Oct 20, Oakland: CCWP Benefit Southwest of Salem Film & Panel

New Parkway Theater 474 24th St, Oakland, CA, United States

CCWP Benefit for #MeToo Behind Bars Lawsuit Four plaintiffs who have been incarcerated at the women’s prison in Chowchilla, CCWF, have filed the #MeToo Behind Bars lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). The plaintiffs all identify as transgender, gender non-conforming (GNC) or queer. The lawsuit denounces physical assaults, sexual harassment and homophobic/ transphobic […]

Oct 23, Milwaukee: IPV & Incarceration: Examining the Abuse to Prison Pipeline

Milwaukee Public Library 814 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Join Black and Pink Milwaukee as we discuss the history of the criminalization of self-defense from intimate partner violence in honor of domestic violence month. During this event, we will study the ways that people have survived life-threatening violence and were in turn punished and learn ways to support people who are currently incarcerated for […]

Oct 24, DC: Unpacking the Criminalization of Domestic Violence

AUSG Women's Initiative Butler Boardroom For questions or accommodations, please reach out to wi@ausg.org.

Join AUSG Women's Initiative to unpack the criminalization of domestic violence and how a feminist anti-violence movement can dismantle the pro-criminalization policies that put many survivors at risk. Dr. Palmer (School of Public Affairs) will lead workshops from the Survived & Punished Curriculum, developed by Mariame Kaba. CW: This event will contain content regarding domestic […]

Oct 26, Online Event: Building Accountable Communities

bcrw.barnard.edu

Building Accountable Communities Kiyomi Fujikawa, Shannon Perez-Darby, and Mariame Kaba Oct 26, 2018 | 4:00pm ET Online Event bcrw.barnard.edu Accountability is a familiar buzz-word in contemporary social movements, but what does it mean? How do we work toward it? Kiyomi Fujikawa and Shannon Perez-Darby will join us for an online discussion to explore models for […]

Oct 27, Philadelphia: Arts of Resistance: Criminalized Survivors of Domestic Violence

The Soapbox: Community Print Shop & Zine Library 4700 Kingsessing Ave, Philadelphia, United States

This is a workshop offered in partnership with New York City’s Survived and Punished Collective and with generous support from the Philadelphia Soapbox, Philly Childcare Collective, and Children’s Community School. We will learn more about critical issues of criminalization for survivors of domestic violence through the cases of Bresha Meadows, CeCe McDonald, Marisa Alexander, and […]

Oct 27, Evanston: Selves to Defend? Domestic Violence Survivors Who Are Criminalized

Unitarian Church of Evanston 1330 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL, United States

Selves to Defend? Domestic Violence Survivors Who Are Criminalized Saturday, October 27 ~ 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Unitarian Church of Evanston 1330 Ridge Avenue, Evanston Co-sponsored by Dr. Melissa Blount, Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration, and REAL What happens to survivors of domestic violence who act to protect themselves and their children? Too […]

Oct 28, Los Angeles: Drop LWOP Town Hall

Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles 1145 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Since April 2017, Governor Brown has granted Executive Clemency (commutation) to 41 people who were sentenced to Life Without Possibility of Parole (LWOP)! This victory illustrates how efforts such as CCWP's Drop LWOP Campaign and the organizing of Families United to End LWOP (FUEL) are creating a foundation for the commutation of all people sentenced […]

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 […]