prisoners' rights
SURJ: Abolition Action Hour
Zoom Meeting NYJoin SURJ for their first Abolition Action Hour of 2022! As usual, we'll gather en masse on Zoom to take collective action together to close jails, defund police, invest in communities, and protect Indigenous rights to land and water. You'll receive education and training in community, and then be supported to participate in frontline racial […]
CANY: 2022 Our Justice Agenda Launch w/ India Walton
Zoom Meeting NYCitizen Action of New York envisions a world where every person’s basic needs are met. It’s a world filled with love and respect for its people and the planet. It’s a world where democracy reigns and each person is able to reach their fullest potential. It’s a world where equity is the norm and oppression, […]
NYS Jails Justice Network Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYJoin the New York State Jails Justice Network for a statewide visioning session and community conversation as they attempt to address the "gateway" to incarceration and the biggest link to mass incarceration: JAILS! Discuss ways to end the stranglehold that jails have in decimating our families and communities, while we collectively brainstorm was to […]
JFMF Organizing Committee Meeting
Zoom Meeting NYWe will discuss ongoing campaigns, learn some new skills and talk about ways to get involved! You can register for the meeting by clicking the link below! When: Jan 25, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrduihpzsvHtNmqWwNP743VzBo8zPosA2f After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about […]
Daniel’s Law: Statewide Campaign Launch
Zoom Meeting NYNew York legislators must do everything in their power to prevent what happened to Daniel Prude from happening again. To do this, we must end the role of police as a default response to people in a crisis. Join the statewide campaign launch of Daniel's Law. Hear from directly impacted people, mental health workers, […]
ROCLA/LASC: Witness at the Border
Zoom Meeting NYJoin the Rochester Committee on Latin American (ROCLA) and Latin American Solidarity Committee of the WNY Peace Center (LASCwny) tonight for: #WitnessAtTheBorder featuring Joshua Rubin. Joshua Rubin, a software developer from Brooklyn, New York, is a member of the leadership team for Witness at the Border. He was a witness at the Tornillo, Texas […]
Talking Peace taping: The New Sheriff & Admin
Facebook LivestreamWith Alia Williams, VOICE Buffalo Live-Free Movement Building organizer; Rabbi Jonathan Freirich, VOICE Buffalo Board Member; Imam Myles Carter, Chaplain at Erie Co Correctional Facility at Alden; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator. Discussion: the new Sheriff, John Garcia, has hired the old Sheriff (Buffalo News Editorial) under whose watch 32 died Timothy Donovan, […]
Parole Justice Is Racial Justice Advocacy Day
Zoom Meeting NYThe People's Campaign for Parole Justice is hosting Parole Justice Is Racial Justice Advocacy Day centering Black History. Gather via Zoom for rallies, legislative meetings, and a press conference to pass Elder Parole (S15A/A8855) and Fair & Timely Parole (S7514/A4231A) in 2022.
SURJ Buffalo Action Hour
Zoom Meeting NYCome take action with us! This SURJ Buffalo Action Hour is the chance to come together and learn more about decarceration and abolition, and then take action to support important Black and People of Color-led campaigns for policies seeking to create deeply needed change in the criminal legal system. We'll call and email decision makers, […]
#CommunitiesNotCages Townhall
Martha Mitchell Community Center 175 Oakmont Avenue, Buffalo, NY, United StatesRight now, over 30,000 people are incarcerated in New York's prisons. 75% are Black or brown. #CommunitiesNotCages, is a campaign that demands our lawmakers eliminate mandatory minimums, end extreme sentencing, support transformation and bring our loved ones home! This March and April, we're gathering local leaders across the state to learn more about #CommunitiesNotCages […]
Albany Advocacy Day: Protect Bail Reform!
Bus to AlbanyDespite evidence that bail reform is keeping New Yorkers safe and not connected to the concerning increase in violence, there are current efforts to roll it—along with discovery reform and Raise the Age—back in the state's budget. These rollbacks would mean that thousands more people would be harmed by our criminal legal system and we simply can't […]
Prisoners Are People Too monthly meeting
Rafi Green Masten Resource Center 1423 Fillmore Ave , BuffaloPrisoners Are People Too will be resuming regular monthly meetings on the last Monday of each month beginning this month on March 28th. While trips to various prisons have been curtailed, the work has never ceased, and daily conversations with people who have incarcerated loved ones have never diminished. *** In-person and masks are […]
