Garrett Smith 🔺⚜️🔻
@garrettsmithnys.bsky.social
Abolitionist. Organizer. Reformer. Advocate. Proletarian. #FoundationalBlackAmerican #CleanSlateNY #CommunitiesNotCages #AbolishSlavery #ResQPeople **views are mine alone**
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Patriarch of Verrettville, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, USA: Established in 1843 - Liberated in 1860 - Solidified in 1871. #FoundationalBlackAmerican
#CommunitiesNotCages Second Look Symposium, hosted by Chief Judge Rowan Wilson on Dec 3 from 12-2pm at the Yonkers Public Library. RSVP here: www.bit.ly/CNCDec3Yonkers
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#CommunitiesNotCages Second Look Symposium, hosted by Chief Judge Rowan Wilson on Dec 3 from 12-2pm at the Yonkers Public Library. RSVP here: www.bit.ly/CNCDec3Yonkers
October 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Join #CommunitiesNotCages for our Statewide Day of Action on Nov. 18 at 12pm. Featuring families missing loved ones this holiday season, we'll have rallies and press conferences in New York City, Rochester, Albany, Westchester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Ithaca, and Long Island.
RSVP: bit.ly/CNCNov182025
RSVP: bit.ly/CNCNov182025
September 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Join #CommunitiesNotCages for our Statewide Day of Action on Nov. 18 at 12pm. Featuring families missing loved ones this holiday season, we'll have rallies and press conferences in New York City, Rochester, Albany, Westchester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Ithaca, and Long Island.
RSVP: bit.ly/CNCNov182025
RSVP: bit.ly/CNCNov182025
Unlocking #SecondChance opportunities in Buffalo next month - Free Legal Clinic Resource Fair - Sept. 29! Scan the QR Code below to learn more about #CleanSlateNY and resources in the Buffalo Community.
August 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Unlocking #SecondChance opportunities in Buffalo next month - Free Legal Clinic Resource Fair - Sept. 29! Scan the QR Code below to learn more about #CleanSlateNY and resources in the Buffalo Community.
New York State’s DOCCS #HumanitarianCrisis has only gotten worse - NBC obtains new footage of violence against an incarcerated New Yorker: www.nbcnews.com/video/with-p...
August 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
New York State’s DOCCS #HumanitarianCrisis has only gotten worse - NBC obtains new footage of violence against an incarcerated New Yorker: www.nbcnews.com/video/with-p...
#CleanSlateNewYork Town Hall in Hudson NY on August 23 at 1PM - no registration required. Help spread the word about this panel discussion on New York’s historic record sealing law!
August 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#CleanSlateNewYork Town Hall in Hudson NY on August 23 at 1PM - no registration required. Help spread the word about this panel discussion on New York’s historic record sealing law!
📢Join us for an informative #LunchandLearn webinar on August 6th at Noon to learn more about New York’s “One Day to Life” law - RSVP here: bit.ly/Aug6th12pm
#ForensicRehabilitationAct
#ForensicRehabilitationAct
August 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
📢Join us for an informative #LunchandLearn webinar on August 6th at Noon to learn more about New York’s “One Day to Life” law - RSVP here: bit.ly/Aug6th12pm
#ForensicRehabilitationAct
#ForensicRehabilitationAct
#JusticeforRobertBrooks - New York State Prisons are still in a Humanitarian Crisis - the situation has not gotten better whatsoever. youtu.be/oThPeyxuLqE?...
Bodycam video worn by Officer Trombly in Fatal beating of Robert Brooks
YouTube video by CBS6 Albany
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July 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
#JusticeforRobertBrooks - New York State Prisons are still in a Humanitarian Crisis - the situation has not gotten better whatsoever. youtu.be/oThPeyxuLqE?...
The 5 P’s: Proper - Preparation- Prevents - Poor - Performance! Sign up to join CCA’s Public Speaking & Storytelling Lab: www.bit.ly/CCASpeakingTruth
July 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The 5 P’s: Proper - Preparation- Prevents - Poor - Performance! Sign up to join CCA’s Public Speaking & Storytelling Lab: www.bit.ly/CCASpeakingTruth
📣 Only a few more spots left - please apply by July 7 if you’d like to participate!! www.bit.ly/CCAsoi2025
Knowledge is Power ~ apply now for CCA’s Summer Organizing Institute: www.bit.ly/CCAsoi2025
#EndPerpetualPunishment #endmassincarceration
#EndPerpetualPunishment #endmassincarceration
July 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📣 Only a few more spots left - please apply by July 7 if you’d like to participate!! www.bit.ly/CCAsoi2025
Shut up and dribble ☑️
June 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Shut up and dribble ☑️
Knowledge is Power ~ apply now for CCA’s Summer Organizing Institute: www.bit.ly/CCAsoi2025
#EndPerpetualPunishment #endmassincarceration
#EndPerpetualPunishment #endmassincarceration
June 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Knowledge is Power ~ apply now for CCA’s Summer Organizing Institute: www.bit.ly/CCAsoi2025
#EndPerpetualPunishment #endmassincarceration
#EndPerpetualPunishment #endmassincarceration
#CommunitiesNotCages ⚖️ #RestorativeJustice - contact your state legislators and governor to help the Earned Time Act (S.342/A.1085) and Second Look Act (S.158/A.1283) pass this month‼️www.bit.ly/CNCNY
June 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#CommunitiesNotCages ⚖️ #RestorativeJustice - contact your state legislators and governor to help the Earned Time Act (S.342/A.1085) and Second Look Act (S.158/A.1283) pass this month‼️www.bit.ly/CNCNY
#CommunitiesNotCages ⚖️ #RestorativeJustice - contact your state legislators and governor to help the Earned Time Act (S.342/A.1085) and Second Look Act (S.158/A.1283) pass this month‼️www.bit.ly/CNCNY
June 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#CommunitiesNotCages ⚖️ #RestorativeJustice - contact your state legislators and governor to help the Earned Time Act (S.342/A.1085) and Second Look Act (S.158/A.1283) pass this month‼️www.bit.ly/CNCNY
📢Rally in Albany - Thursday June 5 at 11am #JusticeforRobertBrooks #RestorativeJustice
June 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
📢Rally in Albany - Thursday June 5 at 11am #JusticeforRobertBrooks #RestorativeJustice
📍ALBANY - End Mass Incarceration Day - May 28. Scan QR code to join!
May 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📍ALBANY - End Mass Incarceration Day - May 28. Scan QR code to join!
The Earned Time Act, which would give people in prison more chances to shave time off their sentences, didn’t make it into the final budget, but lawmakers plan to push for its passage during the remainder of session. #CommunitiesNotCages Read: www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
May 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Earned Time Act, which would give people in prison more chances to shave time off their sentences, didn’t make it into the final budget, but lawmakers plan to push for its passage during the remainder of session. #CommunitiesNotCages Read: www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
May 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Can you support Communities Not Cages?
Fill out this poll from the BPRHA Caucus of State Legislators on post-budget priorities and include the CNC bills! You can use the bills’ titles, numbers and descriptions listed in the comment section. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Fill out this poll from the BPRHA Caucus of State Legislators on post-budget priorities and include the CNC bills! You can use the bills’ titles, numbers and descriptions listed in the comment section. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2025 People's Policy Agenda: Share Your Input
As we move into its post-budget phase, the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus is seeking input from external partners and advocacy organizations on policy priorities that advance...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Can you support Communities Not Cages?
Fill out this poll from the BPRHA Caucus of State Legislators on post-budget priorities and include the CNC bills! You can use the bills’ titles, numbers and descriptions listed in the comment section. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Fill out this poll from the BPRHA Caucus of State Legislators on post-budget priorities and include the CNC bills! You can use the bills’ titles, numbers and descriptions listed in the comment section. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Frederick Douglass said, "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." RSVP here: www.bit.ly/FreeOurMoms
Will you stand up for #CommunitiesNotCages to demand justice? Transportation provided across the state.
Will you stand up for #CommunitiesNotCages to demand justice? Transportation provided across the state.
April 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Frederick Douglass said, "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." RSVP here: www.bit.ly/FreeOurMoms
Will you stand up for #CommunitiesNotCages to demand justice? Transportation provided across the state.
Will you stand up for #CommunitiesNotCages to demand justice? Transportation provided across the state.
HEMPSTEAD 📍- Join us on Wednesday, April 23, at 11 am for a rally and press conference to demand an end to systemic violence and fair pathways home for incarcerated loved ones. RSVP: www.bit.ly/CNCNassau
April 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
HEMPSTEAD 📍- Join us on Wednesday, April 23, at 11 am for a rally and press conference to demand an end to systemic violence and fair pathways home for incarcerated loved ones. RSVP: www.bit.ly/CNCNassau
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Earned Time Act has passed the Senate Corrections Committee. Contact your legislators to keep the momentum going: bit.ly/CNCNY
April 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Earned Time Act has passed the Senate Corrections Committee. Contact your legislators to keep the momentum going: bit.ly/CNCNY
In honor and remembrance of our loved ones—Samuel Harrell, Robert Brooks, Messiah Nantwi, Edward Sholtz, and countless others—whose lives were taken by state violence, #CommunitiesNotCages will hold an interfaith vigil following the press conference. RSVP to join: www.bit.ly/April19Justice
April 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
In honor and remembrance of our loved ones—Samuel Harrell, Robert Brooks, Messiah Nantwi, Edward Sholtz, and countless others—whose lives were taken by state violence, #CommunitiesNotCages will hold an interfaith vigil following the press conference. RSVP to join: www.bit.ly/April19Justice
Join #CommunitiesNotCages to help make a difference - RSVP: www.bit.ly/FreeOurMoms
March 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Join #CommunitiesNotCages to help make a difference - RSVP: www.bit.ly/FreeOurMoms