Freedom To Thrive
@freedom2thrive.bsky.social
Thank you for sustaining Black immigrant futures. Use the link in our bio to become a sustainer today.
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Thank you for sustaining Black immigrant futures. Use the link in our bio to become a sustainer today.
South Bay House of Correction has a long history of violence and neglect. Between 2021 and 2023, seven people died in Sheriff’s custody. In December 2025, Shacoby “Coby” Kenny became the eighth.
This is not an isolated incident. Join to demand change.
This is not an isolated incident. Join to demand change.
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
South Bay House of Correction has a long history of violence and neglect. Between 2021 and 2023, seven people died in Sheriff’s custody. In December 2025, Shacoby “Coby” Kenny became the eighth.
This is not an isolated incident. Join to demand change.
This is not an isolated incident. Join to demand change.
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Today, in a massive show of support, 1,025 organizations, including immigrant justice, human rights, civil rights, faith, and labor organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress to express horror, outrage & deep grief about the recent shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis.
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Today, in a massive show of support, 1,025 organizations, including immigrant justice, human rights, civil rights, faith, and labor organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress to express horror, outrage & deep grief about the recent shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Dr. King warned that America’s scientific progress was outpacing its moral progress.
Today, his words still ring true.
This MLK Day, we honor his call to recognize the dignity of every person — and to measure security not by force, but by love, justice, and care for one another.
Today, his words still ring true.
This MLK Day, we honor his call to recognize the dignity of every person — and to measure security not by force, but by love, justice, and care for one another.
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Dr. King warned that America’s scientific progress was outpacing its moral progress.
Today, his words still ring true.
This MLK Day, we honor his call to recognize the dignity of every person — and to measure security not by force, but by love, justice, and care for one another.
Today, his words still ring true.
This MLK Day, we honor his call to recognize the dignity of every person — and to measure security not by force, but by love, justice, and care for one another.
Knowledge is protection. Community is power.
We’re preparing a Toolkit for Navigating Removal Proceedings so immigrants can better understand, fight, and resist deportation systems designed to disappear us.
Help us get tools into our people’s hands using the link in our bio.
We’re preparing a Toolkit for Navigating Removal Proceedings so immigrants can better understand, fight, and resist deportation systems designed to disappear us.
Help us get tools into our people’s hands using the link in our bio.
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Knowledge is protection. Community is power.
We’re preparing a Toolkit for Navigating Removal Proceedings so immigrants can better understand, fight, and resist deportation systems designed to disappear us.
Help us get tools into our people’s hands using the link in our bio.
We’re preparing a Toolkit for Navigating Removal Proceedings so immigrants can better understand, fight, and resist deportation systems designed to disappear us.
Help us get tools into our people’s hands using the link in our bio.
Our December newsletter is live!
This month we’re:
• Calling on @Governor.ny.gov to bring our people #HomeForTheHolidays
• Redefining what community security means
• Sharing updates from NY + MA Oversight fights
• Recruiting for our 2026 We Rise cohort
+more
This month we’re:
• Calling on @Governor.ny.gov to bring our people #HomeForTheHolidays
• Redefining what community security means
• Sharing updates from NY + MA Oversight fights
• Recruiting for our 2026 We Rise cohort
+more
December 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Our December newsletter is live!
This month we’re:
• Calling on @Governor.ny.gov to bring our people #HomeForTheHolidays
• Redefining what community security means
• Sharing updates from NY + MA Oversight fights
• Recruiting for our 2026 We Rise cohort
+more
This month we’re:
• Calling on @Governor.ny.gov to bring our people #HomeForTheHolidays
• Redefining what community security means
• Sharing updates from NY + MA Oversight fights
• Recruiting for our 2026 We Rise cohort
+more
Kristian “Frit” Hansen has been incarcerated for 28+ years. Sentenced to Life Without Parole at 20, he’s now a mentor, educator, recovery leader, and record-breaking powerlifter.
He’s ready to come #Home4theHolidays25 @Governor.ny.gov commute Kristian’s sentence.
He’s ready to come #Home4theHolidays25 @Governor.ny.gov commute Kristian’s sentence.
December 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Kristian “Frit” Hansen has been incarcerated for 28+ years. Sentenced to Life Without Parole at 20, he’s now a mentor, educator, recovery leader, and record-breaking powerlifter.
He’s ready to come #Home4theHolidays25 @Governor.ny.gov commute Kristian’s sentence.
He’s ready to come #Home4theHolidays25 @Governor.ny.gov commute Kristian’s sentence.
Pascal has lived in the U.S. for 51 years. He’s a community leader, partner, and stepfather. Despite his claim to U.S. citizenship, he now faces deportation to Haiti—a country he has never been to. A pardon from @governor.ny.gov is the only way to keep him home #Home4theHolidays25
December 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Pascal has lived in the U.S. for 51 years. He’s a community leader, partner, and stepfather. Despite his claim to U.S. citizenship, he now faces deportation to Haiti—a country he has never been to. A pardon from @governor.ny.gov is the only way to keep him home #Home4theHolidays25
Christopher Simmons has spent 30 years incarcerated.
He’s reflected, healed, mentored others, and built deep community inside.
After waiting decades, Christopher deserves a commutation and a chance to spend his remaining years with his loved ones.
#Home4theHolidays25
He’s reflected, healed, mentored others, and built deep community inside.
After waiting decades, Christopher deserves a commutation and a chance to spend his remaining years with his loved ones.
#Home4theHolidays25
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Christopher Simmons has spent 30 years incarcerated.
He’s reflected, healed, mentored others, and built deep community inside.
After waiting decades, Christopher deserves a commutation and a chance to spend his remaining years with his loved ones.
#Home4theHolidays25
He’s reflected, healed, mentored others, and built deep community inside.
After waiting decades, Christopher deserves a commutation and a chance to spend his remaining years with his loved ones.
#Home4theHolidays25
Assia Serrano is a Panamanian immigrant, mother, and survivor of domestic violence.
She served 15 years for actions tied to her abuser, won relief under the DVSJA, and was freed only for ICE to detain and deport her.
Assia deserves a pardon and to be #Home4theHolidays25
She served 15 years for actions tied to her abuser, won relief under the DVSJA, and was freed only for ICE to detain and deport her.
Assia deserves a pardon and to be #Home4theHolidays25
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Assia Serrano is a Panamanian immigrant, mother, and survivor of domestic violence.
She served 15 years for actions tied to her abuser, won relief under the DVSJA, and was freed only for ICE to detain and deport her.
Assia deserves a pardon and to be #Home4theHolidays25
She served 15 years for actions tied to her abuser, won relief under the DVSJA, and was freed only for ICE to detain and deport her.
Assia deserves a pardon and to be #Home4theHolidays25
New Yorkers should be Home for the Holidays — not fighting deportation or decades of incarceration.
@governor.ny.gov must grant clemency to Assia Serrano, Ricky Williams, Christopher Simmons, Kristian Hansen, Shakoure Charpentier, and others still waiting.
#Home4theHolidays25
@governor.ny.gov must grant clemency to Assia Serrano, Ricky Williams, Christopher Simmons, Kristian Hansen, Shakoure Charpentier, and others still waiting.
#Home4theHolidays25
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
New Yorkers should be Home for the Holidays — not fighting deportation or decades of incarceration.
@governor.ny.gov must grant clemency to Assia Serrano, Ricky Williams, Christopher Simmons, Kristian Hansen, Shakoure Charpentier, and others still waiting.
#Home4theHolidays25
@governor.ny.gov must grant clemency to Assia Serrano, Ricky Williams, Christopher Simmons, Kristian Hansen, Shakoure Charpentier, and others still waiting.
#Home4theHolidays25
On World AIDS Day & the Day of Persons with Disabilities, we name the truth:
This country spends billions policing, and punishing, but refuses to invest in accessible healthcare, HIV research, or the dignity of people navigating these systems.
Disability justice is abolition.
This country spends billions policing, and punishing, but refuses to invest in accessible healthcare, HIV research, or the dignity of people navigating these systems.
Disability justice is abolition.
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
On World AIDS Day & the Day of Persons with Disabilities, we name the truth:
This country spends billions policing, and punishing, but refuses to invest in accessible healthcare, HIV research, or the dignity of people navigating these systems.
Disability justice is abolition.
This country spends billions policing, and punishing, but refuses to invest in accessible healthcare, HIV research, or the dignity of people navigating these systems.
Disability justice is abolition.
Today, we honor the Indigenous nations who have resisted colonial violence for centuries and continue that leadership today.
From the Occupation of Alcatraz to the Nisqually Tribe resisting ICE pressure in 2025, Indigenous resistance strengthens all our struggles for liberation.
From the Occupation of Alcatraz to the Nisqually Tribe resisting ICE pressure in 2025, Indigenous resistance strengthens all our struggles for liberation.
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Today, we honor the Indigenous nations who have resisted colonial violence for centuries and continue that leadership today.
From the Occupation of Alcatraz to the Nisqually Tribe resisting ICE pressure in 2025, Indigenous resistance strengthens all our struggles for liberation.
From the Occupation of Alcatraz to the Nisqually Tribe resisting ICE pressure in 2025, Indigenous resistance strengthens all our struggles for liberation.
On #IDEVAW we uplift trans and immigrant women whose safety is threatened by both interpersonal and state violence. Women should be able to seek help without fear of deportation, harassment, or incarceration.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
On #IDEVAW we uplift trans and immigrant women whose safety is threatened by both interpersonal and state violence. Women should be able to seek help without fear of deportation, harassment, or incarceration.
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor those lost to anti-trans violence and stand with the trans community in the struggle for safety and justice.
Reading and uplifting trans authors is one way to listen, learn, and refuse erasure. Check out the recommendations in our carousel.
#TDOR
Reading and uplifting trans authors is one way to listen, learn, and refuse erasure. Check out the recommendations in our carousel.
#TDOR
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
On Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor those lost to anti-trans violence and stand with the trans community in the struggle for safety and justice.
Reading and uplifting trans authors is one way to listen, learn, and refuse erasure. Check out the recommendations in our carousel.
#TDOR
Reading and uplifting trans authors is one way to listen, learn, and refuse erasure. Check out the recommendations in our carousel.
#TDOR
Christopher Simmons has spent 30 years incarcerated in New York, earning his degrees, mentoring others, and leading with compassion.
We’re calling on @GovKathyHochul to grant his commutation and #BringChrisHome.
Check out theToolkit for more ways to support Chris using the LINK IN BIO
We’re calling on @GovKathyHochul to grant his commutation and #BringChrisHome.
Check out theToolkit for more ways to support Chris using the LINK IN BIO
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Christopher Simmons has spent 30 years incarcerated in New York, earning his degrees, mentoring others, and leading with compassion.
We’re calling on @GovKathyHochul to grant his commutation and #BringChrisHome.
Check out theToolkit for more ways to support Chris using the LINK IN BIO
We’re calling on @GovKathyHochul to grant his commutation and #BringChrisHome.
Check out theToolkit for more ways to support Chris using the LINK IN BIO
Arthur is 13. He was arrested by Everett Police and taken by ICE — moved from MA to VA in less than 72 hours.
This is not safety.
We demand his return and an end to ICE-police collaboration in our communities.
Add your name using the link in our BIO.
This is not safety.
We demand his return and an end to ICE-police collaboration in our communities.
Add your name using the link in our BIO.
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Arthur is 13. He was arrested by Everett Police and taken by ICE — moved from MA to VA in less than 72 hours.
This is not safety.
We demand his return and an end to ICE-police collaboration in our communities.
Add your name using the link in our BIO.
This is not safety.
We demand his return and an end to ICE-police collaboration in our communities.
Add your name using the link in our BIO.
In uncertain times, joy is resistance. ✊🏽
Our Oct newsletter dives into joy as power, free speech under attack, the harms of AI surveillance, & the launch of our 2026 We Rise cohort.
💜 Read & rise with us → LINKS IN BIO
#FreedomToThrive #JoyIsResistance #WeRise #OrganizeToWin
Our Oct newsletter dives into joy as power, free speech under attack, the harms of AI surveillance, & the launch of our 2026 We Rise cohort.
💜 Read & rise with us → LINKS IN BIO
#FreedomToThrive #JoyIsResistance #WeRise #OrganizeToWin
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In uncertain times, joy is resistance. ✊🏽
Our Oct newsletter dives into joy as power, free speech under attack, the harms of AI surveillance, & the launch of our 2026 We Rise cohort.
💜 Read & rise with us → LINKS IN BIO
#FreedomToThrive #JoyIsResistance #WeRise #OrganizeToWin
Our Oct newsletter dives into joy as power, free speech under attack, the harms of AI surveillance, & the launch of our 2026 We Rise cohort.
💜 Read & rise with us → LINKS IN BIO
#FreedomToThrive #JoyIsResistance #WeRise #OrganizeToWin
🕯️ This Día de los Muertos, we remember those who died in ICE custody — lives that should never have been lost.
@DetentionWatchNetwork’s #DayoftheDead Toolkit helps us turn grief into action
LINK IN BIO
#DeadlyDetention #CommunitiesNotCages #DisappearedinAmerica
@DetentionWatchNetwork’s #DayoftheDead Toolkit helps us turn grief into action
LINK IN BIO
#DeadlyDetention #CommunitiesNotCages #DisappearedinAmerica
November 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
🕯️ This Día de los Muertos, we remember those who died in ICE custody — lives that should never have been lost.
@DetentionWatchNetwork’s #DayoftheDead Toolkit helps us turn grief into action
LINK IN BIO
#DeadlyDetention #CommunitiesNotCages #DisappearedinAmerica
@DetentionWatchNetwork’s #DayoftheDead Toolkit helps us turn grief into action
LINK IN BIO
#DeadlyDetention #CommunitiesNotCages #DisappearedinAmerica
Today, Oct 22, is National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality. The People's Organization for Progress is marching to demand civilian control of police, oversight boards with subpoena power, and an end to ICE’s terror in our communities. Read more at the link in our bio.
October 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Today, Oct 22, is National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality. The People's Organization for Progress is marching to demand civilian control of police, oversight boards with subpoena power, and an end to ICE’s terror in our communities. Read more at the link in our bio.
Are you a person of color who has been impacted by the Crimmigration? Are you interested in building your organizing skills? Would you like to collaboratively work with organizations to create the change that you would like to see?
LINK IN BIO
Deadline to apply: Friday, November 13th 12PM ET
LINK IN BIO
Deadline to apply: Friday, November 13th 12PM ET
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Are you a person of color who has been impacted by the Crimmigration? Are you interested in building your organizing skills? Would you like to collaboratively work with organizations to create the change that you would like to see?
LINK IN BIO
Deadline to apply: Friday, November 13th 12PM ET
LINK IN BIO
Deadline to apply: Friday, November 13th 12PM ET
LINK IN BIO 🗓️ Sunday, Oct 5 · 12 PM
📍 Central Park West & 72nd St.
🖤 Wear all black
🚫 No chants, singing, banners, or signs
This Sunday, join NYC Jewish Elders in a silent, solemn procession to honor the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed by Israel.
📍 Central Park West & 72nd St.
🖤 Wear all black
🚫 No chants, singing, banners, or signs
This Sunday, join NYC Jewish Elders in a silent, solemn procession to honor the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed by Israel.
October 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
LINK IN BIO 🗓️ Sunday, Oct 5 · 12 PM
📍 Central Park West & 72nd St.
🖤 Wear all black
🚫 No chants, singing, banners, or signs
This Sunday, join NYC Jewish Elders in a silent, solemn procession to honor the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed by Israel.
📍 Central Park West & 72nd St.
🖤 Wear all black
🚫 No chants, singing, banners, or signs
This Sunday, join NYC Jewish Elders in a silent, solemn procession to honor the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed by Israel.
🛑 Resisting Surveillance 🛑
Have you experienced government surveillance—or stood beside someone who has?
We're hosting a private, community-only session for immigrants and those who work closely with impacted communities.
📍 Portland, OR
📅 Saturday, August 30
🔗 in BIO
Have you experienced government surveillance—or stood beside someone who has?
We're hosting a private, community-only session for immigrants and those who work closely with impacted communities.
📍 Portland, OR
📅 Saturday, August 30
🔗 in BIO
August 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🛑 Resisting Surveillance 🛑
Have you experienced government surveillance—or stood beside someone who has?
We're hosting a private, community-only session for immigrants and those who work closely with impacted communities.
📍 Portland, OR
📅 Saturday, August 30
🔗 in BIO
Have you experienced government surveillance—or stood beside someone who has?
We're hosting a private, community-only session for immigrants and those who work closely with impacted communities.
📍 Portland, OR
📅 Saturday, August 30
🔗 in BIO
📬 Our latest newsletter is live:
From resisting mass detention and surveillance, to uplifting Black immigrants and launching our new We Rise program, we’re moving with strategy, truth, and care.
🔗 Tap the link in bio to read, share, and support
#BlackAugust #Crimmigration #ImmigrantJustice
From resisting mass detention and surveillance, to uplifting Black immigrants and launching our new We Rise program, we’re moving with strategy, truth, and care.
🔗 Tap the link in bio to read, share, and support
#BlackAugust #Crimmigration #ImmigrantJustice
August 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
📬 Our latest newsletter is live:
From resisting mass detention and surveillance, to uplifting Black immigrants and launching our new We Rise program, we’re moving with strategy, truth, and care.
🔗 Tap the link in bio to read, share, and support
#BlackAugust #Crimmigration #ImmigrantJustice
From resisting mass detention and surveillance, to uplifting Black immigrants and launching our new We Rise program, we’re moving with strategy, truth, and care.
🔗 Tap the link in bio to read, share, and support
#BlackAugust #Crimmigration #ImmigrantJustice
Emancipation is not a date: it’s a process.
Across the diaspora, across generations, we continue to fight systems of control—from slavery to surveillance, colonization to incarceration.
Across the diaspora, across generations, we continue to fight systems of control—from slavery to surveillance, colonization to incarceration.
August 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Emancipation is not a date: it’s a process.
Across the diaspora, across generations, we continue to fight systems of control—from slavery to surveillance, colonization to incarceration.
Across the diaspora, across generations, we continue to fight systems of control—from slavery to surveillance, colonization to incarceration.