Action Alert: End Baltimore Police gag orders!
After years of police misconduct and abuse, everyone in our city knows that we need to hold our police department accountable. Silencing victims of police brutality through gag orders is the [...]
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Posted Announcing our Annapolis 2020 Campaigns
JUFJ members, staff, and partners gathered in Laurel as the new year began to choose our 2020 campaigns for justice in Maryland. Here is what our community chose:
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Posted Organization Sign On: Howard County, stop profiting off of ICE
Howard County is enabling and profiting off of ICE cruelty. Sign the open letter to the County Executive to end this agreement.
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Action Alert: Tell Howard County to stop profiting off of ICE
Howard County is enabling and profiting off of ICE cruelty. Tell the County Executive to end this agreement.
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Posted Press Release: JUFJ supports Tonya Chapman for Montgomery County Police Chief
County Executive Elrich’s nominee is the right person to build a strong, trusting relationship between MCPD and the residents of Montgomery County.
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Posted #TestimonyTuesday: Sara Nathan, Montgomery County Police and ICE
Montgomery County police questioned my former student and his father on May 20. They expected to return home that afternoon. Instead, the county police turned them over to ICE and they remain [...]
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Posted Rabbi Alana Suskin at the memorial for Robert White
Rabbi Alana Suskin spoke at the memorial for Robert White, who was shot and killed by a Montgomery County police officer last summer while walking through his own neighborhood. Here is what she said:
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Posted Make Your Voice Heard on Racial Justice in Montgomery County
There has been one disturbing story after another about how Black and Brown people are mistreated by police. JUFJer Melissa Goemann shares those stories and ways to get involved to reform policing.
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Posted Report: Montgomery County Police Chief Forum
On June 6, JUFJ members attended a public forum on policing with Montgomery County Executive Elrich and Council Member Will Jawando. Read some of their reflections.
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Posted We made it through the Annapolis session!
The General Assembly session ended on Monday night. Now it's time to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished this year, and how our work continues.
