Advocates For Justice

Dear family, friends, and advocates: Advocates For Justice is pleased to announce that on Thursday, November 12, 2020, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., we will be throwing a Zoom Welcome Home Party for Neko. The zoom link is attached below. Due to the safety and social-distancing concerns surrounding COVID-19, this will not be an in-person party. ... Many people have expressed interest in hearing from Neko to learn about his legal ordeal, his legal team and his future. We look forward to seeing and hearing from you all as we welcome Neko home. Your friend and advocate, Jacq Wilson, Esq. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84626341449

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Dear family, friends, and advocates: AFJ is excited to announce that we will host our first virtual-zoom meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. Please login early as we can only host 80 participants.... The zoom link is listed below. During the zoom meeting we will discuss a number of topics confronting MCS' students and their families, including, but not limited to the following areas: 1. What the district has done and/or not done to implement Dr. O’konofua's recommendations from his findings. 2. CRLA will provide a Brief Presentation on the new LCAP funding (i.e., the new formula of how Modesto City Schools receives its money and how it’s expected to be allocated). 3. We want to explore with our members and community activists what are the other educational issues that families are experiencing and want us to address with the district such as eliminating campus police and redirecting the funding to other areas of concerns, educational access issue relating to remote learning, and lost learning and instruction time of students. AFJ understands that these are difficult, challenging, and uncertain times for all due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to make sure that no child or family is left behind as the new academic year starts which is why your voice, concerns, and safety matter to us. Investing in children, making sure they get the right start, is worth it. We look forward to seeing and hearing from each of you soon. In the meantime, please stay safe. Very truly yours, Jacq Wilson, Esq. ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE https://zoom.us/j/98408582077

GOD is good all the time, even during a pandemic! I, on behalf of Advocates For Justice, thank Ms. Garcia of Modesto Cannabis Collective, for being a rainbow during these challenging times and for donating this wonderful blessing to AFJ. After the COVID-19 experience, we will put this amazing gift to use!!!

Dear family, friends, and team: Jacque was on UpFront on KPFA.org / 91.7FM this morning talking about his two brothers, Neko & Lance, who are currently incarcerated on non-violent drug charges in AZ & CA respectively; the horrendous conditions of prisons during this pandemic, including the lack of communication from prison authorities with families of incarcerated loved ones; how his brother Lance - who tested COVID positive with symptoms 3 wks ago has not yet seen a doctor, ...and whose phone usage was cut off for 3 wks - has been named a lead plaintiff in an ACLU class action suit against Terminal Island Federal Prison. Definitely listen to the podcast here (time 1:08-1:27)https://archives.kpfa.org/data/20200521-Thu0700.mp3; You can also find it by going to KPFA.org and it is in the archive for "UpFront" on 5/21/2020. Also read about the ACLU lawsuit here: http://www.theguardian.com//california-prisons-covid-19-ou If you're on twitter you can read more about the situation as gather other ways to take action @jacquewilson1 - https://twitter.com/jacquewilson1/status/1262207718762311680 Here are some ways to help #FreeTheWilsonBrothers so they can hopefully be released into the care of their loving family: To get Neko out in Arizona - who was picked up on a 17yo marijuana warrant and is fighting it in the AZ Supreme Court for violating his due process rights - people can email the DA’s office & ask them to set bail. They’re at [email protected] or call (928) 524-4026. You can also email Judge Robert Higgins at [email protected] To get Lance out of Terminal Island, people can email the Warden (Felicia Ponce) at "TRM/[email protected] and Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, at BOP-IPP/[email protected] Sincerely, Jacq M. Wilson, Injury/Victim Attorney ALLAN M. SCHUMAN & ASSOCIATES & ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE 1388 Sutter Street, 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94109 (415) 563-2111 - phone (415) 673-0900 - fax