The SAFE-T Act: How It Reduces Harm and Makes Us Safer – October 27 at 7 p.m.

In recent weeks, racist disinformation about the SAFE-T Act has flooded mailboxes, social media, television, and radio. What is our responsibility as anti-racists to learn the facts about this law, challenge these attacks, and inform our neighbors, friends, and relatives, who may not know the facts?

Come to a REAL event on October 27, 2022, at 7 p.m. and learn about this law, years in the making, which changes harmful pre-trial practices and centers the needs and safety of survivors of gender-based violence and other serious crimes.

We will also take time to outline issues for the election of Illinois Supreme Court justices this November 8.

Click Here for the Zoom link for October 27 at 7 p.m. Put it in your calendar now!

You may want to read one or more of the following before our October 27th event:

1. An op-ed by the Lake County State’s Attorney on the Pretrial Fairness Act part of the new law before our October 27 event: Eric Rinehart, New detention system under the SAFE-T Act will make us safer Chicago Tribune,

2. This Block Club article debunking the false “Purge” information, and

3. This Politifact post challenging the panic-spreading.

We hope to see you on October 27!