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Racial Equity is a Precondition for Opening States

Racial Equity is a Precondition for Opening States

May 4, 2020 Dear Governors Baker, Carney, Cuomo, Lamont, Murphy, Raimondo, and Wolf, As faith-based organizing networks representing more than 300,000 families and 800 congregations fighting to slow the spread of the virus and save lives in communities of color in your states, we are grateful for your decision to work together to respond to the pandemic. While COVID-19 recognizes…

Faith in New Jersey Calls for Reduction in Bergen County Jail Population Following First Coronavirus Diagnosis

Faith in New Jersey Calls for Reduction in Bergen County Jail Population Following First Coronavirus Diagnosis

Hackensack, N.J.—Advocates called for urgent action to reduce the population at the Bergen County Jail following reports on Tuesday that a 31-year-old man detained at the facility had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This follows the diagnosis of a staffer last week and a string of public health failures at the jail. In recent days, immigrant rights groups have…

Legislative Solutions to Uplift New Jersey’s Working Families amid COVID19

Legislative Solutions to Uplift New Jersey’s Working Families amid COVID19

During this pandemic we are demanding an equitable response that supports all of God’s beloved children. A response that implements legislative policies that not only lift our families in the time of crisis but that extends beyond this current moment. As such on March 24, 2020, Faith in New Jersey signed onto a letter generated by the Time to Care…

Faith in New Jersey Joins 45 Organizations To Call On ICE’s Newark Field Office To Implement Emergency Measures To Stop The Spread Of COVID-19 In New Jersey Immigration Detention Centers

Faith in New Jersey Joins 45 Organizations To Call On ICE’s Newark Field Office To Implement Emergency Measures To Stop The Spread Of COVID-19 In New Jersey Immigration Detention Centers

We have a responsibility to care for the human dignity of every person that is incarcerated within the broken U.S. carceral and immigration system. During this pandemic, Faith in New Jersey is demanding that there is a responsible decarceration of our siblings as well as implementation of provisions to stop the spread of Covid-19 within our jails and immigration detention…

FAITH IN ESSEX COUNTY RELEASES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE FOR ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

FAITH IN ESSEX COUNTY RELEASES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE FOR ESSEX COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Essex County, N.J.  “Faith in Essex County, the local chapter of Faith in New Jersey, is encouraged that the Essex County Executive and Board of Freeholders are moving forward to appoint members to the Civilian Oversight Task Force for Essex County Correctional Facility (ECCF). Following ongoing reports of egregious conditions and abuse at Essex County Correctional Facility, the Oversight Task…

Solidarity and Support for the Jewish Community

Solidarity and Support for the Jewish Community

(Rahway NJ, 12/13/19) – Faith in New Jersey expresses its solidarity and support of the Jewish community following the targeted attack on a Jewish Kosher deli in Jersey City on Tuesday. Today we take time to remember the precious lives that were lost. Detective Joseph Seals, Mindy Ferencz, Moshe Deutsch, and Douglas Miguel Rodriguez we remember you.  Those who were targeted…

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P.O. Box 1317, Camden, NJ 08105
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Charlene D. Walker
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