COME OUT TO THE PHILADELPHIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER AT 8AM ON MONDAY! Friends, Since starting this petition following Meek Mill's unjust incarceration, the movement demanding #Justice4Meek has spread nationwide. Monday, we need all of you to come out to the Criminal Justice Center in Philly where Justice League NYC will host a rally and sit-in to call for Judge Genece E. Brinkley to overturn the original conviction of rapper Meek Mill, which was the result of police misconduct during his arrest over ten years ago. If you can't join us in person, please help spread the word. Rally: 8-10AM Sit-In: 10AM-12PM Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA https://www.facebook.com/JusticeLeagueNYC/photos/gm.209769689788959/1261291634015315 Speakers from Philadelphia and across the country who have been affected by the various traps of the criminal justice system as well as those who are fighting to reform the system will be in attendance. This is an opportunity for the community to come together to support Meek Mill, while also bringing awareness to the injustices that thousands of others in Pennsylvania face every day under the system of mass incarceration. Mike Stack, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Sharif Street, State Senator Carmen Perez, The Gathering for Justice and Women’s March Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Sixx King Dr. Damone Jones, Bible Way Baptist Church Angelo Pinto, The Advancement Project Clarise McCants, Color of Change Jondhi Harrell, The Center for Returning Citizens Justice League NYC ACLU Pennsylvania Fight.org Unity in the Community I am A Role Model And more Last week, Meek Mill joined Lester Holt on MSNBC to talk about what it was like growing up in Philly's toughest neighborhoods and his experience of being on probation for 10+ years. He said “I think God delivered me a job to help people, helping minorities that come from these situations like myself...I think God put me in this position to be able to open up eyes for other young black men.” https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Meek-Mill-Prison-Sentence-NBC-Lester-Holt-479600983.html At 19 years old, Robert Williams, AKA Meek Mill, was arrested by Narcotics Field Unit (NFU) police officers. In the 10 years since, he has been routinely subject to unjust treatment by the criminal justice system. Meek is currently in prison serving a 2 to 4-year sentence for technical probation violations. Rolling Stone published a lengthy history of Meek's case here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/meek-mills-arrest-record-a-history-w517846 as well as an exclusive interview with Meek from prison: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/free-meek-mill-prison-police-brutality-roc-nation-w517712 Meek Mill’s story is not unique—tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians have faced the same cycle of injustice living under the heavy burden of probation or parole and being reincarcerated for technical violations. ONE OUT OF EVERY THREE PEOPLE IN PRISON IN PENNSYLVANIA IS THERE FOR A TECHNICAL VIOLATION. Over the course of his interactions with the justice system, Meek has been subjected to numerous side-effects of the current state of mass incarceration including police brutality, faulty testimony, harsh sentencing, and unreasonable terms of probation. Because of the attention Meek's case is getting, millions are waking up to the unjust conditions of probation and parole that leave people #StillNotFree (StillNotFree.org). That's why we need ALL OF YOU to SHOW UP FOR JUSTICE ON MONDAY AT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER. If you can’t make it to the rally, please share and spread the word: Share this Facebook Event - click here: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//www.facebook.com/events/209281689837759/ Retweet this - click here: https://twitter.com/cut_50/status/985231739378327552 Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, Dawud Bey, Do4Self/Fine Print Alex Gudich, #cut50