TUESDAY, April 20, 2021, 6:00 • Albany/Capital Area RAPP Open Membership Meeting • All welcome
FRIDAY, March 26, 2021, 6:30-8:00 pm • People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Virtual Town Hall Series, Long Island Senate District 6 • Centering voices of Long Islanders directly affected by mass incarceration • Take action to fight for parole justice!
THURSDAY, March 25, 2021, 8:00 pm EST • Defending Our Communities/ Defending Our Lives: Former Women Political Prisoners Speak Out for International Women’s History Month • Hosted by California Coalition for Women Prisoners & Parable of the Sower Intentional Community Cooperative; endorsed by RAPP
THURSDAY, March 25, 2021, 12:00 noon • Press Conference • Parole Justice: Ending Mass Incarceration Is A Women’s Rights Issue • NYS Legislators report on their visits to Bedford and Albion prisons and formerly incarcerated women speak on why #ParoleJusticeNY #HALTsolitary and #JusticeRoadmap2021 are necessary • WATCH recorded press conference here
THURSDAY, March 18, 2021, 6:30-8:00 pm • Westchester Parole Justice Town Hall • learn about and join the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice
THURSDAY, March 18, 2:00-3:00 pm • People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Freedom Hour • Call the leaders of the NYS legislature and tell them: Pass Elder Parole, Pass Fair and Timely Parole…..NOW!
WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021, 6:30 pm • BRONX People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Town Hall • join us to uplift the voices of Bronx community members affected by incarceration
TUESDAY, March 16, 2021, 9:30 am-3:30 pm • Prisons Aren’t Feminist/Parole Justice Is Gender Justice • Advocacy Day for Parole Justice • Join New Hour for Women and Children and the 300 NYS organizations in the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice to support women, mothers, and gender non-conforming people in NYS prisons • press conference and advocacy • WATCH recorded press conference here
FRIDAY, March 12, 2021, 6:30 pm • Long Island People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Virtual Town Hall • for Long Island Senate District 7
THURSDAY, March 11, 2021, 6:30-8:00 pm • Hudson Valley Parole Justice Town Hall • Learn about and join the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice
WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021, 10:00 am • Press conference releasing “Unlocking Billions,” a report by Columbia Center for Justice showing how much money the NYS Legislature will save by passing #ParoleJusticeNY, #HALTsolitary, #JusticeRoadmap bills created and backed by incarcerated NYers • READ the report here • watch recorded press conference HERE
TUESDAY, March 9, 2021, 11:30 am, in-person rally and virtual press conference • Bedford Hills CF (247 Harris Rd, Bedford Hills, NY, 10507) • Demand better conditions for women, especially Women of Color and Trans Women, and fight for parole justice • Watch recorded rally HERE • New Hour, RAPP, and the entire People’s Campaign for Parole Justice
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021, 7:00 pm • Westchester Social Forum Virtual Series Opening Event: Justice Roadmap 2021, with Jose Saldaña • WATCH recorded presentations here
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021, 4:30-6:00 pm • Fordham Advocates for the Incarcerated panel, Clemency, Parole, and Prison Labor in NY State • with RAPP and CUNY for Abolition and Safety
SUNDAY, February 28, 2021, 8:00 pm EST • “Boiling Point” on BET covers the Attica rebellion and features RAPP’s Jose Saldaña • Check listings and access HERE
FRIDAY, February 26, 2021, 111:45-4:45 pm EST • State of NY Virtual Summit, Pathways To A New Culture of Accountability in State Criminal Justice • panels include discussion of Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole bills
THURSDAY, February 25, 2021, 6:30-8:00 pm, Long Island • People’s Campaign for Parole Justice: Long Island Senate District 8 Virtual Town Hall
THURSDAY, February 25, 2021, 3:00-4:00 pm • “Elders in Prison and the Impact of COVID” with RAPP • open classroom session at SUNY Cortland • open to the public,
WEDNESDAY, February 24, 2021, 11:00 am • COVID in Cages: Rally at Gov. Cuomo’s NYC office (633 Third Ave., Manhattan between 40th and 41st St.) to deliver a letter signed by hundreds of social justice and public health groups demanding vaccine access and release for incarcerated New Yorkers. Read the letter HERE; Watch recorded rally HERE
TUESDAY, February 23, 2021, 6:30 • Changing the Narrative: Storytelling for Parole Justice • Storytelling is deeply rooted in BIPOC ancestry and organizing. It is a tool to bring people together and raise consciousness. Join us for a storytelling political education session to build deeper, more intentional relationships around our shared understanding and history of the parole system, and learn more about the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice and how you can get involved •
THURSDAY, February 18, 2021, 10:30 am • Join a digital press conference and rally to demand that NYS decarcerate to save lives by passing the Justice Roadmap (including #ParoleJusticeNY bills) • Report from Inside NYS Prisons • WATCH recording here
TUESDAY, February 16, 2021, begins at 9:00 am • STATEWIDE • Parole Justice is Racial Justice • People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Advocacy Day • community gathering, press conference, and meetings with legislators to pass Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole • PRESS CONFERENCE at 10 am (ends 10:45) – WATCH Recorded 45-minute press conference HERE
SATURDAY, February 13, 2021, 11:00 am • Legislative Budget Town Hall organized by AM Yuh-Line Niou • RAPP’s Jose Saldaña on panel #6, Civil Rights/Criminal Justice (3:15-4:00 pm) (WATCH on facebook)
THURSDAY, February 11, 2021, 6:30-8:00 pm, Long Island • first in a series: People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Virtual Town Hall • Senate District 9, Long Island
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 9 am • Justice Roadmap Press Conference • NYS must decarcerate all New York prisons, jails, and detention centers. WATCH recorded conference here
MONDAY, February 8, 2021, 10:00 am, New York • Incarcerated Lives Matter rallies at Edgecombe CF (611 Edgecombe Ave., Manhattan) and Danbury CI (33 1/2 Pembroke Rd., Danbury, CT) WATCH recorded rallies HERE) • Demand decent health care in prison and release for incarcerated people amidst pandemic
WEDNESDAY, January 27, 2021, all day: People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Virtual Statewide Advocacy Day • WATCH the recorded press conference here
WEDNESDAY, January 27, 2021, 7:00 pm • Manhattan DA forum • a chance to push all DA candidates to support #ParoleJusticeNY and other progressive measures to dismantle the racist punishment system in NYS • REGISTER HERE for zoom and more information
Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 2:00-3:00 pm • Phone Zap to urge the NYS leadership to pass Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole • the platform of the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice • Discussion and action • zoom register HERE • co-sponsored by Long Island Social Justice Action Network and RAPP
THURSDAY, January 14, 2021, Noon • People’s Campaign for Parole Justice virtual press conference/launch • WATCH recorded event HERE
WEDNESDAY, January 13, 2021, 5:00-6:30 pm EST • COVID-19: Prison Systems podcast featuring Jose Saldaña • FB, Inside Out/Outside In