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Greetings, Reminder..... Join Jobs with Justice and Real Change as we gather the last signatures for I-100 and say NO to a NEW JAIL Help end the exploitation of homeless and low-income African-American and Latino workers who are unfairly targeted to occupy this possible new jail. Where: City Hall, 4th
Ave. & James St. What: A rally for Initiative 100 which is nearing the signature gathering deadline and is getting ready to show the city the breadth of community support behind I-100 and the broad resistance to a new jail. We want schools not jails - we want to invest in people not prisons. Help save good union jobs that keep people out of jail and prisons. Fund schools, community colleges, universities, community health care clinics, hospitals, human services and diversion programs not a new jail. Background: Over the past 6 months the I-100: No New Jail
campaign has been an effective tool of political
power. Recently, City Councilmember Tim Burgess formally
asked King County for an extension to their jail contract; King
County interim Executive responded by granting the city 3
additional years to allow time to explore all possible options;
and King County Executive candidate Dow Constantine has said
that if elected, he would work towards a 10 year extension -
which the city has said would be enough time to put their plans
to build a new jail on hold. Change is coming, and I-100
has helped usher it in.
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