Folks from CADBI-West will be participating in the Juneteenth parade and uplifting Senate Bill 942 alongside Senator Street, one of the bill’s cosponsors. Senate Bill 942 is an important piece of legislation that has the ability to end the life without parole sentence in Pennsylvania. Join CADBI – West at the Juneteenth Parade in Pittsburgh to raise awareness of and build support for this bill!
When: Saturday June 23rd, starts at 10:00 am
Where: The parade begins at Freedom Corner (Crawford Ave & Centre Ave), and will end at Point State Park.
Who, what, and why: CADBI – West will be at Senator Street’s tent in Point State Park. There will be an open mic there where families of incarcerated people can share their stories, and we will be raising awareness about SB942, HB135 and Death by Incarceration in Pennsylvania.
Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration 
I’m really excited about this cause having known many families and friends of my family. Along with family members who have been incarcerated since I was a child or in my teens. When they were released their own family members sometimes shunned them adding to the stigma and the sting of the burden of being an ex-con; the very term leaves a sour taste in my mouth. It dehumanizes people and reduces them to a stereotype all too often used against such parolees or recently released members of our society who deserve the second chance at winning.
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