Tens of Thousands of Women Detained Pretrail Due to Inability to Pay Bail

On any given day, 190,600 women and girls are incarcerated in the United States. Over 60,000 women are detained pretrial, presumed innocent, caged in US jails simply because they cannot afford to pay bail. Their average yearly income is just $11,000. Over 66% are mothers with minor children.

These facts are taken from the website: https://lethergohome.org/ It was set up in conjunction with musician Fiona Apple, who wrote a song called “Let Her Go Home” to bring attention to this terrible situation.

We urge our readers to check out the website and the music video:

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MISSION STATEMENT: The Northwoods Socialist Collective is a group of working class activists based in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. We believe everyone should have a say in the matters that affect their lives. That is why we are socialists. We advocate for a socialism that is revolutionary, internationalist and feminist, as well as being anti-racist, anti-ableist, anti-imperialist, environmentally sustainable and fully committed to LGBTQAI+ liberation. We invite you to join us in the struggle to make our communities and world a better place! Below is an attempt to list the things that we do, and the framework that we have for achieving the goals listed is our Mission Statement. POLITICAL EDUCATION: We feel that a crucial part of building a socialist movement is political education. We encourage our members to study Marxist theory, and to apply it to understand how the world works and what can be done to change it. We put on monthly Socialism and...

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Karl Marx powerfully that "philosophers have sought to interpret the world, the point, however, is to change it." Towards that end here is a list of ways that we encourage folks who are looking to make their community and world a better place to plug into: CALENDAR: The Northwoods Socialist Collective publishes a weekly calendar of activist events going on throughout northern MN and WI. It's a great way to stay in the loop! To sign up to get it by email fill out this form . You can also find the calendar posted on our website , facebook page , twitter and instagram page . We publish it every Tuesday. The local DSA chapter also puts out a weekly calendar, as does Claire B , both of which we also recommend. MEETINGS: We hold monthly Socialism and a Slice current events discussions which are a great way to find out about what's going on in our community, and how you can get involved. Some months we feature a local activist talking about an ...

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