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Remembering the 2017 "Swipe it Forward" Campaign

In 2017, Why Accountability and other New York activist groups joined together to provide free swipes to commuters in the Bronx, East New York, East Harlem, and other places targeted for fare-beating arrests. Demonstrators repeated to commuters and observing police officers that “Poverty is not a crime”, and that it is entirely legal to offer free swipes to fellow commuters. 

NYPD made over 29,000 fare-beating arrests in 2016, costing the city $50 million, though the cost of giving those same offenders a monthly pass for a year would actually cost the New York taxpayers $10 million less.

In response to this, Why Accountability, joined by People Power Movement - Movimiento Poder Popular, took action.

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Lessons from NYC's "Swipe it Forward" Campaign

I've nearly forgotten about this short doc I produced at Elite Daily.  Swipe it Forward campaign: I absolutely loved working with them. 

Community-led actions/practices like the one seen in the video, are vital to improving life here:  1. They Inform the Public about evidence-based harm that comes from a result of an existing policy.  2. They Provide temporary relief to the people impacted by the harm caused by that policy.  3. They Create accessible ways for the Public to continue the action as Resistance, past the public demonstration. 

This is how you create a wider cultural change that - hopefully - will lead to improvement in public policy and social equity.

Always Question, Always Explore. - Paul A. Notice II

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NYC's #SwipeItForward Campaign is BACK!

by Paul Notice

On 03.20.17, a collective of everyday New Yorkers went to Yankee Stadium with over $2,000 in Metrocard passes. Their objective? Free Swipes to those in need.

In places like the Bronx, New York, East Harlem and East New York, Brooklyn - people actually get arrested for accepting 'free swipes' from passengers. Though the MTA has already publicly confirmed that this practice is completely legal, many Black and Brown youth still find themselves arrested under 'farebeating' charges. In light of the over 29,000 farebeating arrests, costing the city more the $50 million last year - and the impending hike in MTA fares this year - Why Accountability, joined by People Power Movement - Movimiento Poder Popular, took action. Here's more from activist, Dalaeja Foreman..

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Wanna Know How to Beat the System? #SwipeItForward

#SwipeItForward returned to New York City last November in a city-wide demonstration against the Broken Windows policies of NYPD. To help prevent fellow New Yorkers from a night in jail, these activists offered free rides to those in need. But there's an even bigger story at work here:

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WHAT NEW YORK'S #SWIPEITFORWARD CAMPAIGN IS REALLY ABOUT

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Swipe It Forward, New York!