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Statements and Updates

CMB Newark will periodically provide written response to issues, actions and events occurring in and around Newark. 
Assata and Cuba Screening and Panel Discussion Flyer | CMB Newark

Assata and Cuba: Double Documentary Screening and Panel Discussions

Join us for a moving people’s memorial tribute to Assata Olugbala Shakur, presented by the Newark Chapter of Community Movement Builders and the Malcolm X Commemoration Committee in partnership with Express Newark’s Community Media Center. (Register below.)

The event will include screenings of acclaimed films, Eyes of the Rainbow (1997) by Gloria Rolando and Dare to Dream (2017) by Jennifer Wager, and a dynamic group of panelists sharing insight into Assata Shakur, Newark’s relationship to her, and a Newark-centered history of connection to Cuba.

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JP Sloan November 6, 2025

CMB Newark Statement on the Delaney Hall Uprising

On Thursday, June 12th, 50 kidnapped immigrants revolted against their inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall, a private detention facility operated by GEO Group in Newark. By the time the tear gas settled, captives had torn down a wall, family visitation was cancelled, and protestors mobilized to interrupt facility operations from the outside. At least four captives successfully liberated themselves from their unjust detention. At the time of this writing, the actions of those inside, supported by solidarity actions on the outside, have increased the urgency in calls to shut Delaney down.

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CMB Newark June 15, 2025