Contact: Daniel at 831.261.2493 or 415.368.8481
What: Moving forward with the Right Changes... Community, Civil Rights, Youth Rights, Immigrant Rights and Labor groups unite to denounce the politics of division and to uphold appropriate reform by rejecting Propositions 6 and 9 and Supporting Proposition 5.
Who: This press conference was called by the Alianza LatinoAmericana por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes (aldi) and endorsed by the ACLU-NC, Ella Baker Center, Moviemiento por Unconditional Amnesty, Centro Latino Cuzcatlan, Asian Law Caucus, People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER), Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, Mexican American Political Association, SF League of Young Voters .
When: Wednesday October 29, 2008 at 12pm
Where: 24th and Mission BART Stop, San Francisco, California
Why: Community, Civil Rights, Youth Rights, Immigrant Rights and Labor groups unite to oppose Propositions 6 and 9 and to support proposition 5. These groups view Proposition 5 as taking a step forward, and propositions 6 and 9 as taking steps back in our struggle for just, criminal policies. On one end, Proposition 5 seeks to appropriately refocus the purpose of our criminal justice system and frame it in terms of rehabilitation and reintegration, not simply isolation. On the other end, Propositions 6 and 9, advocate for antiquated justifications for a punitive criminal justice system that, although profitable, has not proven to be an effective structure.
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