SATURDAY, December 9 • 7:30-11:00 pm • Look For Me in the Whirlwind/Human Rights Day Celebrating Political Prisoners • An evening of cultural performances and more from the Northeast Political Prisoner Coalition • The Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
THURSDAY, December 7 • 6:00 pm • Citizen Action 2017 Progressive Leadership Awards • RAPP’s Mujahid Farid will be honored • District Council 1707 AFSCME • 420 West 45th Street, 4th Floor, NY 10036
WEDNESDAY, November 29, 7:00 pm (doors open at 7:00; program begins promptly at 7:30) • The Criminalization of Home: Organizing to Protect Communities from NYC to Palestine • Speakers from Addameer, Adalah-NYC, Black Youth Project 100, and RAPP • Verso Books, 20 Jay Street, Suite 1010, Brooklyn, NY 11201 • This event honors the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
THURSDAY, November 16, 7:00-9:30 pm • 4th Annual Fundraiser & Welcome Home Party, Parole Preparation Project • WeWork Dumbo, 81 Prospect St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
TUESDAY, November 14, 6:30-8:30 pm • NYC Council Speaker Criminal Justice Forum • Teachers College, 3040 Broadway, Manhattan • the 8 candidates for speaker of City Council speak on issues of justice
SATURDAY, November 4, 9:00 pm-1:00 am • 9th Annual Freedom Dance honoring the elder Black political prisoners & celebrating the freedom of Assata Shakur • National Black Theater, 2031 Fifth Avenue (125th St.), Harlem • 917.415.5653
FRIDAY, November 3, 11:00 am • Memorial Service for the late Charles (Chas) Ransom, dear friend and member of RAPP • Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 231 West 142nd Street, Harlem
SATURDAY, October 21, 5:30-9:00 pm • Citizens Against Recidivism Awards Dinner • the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Center, 3940 Broadway, Manhattan
SATURDAY, September 23, Noon-2:00 pm • Meeting of Challenging Incarceration Coalition • The Fortune Castle Gardens, 625 W. 140th St, Manhattan
WEDNESDAY, September 20, 8:00 pm EST (5:00 pm PST) • Urgent Action Call in support of Herman Bell, 69-year-old grandfather assaulted by prison guards in Comstock, NY • register for the call: bit.ly/hermanbellcall; text “Herman” to 91990 for updates • sponsored by The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)
WEDNESDAY, September 20, 9:00 am/10:00 am • Press Conference and NY City Council Hearing on the CARE Act (Compassion & Assistance for Reentering Seniors) • Steps of NY City Hall (press conference)/City Hall Park, NY 10007 Click to see some photos
TUESDAY, September 19, 6:00-8:00 pm • “Prison Abolition & the Fight for Justice: screening/discussion of ‘Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex’” • Free event • Brooklyn Public Library, Eastern Parkway Branch, 1044 Eastern Pkwy. at Schenectady Ave (2/3/4/5 trains to Utica stop) • sponsored by Challenging Incarceration, Critical Resistance, and RAPP
SUNDAY, September 17, 1:00 pm• Harlem’s 48th Annual African American Day Parade, Freedom Fighters Contingent • Assemble at 112th St. & Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Blvd; march to 136th St.
THURSDAY, September 14, 1:00-1:50 pm • RAPP on panel, “Access to Justice Issues Arising During and After Incarceration” • Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue, NY 100003 • This panel is part of a conference, “Redeeming the Pledge…And Justice for All,” sponsored by the New York State Bar Association Committee on Civil Rights • conference runs from 8:45 am-5:00 pm; preparation materials
WEDNESDAY, September 13 • Albany • Rally for Human Rights and Against Abuse in NYS Prisons and Jails • 5:00-7:00 pm • West Capitol Park (State and South Swan Streets) • sponsored by the March for Justice
SATURDAY, September 9, 11:00 am-5:00 pm • Bronx, NYC • Block Party, Mott Haven Reformed Church • 350 East 146th St., Bronx, NY 10451 • For further information please contact Pastor Patricia Sealy at 718-585-3636 or email patsealy@verizon.net
SUNDAY, September 3, 6:00-7:30 pm • Film, “Strength of a Woman,” and discussion of Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, 67 S Randolph Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 • part of the March for Justice
FRIDAY, September 1, 7:00 pm • 1st Presbyterian Church, Cold Spring, NY • Teach In to HALT Solitary Confinement in NYS Prisons • a stop on the March for Justice
SATURDAY, August 26, 9:00 am-12:30 pm • Kickoff Rally for March for Justice • National Black Theater, 5th Avenue at 126th St, Harlem
SATURDAY, August 19, 2017, DC • 11:00 am-5:00 pm • Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March on Washington • Gather at 14th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW; march at 11:30 am to Lafayette Park (across from the White House) Images/interview
MONDAY, August 14, 4:30 pm • Rally to Support Rasmea Odeh • Union Square Park, NYC • more information on Rasmea Odeh
SATURDAY, August 5, 2:00-4:00 and 5:00-8:00 pm • “39 Years Too Long; Free the Move 9” • House of the Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY • 2:00-4:00, MOVE Art Exhibit/Fundraiser featuring art by Sophia Dawson; 5:00-8:00 pm, Program of Speakers, Cultural Presentations (free)
FRIDAY, August 4, 3:30-6:00 pm • Brooklyn, NY • Memorial in Loving Memory of John MacKenzie • The Commons Café, 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY • RSVP
WEDNESDAY, August 2, 11:00 am • Detroit, MI • “A Matter of Time: Building a Movement to Challenge Long Prison Terms” • RAPP and Urban Justice Institute • at the Soros Justice Fellowships Conference, The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit, 1114 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI • information: christina.voight@opensocietyfoundations.org
SATURDAY, July 22, 3:00-6:00 pm • Harrisonburg/Rockingham VA RAPP, MDRAPP, and RIHD (Resource, Information, Help for the Disadvantaged and Disenfranchised) host “Virginia’s Aging People in Prison; Creating New Pathways for Release and Re-Integration to Family, Community, and Society” • The Church of the Incarnation, 292 N. Liberty Street. Harrisonburg, VA 22802, Town Hall and Membership Drive; For details contact: harrisonburgrockinghamrapp@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2:15-3:30 pm • Philadelphia, PA • “Our Elders Behind Bars: The Fight to Bring Aging People in Prison Home” workshop at Beyond the Walls: Prison Healthcare and Reentry Summit , 8:00 am-5:00 pm • Pennsylvania Convention Center (13th and Arch Streets on the NW corner) • Philadelphia FIGHT
SATURDAY, June 17, 2:00-5:00 pm • 1st Annual West Baltimore African American Children’s READFair • Coppin State Health and Human Services Building • contact MDRAPPCampaign@gmail.com
TUESDAY, June 13, 2017 • 11:00 am-5:00 pm, Albany, NY • Press Conference & Advocacy Day by RAPP and NY Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement • PHOTO
FRIDAY, May 26, 2017 • 2:00-4:00 pm • Harry S. Truman Building, Room 1105 • U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC: DC RAPP testifies at a Discussion regarding priorities for the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council • hosted by The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Department, The International Organizations Affairs Bureau
SATURDAY, May 20, 11:00 am-6:30 pm • Resilient New York: A Forum to Advance Grassroots Organizing • Tishman Auditorium, 63 Fifth Avenue, NYC (register/RSVP)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 • Challenging Incarceration in New York advocacy day • Albany, NY • Urging state policy makers to take steps to 1) End Mass Incarceration; 2) Promote Community Empowerment; 3) End State Violence and Torture; and 4) End Structural Racism and all Intersectional Identity-Based Oppression • PHOTOS
MAY 5-7, Philadelphia • A Conference Presented by the MOVE Organization • Universal Audenreid Charter High School, 3301 Tasker Street, Philadelphia, PA • MDRAPP will exhibit/table
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2017, 6:00-8:15 pm • NY RAPP Coalition meeting • Columbia School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue (at 122nd St.), Manhattan, 8th Floor • Pizza, soda and meeting
SATURDAY, APRIL 29 • MD RAPP and Richmond RAPP Workshop: “The Black Family After 500 Years of Trauma; Re-Constructing a Paradigm of Human Rights, Freedom, and Healing” • part of a conference, An African Centered Approach to Trauma Informed Care: Pulling Together and Navigating Systems, sponsored by Richmond Association of Black Social Workers • L. Douglas Wilder Building, Virginia State University (VSU), Petersburg, VA
SUNDAY, April 23, 12:15-1:45 pm • Richmond, VA • “A Quest for Justice and Humanity; Art as Confession” • ART 180, 114 W Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23220 • workshop presented by MD RAPP and VA RAPP during ROOTS Weekend, Richmond, VA: Creating a World Without Prisons
THURSDAY, April 20, 6:30-9:00 pm • Mass Incarceration & Parole Reform: A Matter of Life & Death • RAPP’s Mujahid Farid and others speak at Columbia University Law School, Jerome Greene Hall, Rm. 102B, 435 W 116th St, New York, NY 10027 • sponsored by the Justice Forum, Center for Justice at Columbia University
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2:00-3:30 pm • RAPP & Osborne Association panel, The Graying of New York State Prisons:What Happens to Elders after They’re Released? at “Social Work in the City: Challenges, Uncertainty, and New Opportunities” • National Association of Social Workers conference (paid registration necessary; conference goes from 8:00 am-5:30 pm)
MONDAY, April 17, 6:30-8:30 pm • How Parole Justice Promotes Decarceration: A Teach-In with RAPP, sponsored by Showing Up For Racial Justice/SURJ-NYC • Columbia School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, Room C06 Concourse (in the basement)
THURSDAY, March 30, 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Symposium: Housing and Health/Issues and Challenges for Formerly Incarcerated Elders • Mary Pinckett Lecture Hall Rm. 212, Medgar Evers College CUNY, S-Building, 1637 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (corner of Crown St.)
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 6:30-8:30 pm • DC • Letter Writing in Solidarity with Aging Prisoners • the Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20009 • sponsored by DC Stampede Photos
SATURDAY, March 25, 4:00-8:00 pm • Futures Without Walls: Welcome Home Maliki Shakur Latine (recently release after 33 years in NYS prison) • MayDay Space, 3rd Fl., 176 St. Nicholas Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn (please note: location is not wheelchair accessible)
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, March 10-11 • Illinois • “Mass Incarceration: Increasing Awareness, Determining Next Steps” • A Denominational Meeting of the Reformed Church in America • Hilton Garden Inn O’Hare, 2930 South River Road, Des Plaines, IL • RAPP member Colby Thompson is a presenter
FRIDAY, March 10, 9:00 am-5:00 pm • Washington, DC • First Annual DC Prisoner & Reentry Symposium: The State of Our Union • UDC David Clarke School of Law, 4340 Connecticut Ave. NW, DC 20008 • Sponsored by Corrections Information Council & D.C. Public Defender Service (DC RAPP will have table)
SUNDAY, March 5 • Beyond the Bars conference, Transcending the Punishment Paradigm • Center for Justice at Columbia University • RAPP will be part of Challenging Incarceration workshop from 1:45-3:15 pm (Banding Together: Uniting Community and Challenging Incarceration and Punishment in New York)
SATURDAY, March 4, 3:00-7:00 pm • NYC • 21st Annual Dinner Tribute to Political Prisoners & Their Families: 800 Years of Legacy, Commitment & Sacrifice: Honoring our captive Black Freedom Fighters • Harlem State Office Building, 163 W. 125th St. @ Adam Clayton Powell Blvd., 3rd Fl., New York, NY • Tickets $40 in advance, $45 at the door
FRIDAY, March 3, 7:00 pm • Beyond the Bars opening plenary, Columbia University Center for Justice, NYC • PHOTOS
THURSDAY, March 2, 7:00 pm • MD RAPP Teach-In • The Last Vestige of Slavery: Prisons and the Punishment Paradigm; a Challenge to Humanity • Art Sociology Building; 1st Floor, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD
SUNDAY, February 26, 12:00-2:00 pm • Rally at the steps of New York City Hall to oppose Governor Cuomo’s proposed cutbacks on visiting for people incarcerated in maximum security prisons • rally & press conference organized by elected officials, advocacy organizations and community members (Photos here)
THURSDAY, February 9, 6:30-8:00 pm • “Locked in Solidarity” • Mott Haven Reformed Church community event for awareness and action on mass incarceration • 350 E. 146th Street, Bronx, NY 10451 (between 3rd Ave. and College Ave.)
THURSDAY, February 9, 12:00-3:00 pm • Virginia • “Reforming the Criminal Justice system and Reducing Incarceration” • Film: “Rocktown Justice” • Trinity Presbyterian Church, 725 South High Street, Harrisonburg VA • Valley Justice Coalition and MDRAPP co-sponsoring
THURSDAY, February 9, 2:00 pm • Webinar on new Sentencing Project report, “Delaying a Second Chance: The Declining Prospects for Parole on Life Sentences” • Presenters: Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., The Sentencing Project; Mujahid Farid, Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP (NY); Barbara Levine, Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending (MI); Heidi Rummel, University of Southern California Gould School of Law • Listen to webinar recording
WEDNESDAY, January 25, 2017, 5:00-8:00 pm • Symposium: Real Women, Real Voices • “Where the People Meet the Policy” • National Council for Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women & Girls • NYU Law School, 40 Washington Sq. South, NYC (check Council FB page for photos)
SUNDAY, January 22, 1:00-3:00 pm • Washington, DC • Meeting with co-founders of Millions for Prisoners March (see August 19, below) to discuss and plan the march. Open to all. Lamond-Riggs Library, 5401 South Dakota Avenue, NE Wash. DC 20011; about two blocks from Fort Totten Metro
SATURDAY, January 21, 6:00-9:00 pm • Baltimore, MD • Meeting with co-founders of Millions for Prisoners March (see August 19, below) to discuss and plan the march. Open to all. Coppin State University (for further details email mdrappcampaign@gmail.com)
WEDNESDAY, January 18, 12:00-2:00 pm, DC • “How Can We Respond to Police Violence as a Public Health Crisis?” George Washington Milken School of Public Health (Lecture Hall B on the B1 level), 950 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20052
SATURDAY, January 14, 10:00am-2:00 pm • “A Faith Call to End Mass Incarceration” • Mott Haven Reformed Church, 350 E. 146th St., Bronx, New York 10451
SATURDAY, January 14, 12:00-4:30 pm • “Transformation from the Inside Out: an event to honor the leadership and resilience of women on both sides of the walls and celebrate the transformation of Bayview (formerly a women’s prison) into the Women’s Building • See the beautiful, powerful photos
SATURDAY, January 7, 2017, 3:00-7:00 pm • Baltimore • Maryland Justice Project, MDRAPP, the Eraina Pretty Project, and the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls present the First Honoring of Chaplain Lettie Carr • at The Answer Inc., 1212 E. 25th Street Baltimore, Md 21213