*CORI Bill Text* (click to download)
*CORI Bill Summary* (click to download)
The highly anticipated CORI reform bill was reported out of the Judiciary Committee today, and is scheduled to hit the House floor for a vote tomorrow (Thurs, 7/24).
1) New Health and Human Services Regulations
2) Urgent CORI Bill Update
3) Call for Action!
Over the last 3 years, the BWA has worked to confront the devastating effects of CORI discrimination on our members and community. In broad partnership with grassroots and advocacy groups, the possibility for statewide CORI reforms has become imminently real.
On May 22nd, several hundred people participated in a march and rally from Charlestown to the State House in support of CORI reform. The day’s events were the culmination in a statewide Walk to Freedom led by Ex-Prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement (EPOCA). A dozen EPOCA members completed a 50 mile, five day walk from Worcester to Boston between May 18 - 22nd.
Students from a dozen area schools and universities demonstrated for Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) reform on Friday, April 11th at the brewer fountain outside of Park Street station.
An Open Letter from Students for CORI Reform
www.CORIspondence.org
Video by Students for CORI Reform. Visit www.CORIspondence.org
Commemorating 40 years since Dr. King’s assassination, BWA members attended the Dream Reborn Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. Hosted by Green For All, BWA members joined activists and organizers from across the country to build strategies to leverage new jobs for people of color in the burgeoning green economy.
