Constitutional Amendment to remove involuntary servitude from state constitution supported by testimony and resolution from California Reparations Task Force

SACRAMENTO, CA, USA, May 30, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On Tuesday May 31, 2022 at 1:30pm on the West steps of the California State Capitol, The California Abolition Act Coalition along with The California Reparations Task Force, legislators and bill co-sponsors will hold a press conference prior to the scheduled Senate Public Safety hearing at 3pm. Samual Nathaniel Brown, author of the proposal that is now Assembly Constitutional Amendment 3 (authored by Senator Sydney Kamlager) will be providing expert testimony during the hearing along with Chris Lodgson of the California Reparations Task Force committee. Mr. Brown is co-chair of the coalition and wrote the proposal for ACA3 in November of 2020 while still serving a life sentence inside California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Mr. Brown was released on December 20, 2021 after serving 24 years. Chris Lodgson, lead organizer for the California Reparations Task Force Committee will also provide expert testimony and present a resolution in support of the passage of ACA3 as part of the larger reparations conversation. Additional speakers to include coalition chair Jamilia Land, Max Parthas director of state operations for Abolish Slavery National Network, Sonia Lewis (ASCRIBE), Angelique Evans (Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition), Allegra Taylor (Village Advocates) April Grayson (Young Women's Freedom Center) Esteban Nunez (Anti-Recidivism Coalition) and Kamilah Moore (chair of California Reparations Task Force).

ACA3 is sponsored by the California Abolition Act Coalition:

Anti-Violence Safety and Accountability Project (ASAP)
The 10P Program
Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition
The Anti-Recidivism Coalition
The Village Advocates
EDIFYE
Fair Chance Project
ASCRIBE
F.U.E.L.
Pride and Truth
Prison from the Inside Out
Uncommon Law
The Abolish Slavery National Network
March On
Bend the Arc
The Center for African Peace & Conflict Resolution- California State University Sacramento
Courage Campaign

Jamilia Land
California Abolition Act Coalition
+1 424-229-4711
jamilia@abolishslavery.org
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