Carl Hamad-Lipscombe
@carlken
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Director @EnvFreeFund. Lecturer & Practitioner-in-Residence @cpowellschool. Host 'Dismantling Injustice' Podcast. Storyteller. Policy Wonk. Bronx native. 🏳️🌈
Brooklyn, NY
Joined September 2008
In 2023, the number of people in immigration detention nearly doubled. @POTUS promised to end private immigration detention during his presidency, but detention & surveillance has only expanded. There is only one path forward: close all immigration detention centers for good.
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We are thrilled to announce that our Executive Director, @carlken, has been named a 2023 Nonprofit Power Player by @PoliticsNYnews and @amNewYork! Congratulations, Carl! 🎉 https://t.co/c1tUhDoWuo
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Good folks - sorry I've been MIA. I've been experiencing some serious health issues culminating in paralysis from the waste down. Read more here: https://t.co/MulkomosH3 Hence, I took a leave from the podcast and I've been less active on X. Pls continue to support 'Dismantling
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The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour the UN had stockpiled in the region, a Gaza-based U.N. official said. But the main refrain now being heard in the streets is: "Water, water."
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The Gaza director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says the average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour that the U.N. had stockpiled in...
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So happy that Council Member Hanif joined us to discuss what it means to be a true sanctuary city. Let's @EnvisionFreedom together.
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While the gov't averted shutdown over the weekend, the devil is in the details. PEPFAR - a lifesaving AIDS program - was cut. Why? "Some of the health organizations that fight AIDS also provide abortion services ... critics worry that PEPFAR strengthens the groups that provide
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As NYC Mayor Adams continues to denigrate asylum seekers, he needs a reminder of how much we have already given to our city, during times of crisis—whether it was 9/11 or the first year of the pandemic—we have always been here for NY, our home! #WelcomingNY
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All praises due! We will never forget! #AtticaRebellion
On this day in 1971, the men inside Attica presented a manifesto with 28 demands for better conditions. It comes as no surprise that these issues from then persist today. #AtticaDemands #ShutDownAttica
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Adams: Cost of migrants 'will destroy New York City'
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Republicans have seized on his comments, to use against his party.
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This week, on a special episode of 'Dismantling Injustice' we chat with @j_simonson about bottom-up movements to hold prosecutors & court systems accountable & her new book, 'Radical Acts or Justice.' Check it out!
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We continue treating these atrocious, truly terrorist acts as isolated incidents committed by confused individuals. But none of these incidents are isolated - they are endemic of a culture of hate that has permeated some segments of white America.
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He didn’t want to merely murder people; he wanted to do so with the attention of the world.
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Please note the Jacksonville gunman was in his early 20s. Implying that racism will simply evaporate after a certain generation is foolish and naive. It also absolves people from having to do any real work. Racism + white supremacy are thriving problems in our society that are
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80% of colleges now don't require standardized tests - why can't #NYC's elite high schools follow suit? With #SCOTUS gutting affirmative action, we must equalize #NYC's elite high schools & eliminate biased testing. Read my op-ed via @NYDailyNews: https://t.co/anIxjPQH84
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The Supreme Court’s decision to gut affirmative action in higher education is a devastating blow to equitable and accessible education. As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman…
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It's official 🎉 Envision Freedom has a Community Membership Program! This new organizing initiative is a critical next step in meeting the needs of our community and building powering power to dismantle the harmful criminal legal and immigration systems.
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You should know you're on the wrong track when a judge calls your asylum policy a sequel to Trump's travel ban.
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The ruling is the latest legal blow to the administration’s immigration policy response.
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What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians? Here's the full list of 25 examples:
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This is one of the many reasons I fight: because so many face violence, persecution, poverty & death, simply for trying to live their lives & care for their families.
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During New York's Pride Month, several asylum seekers who arrived in New York City after crossing the border finally paraded in a Pride march for the first time.
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What if NYC had its own public bank? There are billions of reasons to consider it, report says. https://t.co/7aN8xbM5Z8 via @gothamist
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