our work
Katal works to strengthen the people, policies, institutions, and movements that advance health, equity, and justice for everyone. We are focused on three big, inter-related goals:
ADVANCING
evidence-based solutions to achieve healthier, safer, more equitable communities.
BUILDING
leadership and organizing capacity of neighborhood residents, as well as organizers, advocates, and community groups, to effectively drive and shape real change.
ENDING
mass criminalization, mass incarceration, and the war on drugs.
the issues
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25Apr 2019CT Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:00 AM
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The goals for the monthly CT Statewide Criminal Justice Reform Call:
- Share and Highlight issues, campaigns, and projects that groups are working on to advance statewide reform;
- Identify ways to align, coordinate, and support each other in the work to end mass incarceration;
- Strengthen organizing and advocacy across issues and build movement in Connecticut.
09May 2019Healthy and Just Connecticut
Date: Thursday, May 09, 2019 at 11:00 AM
Location: Katal (Connecticut Office) in Hartford, CT
RSVPThe goals of the Healthy and Just Meeting are to:
- Strengthen the field of criminal justice reform by facilitating intersectional collaborations;
- Identify and discuss resources for collective action on criminal justice reform;
- Coordinate work that increases the role and leadership of people directly impacted.
**These in-person meetings will generally held be on the 2nd Thursday of every Month.
15May 2019Community-Based Pre-Arrest Diversion Call
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 03:00 PM
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Goals for the monthly Community-Based Pre-Arrest Diversion call:
- Sharing ideas, lessons, and practical tools for community groups working to establish community based diversion programs rooted in health and racial equity
- Improving municipal based public safety strategies through public health services, harm reduction, and public education
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Connecting community groups across the with their peers working develop, implement, and sustain accountability in pre-arrest and other diversion projects
About the Monthly Calls:
Today, many different types of pre-arrest diversion programs and practices are proliferating across the U.S.; community groups and leaders have wildly different experiences and levels of engagement in the development, implementation of, and accountability for such projects. Sometimes, community groups are involved in such efforts. Increasingly, city agencies and police departments are launching diversion efforts with little or no meaningful input from community groups and directly impacted people. Many programs are being called “diversion” but do nothing to address the problems of mass incarceration, mass criminalization, or institutionalized racism.
The monthly calls are a place for community groups to engage, learn, and grow together. If you are seeking technical support for developing a pre-arrest diversion program in your community, or want to learn about how other community groups are organizing around diversion, please join us!
