Let Her Go Home
posted 1 day ago #
Fiona Apple dropped a new song - Pretrial (Let Her Go Home). The song, as it explains itself in text, is an ode to the thousands of women sent to jail for simply not being able to pay a fine during the pretrial process. Despite being innocent, their lack of payment for bail takes them from their family and community. The statistic are harrowing - "On any given day, 60,000 women and girls are caged in jails.", "Over 66% are mothers to minor children."
It's harrowing and heavy to say the least (tho the song is quite catchy). While I appreciate Fiona using her visibility to spread awareness about a terrible issue, what I really love is that she provides a direct call to action to actually help. Too many times we hear how bad things are and the takeaway is simply "sucks, right?"
Not in this case, Fiona ends the video with a call to action to visit Let Her Go Home, a site that provides a central source of information and ways to donate both to Local Bail Funds and national organizations working to help people in this situation. I immediately sent some funds to Free Hearts, a TN local bail fund. I hope you do similar.
It's harrowing and heavy to say the least (tho the song is quite catchy). While I appreciate Fiona using her visibility to spread awareness about a terrible issue, what I really love is that she provides a direct call to action to actually help. Too many times we hear how bad things are and the takeaway is simply "sucks, right?"
Not in this case, Fiona ends the video with a call to action to visit Let Her Go Home, a site that provides a central source of information and ways to donate both to Local Bail Funds and national organizations working to help people in this situation. I immediately sent some funds to Free Hearts, a TN local bail fund. I hope you do similar.