House Bill 12HB/HB12 is replacing Senate Bill 1/SB! SB1 contained such items as deciding the residentcy of St. Louis Metropolitan Police offiers, allowing the Missouri Attorney General to take over cases from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney, and worse….make it… Continue Reading
On August 12, 2020, EXPO (Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing) St. Louis Chapter presents a virtual discussion on post traumatic stress disorder among those incarcerated and those transitioning from long term confinement. Join community experts Mataka Askari and EXPO’s own Ronnie Amiyn,… Continue Reading
Many of you worked hard to collect petition signatures to get Medicaid Expansion on the ballot – thanks for your efforts. We’re urging you to not let the petition efforts be for naught – please join us in the Get Out the Vote opportunities listed below as we work to complete a successful campaign to bring Medicaid Expansion to Missouri.
Read on to find out how you can keep the momentum going to the ballot box. Continue Reading
MCU’s Education Task Force Releases Guide for Families (or Teachers) Interested in Resources on Social Justice Just Kids is a guide book filled with lessons and resources curated by MCU’s Education Task Force and geared to helping children understand the issues… Continue Reading
Join us online on July 19 for our 2020 public meeting! We’re coming together online at the intersection of where the lynching tree, that place where black lives have literally and metaphorically ended from white fear, and the ballot, that… Continue Reading
CALL TO ACTION! More than half of the youth at DYS Hogan Street are now positive for COVID-19. We were there on May 7 demanding a response. DYS refuses to answer to our community. Join us to demand our kids… Continue Reading
MEDICAID EXPANSION UPDATE: The Cole County Circuit Court this week rejected the frivolous lawsuits filed against our campaign, reaffirming that Amendment 2 / Medicaid Expansion will remain on the August 4 ballot. We are pleased these frivolous lawsuits have been dismissed and… Continue Reading
The Missouri legislature has shown its shameless love of unfair maps through SJR38, a bill that would strip Amendment 1 / Clean Missouri bare and cancel your vote! We must act NOW and TOGETHER to defeat this dirty Missouri bill! THURSDAY,… Continue Reading
Metropolitan Congregations United (MCU) EX-incarcerated People Organizing-MO (EXPO-MO) and Campaign for Youth Justice (TCYJ) are staging a protest parade on May 8, at 5pm at the Division of Youth Service’s Hogan St. Center, 1839 Hogan St., St. Louis 63106. To RSVP text #freeouryouth to 31996 The protest is a call during this unprecedented health crisis… Continue Reading
Even with social distancing still in place, there’s still plenty going on. The people and institutions who make big decisions that affect us all are still active and are not always making decisions in our best interests, so we must… Continue Reading