OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES & EXPO-R
The post-George Floyd racial justice awakening (and related situations in Wisconsin) helped EXPO in a way. It produced an atmosphere in which people seemed more able to see what we have known all along about the racial disparities and the criminal legal system. 2021 saw two groups within EXPO really grow and begin to thrive. The FREE campaign (of, by, and for formerly-incarcerated women) really took off in 2021. They were able to find some funding for themselves and have become an established group within EXPO. 2021 also saw the establishment of EXPO-R (Exposing the Power of Opposing the Registry), which focuses on people who are on the (“sex offender”) registry. This is the group that is most easily and mindlessly mistreated by the system and by society. The Registry includes far, far too many people and the restrictions many of them face are senseless and, in many cases, create huge problems like homelessness.
EXPO-R: Opposing the Power of Exposing the Registry. Established in 2021, it is a campaign to focus on the issues faced by those on the Sexual Offender Registry. This group is challenged mercilessly by arbitrary and punitive restrictions that bar restoration and create unnecessarily harsh obstacles, including homelessness.
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