If the Risk is Low, Let Them Go
Albany: Office of New York State Board of Parole, 97 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206
NYC: Lincoln Corr. Ctr., 31 W. 110th St, Harlem (just west of 5th Avenue)
Hold the Board responsible for the death of John MacKenzie, who took his own life after commissioners denied him release for the 10th time—despite a standing order of contempt against the board for repeating their baseless denials. Village Voice coverage by Victoria Law
Castle Gardens Community Room, 625 West 140th St., NYC, NY 10031 NYC • Event link
Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Center, 3940 Broadway (at 165th St.), NYC • Cosponsored by RAPP • event link
Workshops, networking, community-building by Queens Community Board 12 & RAPP • Queens Educational Opportunity Center • 158-29 Archer Ave, Jamaica, NY • WATCH the video of the opening session here (thanks to Dan Vea)
Castle Gardens Community Room, 625 West 140th St., NYC, NY 10031
These workshops will assist in reconnecting the aging woman in/out of prison to self, family, and community. Any aging woman in/out of prison interested in attending can email mdrappcampaign@gmail.com. Workshops are held every 2nd Saturday of the month at Coppin State University/Criminal Justice Department, 2500 W. North Avenue, 5th Floor.
“The Womb to the Tomb: The Containment of Black Life” at Justice Studies Association Conference, University at Albany, SUNY • A panel will discuss the historical continuum of the confinement, containment, and imprisonment of Black lives and the impact on family, community, and society • Sponsored by MD RAPP, with Tomiko Shine and other MD RAPP speakers, and René Valdez (NY RAPP)
RAPP’s Mujahid Farid in conversation with Jean Trounstine on her new book, “Boy With a Knife: The Need for Youth Prison Reform.” Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St., New York, NY 10002
“Free Them All! Political Prisoners and POW’s in the US” • RAPP members Mujahid Farid and Laura Whitehorn join a panel at the Left Forum, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th St., NY, Room 1.82 (register)
As exemplified in the Life of Al-Hajj Malik Shabazz (Malcolm X), everyone deserves a second chance! Presentation on the Fair Chance Act • Islamic Circle of North America (Al-Markaaz) • 166-26 89th Avenue, 2nd Floor (F train to 168th St.; walk 2 blocks to 89th Avenue), Jamaica, NY 11432 • Further information: 347-806-7998 • All are welcome • The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) with the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the South East Queens Muslim Collective (SEQMC) and Release Aging People In Prison/RAPP
Thursday, May 19, 2016 • 6:30-8:00 pm • Queens, NY • Presentation on the Fair Chance ActRead More
DC RAPP’s Alexandra Warren at American University Senior Anthropology Majors’ Capstone Presentation, presenting “The Willingness To Maintain the Struggle No Matter What: Elder Incarceration in the United States”
“Life Outside: Rosalie Comes Home” screening & panel including RAPP’s Mujahid Farid • Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University, 74 Morningside Drive (Enter on 116th Street) New York, NY 10027
Thursday, April 28, 2016 • 7:00-8:30 pm • “Life Outside: Rosalie Comes Home” screeningRead More
“Aging Prisoners Dying To Be Free: A Public Health Crisis” panel discussion • George Washington University Milken School of Public Health, 2400 Eye Street NW, Washington DC
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 • 4:00-6:00 pm • DC RAPP • Panel DiscussionRead More
Beyond our Criminal Justice System: A Panel on Prison Abolition and Drug Reform, with DCRAPP’s Nathan Brandli & speakers from MD RAPP • #0102 Tydings Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Coppin State University, Health & Human Services Building (HHSB 103)
View the flyer here
Saturday April 23, 2016 • 6:00-8:00 pm • Baltimore • William Gardner of MD RAPP on a panelRead More