by operations | Jul 2, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
In our last update on June 19th, we shared exciting progress on the CARES Alternative Response Program—a community-led effort to ensure mental health crises are met with care, not criminalization. There’s been tremendous support for this program—but we must keep...
by operations | Jul 2, 2025 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
We’re thrilled to share that on July 2nd, Emancipate NC’s Kerwin Pittman and the Recidivism Reduction Education Program Services (RREPS) unveiled their second Mobile Crisis Response Unit! This Mobile Recidivism Reduction Resource Center travels across North Carolina,...
by operations | Jul 2, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Emancipate NC Organizer Toia Potts was honored to speak during the Opening Fireside Chat at the Ujima Collective Think Tank Convening, hosted by the National Adoption Association in Washington, DC. Held at the Salamander Hotel, this powerful gathering on June 20th...
by operations | Jul 2, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Watch virtual press conference→ On June 28, 2025, Emancipate NC Organizer Dedan Waciuri and Attorney Dillon Sharpe held a virtual press conference to rally support for Anthony Drayton, who was violently assaulted by Greenville police earlier this year. On February 24,...
by operations | Jun 17, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Join Emancipate NC in Greenville, North Carolina, on June 23, 2025, for a press conference in support of Anthony Drayton, who was violently assaulted by Greenville police officers earlier this year. Emancipate NC Attorney Dillon Sharpe represents Mr. Drayton on...
by operations | Jun 17, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
On June 10, 2025, Emancipate NC Attorney Dillon Sharpe, alongside Attorney Dominique Erney of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, appeared in Durham County Superior Court to advocate for transparency and justice. They represented North Carolina Central...
