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Pushing Belmont to Divest from CoreCivic

October 28, 2020/in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Podcasts, TENNESSEE HOLLER PODCAST, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Safara Parrott of Be Better Belmont on how the ties between Belmont and CoreCivic were born out of a long history of profit and racist complicity.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

Be Better Belmont

August 21, 2020/in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, GRITS, Podcasts, racial justice, TOPICS, VIDEOS /by Justin Kanew

Aftyn and Anna interview Claire and Safara, organizers with the Be Better Belmont campaign, which is pushing Belmont’s college administration to divest from the private prison system. #CancelCoreCivic.

FULL PODCAST available on Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you like to listen.

Links:

Be Better Belmont Linktree

Tennessean article about the campaign

History of Belmont’s legacy with slavery and incarceration

LISTEN ?to the newest episode of @gritspodcast ?@AftynBehn and @louisiannamal talk with Claire and Safara of @bebetterbelmont about Belmont's deep financial ties to CoreCivic and their effort to push Belmont to divest.

FULL EPISODE ?https://t.co/O1z7mkaJFt pic.twitter.com/fB8E4v67p5

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 8, 2020