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Hateful thread? Check who/what OP stans.
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She doesn’t have social media, so communicates through her roommate’s account when she finds necessary
Cliffs:
- She was a court watcher in PG County for 2.5 years, saw so many women going through it and being held pre-trial for inordinate amounts of time for basic BS. Women who thought they’d be out quickly and didn’t even think to put money on their books, meanwhile their whole lives fall apart: jobs, housing, and kids all taken.
- She volunteers with Life After Release which is partnering with Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and Out for Justice on “Free Black Mamas DMV.” It provides “wraparound care” for these women, which not only includes freeing them, but also helping them get jobs, housing, legal assistance, Ubers to medical appointments giving them phones, clothing, toiletries. The things one might be able to count on from family.
- Says there’s so much going in the world that you can’t do anything about, but this is a space where you can make a difference.
- Says if you can give something, please do, if you can’t that’s okay. Maybe pass on the link, look into the organizations and cause. You could volunteer, become a court watcher, point them to other women who need help. lots of ways to help
Story
#FreeBlackMamasDMV is a collective of organizations including Harriet's Wildest Dreams, Life After Release, and many others organizing an annual Free Black Mama’s Day. These bailouts and post release wrap around services across the DC and Baltimore metro areas have taken place since 2017 to raise the advocacy and amplification of dismantling, pre-trial detention and to end these systemic injustices that keep our people caged once and for all.
Since our collective 2017 inception, we have:
Cliffs:
- She was a court watcher in PG County for 2.5 years, saw so many women going through it and being held pre-trial for inordinate amounts of time for basic BS. Women who thought they’d be out quickly and didn’t even think to put money on their books, meanwhile their whole lives fall apart: jobs, housing, and kids all taken.
- She volunteers with Life After Release which is partnering with Harriet’s Wildest Dreams and Out for Justice on “Free Black Mamas DMV.” It provides “wraparound care” for these women, which not only includes freeing them, but also helping them get jobs, housing, legal assistance, Ubers to medical appointments giving them phones, clothing, toiletries. The things one might be able to count on from family.
- Says there’s so much going in the world that you can’t do anything about, but this is a space where you can make a difference.
- Says if you can give something, please do, if you can’t that’s okay. Maybe pass on the link, look into the organizations and cause. You could volunteer, become a court watcher, point them to other women who need help. lots of ways to help
Free Black Mamas DMV
“The only weapon we have is our bodies and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don’t turn.” -Bayard Rustin
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Free Black Mamas DMV
“The only weapon we have is our bodies and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don’t turn.” -Bayard Rustin
Story
#FreeBlackMamasDMV is a collective of organizations including Harriet's Wildest Dreams, Life After Release, and many others organizing an annual Free Black Mama’s Day. These bailouts and post release wrap around services across the DC and Baltimore metro areas have taken place since 2017 to raise the advocacy and amplification of dismantling, pre-trial detention and to end these systemic injustices that keep our people caged once and for all.
“We are our ancestors wildest dreams.”
#FreeBlackMamasDMV began as an answer for the call to action from Southerners on New Ground’s (SONG) in 2017 to bail out Black mamas and caretakers to raise public consciousness about the inhumanity of money bail.Since our collective 2017 inception, we have:
- Bailed out over 50+ community loved ones and counting;
- Provided access and pathways to addressing social determinants of health including transitional housing, clothing, transportation and cell phones to mamas and caretakers we’ve bailed out.
- Launched an eight (8) week paid fellowship at the Liberation and Justice Institute.
- For the past six consecutive years, we've provided emergency assistance for mamas and caretakers bailed out through #FreeBlackMamasDMV in collaborative conjunction with other local organizers.
