Leading US comms at @HRW. Formerly @ACLU, @ClintonFdn, WNET @PBS. Passionate about racial justice, storytelling & brunch. Thoughts are mine
New York, NY
Joined May 2010
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Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
THREAD: Some Human rights context for xenophobic political theater at the US southern border today-
Both Trump and Biden called for more deadly deterrence and framed their remarks around border security rather than human security. A lose-lose for voters. hrw.org/news/2023/07/26/stat…
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
It’s happening! #Toronto mayor @oliviachow joins @hrw & @gersteincrisis in releasing our case study for community-based mental health crisis response that does not resort to policing & forced treatment.
The mayor called the report “magnificent”: hrw.org/news/2023/11/15/ment…
ALT Panelists at press conference
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
This weekend, people are celebrating 🥳 the 109th birthday 🎂 of Mother Randle 👵🏿. She is one of only ✌🏾two survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre 🔥still living. And their unwavering fight for reparations could make history. 🙌🏾 #HappyBirthday #JusticeForGreenwood #BlackWallStreet
More than a century after surviving the Tulsa Race Massacre, Mother Randle is still fighting, smiling, and embodying the courage that we all need right now. Happy 109th birthday to one of the most inspiring people that the reparations movement has ever known. ❤️
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
This #DayOfTheDead we honor the thousands of loved ones who have died crossing the US-Mexico border as the result of US deterrence policies that use a combination of punishment, violent infrastructure, and weaponized terrain to drive people to dangerous crossings. #DiaDeMuertos
Day of the Dead is celebrated in many parts of the US and Latin America to commemorate loved ones who have died.
But what about families who can’t do that because their loved ones are missing or unidentified? New video by @hrw and @colibricenter #DiaDeLosMuertos
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
Sometimes it feels like there's little reason to hope. But here's a story I shared with @TheMessenger about teachers and workers protecting each other and resisting censorship in Florida. themessenger.com/opinion/uni…
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
.@NYCMayor Eric Adams is travelling to Latin America to “understand the flow of migrants” and discourage them from coming. We’ve reached out to him to share factual information about migration in the Americas. We hope he has time to talk to us. Here’s what we want to say:
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
My piece in @thehill is up.
As an immigrant rights advocate for 20 years, I have become somewhat steeled to systematic injustices.
What I saw on a recent trip to Eagle Pass to document Operation Lone Star for @hrw shook me like nothing in recent memory.
thehill.com/opinion/immigrat… – at Austin, TX
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
On this #InternationalDayofDemocracy, we stand in solidarity with all who know that inclusive, multiracial democracy is the bedrock of every person’s human rights.
We will uncover facts, combat discrimination, and bolster democratic forces in defense of fundamental rights.
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
This is heartbreaking news out of #Jacksonville. We must continue to call out and fight against racism. Black lives depend on it.
White supremacy is at the center of a shooting that left three Black people dead in Jacksonville, Florida. #US
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
The truth about one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history was hidden for far too long— even from descendants of massacre survivors themselves. @AAPolicyForum remembers this day and stands with the Black Tulsa community in the fight for truth, justice and repair.
May 31, 1921 marks the onset of the dreadful Tulsa Race Massacre.
A two-day catastrophe that reduced
the thriving #BlackWallStreet of Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood District, to ashes.
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
In the span of about 24 hours between May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob descended on Greenwood, a successful black economic hub in Tulsa, Oklahoma, then-known as “Black Wall Street,” and burned it to the ground.
No one has ever been held responsible.
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
US Rep. Cori Bush has introduced a resolution urging Congress to provide reparations to rectify ongoing harms resulting from enslavement.
What would these reparations look like? ⤵️
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
Strangulation cannot be the price people pay in the US for being poor, unhoused, or living with psychosocial disabilities.
The death of Jordan Neely, and the callous response from many government officials, is a tragic reminder of how current policies are failing people in need.
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
Today, @hrw is proud to join the #YesOnULA coalition. Vote yes on Measure ULA to increase affordable housing and help keep low-income older people in their homes 🗳️.
Only millionaires and billionaires will pay the mansion tax but everyone benefits.
hrw.org/news/2022/10/13/righ…
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
So called "CARE Court" will coerce people living on the streets who are perceived to have a mental illness into involuntary care. See op-ed today in @TheNation thenation.com/article/societ…
See also our latest @hrw letter opposing this dangerous proposal: hrw.org/news/2022/07/22/huma…
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
More than 100 years ago today, a white mob continued to attack the Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I interviewed #TulsaRaceMassacre survivor Hughes Van Ellis and lawyer @AttorneyDamario. Take a look at excerpts in Q&A and video: usatoday.com/story/opinion/v…
Gerry C. Johnson retweeted
Angel Garza confirms death:
“Thank you everyone for the prayers & help trying to find my baby. She’s been found. My little love is now flying high with the angels above. Please don’t take a second for granted. Hug your family. Tell them you love them. I love you Amerie jo” 🙏🏽
