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Atlanta organizers who were formerly incarcerated fought city hall and won legal protections for themselves.
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In this episode
- How formerly incarcerated people became a protected class in one major city
- What community organizing actually looked like from the inside of this campaign
- Why this policy model is worth watching as cities rethink reentry
- The personal stakes behind turning lived experience into legal change
About this episode
Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years.As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, two community organizers in Atlanta who won legal protections for themselves and other who were formerly incarcerated.
About Next City
Join Lucas Grindley, executive director at Next City, where we believe journalists have the power to amplify solutions and spread workable ideas. Each week Lucas will sit down with trailblazers to discuss urban issues that get overlooked.
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