Justice Drive 2012 - Harlem
Ambreen Esmail
on
March 6th. From 3pm-7pm
Please Join us for this important event. We need to work as one community aiming for a united Goal with a United voice to be the Change!
Everyone is encouraged to start this program in cities across the nation. motivate, educate and involve families & friends of the incarcerated to come out and register to VOTE - VOTE for change. Participate in the process so that real change can take place across the country. SEND Washington a clear message. lets Unite towards one goal and end the prison complex & Stop Mass Incarceration in America. an epidemic which effects all of us
About Occupy D.O.C. "Don't Oppress Citizens"
In the United States 2.5 Million incarcerated these numbers are not constant since there is constant movement in the system. However, the number shows the over-whelming population of Citizens who have lost their rights due to small crimes. Everyday an Innocent man/woman is charged or convicted for a crime they did not commit. These So-called "Criminals' lose their rights to be part of society as well as give up their rights to the process. However, in reality many prisoners still have a VOICE which gets lost in corruption & oppression.
It’s time to take back some of the rights taken away from the men and women prisoners & detainees. They need to be heard since law makers in Washington control millions of lives. These laws not only affect the incarcerated but also the families. Legislative change and accountability is necessary for the upcoming years… 2012 is a crucial year for our country & the voice of Prisoners in the city and county jails prisons such as Rikers should be heard.
Occupy D.O.C is a grass roots campaign to educate, motivate and register eligible prisoners to vote. This is also a way to mobilize the families of the incarcerated to get involved. Be part of the process so that the system may work for you & not against you. Started by Ambreen Esmail who has been fighting to find justice for David Flores and Michelle Bastien-Archer who have been struggling to find justice for her husband Jermaine Archer - Both men wrongfully accused/charged and incarcerated.
We will penetrate the Political Corruption from a fresh perspective of electing officials who are young, motivated and passionate about service, change and accountability. This is not a simple task and will take many years to fully develop but we have to start somewhere and now is the time to get involved!!!
Over View - VOTING IN AMERICA!
The right to VOTE is the foundation of our democratic process & shapes the future of our legislative body.
When the country was founded, in most states, only white men with property were permitted to vote (freed African Americans could vote in four states). White working men, almost all women, and all other people of color were denied the franchise. At the time of the American Civil War, most white men were allowed to vote, whether or not they owned property, but literacy tests, poll taxes, and even religious tests were used in various places, and most white women, people of color, and Native Americans still could not vote.
WHAT YOU CAN DO? - We need you!
We can get involved and make your voice be heard. VOTE - I urge you to join us in this battle. We need Volunteers to get into hte communities, churches, and Jails, to meet with family members..find the districts each inmate belongs to & see if they are eligible to vote. This is for either party - Republican or Democratic...Vote for the candidate who works to end corruption and can be the voice of change. This movement has to be National. so connect with your friends & families in other states as well.
Remember - 2.5 Million people incarcerated...multiply 2.5 million behind bars into families & friends..POWER IS IN NUMBERS & UNITY!!!
Facebook - Occupy D.O.C & also on twitter - occupydocny