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Our 2024 Annual Report is here! One thing about our work remains clear – we are made for this moment. Will you join us?

We unequivocally condemn DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto’s undemocratic attempt to exclude youth from public life through ever-increasing criminalization and urge the Council to reject any extension of emergency curfew zones. These measures are about control, not safety.

The Trump administration policies aimed at terrorizing immigrant families have made schools less safe for all students. School boards and education leaders must loudly oppose any cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement to make sure our schools remain sanctuaries of learning.

No young person should have to choose between going to school and staying safe. Educators, administrators, and staff face a choice — either protect and defend students, or stand by while their rights and safety are stripped away. Get organized to fight back: bit.ly/immigrant-students-action-kit

#CDFFreedomSchools National Director Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons joined the Advancement Project and partners today to call on education leaders nationwide to protect students from ICE enforcement and racial profiling around schools. Watch the full press conference: bit.ly/45YIioV

Today, civil rights and immigrant rights advocates issued an urgent call to school boards and education leaders across the country to protect immigrant students from immigration enforcement in and around schools. Bold action is necessary to disrupt the school-to-prison-to-deportation pipeline.

Happening tomorrow! Join us for a virtual press conference with a coalition of civil rights advocates, grassroots organizers, and movement lawyers urging school leaders nationwide to take immediate action to protect immigrant students and their families. Register at bit.ly/ap-press-conference

We continue to denounce Mayor Bowser's executive order extending, escalating, and normalizing a militarized police state in DC. The deployment of armed National Guard troops at the whims of the administration is one of the most concrete steps yet toward authoritarianism.

1/ Let's break down what the Supreme Court just did today in the Perdomo v. United States case. In short: the Court green-lit racial profiling in Los Angeles, and the consequences will ripple far beyond.

What should you do when you’re stopped by the police? DC’s young people break down your rights when interacting with law enforcement. Remember — knowing your rights is a great first step, asserting them is even better. Learn more from @freedcproject.bsky.social: freedcproject.org/rights

With school back in session, we're drawing a national spotlight on the administration’s coordinated attacks against immigrant students and calling on school boards to keep ICE out of schools. Join us Wednesday, Sept 10 at 11am ET for a virtual press conference. Register: bit.ly/ap-press-conference

The National Campaign for Police Free Schools’ Protecting Immigrant Students Toolkit offers tools to demand that school districts protect immigrant students and families, including explainers, model policies, and more. Also available in Spanish. @advancementproject.org

As back-to-school season begins across the U.S. and many of our communities brace for ICE raids and other attacks, we wanted to share a few school-related resources to help inform, prepare, and empower folks with strategies and information to protect students, staff and educators. bit.ly/ICNews51

Las comunidades inmigrantes y las escuelas están siendo amenazados. Pero los estudiantes y organizadores siguen luchando. Este kit de acción tiene las herramientas para demandar la protección de estudiantes y familias inmigrantes ⤵️ policefreeschools.org/resources/ki...

Justice should not depend on an individual’s ability to buy their freedom. President Trump’s move to end DC’s cashless bail system further criminalizes poverty, keeping predominately Black people in jail and unfairly punishing people before a trial. We know what keeps us safe – community.

Since January 2024, lawmakers have introduced or enacted 103 anti-protest bills across 27 states, turning peaceful dissent into a criminal threat. This report from @advancementproject.org reveals how protest is being redefined as a danger, not a right. #ProtectTheProtest #FirstAmendment

We’re searching for our next Executive Director!   We’re looking for an inspiring leader to rise to meet this moment, building upon our achievements while bringing vision, courage, and the new energy needed to help build a future where communities of color can thrive.   Learn more and apply:

🚨Militarization is not safety, it's repression.🚨 The Trump administration is trying to manufacture a war zone in DC. This is an attack on democracy, racial justice, and our fundamental right to protest. We refuse to accept a police state. Read the #ProtectTheProtest coalition's statement ⬇️

In a win for Georgia voters, the DeKalb County Republican Party has dismissed a lawsuit that would require the DeKalb County Board of Elections and Registration to consider challenges to over 5,000 voters. We'll continue to protect voters from such attempts to undermine our democracy in the future.

Know your rights, know your power! With the National Guard deployed and MPD under federal control, DC’s Black youth face heightened risks of surveillance, criminalization, and police interactions. Here are five safety tips for keeping DC’s young people safe during occupation:

some rare good news: a Georgia judge has dismissed the Cop City domestic terrorism charges against Jamie Mariscano in DeKalb County, noting that the "Attorney General's Office appears to have delayed this matter in order to gain a tactical advantage over the defense."

In clear violation of federal law, Virginia continues to brazenly implement a flawed voter purge program that has removed a disproportionately high number of new citizens and people of color from the rolls. We will continue to fight to protect the right to vote for all eligible Virginia voters.

Dealing with law enforcement can be stressful, so it’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. While there’s never any guarantee that law enforcement officers will follow the law, here’s what they can and can’t legally do to you and what you can legally demand. ⬇️

🚨 Join us tomorrow August 13 for a youth safety strategy meeting with @freedcproject.bsky.social. As DC faces up to 45 days of federal occupation, we know it’s going to be up to all of us to help make sure DC’s young people stay safe in the face of increased, even harsher policing. Register here ⤵️

For our friends across the country asking how you can help, this one's for you. 🧵 freedcproject.org/allies

The Trump Administration's deployment of the National Guard in DC while taking over local control of the Metropolitan Police Department is a threat to Black communities in the guise of public safety. We denounce this authoritarian power grab and will fight for dignity and self-determination for DC.

Earlier today Donald Trump announced that he is requesting MPD to redirect resources, and plans to deploy the National Guard to DC. This is a dangerous escalation for our communities. Here's what how everyone in DC can help our communities weather what's ahead. 🧵

Thanks to everyone who attended our panel at @netrootsnation.bsky.social “Attacked on All Fronts: Organizing to Protect Students of Color” Learn more about building free, safe, and welcoming schools, protecting immigrant students, and get organized for #BackToSchool at policefreeschools.org.

After cancelling nearly $1 billion in mental health funding for schools created in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting, the Dept. of Education is proposing two rules that would make schools that provide inclusive, affirming mental health resources for students ineligible for federal funding.

The Senate has scheduled a hearing for THIS Thursday, Aug 7th starting at 9am to take up SB 4, the proposed Congressional map that would erase decades of progress that communities of color have fought long and hard for. See details below & RSVP to testify with us! www.mobilize.us/tvp/event/82...

On August 6, 1965, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed. Six decades after the most important federal statute protecting the right to vote was signed into law, advocates say, Black political power is hanging by a thread. capitalbnews.org/voting-right...

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a landmark piece of legislation that has been gutted by the Supreme Court in recent years opening the floodgates for mass disenfranchisement targeting Black and other historically marginalized communities.

Dress and grooming code enforcement is one of the more insidious ways that Black, Indigenous, and other students of color are policed and pushed out of schools. A reported 44% of dress codes include removal policies. Our team spoke to @edweek.org about opportunities to create affirming schools.

🚨NEW: Local jails & police departments are playing a key role in Trump’s mass arrest & deportation agenda The actual scope of this collaboration – and the true scale of immigrant arrests and detentions – has not been publicly available, until now 🧵

From my friends at @vdayorg.bsky.social In @theguardian.com, V writes “Every day brings more devastation. But daily forms of rebellion can restore our sense of purpose…how do we become refusers, artists of disruption, interrupters of their hateful and life-destroying trajectory?” bit.ly/4m7N88y

Last summer, we wrote an op-ed in TIME to sound the alarm of a disturbing trend—once again, school district leaders were trying to close local public schools in Black, Latine, and low-income communities. We believe this piece is now more relevant than ever. Our latest on @momsrising.org:

The fight to protect voting rights is too important to wait for another election. That’s why I’m reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act today. Watch LIVE: youtube.com/live/0fRt8xe...

In the past decade, we have seen an increased attack on voting rights in response to the weakening of the Voting Rights Act. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act will help reverse course and protect the right to vote for all Americans, particularly those facing discriminatory barriers.

Anti-protest laws turn constitutionally protected activity into criminal conduct and chill dissent before it even begins. We know the goal is not safety. It’s to suppress social movements, especially those led by people of color and other marginalized communities.

🧵1/ Louisiana just passed a new police accountability law but it took a brutal assault, a lawsuit, and years of public outcry to get here. Let's talk about what happened to Shantel Arnold and the pattern of abuse that finally forced the state to act. #AbolitionNow www.propublica.org/article/loui...

60 years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) was passed, the battle for the ballot continues.

Today, we’re relaunching the #CommunitiesNotCages campaign and renewing the call to shut down ICE detention centers and stop the expansion and construction of new facilities.

There's no such thing as police accountability when our legal system is set up to protect and legitimize the violence of policing over the sanctity of Black life. We must continue to demand safety beyond policing and honor Breonna Taylor's life by building a world where we can all be free and safe.

🚨Georgia is ramping up another voter purge. The state just launched an audit targeting people with P.O. boxes, those living in group homes, and even voters over 105 years old. If flagged, voters risk being kicked off the rolls. Keep your vote safe. Read more here:

'I already want to cry.' Undocumented parents prepare for the unthinkable: Giving up their kids

Adaku Onyeka-Crawford, director of our Opportunity to Learn program, spoke to @19thnews.org about the far-reaching consequences of mass layoffs at the Department of Education and how hard-fought civil rights laws to prevent discrimination based on race, sex or disability may no longer be enforced.

Gutting the Department of Education would have a devastating impact on Title I funding, which currently provides billions for school districts with a large number of low-income students.

Since January 2024, 103 bills—including 80 at the state level and 23 at the federal level—have been introduced or enacted across 27 states, seeking to redefine protest as a threat to public order rather than a constitutionally protected right.

"Eliminating Title I would harm nearly three million children throughout the U.S. by exacerbating the gap between the haves and have-nots causing further loss of resources and support." Executive Director @jbrownedianis.bsky.social on how eliminating the Dept of Education would harm Black students.