{"id":1184,"date":"2020-10-19T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T21:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2022-07-25T21:23:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T21:23:43","slug":"a-specific-way-to-dismantle-systemic-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/illinois\/our-stories\/a-specific-way-to-dismantle-systemic-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"A Specific Way to Dismantle Systemic Racism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The fight for educational equity doesn\u2019t start or stop at the schoolhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shackles of inequity extend far beyond, including to our \u201cjustice\u201d system and the way in which courts incarcerate individuals before they go to trial &#8212; simply because they cannot afford to post bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why we are standing with Illinois Senator Robert Peters in his fight to end money bond and to pass the Pretrial Fairness Act. This is your chance to support this Education Champion, one of the brightest up and coming leaders in our State. I first got to know the Senator when we worked together on a campaign over a decade ago, and it\u2019s been inspiring to see his ascent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have three opportunities to meet Senator Peters and learn how you can support a critically important way to\u00a0dismantle systemic racism.\u00a0The Senator will be joined by other members of the General Assembly in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc006QQOcUr2CRXJVqJ_ItcFM2ozVoPsveLZTfMoIECDESi-w\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">series of virtual town halls.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm<\/strong>: Hosted by Senator Robert Peters (13th District) &amp; Rep. Kelly Cassidy (14th District)<\/li><li><strong>Thursday, October 22nd at 6pm<\/strong>: Hosted by Rep. Barbara Hernandez (83rd District)<\/li><li><strong>Tuesday, October 27th at 7pm<\/strong>: Hosted by Rep. Robyn Gabel (18th District)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The townhalls are hosted by the Coalition to End Money Bond and the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice.\u00a0<strong>Register to attend a virtual town hall event at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc006QQOcUr2CRXJVqJ_ItcFM2ozVoPsveLZTfMoIECDESi-w\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bit.ly\/PretrialTownHall.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fight for educational equity doesn\u2019t start or stop at the schoolhouse. The shackles of inequity extend far beyond, including to our \u201cjustice\u201d system and the way in which courts incarcerate individuals before they go to trial &#8212; simply because they cannot afford to post bond. 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