Post by CCADP on Jun 15, 2005 10:21:15 GMT -5
August 13, 2005, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Lafayette Park, Washington, DC
Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated March on DC
Over Two Million Imprisoned -- Too Many!
Listen to the Public Sevice Announcement; (mP3 Format) from Drug Truth Network
Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated, an organization based in Montgomery, Alabama is calling for individuals and organizations to travel from their respective communities. Come to Washington, DC on Saturday, August 13th, in record numbers!
Dear Fellow Citizens of the World:
The United States imprisons its citizens at rates three to ten times higher than other democratic societies. Rigid sentencing laws and 'get tough' policies have made prisons crowded, dangerous and don't make us safer. The impact of continued punishment after a person's release from prison adds to despair that keeps our communities weak.
The March on August 13th and associated events will send a message to our leaders, and is an opportunity for the world to support our demands. We must stop relying on incarceration, give people an education and rehabilitate our communities. People who pay their debt to society should be able to participate in society again.
Millions of citizens can no longer vote. Laws that partially or permanently discourage good citizenship from formerly incarcerated people cannot be supported by evidence and is bad policy.
Please support the call of Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated, marking August 13th, 2005 a historical day. We will no longer be silent victims of criminal justice policies that target the most vulnerable citizens. We are meeting in Washington, DC to make a unified demand for justice.
The United States is the world's leading jailer, and our march on August 13th, 2005 is a long overdue event.
Abuse flourishes in US prisons, and punishment has become an industry dependent on tax dollars.
Punitive drug laws enacted in the 1980s, and to present day, have resulted in 25% of all incarcerated people in the United States serving time for a drug law violation. In the federal system, these people make up about 55% of the prison population.
In 1987, Congress abolished parole in the federal system. People were given long, mandatory, fixed sentences, leaving the incarcerated and their loved ones hopeless. State governments rushed to punish, fill prisons and build still more. We can no longer afford the injustice, in human costs or the financial burden.
Many of us work on a local level and do a fantastic job, but this march will bring family members, friends, activists, formerly incarcerated persons, and organizations together on another level.
This is a day for us to meet each other, and show our leaders that we demand justice.
Individuals and groups will begin meeting on Friday evening, August 12th. On Saturday morning, August 13th, people will assemble at Lafayette Park (north side of the White House). Programming will begin at 9am and conclude at noon.
Please make plans to be there, and support a march for family members and friends of people incarcerated in all the ways that you can.
If you would like to be an organizer and bring a group to march in Washington on August 13th, please register here online or write:
Roberta Franklin at
firstladytms©aol.com
Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated
Roberta Franklin, Director
2243 Ajax Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36108
Phone: 334-220-4670; 334-834-9592
Bookmark this website, and to be updated on the march, events leading up to it , you are invited to join a low-volume announcement list.
Your mail box will not be cluttered with news articles or discussion -- only press releases, and notifications of expanding opportunities to be involved with us.
"This march in August is to send a message to our leaders, and an opportunity for the world to support our demands. We must stop relying on incarceration, and give people an education and rehabilitation." - Roberta Franklin, Director of Family and Friends of People Incarcerated
Join Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated, along with:
Patrick Crusade
Bars None Organization
Humane Treatment 4 Human Beings
November Coalition
Miracles Of Hope Network
Kevin Curtis, Music/Songwriter
Making The Walls Transparent
FACTS (Families to Amend
California's Three Strikes)
Family Members of People Incarcerated
www.HelpPrisoners.org
FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) - IA Chapter
Southern Center For Human Rights
Innocent in Prison Project International
The Abolishment Movement
The Prisons Foundation
WONPR (Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform)
OUR PLACE
US Marijuana Party
St. Mark Union Church
New Vision Organization, Inc.
Human Kindness Foundation
FILO, Inc. (Families of
Incarcerated Loved Ones)
Prison Action Network
Critical Resistance: Baltimore, MD
Critical Resistance: Washington, DC
Critical Resistance: Atlanta, GA
Southern Poverty Law Center
Project HOPE To
Abolish The Death Penalty
ADVOCARE
NYC Jericho Amnesty Movement
ACLU Capital Punishment Project
SSDP (Students For
Sensible Drug Policy)
Urban Leadership Institute
FOXO (Fraternal Order
of X-Offenders)
Books Not Bars
Youth Justice Coalition
FPPP (Federal Prison Policy Project)
TOPS (The Ordinary Peoples Society)
Silva Rivera Law Project
Ohio Family LINKS
Conjoin, Inc.
Harm Reduction Coalition
Kids In Court
Imprisoned Children
World Advocates For Children
Breaking The Chains
Justice Works!
Kansas City Social Justice
Better Opportunities For
Our People (Alabama)
Concerned Citizens, Alabama
1st Responders Service
Prison Service Project
R.E.A.C.H.
P.S. - Parole Support, FL
And many others. Please register so that you can be listed as well. Thank you. See you in Washington!
Attention Webmasters!
Help promote our March on Washington, DC! Copy and paste these HTML codes directly into your web pages.
<a href="http://www.journeyforjustice.org/" TARGET="_blank"><img src="http://www.journeyforjustice.org/march/art/MarchButton.gif"></a>
Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated March on DC
Over Two Million Imprisoned -- Too Many!
Listen to the Public Sevice Announcement; (mP3 Format) from Drug Truth Network
Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated, an organization based in Montgomery, Alabama is calling for individuals and organizations to travel from their respective communities. Come to Washington, DC on Saturday, August 13th, in record numbers!
Dear Fellow Citizens of the World:
The United States imprisons its citizens at rates three to ten times higher than other democratic societies. Rigid sentencing laws and 'get tough' policies have made prisons crowded, dangerous and don't make us safer. The impact of continued punishment after a person's release from prison adds to despair that keeps our communities weak.
The March on August 13th and associated events will send a message to our leaders, and is an opportunity for the world to support our demands. We must stop relying on incarceration, give people an education and rehabilitate our communities. People who pay their debt to society should be able to participate in society again.
Millions of citizens can no longer vote. Laws that partially or permanently discourage good citizenship from formerly incarcerated people cannot be supported by evidence and is bad policy.
Please support the call of Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated, marking August 13th, 2005 a historical day. We will no longer be silent victims of criminal justice policies that target the most vulnerable citizens. We are meeting in Washington, DC to make a unified demand for justice.
The United States is the world's leading jailer, and our march on August 13th, 2005 is a long overdue event.
Abuse flourishes in US prisons, and punishment has become an industry dependent on tax dollars.
Punitive drug laws enacted in the 1980s, and to present day, have resulted in 25% of all incarcerated people in the United States serving time for a drug law violation. In the federal system, these people make up about 55% of the prison population.
In 1987, Congress abolished parole in the federal system. People were given long, mandatory, fixed sentences, leaving the incarcerated and their loved ones hopeless. State governments rushed to punish, fill prisons and build still more. We can no longer afford the injustice, in human costs or the financial burden.
Many of us work on a local level and do a fantastic job, but this march will bring family members, friends, activists, formerly incarcerated persons, and organizations together on another level.
This is a day for us to meet each other, and show our leaders that we demand justice.
Individuals and groups will begin meeting on Friday evening, August 12th. On Saturday morning, August 13th, people will assemble at Lafayette Park (north side of the White House). Programming will begin at 9am and conclude at noon.
Please make plans to be there, and support a march for family members and friends of people incarcerated in all the ways that you can.
If you would like to be an organizer and bring a group to march in Washington on August 13th, please register here online or write:
Roberta Franklin at
firstladytms©aol.com
Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated
Roberta Franklin, Director
2243 Ajax Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36108
Phone: 334-220-4670; 334-834-9592
Bookmark this website, and to be updated on the march, events leading up to it , you are invited to join a low-volume announcement list.
Your mail box will not be cluttered with news articles or discussion -- only press releases, and notifications of expanding opportunities to be involved with us.
"This march in August is to send a message to our leaders, and an opportunity for the world to support our demands. We must stop relying on incarceration, and give people an education and rehabilitation." - Roberta Franklin, Director of Family and Friends of People Incarcerated
Join Family Members and Friends of People Incarcerated, along with:
Patrick Crusade
Bars None Organization
Humane Treatment 4 Human Beings
November Coalition
Miracles Of Hope Network
Kevin Curtis, Music/Songwriter
Making The Walls Transparent
FACTS (Families to Amend
California's Three Strikes)
Family Members of People Incarcerated
www.HelpPrisoners.org
FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) - IA Chapter
Southern Center For Human Rights
Innocent in Prison Project International
The Abolishment Movement
The Prisons Foundation
WONPR (Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform)
OUR PLACE
US Marijuana Party
St. Mark Union Church
New Vision Organization, Inc.
Human Kindness Foundation
FILO, Inc. (Families of
Incarcerated Loved Ones)
Prison Action Network
Critical Resistance: Baltimore, MD
Critical Resistance: Washington, DC
Critical Resistance: Atlanta, GA
Southern Poverty Law Center
Project HOPE To
Abolish The Death Penalty
ADVOCARE
NYC Jericho Amnesty Movement
ACLU Capital Punishment Project
SSDP (Students For
Sensible Drug Policy)
Urban Leadership Institute
FOXO (Fraternal Order
of X-Offenders)
Books Not Bars
Youth Justice Coalition
FPPP (Federal Prison Policy Project)
TOPS (The Ordinary Peoples Society)
Silva Rivera Law Project
Ohio Family LINKS
Conjoin, Inc.
Harm Reduction Coalition
Kids In Court
Imprisoned Children
World Advocates For Children
Breaking The Chains
Justice Works!
Kansas City Social Justice
Better Opportunities For
Our People (Alabama)
Concerned Citizens, Alabama
1st Responders Service
Prison Service Project
R.E.A.C.H.
P.S. - Parole Support, FL
And many others. Please register so that you can be listed as well. Thank you. See you in Washington!
Attention Webmasters!
Help promote our March on Washington, DC! Copy and paste these HTML codes directly into your web pages.
<a href="http://www.journeyforjustice.org/" TARGET="_blank"><img src="http://www.journeyforjustice.org/march/art/MarchButton.gif"></a>