Omar Onque Email & Phone Number

A native of Charlotte, NC, Omar Onque is the newest addition to the FICPFM team. Previously acting as Forward Justice's Staff Organizer and Mecklenburg County Chapter Organizer for the North Carolina Second Chance Alliance, Omar is dedicated to helping residents in his community gain access to the reentry resources and opportunities they need to begin the next chapter in their lives after coming into contact with the criminal legal system. Directly impacted by the system himself, criminal justice reform and organizing are very personal to Omar. As a part of his work with the Clean Slate and Unlock Our Vote campaigns, he has trained over 70 new volunteers to help with community engagement efforts. During the 2020 Election period, he led voter registration events in Mecklenburg County, where he worked with directly impacted residents to educate them about their newly expanded voting rights under the CSI V. Moore litigation and got them registered to vote. Constantly creating ways to advocate for his community, Omar has been instrumental in the development of Foward Justice's newest digital tool, NC Copwatch - a website designed to serve as a resource for community members, organizers, and advocates across the state seeking transparency and accountability in our statewide policing practices. Omar has been working closely with Forward Justice staff and other community organizers to ensure we have an actionable plan for community members to use the site as an advocacy tool when seeking policy changes. Omar has also served as an NC Second Chance Alliance volunteer coordinator. He is a member of the North Carolina Fines and Fees Coalition where he works on a subcommittee to address the disproportionate impact criminal justice debt has on communities of color and those in poverty. In concluding his time at Foward Justice, Omar was https://ncsecondchance.org/ Chapter Building Organizer and Lead Organizer on a local policy to end regulatory stops in Mecklenburg Co. with MCSO. Before transitioning to FICPFM, Omar led the rollout of Unlock Our Vote Freedom Summer 2022 tour across NC for the newly expanded voting rights of directly impacted individuals on state and federal probation/and or parole and post-release. Then leading the organizing teams in Van and Hustle Peer-to-Peer texting at the 2022 FICPFM National Convening Day of Action. FREE THE VOTE!!

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