Oct 29, Irvine: Mandatory Reporting and the Criminalization of Community

UC Irvine Initiative to End Family Violence  IEFV Lecture by Connie Burk: Mandatory Reporting and the Criminalization of Community Monday, October 29, 2018, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM This event is free and open to the public. On-campus parking is $2/hour. To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact centers@law.uci.edu. RSVP today Many mandatory […]

Nov 1, Chicago: Survived and Punished Teach-In

United Church of Rogers Park 1545 W Morse Ave, Chicago, IL

As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close please join us as we host a joint gathering of all of our Circles and invited guests from MAUVI - Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration. The evening will be part Teach-In, part Talking Circle centering story and resistance. What does it mean to survive domestic […]

Free Them All: Defending the Lives of Criminalized Survivors of Violence (NYC)

Brooklyn Law School Subotnick Center, 250 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

EVENT PAGE Join the Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship Program and the Center for Criminal Justice for “Free Them All: Defending the Lives of Criminalized Survivors of Violence.” This forum will explore the ways in which the criminal legal system impacts women who have experienced violence and will feature a keynote speech by Mariame […]

All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight Against Violence (NYC)

The New School 63 5th Ave., UL 104 (UC Lower Level), New York, NY, United States

NYC, come hear Emily Thuma discuss her new book "All Our Trials" on March 26th at 7 pm! "All Our Trials explores the organizing, ideas, and influence of those who placed criminalized and marginalized women at the heart of their antiviolence mobilizations. This activism confronted a "tough on crime" political agenda and clashed with the […]

ALL OUR TRIALS: Prisons, Policing, & the Feminist Fight to End Violence (Los Angeles)

Skylight Books 1818 N. Vermont Ave, los angeles, CA, United States

ALL OUR TRIALS: A Book Talk + Discussion with author Emily Thuma and members of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners & Survived and Punished Friday, March 29, 7:30pm Skylight Books 1818 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, 90027 Accessibility information: The venue is accessible to people with mobility disabilities. Emily Thuma, Assistant Professor of Gender and […]

Reimagine the (Im)possible (Jacksonville)

Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts FSCJ South Campus, 11901 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL, United States

EVENT PAGE What separates the possible from the impossible? The line is not as settled as we imagine. That project you’ve always dreamed of completing—possible . . . or impossible? That change you would see in your neighborhood, your city, your country, or that idea few people know about or even dare to look for—all […]

Aug 1, Chicago: Super Moms Myths & the Criminalization of Mothers

Westside Justice Center 601 S. California Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Super Moms Myths & the Criminalization of Mothers Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 5:30 PM – 8 PM CDT Westside Justice Center 601 S. California Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60612 Join Moms United and Northside Transformative Law Center for a panel and post-panel discussion, in a fully accessible location, about the ways in which moms, overwhelmingly […]

Aug 1, NYC: Letter Writing Party

The People's Forum 320 West 37th Street, New York, NY, United States

Join S&P NY and No New Jails for a letter writing event on Aug 1st from 6 to 8 pm at the People's Forum. Please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/no-new-jails-nyc-and-survived-and-punished-ny-letter-writing-event-tickets-65878509395 Can't attend in person? You can still support the event by purchasing items off the wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3WBHNB2T1BYM or donating funds for postage: http://freethemny.com/donate.html

Oct 2, NYC: What We Mean When We Say Free Them All: Lessons from the Social Justice Initiative

Event Oval, Diana Center 3009 Broadway, New York, NY

La Vaughn Belle, Mariame Kaba, and CeCe McDonald Oct 2, 2019 | 6:30pm Conversation Event Oval, Diana Center, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Join the BCRW Social Justice Initiative Residents La Vaughn Belle, Mariame Kaba, and CeCe McDonald, with Senior Activist Fellow Emerita Katherine Acey, for a discussion of their work as artists, organizers, scholars, and visionaries responding to […]

Oct 9th: Tondalao Hall Commutation Hearing

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board

ALERT from Candace Liger of Project Blackbird and the Free Tondalao Hall Campaign: October is domestic violence awareness month.   It’s not that we do not know that domestic violence exists, but rather we are reminded of the impact it has on survivors, children, and the breadth of trauma that exists with those that cause harm.   […]