.org/

Worth Rises https://worthrises.org/

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