The Protected Class Campaign Toolkit

Topics include:

• Some Notes on Language  

• What Is a Protected Class?

• Why Start a Protected Class Campaign? (definitions; scope; examples of the impact of permanent punishments on the lives of justice-impacted people; permanent punishments as a racial justice issue; children as collateral; damage; research that finds permanent punishments counterproductive; why now’s the time to push this legislation)

• How to Start and Run a Protected Campaign (from getting off the ground to monitoring success)

• Research Supports an End to Permanent Punishments (The Societal Impact)

• Some Sources of Statewide and Local Information

• Existing Protected Class Ordinances

 

You can view The Protected Class Toolkit here

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As local campaigns develop community education, outreach, training, press, sample endorsement, and other campaign materials, we will add them to the toolkit. So please send them to us!