A coalition of organizations, advocates, and survivors of domestic violence are organizing a Domestic Violence Awareness Month rally in Bakersfield, CA on Friday, October 23rd at 9am to call for the end of criminal punishment of survivors of domestic violence. We call on the Kern County DA to drop the charges for survivors, Wendy Howard […]
Join the #FreeGabby campaign on THURSDAY 6/3 at 5 PM PT for a fundraiser and letter writing event to support Gabby Solano, a DV survivor who was criminalized for defending herself. We will hear updates from the #FreeGabby campaign and write to support Gabby! Register here: http://bit.ly/write4gabby
From Survived & Punished NY: URGENT: Our inside members at Bedford prison need your urgent support! Survived and Punished New York is once again uplifting the demands from our incarcerated comrades, who have alerted us that there are two inhumane public health crises simultaneously occurring in NY Bedford and Taconic prisons: Lack of Access to Clean Water: As […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Start early and take action to free incarcerated survivors in California by submitting public comment to Governor Gavin Newsom! bit.ly/FreeAllSurvivors The criminal punishment system does not end domestic and sexual violence, it facilitates domestic and sexual violence. Over 90% of people in women’s prisons, and many in men’s prisons, […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Take action to free incarcerated survivors in California by submitting public comment to Governor Gavin Newsom! bit.ly/FreeAllSurvivors The criminal punishment system does not end domestic and sexual violence, it facilitates domestic and sexual violence. Over 90% of people in women’s prisons, and many in men’s prisons, are survivors of […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Take action to free incarcerated survivors in California by submitting public comment to Governor Gavin Newsom! bit.ly/FreeAllSurvivors The criminal punishment system does not end domestic and sexual violence, it facilitates domestic and sexual violence. Over 90% of people in women’s prisons, and many in men’s prisons, are survivors of […]
Cuomo failed in many egregious ways and Governor Hochul must do better by addressing the needs of criminalized survivors! Please save that date on October 15th to join Survived and Punished NY in demanding Governor Hochul and New York State (NYS) acknowledge and atone for the ways they have abandoned so many survivors, particularly survivors they […]
Defending Self-Defense: A Call to Action by Survived & Punished Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022 Time: 3:00-4:30PM PST Location: Online/Zoom (Registration Required) EVENT FLYER Survivors of domestic and sexual violence who defend themselves are systemically targeted for punishment by the legal system. Join us for the launch of Defending Self-Defense, a community-based, survivor-centered research report that identifies key patterns […]
April 5 at 7-9pm CT In conversations about the incarceration of survivors of violence, survivors are often discussed solely in terms of their victimization or their cases. What frequently goes unmentioned is that incarcerated survivors regularly organize for justice, freedom, and liberation -- for themselves, for each other, and for all who are caged. This […]
S&P NY is co-hosting an end-of-the-summer abolition block party in Brooklyn! Sunday, September 10 2:00 - 6:00 PM Brower Park (Crown Heights) workshops, performances, music and speakers!