Turning A Moment Into A Movement

Turning A Moment Into A Movement was birthed the day Gerard Haycraft (The Justice for Gerard Movement) was convicted of a Crime he did not do. His innocence did not matter to a system that Wrongful convict's innocent people daily. A little over a year after Gerard's released, he passed away..... This show is to Honor Gerard and the Movement that was created not only for his behalf, but on behalf o...

The Justice for Gerard Movement, announcing the unexpected passing of Gerard, June 4, 2022. Jay Love, Gerard's mother.... offers a few words about Gerard and expressions of Love. To learn more about "The Justice for Gerard Movement" go to.....   www.change.org/Justice4GERARD

 Special Note: The day after this broadcast our Dear Gerard passed away...... We Love Him and forever blessed for this journey with Him.. There are many reasons for this, many of which are rooted in the special developmental vulnerabilities of children. Children and teenagers are categorically more suggestible, compliant, and vulnerable to outside pressures than adults. They are less able to...

After 3 Mass shooting within the last 2 weeks... So much Injustice.... and unfairness in the world.... We must take a moment to pause and look at ourselves....and go within. We can't fix what's outside of Us ....if we do not address what's going on within.... This Friday we will take a moment to facilitate a conversation about... "When it's Hate that's Pulling the Trigger... Hate vs Mental Illness...

The Justice for Gerard Movement presents….. TURNING A MOMENT INTO A MOVEMENT! Friday May 20, 2022 6pm Guest: Abdul Hakeem Paralegal/ Justice Advocate Topic: Understanding Your Miranda Rights “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do...

The Justice for Gerard Movement presents….. TURNING A MOMENT INTO A MOVEMENT! Friday May 13, 2022 6pm Topic: Wrongful Convictions Image life inside that cell 48 years, and you’re innocent... A Wrongful Conviction can happen to anyone! How...? -Eyewitness Misidentification -Ineffective Assistance of Counsel -Unreliable or Improper Forensic Science -False Confessions -Informant Testimony -Government...

We are told to call the police and rely on the criminal justice system to address violence  within  our communities.  However, if police and prisons facilitate or perpetrate violence against us rather than increase our safety, how do we create strategies to address violence within our communities, including domestic violence, sexual violence, and child abuse, that don’t rely on poli...

When we take a look at the phenomenon of environmental injustice, do we even consider how environmental racism is linked to crime. In Michigan, with all the lead water conversations, first Flint and now Benton Harbor… the focus has mostly been about the physical effects of lead and how it can limit learning. The exposure to this toxin affects brain development in a way that reduces academic achiev...

With all the High-profile instances of law enforcement behaving badly have made the issue of police accountability a priority. Too often abuses of power by the police, whether through excessive force, profiling, stop and frisk or other tactics, even if caught on tape, go unpunished. Therefore this week's conversation will be focus strategies to advocate for change! The Justice for Gerard Movement...

The Justice Gerard Movement on FB, YouTube and Twitter presents: Turning A Moment Into A Movement Topic: Advocating for Change "Life After Lock Up" Getting out of prison is an incredibly difficult time emotionally because the world has moved on while you've been in stasis. In 2020, around 2.3 million Americans were in some sort of criminal justice confinement....That includes state prisons, local...

There has been 3,050 Exonerations since 1989.....that's more than 26,700 years lost, of innocent people going to prison. The National Registry of Exonerations publish a report September 2020, called "Government Misconduct and Convicting the Innocent" The Role of Prosecutors, Police and other law enforcement... This a report about the role of official misconduct in the conviction of innocent people...

The Justice for Gerard Movement FB, YouTube and Twitter LIVE presents Turning A Moment Into A Movement…. Friday, April 1, 2022. 6pm Topic: The Black Vote Matter?? with our guest….Gwendolyn Winston; Executive Director at Wisdom Institute, President of G. Bailey Winston Enterprise, Instructor at WCCCDCS, Fellow / Lead Facilitator Detroit Equity Action Lab Wayne State Law School, Damon J. Keith Cente...

The Justice for Gerard Movement presents.... Turning A Moment Into A Movement. This Friday's Topic: Transforming Criminalization: "Why Good Time, Makes Good Sense." ....w/ Ms. Kimberly Annette Woodson, The founder of Redeeming Kimberly a nonprofit organization. A former juvenile lifer who served 29.3 years in MDOC. Motivational Speaker, Justice Fellow at Mi Liberation ....and Guest Panelist: Elder...

This week…The Justice for Gerard Movement welcomes back' "Mr. Edward Sanders".... our guest speaker. Topic: "Transforming the County Jail System." What can be done to change the County jail experience that will be beneficial and transformative to those being held there. The criminal justice system employs state‐ sanctioned violence to discourage and punish conduct that threatens the very fabric of...

"We have a system of justice in [the US] that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent. Wealth, not culpability, shapes outcomes." -Bryan Stevenson- We have been sold a bill of goods when it comes to the way the criminal justice system addresses “crime,” and so many things that pull people into that system are minor and could often be viewed as not criminal...

Reform vs Transform Criminal Justice System “Is Reform attainable of the US Criminal Punishment System or should our focus be on TRANSFORMING?”…..w/ Trischè Duckworth. Founder & Executive Director of Survivors Speak, Founder & Executive Director of Value Black Lives LLC, Social Worker, Justice Advocate Reforms discourages, they don’t condemn.. They may ban police chokeholds!” but use quali...

In policing, people often talk about bad apples. Well, bad apples come from rotten trees, and the rotten trees are law enforcement agencies imbued with structural racism. Standard processes for holding police officers accountable, issuing civil payouts to victims of brutality, and rehiring fired officers are a few of the factors that contribute to the entrenchment of racism and police brutality. P...

Transforming Justice...by Changing the Narratives. This week we will explore "Restoring Humanity" w/ Rev. Tia Littlejohn When we refer to people who are, or have been, in contact with the criminal justice system as “felons,” “offenders,” “inmates,” or “convicts,” we define them by the worst act of their lives, creating a stigma that lingers long after they’ve paid their debt to society. If we are...

THIS A CALL FOR ACTION!!!!!! “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” Hebrews 13:3 The Michigan Dept of Correction is in violation the Human Rights of those who are incarcerated.....and we must stand up for those who are suffering in inhumane condition.... Over 28,000 people infected with COVID Inhumane living...

Greeting Everyone! Happy Holidays The Justice for Gerard Movement presents a special episode of Turning A Moment Into A Movement! Join Jay Love.... -Trischè Duckworth of Survivors Speak -Attorney Hugo Mack of H Mack Law and -Rev Tia Littlejohn ...and our special guest: -Mr Abdul Hakeem, Paralegal and Justice Advocate Mrs Valerie Kelley-Bonner Executive Director of SOAR, Radio Talk Show Host and Ju...

LOVE is always the answer.... Love for self, others, your community and Love for the world. LOVE is Justice! ...and Justice requires us to take personal accountability on how we are individually showing up in the world. That Change that We are seeking is also seeking Us! We are all here for a purpose and to be of service. We have a responsibility as Spiritual beings...to advocate and speak up for...

"Many police agencies use the traffic code as an excuse to go on a fishing expedition" Driving while Black and dealing with law enforcement, is one of the most serious and deadly encounters that could happen to a person of color these days. Researchers studied nearly 100 million traffic stops and found black motorists are more likely to be pulled over. The new study, undertaken by Ravi Shroff, an...

Innocent people are sometimes convicted of crimes they don't commit. More than half of Wrongful Convictions can be traced to witnesses who lied in court or made false accusations.... Other leading causes of wrongful convictions include mistaken eyewitness identifications, false or misleading forensic science, and jailhouse informants. Faulty forensics also lead to wrongful convictions. Wrongf...

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail These words from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is our reminder that we all have a responsibility to take a stand when we witness injustice. W...

Government Misconduct involved in 54% of exoneree cases, 78% of murder cases involving Black defendants....Police Behavior Matters! pt3 This week on Turning A Moment Into a Movement, our guest is Niecola Hlima. She will be discussing the Wrongful Conviction of her husband Vargas Johnson and his brother Marco. This is a story of corrupt police, coerced and concocted lies of witnesses who have recan...