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 […]
Zoom Link Tue, Oct 27, 5pm PT
Lisa Montgomery, the only woman under a federal death sentence, is scheduled for execution on January 12, 2021. Lisa is one of many incarcerated survivors who experienced horrific abuse as a child for years. In the context of untreated mental health issues stemming from this abuse, she engaged in an act that ended in tragic […]
Join us for the first Annual Survived & Punished Donor Call! As a grassroots volunteer-run collective, our critical work to support and free criminalized survivors and to abolish all forms of gender violence, including the prison industrial complex, would not be possible without your contributions. During this call, we'll take a brief look at what […]
The Illinois Prison Project is excited to announce the launch of our Women & Survivors Project! Join us on February 18th at 7 pm CST for our second event in the Conversations for Justice series, where we will celebrate the launch of this project with a discussion of how far we have come and where […]
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
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & the Campaign to Free Maddesyn George Webinar Tuesday, September 7, 2021 11am - 1pm PST Registration: bit.ly/freemaddesyn Join the Free Maddesyn George campaign for a conversation on colonialism, gender violence, and the self-defense case of Colville tribal member, Maddesyn George. Featuring Earth-Feather Sovereign, director of Missing & Murdered Indigenous […]
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 4pm - 5:30pm ET On September 8, join NYSCASA and partners for a webinar with Mariame Kaba, an organizer, educator and curator who is active in movements for racial, gender, and transformative justice. Learn about the work of Survived and Punished, a national collective committed to defending criminalized and incarcerated survivors and […]
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, […]
An update from the Free Maddesyn George defense campaign: Dear Community, Thank you for all of the ways you've helped build the campaign for Maddesyn George's freedom. The petition has gained more than 1K signatures since last week's webinar, and we've raised nearly $4K of our $5K goal for Maddesyn's family support fund. We are […]