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[ennovance]

Stable #EM is good for the world 🌎

🔻

• Like Europe and Japan, the importance of

Emerging Markets within global equity and

bond markets has waned in the past 15

years.

• Emerging markets make up 87% of the

world’s population, 78% of the land mass,

73% of CO₂ emissions, 59% of GDP (by

purchasing power parity), 54% of FX

reserves…all far greater than their share

within global bond and equity markets.

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[dreamofstarlight]

“During the event, @RFKHumanRights and Archewell announced a new partnership to launch an award in RFKHR’s #SpeakTruthToPower video competition. The Archewell Foundation Award will recognize students who have used film to highlight a woman who has uplifted her community”

Ahhh!!! They are gonna work together 😭 this is just so exciting!

Very exciting!!!

[wocado]

Only those who dare to fail greatly ~ @RFKHumanRights

Only those who dare to fail greatly

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[rfkhumanrights]

“Our legal system should make us safer, but the cash bail system only succeeds in criminalizing the poor” - Kerry Kennedy

Fifty-five years ago, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy championed the Bail Reform Act. Appalled by our wealth-based jail system, my father proposed substantive measures to stop it. He ordered all Department of Justice attorneys to recommend the release of defendants on their own recognizance “in every practicable case.”

Robert F. Kennedy

If the lack of action on criminal justice reform in the recent state budget is any indication, New York seems to have missed the memo.

From the South Bronx to Long Island and Western New York, 70 percent of New Yorkers await their day in court from behind bars, doing so not because they are guilty. They are in jail only because they can’t pay exorbitant cash bails. That isn’t justice, and it should disturb every New Yorker.

A jail cell. Photo Credit: iStock

In New York City, taxpayers foot a $270,000 annual bill to keep someone detained at Rikers Island. Statewide, pretrial detention costs taxpayers more than $350 million a year. How can we support a system that not only ruins families, but does so at an inexcusable cost to taxpayers?

This isn’t merely an injustice of wasted money. Extortionate bails separate individuals from their families, often for long periods of time. This deprives households of a wage-earner and jeopardizes the health and stability of families. Those with the money to pay bail will never face the disruptions disproportionately visited upon the poor — the isolating impact of bail policies falls squarely on the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum. That alone should cause all who believe in fairness to reconsider our current approach to imprisonment.

Our legal system should make us safer, but the cash bail system only succeeds in criminalizing poverty. Lawmakers knew this system was unjust half a century ago, when the Bail Reform Act updated our federal system. Yet it survives largely unchanged in our state, victimizing those who can least afford to fight back. My father’s efforts to create a more just and fair prison system were considered groundbreaking in the 1960s. That vital work must continue — which is why Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights continues to advocate on behalf of and alongside lower-income people trapped in the labyrinth of our criminal justice system.

Last August, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights helped free Pedro Hernandez from the brutality of Rikers Island by posting his $100,000 bail. Even though Pedro had not been convicted of any crime, and numerous witnesses claimed that he was not at the scene, Pedro spent more than a year incarcerated in one of America’s most violent jails.

Pedro Hernandez shortly after his release

Pedro’s astronomical bail — at the time $250,000 — was impossibly out of reach for most New Yorkers, including Pedro’s mother, Jessica Perez. Until our bail posting on his behalf, Pedro languished in a cell instead of thriving in a classroom. Meanwhile, the prosecutor on Pedro’s case had the upper hand, delaying discovery so Pedro had no idea what possible evidence there could be against him for a crime he didn’t commit. He was repeatedly offered only a coercive plea bargain as a way out of jail. Our system failed Pedro and his family. As a young man of color growing up in the Bronx, Pedro already faced systemic challenges. The cash bail system added one more hurdle.

Kerry Kennedy, Pedro Hernandez and RFK Human Rights Board Chair Robert F. Smith at the annual gala.

Shortly after his release from Rikers on Sept. 6, 2017, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark cleared Pedro Hernandez of the charges. His case was dismissed. How many other young people like Pedro are not as fortunate?

This year, legislators in Albany have an opportunity to implement policies that will improve the lives of New Yorkers and their families. Last year’s effort to Raise the Age was just a first step, as our criminal justice system still disproportionally penalizes low-income New Yorkers and people of color. We must build on our successes and reform the bail system now.

I know New York can deliver equal justice to all — and this legislative session is a critical test of how serious our elected officials are about reforming a broken system. We must all rise to the occasion.

Kerry Kennedy is president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights an advocacy nonprofit organization  and daughter of Robert F. Kennedy.

[thekennedybrothers]

" We must continue to prove to the world that we can provide a rising standard of living for all men without loss of civil rights or human dignity to any man. " - Robert F. Kennedy • #rfk #robertfranciskennedy #robertfkennedy #thekennedys #bobbykennedy #cesarchavez #rfkhumanrights

[nowthisnews]

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[justjoelkinnaman]

joelkinnaman: Inspiring night attending @RFKHumanRights #rippleofhope gala. In awe of their  @massbailout campaign where they freed over 100 women and children from pretrial detention at Rikers Island.  @barackobama’s speech gave me serious goosebumps #RFK50 @kerrykennedyrfk 📷: Kevin Mazur. Tux: @oscar.jacobson

[michaelcastner]

A statement signed by a majority of #RFK children, including former Rep. Joe Kennedy II and @rfkhumanrights President @kerrykennedyrfk, oppose Sirhan parole decision. @iheartradio #nbcnewsradio https://www.instagram.com/p/CTIdWyIhX4Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

[warrenbrand]

#Repost @obeygiant ・・・ 50 years ago today Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. I was proud to paint this mural at the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools because I think that the focus on the arts is fantastic but also because I believe that RFK was a tremendous human being. He was an outspoken advocate for civil rights and equality, he was a amazing orator, even spontaneously and under pressure. For a great example check out the speech he made the night of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. We could really use leadership of his grace and moral fiber right now. - Shepard • 📷 by @jonathanfurlong • #RFK #rfkcommunityschools #ambassadorhotel #losangeles #shepardfairey #obeygiant #obey #rfkmuralfestival #brandedarts #robertfkennedy @lausd_arts @rfkhumanrights @sugarartistsacrylic @behrpaint (at Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools)

[yusefsalaam]

. #PowerPost✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿™️ . I extend my deep congratulations to this year’s @RFKHumanRights #RippleofHope laureate @Kaepernick7! Thank you for your dedicated pursuit of equal justice. It's an honor to stand together as we all work to make a better world. #RFKAwards https://www.instagram.com/p/CIoxWrFhKa5/?igshid=phn27xh5gfai

[nasblykalinina]

De qué vale tener una Declaración de Derechos Humanos si no se cumple?! En Venezuela, al igual que en muchos países del mundo se violan los derechos fundamentales a diario ante la indolencia de muchos porque solo las recordamos cuando nos vemos afectados mientras nos hacemos los ciegos, sordos y mudos porque es demasiado estrés y no podemos con ello... excusas!!! La vida es demasiado corta para no ayudar a nuestros semejentes. Basta de preguntarnos dónde está Dios y pongamos el grano de arena que nos corresponde!!! #NoMasTortura #NoMasRepresión #NoMasPresosPolíticos #nasblykalinina #EsTiempoDeMisericordia #QueSeHagaJusticia #DerechosHumanos #escritosdelalma #escritoresvenezolanos #DefensoresActivos #poetisa #escritos #Venezuela #miami🌴  #venezolanosporelmundo #doral #brickell #pequeñahabana #coralgables #conexiones #coronavirus #DDHH #usa🇺🇸 @alfredoromerom @foropenal @jchenriquezpaz @himiobsantome @muniramforopenalusa @orlandomorenove @spesmundi @purotalentopositivo @oea_oficial @onuderechoshumanos @conexionesintl @humanrightssouthflorida @onuderechoshumanos @humanrightswatch @hrw_espanol @youthforhumanrightsint @misderechoshumanos @derechos_humanosvzla @jennyfulop @milibrohispano @gobernal @jolcesal @sergionovelli @jsandovalescobar @jepvzla @fdelrincon @cnnee @bbcmundo @nbc6 @biancajagger @redesayuda @tamarataraciuk @jmvivancohrw  @proveaong @univmiami @univision @mdcollege @emausmiami @amnistia @eldarojas1001 @rbaduel @lauraperezdemolina @caraotadigital @ntn24ve @rfkhumanrights @jepence @miamiherald @diariolasamericas @wola_org https://www.instagram.com/p/B_sAz6eltR0/?igshid=1jh5o96nwvi3m

[wocado]

Only those who dare to fail greatly ~ @RFKHumanRights

Only those who dare to fail greatly

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[rfkhumanrights]

hi kerry, what's your favorite memory of your dad? thanks so much for everything you do to carry on his legacy 💕

I had a battle with my brother Michael, and went racing to my dad.  He brought us both in the room and asked us to tell our versions in turn.  We both realized neither of us was all right or all wrong.  Then he made us kiss and make up and go to our rooms and read for an hour.  He wanted us to take responsibility for making peace, to see our adversaries not as enemies but as sisters and brothers; and he wanted us to read.   Not your MadMen sixties dad!

[2plan22]

RT @peterframpton: Looking for something to do during lockdown? How about let me help you with your guitar skills or win an autographed Les Paul @GibsonGuitar! Bid now on @Charitybuzz and help @RFKHumanRights realize RFK’s dream of a more just and peaceful world. Stay safe! https://t.co/ZPROtb0ZWa https://t.co/zIp6b7EE8f 2PLAN22 http://twitter.com/2PLAN22/status/1253726460499709953

Looking for something to do during lockdown? How about let me help you with your guitar skills or win an autographed Les Paul @GibsonGuitar! Bid now on @Charitybuzz and help @RFKHumanRights realize RFK’s dream of a more just and peaceful world. Stay safe! https://t.co/ZPROtb0ZWa pic.twitter.com/zIp6b7EE8f

— Peter Frampton (@peterframpton) April 24, 2020

[petiteclover]

“As long as he was alive it seemed like there was ultimately a force in this world that would set things right.” - Joseph Kennedy II { 49 years ago today Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated after giving a speech inside the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angles, California. He would die early the following morning, he was only 42 years old. } Through his words, many today are still inspired to work for the greater good of all mankind. He had a compassionate soul and a caring nature for those who needed his help the most. His legacy won’t be forgotten. ❤️ #RIP #robertkennedy @rfkhumanrights