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Breaking: Ny Nourn Granted Pardon!!!
We are overjoyed to announce that Ny Nourn, organizer with Survived & Punished and Asian Law Caucus, was granted a pardon yesterday!!!! A pardon means that Ny is no longer under threat of deportation by ICE. Her statement is below: Earlier today, Governor Gavin...
July 1: Prison Is Gender Violence, Free All Survivors! Teach-In
Join MUAVI and Love & Protect for an interactive virtual teach-in on the criminalization of survivors of gender-based violence. The Prison Is Gender Violence, Free All Surivors! Teach-In will take place on Wednesday, July 1, from 6 to 7:45 p.m. CST via Zoom....
June 30: Another World is Possible: Bluestockings and Survived & Punished NY Party
Go to bit.ly/bstox21 to RSVP today, before our limited tickets sell out! June 30, 7pm ET On June 30th, join Bluestockings and Survived & Punished as we honor the radical legacy of Pride Month as an uprising against state-sanctioned violence led by Black and brown...
California governor grants a tiny number of clemencies as thousands in prison infected with Covid-19
Sam Levin at The Guardian reports on the recent paltry number of commutations granted by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Excerpt below: Gavin Newsom, who has faced mounting pressure to release people en masse from state prisons, announced Friday that he is granting commutations to...
Chrystul Kizer has been released on bond!
Chrystul Kizer is a Black 19-year-old survivor of sexual violence currently facing criminal prosecution for actions taken in self-defense. For almost two years, Chrystul has been incarcerated in the Kenosha County Jail while awaiting trial and presumed innocent. In...
June 15: #CopsAndCages Twitter Power Hour
Join @c_c_w_p @survivepunish and others on #CopsAndCages Twitter Power Hour: Mon, Jun 15 at 12pm PT/2pm CT/3pm ET! Learn about the connections between policing behind bars, in homes, and on the streets and take action to...
Reclaim Pride by Defunding the Police
The Advocate features Survived & Punished NYC member, Ash Stephens, who makes the connections between's Pride's radical legacy and the call to defund the police. Excerpt below: We all must return Pride to its radical roots by answering the call to organize in our...
Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police
S&P co-founder, Mariame Kaba, published a visionary op/ed in the New York Times about the movement to abolish the police. Excerpt below: Why on earth would we think the same reforms would work now? We need to change our demands. The surest way of reducing police...
Immigrants Who Defend Themselves From Sexual Violence Face Prison, Deportation
Article by Victoria Law, Truthout. Excerpt below: No national agency tracks the number of rape or domestic violence survivors imprisoned for self-defense. Similarly, no agency tracks the number of immigrant survivors who face detention and deportation for their...
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