FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Connease Warren, Abolitionist Law Center: 713-304-8990 | connease@alcenter.org

WHAT: “Be the Light, Bring the Light” Community Press Conference & Rally

WHEN: Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (doors open at 10:30 a.m.)

WHERE: Salt and Light Church, 5736 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143

WHO: Invited guests include:

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
Eddie Ramirez, Exoneree
Termaine Hicks, Exoneree
Reverend Nick Taliaferro, Retired Pastor, West Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church
Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Bishop Michelle Simmons, CEO and Founder, Why Not Prosper
Imam Kenneth Nuriddin, Resident Imam, Philadelphia Masjid
Jacqui Johnson, Founder and Executive Director, Sankofa Healing Studio
Voffee Jabateh, Founder and Executive Director, African Cultural Alliance of North America (ACANA)
Dr. Bill McKinney, Executive Director, New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC)
Cayla Waddington, Youth Advocate and College Student
and many more Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Victim Advocates and Community Members

Community leaders, interfaith leaders, victims and co-victims of violence and mass incarceration will speak out and condemn the PA Supreme Court for recent racist rulings aimed to perpetuate oppression, harm and marginalization of Black people. We’re asking Philadelphians to stand against anti-Blackness, stand with victims of violence and mass incarceration, and stand for free, fair, and final Elections. The event will include voices from victims and co-victims of violence and mass incarceration, faith-based leaders, victim advocates, and more.