Meet our New Abolitionist Community

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Jimmy Carter
Teresa Helms
John Lewis
Ashley Baker
Gloria Steinem
Melanie Thompson
Meryl Streep
Carmen
Liam Neeson
Ingrid von Ahn
Yoko Ono
Crystal Isle
Hakeem Jeffries
Justice
Khalid Latif
Lily
Luz-Towns Miranda and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Jasmine Ortiz
Lawrence Tribe
Zuli
Alexi Meyers
Shandra Woworuntu
Michael Bloomberg
Rachel Moran
Cecile Richards
Audrey Morrissey
Tina Fey
Lynn Nottage
Mickey Meji
Diane von Furstenburg
Luz
Raymond Kelly
Jaimee Johnson
Ashley Judd
Marlene Hatcher
Katharine Henderson
Margeaux Gray
Samantha Power
Ruchira Gupta
Granville Tom Jones
Erik Ullenhag and Maria Velasco
Rowena Mathews
Taina Bien-Aime
Tiffany Mester
Debra Martin Chase
Naomi
Mona Sinha
Kenya
Lauren Hersh
Oliva Wilde
Curtis Martin
Tea Leoni
Judy Collins
Mira Sorvino
Edwidge Danticat
Marie
Lena Alhusseini
Aliza Amar
Barabara Amaya
Amelia
Emily Amick
Julia Anderson
Emily Amick
Amy Andrews
Rosanna Arquette
The Arts Effect
Tzaritsa Asante
Dr. Holly Atkinson
Jennifer Jones Austin
Katrina Avilla
Barbara
B Michael and Mark-Anthony Edwards
Karen Bass
Nikki Bell
Shanifa Bennett
Janet Benshoof
Alisa Bernard
Alphonso Bernard
Preet Bharara
Devika Bhise
Jordan and Ali Bien-Aime
Jayne Bigelsen
Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor
Megan Boone
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and Bill Bratton and Rikki Klieman
Jimmie Briggs
Christie Brinkley
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Jennifer and Peter Buffett
Ted Bunch
Ursula Burns
Autumn Burris
Stephen Byrd
Judge Fernando Camacho
Katie Cappiello
Marlene Carson
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Zachary Carter
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Kathleen Chalfant
Mitha Choudhury
John Clark
Lori Cohen and Christopher Rothko
Jack Collins and Hector Martinez
Angie Conn
Judge Michael Corriero
Francisco Costa
Rosita Curry
Lee Daniels
Ne’Cole Daniels
Rev. Adrian and Jess Dannhauser
Alphonso David
Sister Joan Dawber
Dawn’s Place: Sister Kathleen Coo, Mary Defusco, and Sister Terry Shields
Estela de Los Rios
Elesondra de Romano
Mylan Denerstein
Dr. Angela Diaz
Barry Diller
Former Mayor David Dinkins
Abigail Disney
John Doman
Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas
Dream
Edith
Cristian Eduardo
Jerome Elam
Judge Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Rev. Que English
Maria Escobar and Dahlia Locke
Thomas Estler
Anthony Favale
Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
Brett Figlewski
Elizabeth Fildes
Terry Forliti
Rachel Foster
Regina Fowler
Frannya
Joy Friedman
Victoria Fullen-Green
Lisa Gagnier
Jennifer Gaines
Taylor Gamble
Cecilia Gaston
Julia Geynisman-Tan
Kirsten Gillibrand
Girl be Heard: Ruby Gerber, Melanie Thompson, Karen Vigo
Giselle
Ingibjorg Gisladottir
Klara Glowczewska
Molly Gochman
Noel Gomez
Karenna Gore
Lela Goren
William Gorin
Grizelda Grootboom
Jane Guerino
Mamie Gummer
Agnes Gund
Vanita Gupta
Athena Haddon
Kathi Hardy
Yasmeen Hassan
Mark and Danielle Herzlich
Lisa Hofflich
Former Attorney General Eric Holder
Former U.S. Ambassador Swanee Hunt
Byron Hurt
R. Evon Benson-Idahosa
Samantha Inesta
Iryna
Ghada Jabbour
Latanya Richardson Jackson
Janet
Cherie Jimenez
Yolanda Jimenez
Susan Johnson
Ann Marie Jones
Ebony Jones
Sarah Jones
Siddhath Kara
Melinda Katz
Judge Judith Kaye
Marion Kendall
Kika
Billy King
Judy Harris Kluger
Alain Kodsi
Tatiana Kotlyarenko
Amanda Kramer
Kristine
Jennifer Kroman
Kyler
Gara LaMarche
Jimmy Lee
Dorchen Leidholdt
Liberty
Judge Jonathan Lippman
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
Damita Love
Jennifer Lovenstein
Anneke Lucas
Richard Lui
Megan Lundstrom
Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch
Marti MacGibbon
Dr. Sally Macnickol and Dr. Quentin Walcott
Carolyn Maloney
Aaron Marcu
Marisabel
Former NYC Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito
Katrina Massey
Brendale McAfee
Tammy McDonnell
Robert McDuffie
Megan
Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio
Mickey Meji
Former Amabssador Sarah Mendelson
Mentari Group: Ima Matul, Randall Roca, Christopher Heuertz
Jessica Minhas
Kathleen Mitchell
Pat Mitchell
Elisa Morales
Tonya Morris
Stacey Morse
Joel Motley
Veronica Munguia
Patricia Munoz
Bradley Myles
Santiago Perez Navarro
Jessica Neuwirth
Charles Ogeletree
Judit Olah
Sonia Ossorio
Emily Pasnack-Lipchick
Orlando Patterson
Amy Paulin
Grace Perez
Perla
Withelma T Ortiz Walker Pettigrew
Rosemonde Pierre-Louis
Lydia Pilcher
Dr. Mary Lake Polan
Gabrielle Prieto
Priscilla
Judge Gail Prudenti
Peter Qualliotine
Dr. Chitra Raghavan
Pria Rajawat
Monica Ramirez
Norma Ramos
Laurie Rea
Anne Ream
Alysia Reiner
Shea Rhodes
Jamie Rosseland
Roxanne
Valiant Richey
Carol Robles-Roman
Andrew Rosen and Jenny Dyer
Diane Rosenfeld
Mercedes Ruehl
Kevin Ryan
Jarai Sabally
Sandra
Maya Saoud
John Savarese
Lynn Savarese
Marjorie Saylor
Charles Schumer
Toko Serita
Brendan Shanahan
Reshma Shetty
Pamela Shifman
Robert Shriver
Lori Silverbush and Tom Colicchio
William Silverman
Larry, Klara, Roger, Lisa, and Sarah Silverstein and Tal Kerret
Deshi Singh
Dr. Susan Smalley
Joanne Smith
Vosinay Wiley Smith
Carol Smolenski
Michelle Soncrant
Christine Stark
Susan Stern
Marin Stewart
Agnete Strom
Rose Styron
Per-Anders Sunesson
Sarah Sung, Ai Young Choi, and JUngsook Grace Yoon
Farah Tanis
Sharon Teed-Medeiros
Rachel Thomas
John Temple
Former Brooklyn D.A. Kenneth Thompson
Victoria Thompson
Tina
Joe and Alice Wolterman Torre
Crystal Lee Touchstone
Alex Trouteaud
Nicholas Turner
Sawan Vaden
Yasmin Vafa
Former Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance
Darren Walker
Jonathan Walton
K. Shakira Washington
Charlotte Watson
Jonathan Waxman
Jeanette Westbrook
Elizabeth Westling
Ann Wilkinson
Vanessa Williams
Shannon Wong
Gwen Wright
Rebecca Zipkin