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TODAY! Monday, April 30 • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Make a Donation to Support Quest For Democracy Day 2018 Every Spring, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children/All of Us or None organizes a large-scale statewide lobby day for formerly-incarcerated people, family members with incarcerated loved ones, and allied community activists. Quest for Democracy Day supports pending legislation that affects people impacted by incarceration. SURJ is mobilizing too and we'll be in Sacramento today, lobbying alongside LSPC/AUON members coming from all over California. We are still raising funds to cover the costs of training, transportation and meals and lodging for this massive mobilization. Make a donation to today! Location: State Capitol, N Street at 12th, Sacramento
Wednesday April 25, 2018 • 6:45 - 9:00 pm Introduction to SURJ Meeting Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities with new pathways for entering the work, including Study and Action groups as well as committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. Featured Speaker: Sandra Johnson from All of Us or None, an organization fighting for the rights of formerly- and currently-incarcerated people and their families, and a project of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children. Please RSVP. Location: Sierra Club, 2101 Webster St. 13th Floor, Oakland Tuesday, April 17 • 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Kayla’s Birthday Celebration at Provo Park This year marks the five year anniversary of Kayla Moore’s death at the hands of Berkeley police. So the community is throwing Kayla a great big party to keep her memory alive! There will be food, music, and art in celebration of her life and to lift up the campaign to seek justice for Kayla Moore. Location: Provo Park, 1901 Allston Way, Berkeley TOMORROW! Tuesday, April 10 • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Victories from Inside Out: Dismantling the Prison Industrial Complex SURJ presents Taina Vargas-Edmond & Dorsey Nunn in a Live Taping of the Podcast, Speak Out with Tim Wise Taina Vargas-Edmond, Executive Director of Initiate Justice and Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children/All of Us or None will be in conversation with author and educator Tim Wise at this live taping of his national podcast. As leaders at the forefront of policy and advocacy work on behalf of incarcerated Californians, the formerly-incarcerated, and their families, Taina and Dorsey will look at recent victories against the prison industrial complex and look ahead to new challenges. Advance tickets sliding scale $5 - $25. No one turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds go to LSPC/AUON and Initiate Justice. Location: 1st Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison, Oakland FEATURED SURJ EVENT - NEXT WEEK!
Tuesday, April 10 • 7:00 - 9:00 pm Victories from Inside Out: Dismantling the Prison Industrial Complex Taina Vargas-Edmond & Dorsey Nunn in a Live Taping of the Podcast, Speak Out with Tim Wise Taina Vargas-Edmond, Executive Director of Initiate Justice and Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children/All of Us or None will be in conversation with author and educator Tim Wise at this live taping of his national podcast. As leaders at the forefront of policy and advocacy work on behalf of incarcerated Californians, the formerly-incarcerated, and their families, Taina and Dorsey will look at recent victories against the prison industrial complex and look ahead to new challenges. Advance tickets sliding scale $5 - $25. No one turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds go to LSPC/AUON and Initiate Justice. Location: 1st Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison, Oakland |
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