Publication
Feb 6, 2024
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  • Racial Justice

Gordon Parks’ haunting vision of Kansas will endure…until we summon the courage to improve it

Publication
Feb 1, 2024
Black and white image from newspaper, caption reads: Attorney Hollowell escorts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. «as Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy from the Reidsville State Prison in 1960
  • Racial Justice

Donald L. Hollowell served King and many other civil rights icons with startling courage

Publication
Jan 23, 2024
There are glaring disparities in who goes to jail and who can bail out in Sedgwick County. The Wichita Eagle  Read more at: https://www.kansas.com/opinion/guest-commentary/article283413313.html#storylink=cpy

Sedgwick County bail system favors the wealthy and desperately needs reform

Publication
Jan 5, 2024
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

We’re reimagining justice with big goals this session.

With the 2024 legislative session upon us, we’re gearing up to advocate for much-needed criminal legal reform. Check out an overview of our biggest goals.
Publication
Jan 3, 2024
The Quindaro Ruins Overlook in Kansas City, Kansas, was dedicated on Juneteenth in 2008. A plaque reads: “Quindaro must live on in our hearts forever. The area, once mighty, also serves as a reminder of man’s mortality and of our quest for freedom, dignit

How we’re building the Kansas of our greatest aspirations, in 2023 and years to come

Publication
Dec 19, 2023
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  • Voting Rights

2023 victories: voting rights and the Civil Liberties Beehive

Publication
Nov 27, 2023
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  • Criminal Legal Reform

Vera's recommendations for Wyandotte County Criminal Legal Reform

Publication
Nov 15, 2023
"Voter restoration isn't just for Kansans who are system-impacted it's about all of us who care about the strength and inclusion of our democracy." Leslie Butsch wallet Field Director
  • Voting Rights

Voting Rights Restoration is About All of Us

Felony disenfranchisement, and the lack of education about voting rights restoration after incarceration, is just one thread in a web of tactics that make it harder to vote. In Kansas, most people think politicians should be making it easier, not more difficult, to participate in our democracy.
Publication
Nov 7, 2023
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Why Do We Transition?