Podcasts about formerly incarcerated women

The issue of mass incarceration has been far less central to the 2024 election thus far in comparison to the 2020 presidential race. However, that doesn't make the matter any less pressing for incarcerated people, their loved ones, or the activists fighting tirelessly to free prisoners. There are a range of ways presidential candidates could commit to ending mass incarceration, but one tool stands out as a quick fix that can be implemented through presidential prerogative alone: the power of clemency. For months, activists with the FreeHer campaign have been building pressure for the next president to wield their clemency powers to swiftly release women serving extended sentences. Andrea James, founder and executive director of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and Families for Justice as Healing, joins Rattling the Bars to discuss the importance of clemency.Studio / Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoAudio Post-Production: Alina NehlichHelp us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

The issue of mass incarceration has been far less central to the 2024 election thus far in comparison to the 2020 presidential race. However, that doesn't make the matter any less pressing for incarcerated people, their loved ones, or the activists fighting tirelessly to free prisoners. There are a range of ways presidential candidates could commit to ending mass incarceration, but one tool stands out as a quick fix that can be implemented through presidential prerogative alone: the power of clemency. For months, activists with the FreeHer campaign have been building pressure for the next president to wield their clemency powers to swiftly release women serving extended sentences. Andrea James, founder and executive director of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and Families for Justice as Healing, joins Rattling the Bars to discuss the importance of clemency.Studio / Post-Production: Cameron GranadinoAudio Post-Production: Alina NehlichHelp us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.Sign up for our newsletterLike us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterDonate to support this podcast

News headlines //7:15AM // (replay) There are 24-hour protests that are currently taking place outside the office of Clare O'Neil, the Minister for Home Affairs. These protests have been organised by Refugee Women Action for Visa Equality and they are demanding permanent visas for refugees currently on temporary visas. We revisited a conversation Kannagi had with Rati and Lavanya, two members of Refugee WAVE in September 2023, when they marched from Melbourne to Canberra to fight for visa equality and raise awareness about those who have been impacted by the Australian government's refusal to grant permanent protection visas. This interview originally aired on 26 September 2023.7:30AM // Last week, the Guardian Australia and SBS The Feed published a documentary showing harrowing footage of young people being locked up in isolation cells, in police watch houses. The documentary included shocking scenes of police officers brutally forcing children into cells and in the back of police wagons and using shackles to restrain their limbs. To speak about the horrors of this system and the ongoing violence perpetrated against children, we were joined by Debbie Kilroy, CEO of Sisters Inside and founder of The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls.7:45AM // Queen Victoria Women's Centre is opening its doors as part of Open House on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 of July with a program of free activities.The Feminist Historian in Residence Barbara Wheeler joins Tuesday Breakfast. Barbara's role is to revisit this history of the Queen Victoria Women's Centre from a feminist perspective, ensuring it is inclusive and accessible, generating new opportunities for the wider community to discover and access the QVWC. 8:00AM // Electromold Thomastown is the only currently known Chemical processing facility in Australia allowed to work with Lockheed Martin and Boeing in producing finished components for weaponry.Tomorrow, Wednesday 24th of July there will be a third open community picket at Electromold in Thomastown. As well as surface finishing parts for F35s, Electromold does surface finishing on Ferra's JDAM kits, allowing Ferra to produce domestically completed products for Boeing.Mercedes joins the show this morning – an organiser and researcher with Renegade Activists and part of the Renegade Solidarity Audio Force crew – as well as fellow 3CR producer and host of UPRISE Radio, on air Wednesdays at 530pm.8:15AM // (replay) An excerpt from the event, "BDS and Building Solidarity with Palestine" that took place on Wednesday 17th July and was organised by Demilitarise RMIT and Free Palestine Melbourne. Sara gives a history of the 2022 Sydney Festival over its acceptance of Israeli sponsorship which was supported by more than 100 artists and companies – the biggest BDS action in this country to date. Sara Saleh is a writer, human rights lawyer, organiser and the daughter  of migrants from Palestine, Egypt  and Lebanon, and took part in organising this collective artist boycott. Songs:Feminine Urge - The Last Dinner PartyPower - Jess B feat Sister Nancy & Sampa the GreatShinin' - Emma Volard

We play excerpts from the press conference that followed the event, Truth Telling Yarns: Women in Prison that took place on Wednesday 26 June. In this excerpt we'll hear from Senator Lidia Thorpe and Debbie Kilroy, CEO of Sisters Inside and founder of The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Senator Thorpe and Debbie speak about the importance of ending the criminalisation and over-policing of women and girls and especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as well as reimagining safe communities by ending all harms of violence. We play an excerpt from Monday's Beyond the Bars live broadcast from Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Deer Park. In this excerpt, we hear from Shiralee Hood, Noongar, Kurnai, Gunditjmara comedian, broadcaster and educator, who speaks to women in DPFC about NAIDOC week. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners, please be advised that this excerpt includes references to Indigenous people who have passed away. If you need to talk to someone you can contact: Lifeline - 13 11 14 // 13 YARN - 13 92 76 // Yarning SafeNStrong - 1800 959 563   Lucy Honan is an AEU conference delegate, a high school teacher, and a member of the Organising Committee of Teachers and School Staff for Palestine. Lucy speaks about why Palestine is AEU Business and the forum event: Teachers and School Staff Won't Be Silent: Palestine is AEU Business The Victorian budget, released in May, maintained the funding provided to disability advocacy organisations in recent years. But advocacy services report they have run down their savings to emergency levels because demand, inflation and the cost of delivery have risen while funding has not. Nia Giddings from Brain Injury Matters speaks about the impacts this will have on this service. Songs:Blak Britney - Miss Kaninna [2:33] (Language warning)Blak Matriarchy - Barkaa [3:02] (Language warning)Blak Nation - Emma Donovan [3:11]Deam Baby Dream - Spinifex Gum [5.08]Ngarrikwujeyinama - Emily Wurramara [3:39]

RADIOTHON IS ALMOST HERE! Please consider donating to the Breakfast Teams' crowdraiser, where we're doing our bit to contribute towards the station's goal of $275,000 to stay on air for another year. Don't forget to nominate your favourite brekky crew, i.e. Thursday ;) when you donate. Want to make a donation another way? Head to 3cr.org.au/donate for more options. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. Sound on for solidarity with 3CR Breakfast, Monday to Saturday mornings on 855AM! Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//On Monday, the Victorian Government announced proposed updates to the state's minimum rental standards to make homes healthier, more affordable and more energy efficient. While there are some promising changes such as mandatory cooling, weather seals and better insulation, there are also some major gaps. To help us better understand these amendments to rental standards, we were joined by Sophie Emder, Senior Community Campaigner with Sweltering Cities. Sweltering Cities is a health NGO that works directly with people in hot suburbs and homes to campaign for more liveable, equitable and sustainable cities. If you'd like to have your say on minimum rental standards in Victoria, add your voice to Sweltering Cities' submission here or write your own via the Engage Victoria portal.// Kate Fitz Gibbon is an international research leader in the area of domestic and family violence, femicide, responses to all forms of violence against women and children, perpetrator interventions, and the impacts of policy and practice reform in Australia and internationally. Today, Kate joined us to discuss new research examining the merits and limits of domestic violence disclosure schemes (DVDS) in so-called Australia and Aotearoa.// MJ, working at Sisters Inside and a member of the National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, spoke with us about unequal access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for people in custody and on remand. While it can be extremely challenging for people who have not already been granted access to funding under the scheme to complete an application in custody, MJ explained the barriers that people inside face when it comes to accessing already approved NDIS-funded supports. MJ is a formerly incarcerated Aeta woman and is committed to ending the criminalisation of women and girls.// Māori and Irish political organiser Te Raukura O'Connell Rapira joined us on the show to break down the New Zealand government's attempt to erode Māori representation in local government via an attack on the Māori ward system. Te Raukura is a lead claimant in the urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into this significant legislative move by the NZ government to undermine Māori political voice.// Songs//Party Tricks - Alice Skye//

Marilyn Reyes, born and raised in The Bronx, is a mother, grandmother, activist, public health worker, HARM REDUCTIONIST, STILL IN THE PURSUIT FOR EQUALITY /JUSTICE FOR ALL, and so much more.. “ALL I DO IS IN LOVE” is her mantra. Fueled by her experiences and her desire to improve job prospects for people coming home from incarceration, Marilyn has worked for Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY), and a Board member since 2021 a statewide grassroots membership organization that builds power among low-income people affected by HIV/AIDS, the drug war, mass incarceration, and homelessness in order to create healthy and just communities. She served as a Peer Educator with New York Harm Reduction Educators (NYHRE), a non-profit organization devoted to promoting the health, safety, and well-being of marginalized, low-income persons who use drugs or engage in sex work, their loved ones, and their communities. Marilyn is also Co-Director for the Peer Network of New York (PNNY) and a member of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Marilyn's work uplifts her own experiences but also the experiences of so many women who have had their lives upended by the failed war on drugs and mass incarceration. Since 2018, Marilyn has also worked as a Wellness Advocate with the Relay Initiative, providing peer support services in NYC Emergency Departments for participants after they experience a non-fatal overdose. From it's inception, punitive drug laws have served as a tool of oppression. They aggressively target people of color and people experiencing poverty. Understanding the history of the drug war is crucial in understanding its ongoing impact. On March 17, 2024, Marilyn was sworn into the nationalist party, to fight for Puerto Rican libre. Contact her at: https://www.peernetworkofnewyork.org -Creator/Host: Ozzie Stewart - onthecallpodcast.com -Guest: Marilyn Reyes - https://www.vocal-ny.org/ -Exec. Producer - Ozzie Stewart @otc_podcast20 -Camera: "Cheeze" -Graphics Design: Kevin Tinsley -Editor/Music: Cheese Slice Films @cheeseslicefilms -Painting by: Betty Leigh -Website: James Bailey #otc #onthecallpodcast #podcaster #podcast #ozzie #host #service #shininglight #mother #grandmother #activist #publichealth #health #healthworker #boardmember #grassroots #membership #organization #lowincome #HIV #AIDS #incarceration #homelessness #community #syringe #drugs #wellness #advocacy #recovery #addictionrecovery #poverty #drugwar #love #sexualassault #abuse #rape #prison #faith #nonprofit @SpotifyforPodcasters

In Washington, D.C., today, hundreds gathered for the 10th anniversary FreeHer March and Rally at Freedom Plaza. The event marked a decade of activism aimed at ending the mass incarceration of women and shifting resources into communities. Speakers highlighted the stark statistics: over 190,600 women and girls are currently incarcerated in the U.S. A significant number -- more than a quarter -- are not yet convicted and merely await trial. Today's rally emphasized the urgent need for federal and state clemency. With Mother's Day approaching, the spotlight was on 150,000 incarcerated mothers who will spend the day separated from their children unless immediate action is taken. The rally called on the Biden administration and state governors to grant clemency and to address the inhumane conditions in women's prisons. The event was put on by the National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to April! This month has a lot of awareness events including Black Maternal Health Week, Minority Health Month, Stress Awareness, Alcohol Awareness, Autism Acceptance, Counseling Awareness, and Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention. In this episode, Dr. Tarver focuses on the sexual assault awareness and prevention for women who are currently or formerly incarcerated. #sexualassaultawarenessandpreventionmonnth #MentalHealthMoments #prisonalternatives #prisonadvocacyandsupport #safespaces --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dolores-tarver/support

After four times in prison, she went to the sober living facility for women that she is currently the director of now. As a directly impacted speaker for the Mississippi Poor People's Campaign is where she found her voice. Emilee Shell (Leading with Conviction™ 2023) joins the JustUs Speaks Podcast!

Have you ever wondered what it is like for women to go through a pregnancy while incarcerated? Kristie Williams shares her personal experience of pregnancy and the birth of her twins while in prison. She calls providers into action while they are caring for incarcerated pregnant women, and to remind them of their humanity and provide the utmost empathy. Megan and Kristie also discuss the new legislation in place to aid incarcerated women during their pregnancy. Join us as we strive to raise awareness, advocate for change, and empower women. Incarcerated Women's Health Website:  https://incarceratedwomenshealth.orgProviding Care to Incarcerated Pregnant Patients: A Training for North Carolina Healthcare Professionals: https://incarceratedwomenshealth.org/resources-for-healthcare-professionals/Corrections Staff Training:  https://incarceratedwomenshealth.org/resources-for-corrections-legal-professionals/Dignity for Women Who are Incarcerated Act https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H608v5.pdfAdvocacy and Research on Reproductive Wellness of Incarcerated People: https://arrwip.org/ National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls:https://www.nationalcouncil.usAlcohol and Drug Council of NC perinatal section: https://www.alcoholdrughelp.org/perinatalWomen's Recovery Conference:   https://pub.mahec.net/wrc/index.phpPlease provide feedback here:https://redcap.mahec.net/redcap/surveys/?s=XTM8T3RPNK

While in Federal Prison, Dr. Topeka K. Sam witnessed firsthand the epidemic and disparity of incarceration on women. After her release in 2015, and in response to what she saw and learned in prison, Topeka founded The Ladies of Hope Ministries (The LOHM), an organization whose mission is to help disenfranchised and marginalized women transition back into society through affordable housing, education, entrepreneurship, spiritual empowerment, and advocacy. With Vanee Sykes, Topeka developed the vision for Hope House NYC, a safe housing space for formerly incarcerated women located in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the Bronx; and she is working to spread this model to cities across America. Through these efforts, she has become a leading voice for social change and transformation. Tune in on Friday, April 7th at 11:00 AM EST to listen to an inspiring and informative conversation on empowering women and creating more equitable societies.

While in Federal Prison, Dr. Topeka K. Sam witnessed firsthand the epidemic and disparity of incarceration on women. After her release in 2015, and in response to what she saw and learned in prison, Topeka founded The Ladies of Hope Ministries (The LOHM), an organization whose mission is to help disenfranchised and marginalized women transition back into society through affordable housing, education, entrepreneurship, spiritual empowerment, and advocacy. With Vanee Sykes, Topeka developed the vision for Hope House NYC, a safe housing space for formerly incarcerated women located in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the Bronx; and she is working to spread this model to cities across America. Through these efforts, she has become a leading voice for social change and transformation. Tune in on Friday, April 7th at 11:00 AM EST to listen to an inspiring and informative conversation on empowering women and creating more equitable societies.

Producers/Hosts: Charlotte Warren and Zoe Brokos Music credits: Emma Reynolds. Music – Samuel James. Justice Radio is a WMPG production Justice Radio: Tackling the hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. This week: How do we End the War on Drugs in Maine? Join co-hosts Charlotte Warren and Zoe Brokos as they discuss the harm of the Drug policy in Maine and what changes are needed. Guest/s: n/a About the hosts: The Justice Radio team includes: Leo Hylton is currently incarcerated at Maine State Prison, yet is a recent Master's graduate, a columnist with The Bollard, a restorative and transformative justice advocate and activist, a prison abolitionist, and a Visiting Instructor at Colby College's Anthropology Department, co-teaching AY346 – Carcerality and Abolition. Catherine Besteman is an abolitionist educator at Colby College. Her research and practice engage the public humanities to explore abolitionist possibilities in Maine. In addition to coordinating Freedom & Captivity, she has researched and published on security, militarism, displacement, and community-based activism with a focus on Somalia, post-apartheid South Africa, and the U.S. She has published nine books, contributed to the International Panel on Exiting Violence, and received recent fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundations. MacKenzie Kelley is a formerly incarcerated woman in long term recovery. She is a teachers assistant for inside-out courses through MIT. MacKenzie works at the Maine Prisoner Reentry Center as a reentry specialist, peer support and recovery coach. She is the program director for Reentry Sisters, a program designed to assist women reentering the community from prison. Zoe Brokos (she/her) is the executive director of the Church of Safe Injection, a comprehensive harm reduction program that operates in Southern and Central Maine. Zoe is a person who uses drugs, a mom, a wife, and has led harm reduction programs in Maine for 15 years. She is part of the Maine Drug Policy Coalition, sits on the board of Decriminalize Maine and joined Justice Radio to promote compassionate conversations and drug user-led advocacy efforts that focus on evidence-based, public health responses to the housing and overdose crises in Maine. Marion Anderson: Before joining The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls in January of 2022, Marion worked as a harm reductionist, housing navigator, certified intentional peer support specialist, CCAR recovery coach, and a re-entry coach for a diverse range of non-profit organizations. Charlotte Warren is a former State Representative. She served on the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee for eight years – six as the house chair. Warren previously served on the Judiciary Committee and as the house chair of Maine's Mental Health Working Group and the house chair of the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole. Previous to her time in the legislature, Charlotte served as Mayor of the city of Hallowell. Linda Small is the founder and executive director of Reentry Sisters, a reentry support organization specializing in a gender-responsive and trauma-informed approach for women, serving Maine and beyond. She is a Project Coordinator for the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. Linda serves on the Maine Prison Education Partnership board at UMA and the New England Commission for the Future of Higher Education in Prison through The Educational Justice Institute at MIT. The post Justice Radio 2/2/23: Ending the War on Drugs in Maine, Part 1 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Producers/Hosts: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley Music credits: Emma Reynolds. Music – Samuel James. Justice Radio is a WMPG production Justice Radio: Tackling the hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. This week: What’s it like to come home from prison? Join cohosts Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley as they discuss the stigma in housing, jobs, and the daily life of returning citizens and their children. Guest/s: Rebecca Kurtz, Peer Services and Recovery Manager of Maine's National Alliance on Mental Illness Wendy Allen of the Restorative Justice Institute of Maine About the hosts: The Justice Radio team includes: Leo Hylton is currently incarcerated at Maine State Prison, yet is a recent Master's graduate, a columnist with The Bollard, a restorative and transformative justice advocate and activist, a prison abolitionist, and a Visiting Instructor at Colby College's Anthropology Department, co-teaching AY346 – Carcerality and Abolition. Catherine Besteman is an abolitionist educator at Colby College. Her research and practice engage the public humanities to explore abolitionist possibilities in Maine. In addition to coordinating Freedom & Captivity, she has researched and published on security, militarism, displacement, and community-based activism with a focus on Somalia, post-apartheid South Africa, and the U.S. She has published nine books, contributed to the International Panel on Exiting Violence, and received recent fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundations. MacKenzie Kelley is a formerly incarcerated woman in long term recovery. She is a teachers assistant for inside-out courses through MIT. MacKenzie works at the Maine Prisoner Reentry Center as a reentry specialist, peer support and recovery coach. She is the program director for Reentry Sisters, a program designed to assist women reentering the community from prison. Zoe Brokos (she/her) is the executive director of the Church of Safe Injection, a comprehensive harm reduction program that operates in Southern and Central Maine. Zoe is a person who uses drugs, a mom, a wife, and has led harm reduction programs in Maine for 15 years. She is part of the Maine Drug Policy Coalition, sits on the board of Decriminalize Maine and joined Justice Radio to promote compassionate conversations and drug user-led advocacy efforts that focus on evidence-based, public health responses to the housing and overdose crises in Maine. Marion Anderson: Before joining The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls in January of 2022, Marion worked as a harm reductionist, housing navigator, certified intentional peer support specialist, CCAR recovery coach, and a re-entry coach for a diverse range of non-profit organizations. Charlotte Warren is a former State Representative. She served on the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee for eight years – six as the house chair. Warren previously served on the Judiciary Committee and as the house chair of Maine's Mental Health Working Group and the house chair of the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole. Previous to her time in the legislature, Charlotte served as Mayor of the city of Hallowell. Linda Small is the founder and executive director of Reentry Sisters, a reentry support organization specializing in a gender-responsive and trauma-informed approach for women, serving Maine and beyond. She is a Project Coordinator for the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. Linda serves on the Maine Prison Education Partnership board at UMA and the New England Commission for the Future of Higher Education in Prison through The Educational Justice Institute at MIT. The post Justice Radio 1/26/23: Creating Windows Not Bars first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

In this episode we continue our conversation with Andrea James,  founder and Executive Director of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, founder of Families for Justice As Healing, author of "Upper Bunks Unite: And Other Thoughts on the Politics of Mass Incarceration”, 2015 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2016 RFK Human Rights Award recipient. She is giving some recommendations on sythematic changes aimed at preventing incarceration of women and girls as well as some advice to people working or wanting to work in these areas on how they can support community based and community led initiatives aimed at preventing the incarceration of women and girls. For more on Andrea James' work check out: https://www.andrea-james.com/aboutTo order Andrea James' book: "Upper Bunkies Unite: And Other Thoughts on the Politics of Mass Incarceration", go to: https://www.amazon.com/Upper-Bunkies-Unite-Thoughts-Incarceration/dp/0988759306 For more on the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls for Justice Andrea James' check out: https://www.nationalcouncil.us/If you are interested in joining the work to end incarceration of women and girls go to: https://www.nationalcouncil.us/clemency-works To donate to the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, go to: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/free-herFor more on the Free Her Institute Think tank, go to: https://www.freeherinstitute.com/ and purchase items that support the work of The National Council and ending incarceration of women and girls here. Don't forget to rate our podcast, recommend it and share it on social media!Support the show

Producers/Hosts: Marion Anderson and Craig Williams Music credits: Emma Reynolds. Music – Samuel James. Justice Radio is a WMPG production Justice Radio: Tackling the hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. This week: From courtrooms to convictions and everything in between join co-hosts Marion Anderson and Craig Williams as they share their perspectives having been directly impacted by our criminal legal system. They take a deeper look at their own experiences and ask the question – was this helpful or harmful? Guest/s: n/a About the hosts: The Justice Radio team includes: Leo Hylton is currently incarcerated at Maine State Prison, yet is a recent Master's graduate, a columnist with The Bollard, a restorative and transformative justice advocate and activist, a prison abolitionist, and a Visiting Instructor at Colby College's Anthropology Department, co-teaching AY346 – Carcerality and Abolition. Catherine Besteman is an abolitionist educator at Colby College. Her research and practice engage the public humanities to explore abolitionist possibilities in Maine. In addition to coordinating Freedom & Captivity, she has researched and published on security, militarism, displacement, and community-based activism with a focus on Somalia, post-apartheid South Africa, and the U.S. She has published nine books, contributed to the International Panel on Exiting Violence, and received recent fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundations. MacKenzie Kelley is a formerly incarcerated woman in long term recovery. She is a teachers assistant for inside-out courses through MIT. MacKenzie works at the Maine Prisoner Reentry Center as a reentry specialist, peer support and recovery coach. She is the program director for Reentry Sisters, a program designed to assist women reentering the community from prison. Zoe Brokos (she/her) is the executive director of the Church of Safe Injection, a comprehensive harm reduction program that operates in Southern and Central Maine. Zoe is a person who uses drugs, a mom, a wife, and has led harm reduction programs in Maine for 15 years. She is part of the Maine Drug Policy Coalition, sits on the board of Decriminalize Maine and joined Justice Radio to promote compassionate conversations and drug user-led advocacy efforts that focus on evidence-based, public health responses to the housing and overdose crises in Maine. Marion Anderson: Before joining The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls in January of 2022, Marion worked as a harm reductionist, housing navigator, certified intentional peer support specialist, CCAR recovery coach, and a re-entry coach for a diverse range of non-profit organizations. Charlotte Warren is a former State Representative. She served on the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee for eight years – six as the house chair. Warren previously served on the Judiciary Committee and as the house chair of Maine's Mental Health Working Group and the house chair of the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole. Previous to her time in the legislature, Charlotte served as Mayor of the city of Hallowell. Linda Small is the founder and executive director of Reentry Sisters, a reentry support organization specializing in a gender-responsive and trauma-informed approach for women, serving Maine and beyond. She is a Project Coordinator for the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. Linda serves on the Maine Prison Education Partnership board at UMA and the New England Commission for the Future of Higher Education in Prison through The Educational Justice Institute at MIT. The post Justice Radio 1/19/23: From Our Perspective: Voices of the Directly Impacted first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Producers/Hosts: Leo Hylton and Catherine Besteman Music credits: Dino Raymond. Music – Samuel James Justice Radio is a WMPG production Justice Radio: Tackling the hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. This week: Are prisons the answer? What makes us safe? How should we address harm? Join co-hosts, Leo Hylton and Catherine Besteman as they address the hard questions about justice, accountability, harm, safety, and repair. #communitybuilding leads to #communitysafety Guest/s: Jonathan Sahrbeck, former Cumberland County District Attorney Jeremy Pratt, Defense Attorney About the hosts: The Justice Radio team includes: Leo Hylton is currently incarcerated at Maine State Prison, yet is a recent Master's graduate, a columnist with The Bollard, a restorative and transformative justice advocate and activist, a prison abolitionist, and a Visiting Instructor at Colby College's Anthropology Department, co-teaching AY346 – Carcerality and Abolition. Catherine Besteman is an abolitionist educator at Colby College. Her research and practice engage the public humanities to explore abolitionist possibilities in Maine. In addition to coordinating Freedom & Captivity, she has researched and published on security, militarism, displacement, and community-based activism with a focus on Somalia, post-apartheid South Africa, and the U.S. She has published nine books, contributed to the International Panel on Exiting Violence, and received recent fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundations. MacKenzie Kelley is a formerly incarcerated woman in long term recovery. She is a teachers assistant for inside-out courses through MIT. MacKenzie works at the Maine Prisoner Reentry Center as a reentry specialist, peer support and recovery coach. She is the program director for Reentry Sisters, a program designed to assist women reentering the community from prison. Zoe Brokos (she/her) is the executive director of the Church of Safe Injection, a comprehensive harm reduction program that operates in Southern and Central Maine. Zoe is a person who uses drugs, a mom, a wife, and has led harm reduction programs in Maine for 15 years. She is part of the Maine Drug Policy Coalition, sits on the board of Decriminalize Maine and joined Justice Radio to promote compassionate conversations and drug user-led advocacy efforts that focus on evidence-based, public health responses to the housing and overdose crises in Maine. Marion Anderson: Before joining The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls in January of 2022, Marion worked as a harm reductionist, housing navigator, certified intentional peer support specialist, CCAR recovery coach, and a re-entry coach for a diverse range of non-profit organizations. Charlotte Warren is a former State Representative. She served on the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee for eight years – six as the house chair. Warren previously served on the Judiciary Committee and as the house chair of Maine's Mental Health Working Group and the house chair of the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole. Previous to her time in the legislature, Charlotte served as Mayor of the city of Hallowell. Linda Small is the founder and executive director of Reentry Sisters, a reentry support organization specializing in a gender-responsive and trauma-informed approach for women, serving Maine and beyond. She is a Project Coordinator for the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition. Linda serves on the Maine Prison Education Partnership board at UMA and the New England Commission for the Future of Higher Education in Prison through The Educational Justice Institute at MIT. The post Justice Radio 1/12/23: Are Prisons the Answer? first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

In this episode we talk with Andrea James. She is the founder and Executive Director of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls and the founder of Families for Justice as Healing. She's also the author of "Upper Bunkies Unite: And Other Thoughts on the Politics of Mass Incarceration". She was a 2015 Soros Justice Fellow and a recipient of the 2016 RFK human rights award.Our conversation is fascinating and sure to be of interest with anyone interested in just access.For more on Andrea James' work check out: https://www.andrea-james.com/aboutTo order Andrea James' book: "Upper Bunkies Unite: And Other Thoughts on the Politics of Mass Incarceration", go to: https://www.amazon.com/Upper-Bunkies-Unite-Thoughts-Incarceration/dp/0988759306For more on the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls for Justice Andrea James' check out: https://www.nationalcouncil.us/If you are interested in joining the work to end incarceration of women and girls go to: https://www.nationalcouncil.us/clemency-worksTo donate to the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, go to: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/free-her For more on the Free Her Institute Think tank, go to: https://www.freeherinstitute.com/ and purchase items that support the work of The National Council and ending incarceration of women and girls here. Don't forger to rate our podcast, recommend it and share it on social media!Support the show

The right to vote is a basic American freedom, but  for people with felony convictions, figuring out if they can vote is a huge task. This episode looks at the history of felony disenfranchisement laws and explains how denying the freedom to vote to an entire class of citizens hurts voters, communities and our democracy. Also, Tennessee voters share their experiences regaining the freedom to vote after a felony conviction.Host and Guests:Simone Leeper litigates a wide range of redistricting-related cases at CLC, challenging gerrymanders and advocating for election systems that guarantee all voters an equal opportunity to influence our democracy. Prior to arriving at CLC, Simone was a law clerk in the office of Senator Ed Markey and at the Library of Congress, Office of General Counsel. She received her J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2019 and a bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University in 2016.Dawn Harrington is the founder and Executive Director of Free Hearts, an organization which was created to reunite families and keep families together by providing support, education, and advocacy, organizing families impacted by incarceration. During her time in prison, Dawn was disturbed by the impact of incarceration on families, especially moms and kids, and was inspired to make a difference upon her release. Today, Dawn is also Director of Special Projects of National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, Just Leadership USA fellow, and advisory board member for Nashville Defenders and Unheard Voices Outreach. She has a Bachelor's degree in Recording Industry Management and Public Relations from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Information Technology from Bethel University.Blair Bowie manages CLC's Restore Your Vote project, which focuses on ending felony disenfranchisement by democratizing access to rights restoration services and working with directly impacted communities to dismantle systemic barriers to the ballot box through advocacy, litigation and policy change. Prior to joining CLC, Blair worked for five years as an advocate and organizer with the aim of increasing political equality and accountability. As the democracy advocate with the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, she co-authored several reports on the post-Citizens United impact of money in politics, coordinated campaigns and messaging across the organization's chapters, and served as its federal lobbyist on campaign finance reform.Gicola Lane works directly with CLC's Restore Your Vote team to restore voting rights to people with past felony convictions through direct services, community empowerment and public education. Prior to joining CLC, Gicola served as a community organizer for more than five years for nonprofits, campaigns and grassroots groups. From 2018 to 2021, as a statewide organizer for Free Hearts, a Tennessee-based nonprofit led by formerly incarcerated women that organizes and provides support to families impacted by incarceration, Gicola trained hundreds of people across the state of Tennessee on the rights restoration process, and helped numerous people restore their right to vote.  Milton Thomas was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and now works as a maintenance worker at the Martha O'Bryan Center. The Martha O'Bryan Center is a faith-based organization which provides assistance to residents in Nashville experiencing poverty, and Milton enjoys being able to help his community through his job there. He is passionate about voting and has voted in every election since having his voting rights restored in 2020. He would like to thank Gicola Lane, Keeda Haynes, and Howard Gentry for being very instrumental in him getting his voting rights back. Milton is also the father of five children.Links:Success! Study Shows That CLC's Restore Your Vote Outreach Increases Voter Participation (Campaign Legal Center)CLC's Restore Your Vote Toolkit Cited As Key Resource in DOJ Guide (Campaign Legal Center)CLC Urges Federal Agencies To Offer Greater Assistance with Voting Rights Restoration (Campaign Legal Center)About CLC:Democracy Decoded is a production of Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization which advances democracy through law at the federal, state and local levels, fighting for every American's right to responsive government and a fair opportunity to participate in and affect the democratic process. You can visit us on the web at campaignlegalcenter.org.

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia held a speaking circle to mark Prisoners Justice Day, which is recognized internationally each year. The formerly incarcerated women shared their experiences of being in prison, while advocates offered their own observations.

Prosecutors are immensely powerful, especially now, after the overthrow of Roe. They decide which cases to bring, what charges to make and what sentences to ask for. Until this year, only internal committees could investigate misconduct, even after hundreds of exonerations and allegations of abuse. After years of grassroots effort, New York now has an independent commission, but the process was hard, and there's still no power to punish. In this episode, reporter Kizzy Cox reports on how New York's new Independent Commission on Prosecutorial Misconduct came to be, and Laura talks with Andrea James, executive director for the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and Sakira Cook, Co-Interim Vice President at Color of Change, about what prosecutors can do, or not do, especially when it comes to implementing new abortion bans.“I'm not trying to  indict every district attorney, I'm sure that there's probably some good ones who really go to work to do their job and be fair, but for those [that don't], there should be a system in place, to make those bad District Attorneys terrified to do anything wrong.” –Roger Clark, Community Activist, Vocal-NY“Reform is a high priority for us in our movement to reimagine safety in America and redefine, or transform, the way that the criminal legal system operates in our country.” –Sakira Cook, Co-Interim Vice President, Color of Change“What's the appropriate accountability for somebody that locked you up for 25 years, and took away your whole life?…This commission is the right thing to do. I'm proud of it” –Derrick Hamilton, Co-founder, Family & Friends of the Wrongfully Convicted“Commissions are absolutely necessary because who else, but the people who are most directly affected—the people like myself who have been to a prison, the people like Sakira, who have family, who they have been caring for and loving who have been in prisons for decades—who else can raise these issues and expand the dialogue about what's necessary?” –Andrea James, Executive Director, National Council for Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women & GirlsGuests: Bill Bastuk, President, It Could Happen to YouSakira Cook, Co-Interim Vice President, Color of Change Roger Clark, Community Activist, Vocal NYNick Encalada-Malinowski, Civil Rights Campaigns Director, Vocal NYDerrick Hamilton, Co-founder, Family & Friends of the Wrongfully ConvictedAndrea James, Executive Director, National Council for Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women & GirlsDavid Soares, District Attorney, Albany County, NYYour support makes it possible for us to continue uplifting the hard work of community organizers like you heard today who's work benefits us all.   It takes a lot to keep this reporting available to millions on public television, community radio and as a podcast.  Go to Patreon.com/theLFShow and join today as a monthly contributor, or go to  LauraFlanders.org/donate for more options.  Thanks for listening!

Founder and Executive Director at The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls Andrea C. James Discusses Her #FreeHer campaign, plans to abolish prisons, her opinion on the Biden Administration, the Business of Cannabis, and more. Support CashColorCannabis Podcast by shopping with our affiliates. Ardent. Use our promo code: CASHCOLORCANNABIS for a 30% discount on your purchase of an Ardent FX or Ardent Nova. Shop here Hemp & Fork is changing the way you look at hemp. Eat your plants. Shop here and pick up some hemp hearts. GoodeKind is a CBD brand that cares about customers and the community. Support their growth. Shop with GoodeKind here For being a listener today, Atlantabis Clothing would like to offer you a discount! Shop atlantabisclothing.com and save 10% off your order when you use promo code: CASHCOLORCANNABIS Want to support the show? You can help keep the CashColorCannabis podcast going with a donation. Drop some change in the tip jar here Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/MehkaKing)

On this Resurrection Sunday, Camille and Jia pass the mic to directly impacted people to engage in a freedom dreaming conversation on reparations. Freedom Dreaming is about imagining into existence a world where everyone has what they need to flourish. This episode will be co-hosted by Andrea James, JD, the Founder and Executive Director of The National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and Richard Wallace, Founder and Executive Director of Equity and Transformation. They will be in conversation with Avalon Betts-Gaston, JD, Project Manager for IL Alliance for Reentry & Justice and Marvin Slaughter, Interim Director | The African American Leadership and Policy Institute. They engage in an authentic and honest conversation about what reparations means to them and how their vision of reparations would change their lives, the lives of their family and community?

Your earbuds will break out of AgSeg when producer and Underground Scholar Danny Murillo unites the Hard Luck Show and California Families To Abolish Solitary Confinement with support from Unlock The Box for a show with Dolores Canales is the Community Outreach Director for The Bail Project. previously a Soros Justice Fellow, the co-founder of California Families To Abolish Solitary Confinement and the founder of Family UNIty Network and serves on the board of National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls and Michael Saavedra Legal Coordinator & Youth Mentor: L.A. Youth Justice Coalition, UCLA Underground Scholar (American Indian & Chicano Studies) to reveal the insidious ways the DCDR tried to get around the hard fought Ashker-Brown settlement, the merger yards, the hypocritical use of confidential informants. These experts share their experience and knowledge, to show that the fight must go on and continue to apply pressure to the corrupt correctional system for all Californians. The episode serves as a toolkit to help other states follow California's lead to end long-term solitary confinement.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-hard-luck-show/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

ChiFresh Kitchen is a worker cooperative, which means the founders share equally in the management of the business and the profits. But those aren't the only benefits they have in mind. The founders say they're trying to empower formerly incarcerated women, give themselves a second chance, and show others they can do the same thing. This episode is part of The Bottom Line, a series exploring scalable solutions for problems related to affordability, inclusive economic growth and access to capital. The Bottom Line is made possible with support from Citi.

This week's episode of the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Vanessa Garrett, Reentry and Reunification Program Manager of Motherhood Beyond Bars. You recently heard about Motherhood Beyond Bars from the Executive Director of MBB, Amy Ard (Episode 126 of the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast), but Vanessa brings another perspective as a formerly incarcerated woman on the importance of their work and the experiences of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women. Vanessa brings experience, passion, and a deep understanding of the needs of mothers and children impacted by the criminal legal system to her role at Motherhood Beyond Bars. For the past nine years, Vanessa has worked with justice-impacted mothers and used her experience to help women navigate the myriad obstacles they face coming out of incarceration. She is a paralegal with concentrations in criminal law, business law, and family law. Vanessa is fluent in Spanish and American Sign Language and is a Certified Natural Grower. She enjoys spending her free time in the garden and enjoying homegrown fruits and vegetables. Vanessa was incarcerated for 8 years and two days. She was incarcerated right before her daughter turned 1 year old and right before her son turned 10 -- and got out just in time to see her son graduate high school. Now Vanessa is using her own personal experience to help other women through Motherhood Beyond Bars.  In this episode, you'll hear: Vanessa's powerful life story;  Her experience in incarceration and what incarcerated mothers face ; The story of how she got out and got connected with Motherhood Beyond Bars; About her work with Motherhood Beyond Bars and how her own life and experiences have helped her in her work with Motherhoodbeyondbars;  And more. For more information, check out: www.1GirlRevolution.com/VanessaMBB

In Episode 3 of Free World, you'll hear our very first guest Dolores Canales share her story of resilience through her journey on both sides of the walls. Dolores will guide you through the barriers that she navigated as she helped those inside and continues to advocate for the women and men that she feels so passionately about. You'll hear about the challenges she faced, turning herself into custody, and finding shared strength with a young boy who taught her to enjoy the ride. An ARC member, Dolores Canales is the Community Outreach Director for The Bail Project. Previously a Soros Justice Fellow, Dolores is the co-founder of California Families Against Solitary Confinement and worked as a youth coordinator for the Orangewood Children's Foundation. She is the founder of Family UnIty Network and serves on the board of National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Dolores brings a wealth of leadership experience in organizing with those personally affected by incarceration, drawing from her own experiences as well as having a family member who is incarcerated. She currently serves as The Director for the National Network of Solitary Survivors and Families project and advocates to end the use of solitary confinement.

Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal justice system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, and post-conviction barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women. The female incarcerated population stands over seven times higher than in 1980. More than 60% of women in state prisons have a child under the age of 18.On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks with Qiana Johnson, the founder of Life After Release Inc, a formerly incarcerated women-led organization supporting system involved people in DC, Maryland & Virginia. She is organizing to build a post-conviction movement challenging the integrity of convictions and the judicial system. She is a local community organizer with Black Lives Matter DC, a national trainer with Silicon Valley Debug, Participatory Defense, and a proud member of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal justice system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, and post-conviction barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women. The female incarcerated population stands over seven times higher than in 1980. More than 60% of women in state prisons have a child under the age of 18. On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks with Qiana Johnson, the founder of Life After Release Inc, a formerly incarcerated women-led organization supporting system involved people in DC, Maryland & Virginia. She is organizing to build a post-conviction movement challenging the integrity of convictions and the judicial system. She is a local community organizer with Black Lives Matter DC, a national trainer with Silicon Valley Debug, Participatory Defense, and a proud member of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

On this first episode of our special series, Vision For Justice, our host Vanessa Gonzalez is joined by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), to discuss the policies and ramifications of the War on Drugs. Then in a special Pod Squad segment, Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance reimagines public safety with Andrea James, founder and executive director of The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls; Juan Cartagena, president & general counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF; and Kara Gotsch, deputy director of The Sentencing Project.

We continued our conversation with Kristina Mensik, National Campaign Director for The National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. We ask the important question: What are some opposing responses to their work to make sure the incarcerated have their vote?Follow Kristina @kristina_mensik and The National Council @thecouncilus.To learn more about The Council's work, here are some links! Follow them and see how you can help ensure everyone can exercise their right to vote.https://www.safeelectionsma.org/joindembehindbarshttps://actionnetwork.org/events/democracy-behind-bars-jail-based-voting-bill-patchthrough-phone-bank-527/https://www.nationalcouncil.us Beginning Music: Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variation #5 Ending Music: Electronic – Getting Away With it (Instrumental) Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ Beginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

This week we were lucky enough to talk to Kristina Mensik, the National Campaign Director for The National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Our main topic was all about how the incarcerated (people awaiting trial, and those serving a sentence for a misdemeanor) in Massachusetts are being denied their lawful right to vote. Follow Kristina @kristina_mensik and The National Council @thecouncilus. If you'd like to learn more about the work that is being done in MA (or help by phone banking!) visit https://bit.ly/3hPNZwGTo learn more about The National Council: https://www.nationalcouncil.usFurther reading:Timeline of Massachusetts Incarcerated Voting Rights - https://bit.ly/3wmIv0lAverage Amounts of Bail - https://bit.ly/3hISmtdMassachusetts House Bill 836 - https://bit.ly/3wmpJpRMassachusetts Senate Bill 474 - https://bit.ly/2RDo1BLBeginning Music: Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variation #5Ending Music: Electronic - Getting Away With it (Instrumental)Remember to Register to vote! Mass Residents should go to: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/For more Civil Politics visit our website, civilpoliticsradio.com and follow us on the socials! Facebook.com/civilpoliticsradio @CivilPoliticsFMDon't miss another episode - subscribe to our podcast (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, and more!)Support Civil Politics by donating to the tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/civilpoliticsradioThis podcast is a member of the Planetside Podcast Network. Visit PlanetsidePodcasts.com to find other Planetside Productions!

Andrea James discusses The National Council's campaign advocating for President Joe Biden to grant clemency to 100 women within his first 100 days in office.

The Radio Boys (C.Truth, Kev Lawrence) welcome back Andrea James (@andreafreeher) the Founder of National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls (@thecouncilus). Andrea spoke on pushing the President on clemency for women in prison, how clemency works, growing up in Roxbury/Boston, rich family history in: (education, medicine, and business); changing laws that have oppressed women/girls such as the Crime act, her time in prison, 100 women in 100 days movement, continued work with Families for Justice as healing and more. For additional content go to: www.thermalsoundwaves.com Tweet: @thermalsoundwav IG: @thermalsoundwaves Facebook: @thermalsoundwaves --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thermalsoundwaves/support

On Inauguration Day, The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls announced a new initiative under the Clemency Works hashtag calling for the Biden Administration to grant clemency to 100 women in the first 100 days of the presidency. Andrea James, founder and executive director of The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, and Danielle Metz, to whom former President Barack Obama granted clemency in 2016, join us to discuss the campaign.  

Warning: This episode covers difficult topics, which some listeners may find upsetting. These areas include sexual and physical abuse, child sexual abuse, addiction, the death of a child, police brutality and systemic racism. Please practice good self-care and listen at your own discretion. If you need additional support please visit our website at www.Gurlstalk.com/hotlines This week's episode is a lesson in perseverance. Susan Burton is an activist and advocate for women caught in the cycle of incarceration in Los Angeles. Her non-profit organization, A New Way of Life Reentry Project, provides housing, employment assistance, legal services, and leadership development to women who have been formerly imprisoned. In this episode, Susan shares her personal experiences growing up in south LA, cycling in and out of the prison system and finding her calling as an advocate for incarcerated women. We talk about how processing grief and trauma led to her finding a purpose: helping women restore their dignity, rebuild their lives and thrive outside of prison, just as she was able to. You can learn more about A New Way of Life here and in Susan's memoir Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women. Please send any messages to www.gurlstalk.com, follow us @gurlstalk and don't forget to subscribe, so you never miss an episode of the Gurls Talk podcast. TW: police brutality, physical and sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, addiction, systemic racism, death of a child.

Invest In Her host Catherine Gray will talk with Molly Larkey, Founder of the People's Pottery Project, an artist-driven initiative whose mission is to empower formerly incarcerated women, trans, and nonbinary individuals and their communities through the arts. ⁠ Join us on Facebook LIVE every Wednesday at NOON PT @SheAngels. Subscribe wherever podcasts are available!

In this episode of Amplified Voices, Jason and Amber speak with Tiheba Bain, a mother, student, activist and advocate for formerly incarcerated women and girls. Tiheba shares her experiences: being raised by her grandmother in Brooklyn, a difficult struggle with addiction, her time behind the walls and the long journey to find her way.Tiheba is the founder of Women Against Mass Incarceration, a nonprofit organization, located in Bridgeport, CT that exists to empower, change and re-shape the lives of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and families. They are a partner organization of the National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women & Girls. You can find them at http://www.wamict.org.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=HVR8GB8VMM28U)

We hear stories from women inside prison. People in prisons are already experiencing state violence, now during a pandemic where contagion can spread like wildfire in crowded indoor spaces. We hear from Vickie Roach, Yuin writer and activist, about her lived experience inside prison to politics of abolition. Second, we hear from LGBTIQ and disability justice advocate Ashleigh Chapman on her experiences, including being inside during the pandemic.Vickie's interview originally aired with Marisa Sposora on the Doin' Time show. Ashleigh's experiences were heard at the Abolitionist and Transformative Justice Centre's Stories from Inside Prison webinair.  Also mentioned: National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls.

Have you ever wondered how to make it into professional sports? I'm sure if you've watched sports at any point the question has come to your mind. This week on the newest episode of Voices of Reason, Spencer and Demetri have Ernest Gardner on to talk about his journey in professional American football and how it may possibly get him to the NFL.Black Lives Matter Resource Links:  Donate - https://secure.actblue.comdonatems_blm_homepage_2019  Donate to Bail Funds - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd  Black Visions Collective - https://www.blackvisionsmn.org  National Council For Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls - https://www.nationalcouncil.us  NAACP - https://www.naacp.org  List of Petitions - https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/#petitions  Advice when going to protest - https://greenandblackcross.org/guides/key-advice/  ___Welcome to Figure It Out! Catch our Podcasts, such as "Voices of Reason" and "Blockbusters & Chart-toppers", along with a variety of gameplay videos, “Stooge Sunday” and content that spans from short films to sketches.Find our Podcasts in audio form on Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, and now Pandora!!YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyvrI-oKgYW0uELyN-7Ajg?Follow the channel on Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FigureItOutProd https://www.instagram.com/figureitoutprod/ Follow the guys on Instagram and Twitter!Demetri: https://twitter.com/__Metri__ https://www.instagram.com/__Metri__/ Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer__36 https://www.instagram.com/spencer__36/  ___Song Credit:Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Education is always a hot button topic, politically and socially. What are the pros and cons of a system that everyone has had experience with? What can we do to fix the system that is in place? Education is always going to be a tough subject to talk about but Spencer and Demetri are going to try and tackle this subject as best they can.Black Lives Matter Resource Links:  Donate - https://secure.actblue.comdonatems_blm_homepage_2019  Donate to Bail Funds - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd  Black Visions Collective - https://www.blackvisionsmn.org  National Council For Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls - https://www.nationalcouncil.us  NAACP - https://www.naacp.org  List of Petitions - https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/#petitions  Advice when going to protest - https://greenandblackcross.org/guides/key-advice/  ___Welcome to Figure It Out! Catch our Podcasts, such as "Voices of Reason" and "Blockbusters & Chart-toppers", along with a variety of gameplay videos, “Stooge Sunday” and content that spans from short films to sketches.Find our Podcasts in audio form on Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, and now Pandora!!YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyvrI-oKgYW0uELyN-7Ajg?Follow the channel on Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FigureItOutProd https://www.instagram.com/figureitoutprod/ Follow the guys on Instagram and Twitter!Demetri: https://twitter.com/__Metri__ https://www.instagram.com/__Metri__/ Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer__36 https://www.instagram.com/spencer__36/  ___Song Credit:Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

After a week hiatus, Demetri and Spencer are back on the Voices of Reason Podcast to discuss what they've been up to, old friends, and the weirdest most time wasting thing a child does in their life, P.E..Black Lives Matter Resource Links:  Donate - https://secure.actblue.comdonatems_blm_homepage_2019  Donate to Bail Funds - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd  Black Visions Collective - https://www.blackvisionsmn.org  National Council For Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls - https://www.nationalcouncil.us  NAACP - https://www.naacp.org  List of Petitions - https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/#petitions  Advice when going to protest - https://greenandblackcross.org/guides/key-advice/  ___Welcome to Figure It Out! Catch our Podcasts, such as "Voices of Reason" and "Blockbusters & Chart-toppers", along with a variety of gameplay videos, “Stooge Sunday” and content that spans from short films to sketches.Find our Podcasts in audio form on Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, and now Pandora!!YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyvrI-oKgYW0uELyN-7Ajg?Follow the channel on Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FigureItOutProd https://www.instagram.com/figureitoutprod/ Follow the guys on Instagram and Twitter!Demetri: https://twitter.com/__Metri__ https://www.instagram.com/__Metri__/ Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer__36 https://www.instagram.com/spencer__36/  ___Song Credit:Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week's episode of the Voices of Reason Podcast reaches the milestone of being the episode that can give you a week's worth of podcasts (if you listen to one daily). Demetri and Spencer talk about places they'd like to live mostly because of how expensive California is...What places do they have in common and where would they definitely not live?Black Lives Matter Resource Links:  Donate - https://secure.actblue.comdonatems_blm_homepage_2019  Donate to Bail Funds - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd  Black Visions Collective - https://www.blackvisionsmn.org  National Council For Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls - https://www.nationalcouncil.us  NAACP - https://www.naacp.org  List of Petitions - https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/#petitions  Advice when going to protest - https://greenandblackcross.org/guides/key-advice/  ___Welcome to Figure It Out! Catch our Podcasts, such as "Voices of Reason" and "Blockbusters & Chart-toppers", along with a variety of gameplay videos, “Stooge Sunday” and content that spans from short films to sketches.Find our Podcasts in audio form on Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, and now Pandora!!YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyvrI-oKgYW0uELyN-7Ajg?Follow the channel on Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FigureItOutProd https://www.instagram.com/figureitoutprod/ Follow the guys on Instagram and Twitter!Demetri: https://twitter.com/__Metri__ https://www.instagram.com/__Metri__/ Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer__36 https://www.instagram.com/spencer__36/  ___Song Credit:Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black Lives Matter.Before we talk about Faxanadu and Little Samson this week, we wanted to make it clear that we stand with the protesters and everyone else fighting the good fight to finally bring about much-needed changes in the way we talk about race in this country and the systemic racism that has permeated it.  In lieu of a pithy paragraph about today's games, here are some great organizations you can donate to that will go toward healing the deep wounds our Black countrymen and women still deal with on a daily basis by bringing about much-needed reform:Black Lives Matter - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019American Civil Liberties Union - https://action.aclu.org/give/nowNational Bail Fund Network - https://bailfunds.github.io/Equal Justice Initiative - https://support.eji.org/give/153413/#!/donation/checkoutCampaign Zero - https://www.joincampaignzero.org/Reclaim the Block - https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/donateNAACP Legal Defense Fund - https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780&_ga=2.203488144.1097920202.1592329703-1651731968.1592329703National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls - https://www.nationalcouncil.us/donationNational Police Accountability Project - https://www.nlg-npap.org/donate/There are also several GoFundMes that have been set up to help the families of those affected directly by police violence:George Floyd Memorial Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloydI Run With Maud - https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maudJustice for Breonna Taylor - https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylorJustice for David McAtee - https://www.gofundme.com/f/justicefordavidmcateeNew York Magazine has put together a list of 125 Black-owned businesses you can support at https://nymag.com/strategist/article/black-owned-businesses-support-shop.htmlThere are so many more great resources out there, just a search engine away.  If you can't help financially, there are so many other ways you can help, whether it's through social media solidarity, attending protests yourself, or just working on continual education to make sure you're asking the right questions and having the right conversations.  This is the time for real action, and every little bit helps.Thank you for listening and, again, Black Lives Matter.

Mental Health Resource Links: Hotline Numbers - https://psychcentral.com/lib/common-hotline-phone-numbers/ National Helpline - https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline Help for Mental Illnesses - https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml Black Lives Matter Resource Links:  Donate - https://secure.actblue.comdonatems_blm_homepage_2019  Donate to Bail Funds - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd  Black Visions Collective - https://www.blackvisionsmn.org  National Council For Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls - https://www.nationalcouncil.us  NAACP - https://www.naacp.org  List of Petitions - https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/#petitions  Advice when going to protest - https://greenandblackcross.org/guides/key-advice/  This week's episode of the Voices of Reason Podcast deals with coping, how best to do it and how some bad coping mechanisms are a part of life. Spencer and Demetri felt that this episode, especially with how the world is right now, is a perfect time to address how they cope, bad and good, through stories from their past.___Welcome to Figure It Out! Catch our Podcasts, such as "Voices of Reason" and "Blockbusters & Chart-toppers", along with a variety of gameplay videos, “Stooge Sunday” and content that spans from short films to sketches.Find our Podcasts in audio form on Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, and now Pandora!!YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyvrI-oKgYW0uELyN-7Ajg?Follow the channel on Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FigureItOutProd https://www.instagram.com/figureitoutprod/ Follow the guys on Instagram and Twitter!Demetri: https://twitter.com/__Metri__ https://www.instagram.com/__Metri__/ Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer__36 https://www.instagram.com/spencer__36/  ___Song Credit:Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hello everyone! We are back with a special episode on the protests which have been happening in DC, but also around the US and the world. In this episode, Raza, Lucius and us share our thoughts on the movement.  We previously shared a few links featuring various ways to stand in solidarity for the movement. Please find below more programs. Programs that support racial justice and equality Black Lives Matter, founded in 2013 after the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin was acquitted. Equal Justice Initiative, which provides legal representation to people who have been wrongly convicted, unfairly sentenced or abused in state jails and prisons. Some groups, like the National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, are particularly focused on helping female inmates and ex-convicts. NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans  Support black-owned businesses Directory of DC’s Black-Owned Businesses   Vice’s Guide to Black-Owned Restaurants We hope you enjoy this episode, brought to you by Chrys and Thibault.

The year is 2020...or is it 1956...or perhaps 1963. It’s hard to tell as the Civil Rights movement seems to rears its head once again with the death of Mr. Geroge Floyd. The Non9to5er wants to know what is behind the continuing struggle of black Americans in the 21st century and what the nation can do to stomp out systematic racism in our democracy. Join Nick and Alexa as they discuss their understanding of the turmoil surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement and the search for change.      Resources https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=u8cesjZFsxVe8TWyip9lK_4JA4R8MTU5MjA4NDA0OUAxNTkxOTk3NjQ5&event=video_description&v=L5JZ36hE28Q&q=https%3A%2F%2Fblacklivesmatters.carrd.co) Equal Justice Initiative (https://support.eji.org/give/153413/#!/donation/checkout) -organization committed to ending mass incarceration and extreme sentencing (provides legal representation to people who have been wrongly convicted, unfairly sentenced or abused in state jails and prisons) The  National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls (https://www.nationalcouncil.us/donation) is focused on helping female inmates and ex-convicts. Those who want to make a long-term grassroots impact can donate to local mutual aid funds, like the COVID-19 Mutual Aid Network – Los Angeles (https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-mutual-aid-network) , The Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund (https://www.atlantamutualaid.org/) or East of the River Mutual Aid Fund. (https://www.gofundme.com/f/blmcovid) Mutual aid funds work to address homelessness and systemic inequalities by offering all sorts of community assistance, from providing food to financial help to people in need.  VICE (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzvga/how-to-support-black-owned-restaurants-right-now) has a guide on how to find black-owned restaurants by state.  New York Magazine has a list (https://nymag.com/strategist/article/black-owned-businesses-support-shop.html) of not just food companies but also beauty, clothing and fitness brands among others.  Eater has guides on black-owned restaurants in various cities, from Nashville (https://nashville.eater.com/2020/6/5/21280240/black-owned-restaurants-nashville-support) to New York City. (https://ny.eater.com/2020/6/5/21281798/nyc-black-owned-restaurants-list-guide)

Black Lives Matter Resource Links:  Donate - https://secure.actblue.comdonatems_blm_homepage_2019  Donate to Bail Funds - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd  Black Visions Collective - https://www.blackvisionsmn.org  National Council For Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls - https://www.nationalcouncil.us  NAACP - https://www.naacp.org  Black Trans Travel Fund - https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com  List of Petitions - https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/#petitions  Advice when going to protest - https://greenandblackcross.org/guides/key-advice/  List of Small Black Businesses to Support - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qpn5fFrG4-FLfGo3cUsiwb7OvDnnL10uOnF50X-1v90/edit  Boiler Room - https://boilerroom.tv/article/black-lives-matter-resources  This weeks episode is a special one, no frills, no fluff, just a straight discussion with Demetri hosting with his brother Daraja on what's going on in the world with Police Brutality, Black Lives Matter, and everything in between. #BLM___Welcome to Figure It Out! Catch our Podcasts, such as "Voices of Reason" and "Blockbusters & Chart-toppers", along with a variety of gameplay videos, “Stooge Sunday” and content that spans from short films to sketches.Find our Podcasts in audio form on Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, and now Pandora!!YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyvrI-oKgYW0uELyN-7Ajg?Follow the channel on Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FigureItOutProd https://www.instagram.com/figureitoutprod/ Follow the guys on Instagram and Twitter!Demetri: https://twitter.com/__Metri__ https://www.instagram.com/__Metri__/ Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer__36 https://www.instagram.com/spencer__36/  ___Song Credit:Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Discussion: Ghostly activity is on the rise as people are spending more time at home. Rissa tells stories of people who are being haunted while on pandemic lockdown.   Discussion starts: (00:06:31)   Sources Quarantined in a Ghost Town Cerro Gordo (@cerro.gordo.ca) • Instagram photos and videos Cerro Gordo YouTube Brent Underwood, trapped in a town with only ghosts for company How to Quarantine in a Ghost Town Haunted House? These People Are in Isolation With Ghosts. Mental illness or mob hit? Questions arise as man moves into home where family was slaughtered Quarantined with Tampa Bay's ghosts? Some wonder if they are stuck in haunted houses. Zak Bagans quarantined in Haunted Museum for 'Ghost Adventures'   Resources for Allies Justice in June - get educated Anti-Racism Resources 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice Ally Resources   Podcasts 1619  Code Switch  Pod Save The People The Nod The Stoop Identity Politics Ear Hustle Fanti Minority Korner   Donate Donate to anti-white supremacy work such as your local Black Lives Matter Chapter, the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, the NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center, United Negro College Fund, Black Youth Project 100, Color of Change, The Sentencing Project, Families against Mandatory Minimums, A New Way of Life, Equal Justice Initiative, and Dream Defenders. Join some of these list-serves and take action as their emails suggest.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led governments to release an unprecedented number of people from prison and curb new admissions to prevent deadly outbreaks in prisons and other detention centres. The pandemic has exposed the societal costs of mass incarceration, while the quick actions taken by governments casts doubt on the necessity of imprisonment for those released. This webinar  looks at the drivers of mass incarceration worldwide, sharing analysis on the impact of COVID-19, the negative impacts of imprisonment exposed by the pandemic, and the challenges and opportunities it provides for sustainable reform. It focuses particularly on the role of punitive drug policies in driving up prison numbers. Activists and researchers from different regions will discuss and share strategies by civil society to reverse this long-standing trend of mass incarceration as a response to crime.   Panellists  • Olivia Rope, Director of Policy and International Advocacy, Penal Reform International  • Isabel Pereira, Coordinator of the Drug Policy area at Dejusticia, and member of Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law (CEDD).  • Sabrina Mahtani from Advocaid Sierra Leone  • Maidina Rahmawati, Institute of Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR), Indonesia  • Andrea James, Founder and Exec Director, and Justine Moore, Director of Training, National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, USA This webinar is co-sponsored by IDPC (International Drug Policy Consortium), WOLA (Washington office on Latin America) and Penal Reform International.   

Rafal Bryks had no idea what he was doing for the majority of Yes, Your Grace's long development, but he and the rest of the team at Brave at Night managed to create a fascinating little kingdom simulator where you're listening to the demands and pleas of your subjects while also taking care of your family and preparing for war. Mondays, am I right? Rafal joins the show to discuss how Game of Thrones' popularity influenced Yes, Your Grace's development, how to blend seemingly disparate styles of gameplay, and some of the other tough lessons from a five-year dev cycle. If you'd like to lend your support to the Black Lives Matter and anti-police brutality movements, here are some excellent organizations to support: Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/ Movement For Black Lives: https://m4bl.org/ Black Voters Matter: https://www.blackvotersmatterfund.org/ National Council for Incarcerated Women and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls: https://www.nationalcouncil.us/donation Survived and Punished: https://www.alliedmedia.org/survived-and-punished/donate Highlander Center: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/1417777 Fund for Black Newspapers: https://www.localmedia.org/journalism-fund-for-black-newspapers/ More resources: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/6/9/21281538/how-to-donate-to-black-lives-matter-charity

Ways you can help keep fight systemic racism:Donate to anti-white supremacy work such as your local Black Lives Matter Chapter, the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, the NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center, United Negro College Fund, Black Youth Project 100, Color of Change, The Sentencing Project, Families against Mandatory Minimums, A New Way of Life, Equal Justice Initiative, and Dream Defenders. Join some of these list-serves and take action as their emails dictate.Check out this Medium article of actions you can take when you feel like there's nothing you can do: https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234#BlackLivesMatter

Black Lives Matter Resource Links:  Donate - https://secure.actblue.comdonatems_blm_homepage_2019  Donate to Bail Funds - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd  Black Visions Collective - https://www.blackvisionsmn.org  National Council For Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls - https://www.nationalcouncil.us  NAACP - https://www.naacp.org  Black Trans Travel Fund - https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com  List of Petitions - https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/#petitions  Advice when going to protest - https://greenandblackcross.org/guides/key-advice/  List of Small Black Businesses to Support - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qpn5fFrG4-FLfGo3cUsiwb7OvDnnL10uOnF50X-1v90/edit  Boiler Room - https://boilerroom.tv/article/black-lives-matter-resources  On the newest episode of "Voices of Reason" Spencer and Demetri recount stories of their past. Stories about school shenanigans, stories that seem like they can be written as a script, and just wild times and memories. Also, if you want a special surprise from this podcast, watch the video form on YouTube on the channel "Figure It Out".___Welcome to Figure It Out! Catch our Podcasts, such as "Voices of Reason" and "Blockbusters & Chart-toppers", along with a variety of gameplay videos, “Stooge Sunday” and content that spans from short films to sketches.Find our Podcasts in audio form on Spotify, iTunes, GooglePlay, and now Pandora!!YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWyvrI-oKgYW0uELyN-7Ajg?Follow the channel on Instagram and Twitter: https://twitter.com/FigureItOutProd https://www.instagram.com/figureitoutprod/ Follow the guys on Instagram and Twitter!Demetri: https://twitter.com/__Metri__ https://www.instagram.com/__Metri__/ Spencer: https://twitter.com/Spencer__36 https://www.instagram.com/spencer__36/  ___Song Credit:Eighties Action by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3703-eighties-action License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this 10 min Monday, Melissa & Cody know an uncomfortable conversation needs to be had. They talk about why, as white people, racism is so difficult to discuss & discuss the actions we need to start taking. It's time for us to shut our mouths and open our ears. This is NOT a political conversation, it's about human rights. This is a very powerful resource for you to save and use https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S5uckFHCA_XZkxG0Zg5U4GQGbY_RklZARwu43fqJH0E/mobilebasic We have highlighted certain resources below:Get Honest With Yourself:Use these writing prompts to get honest with yourself http://leesareneehall.com/expressivewriting-prompts-to-use-if-youve-been-accused-of-whitefragility-spiritualbypass-or-whiteprivilege/Watch this video on where to start and how to acknowledging racism https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyhBlRgd0j/Start difficult conversations:With your kids: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/31/how-talk-kids-racism-racial-violence-police-brutality/5288065002/ With your family & friends: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a25221603/thanksgiving-dinner-conversation-how-to-talk-to-family-about-politics/Or share this episode to those who may need to hear it, and we'll have the difficult conversation for you! Pick up one of these books:https://www.amazon.com/Me-White-Supremacy-Combat-Ancestor/dp/1728209803https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism/dp/0807047414https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Antiracist-Ibram-Kendi/dp/0525509283Find tips on becoming an ally here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAxZhxIFHUC/Join Rachel Cargle in The Great Unlearn https://www.patreon.com/thegreatunlearn-Write to your city or town government representative and police chief and advocate for: officers wearing body cameras, evidence-based police de-escalation trainings & officers wearing body cams.Put your money where your mouth is: Don't business that use prison labor, check out this lists to discover in https://returntonow.net/2016/06/13/prison-labor-is-the-new-american-slavery/Support black businesses, you can find there here: https://officialblackwallstreet.com/directory/Donate your time and money, here are a few: Your local Black Lives Matter Chapter, the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, the NAACP Donate to help the protesters https://secure.actblue.com/donate/glp-bail-funds-email-20200531& Follow these powerful voices on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle/ https:/

On today’s bonus episode, Lisa and Misty create a starter list for our white listeners to help them take actions to be better allies. If you are confused about the difference between “white saviors” and allyship, and to read a list of frequently asked questions, you can head to https://nowhitesaviors.org/faqs/.  Easy actions to take: Donate to organizations doing the work: The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls The NAACP Southern Poverty Law Center United Negro College Fund Black Youth Project The Sentencing Project Families against Mandatory Minimums A New Way of Life Dream Defenders The ACLU Black Lives Matter Showing Up For Racial Justice Black Visions Collective  The Minnesota Freedom Fund North Star Health Collective Follow intersectional accounts on social media! Here are a few to get you started: @Rachel.Cargle @TeachandTransform @indigenousrising @NoWhiteSaviors @theconsciouskid @zinneducationproject @ctznwell @theequalityinstitute @showingupforacialjustice @wp4bl @Luvvie  Listen to podcasts!  1619 Project - read here 1619 Project - listen here So, Lisa mentions “On Being White” during the episode, but it’s actually called Scene On Radio and the entire second season is dedicated to “Seeing White”, the exploration of whiteness. When I listened, there were only three episodes, but now there are 14! You can start with episode one of season 2, called “Turning The Lens” here.  The rest of these actions are Medium or Hard, depending on your abilities, tolerance and time commitments! Have conversations with your friends and family. Become vocal.  Read books to expand your knowledge: White Fragility I’m Judging You Between the World and Me So You Want to Talk About Race An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States And check out this Anti-Racist Reading List from the New York Times and this list of Racial Justice Books for White People from Showing Up for Racial Justice. Explore your own inherent biases and where they came from. Take The Harvard Bias test online. Volunteer and get involved with organizations doing the work. Two national examples to start:  White People 4 Black Lives Showing Up For Racial Justice Call your reps when you see an injustice, and urge them to hold the perpetrators accountable. Resistbot is an amazing, easy way to do this -- all you have to do is text the word RESIST to Resistbot on iMessage, Messenger, Twitter, Telegram, or to 50409 on SMS to get started.  Volunteer to help black men and women, indigenous people, and people of color elected to office.  VOTE! Do what you can. Act now. Speak up. 

On Trimmel Gomes’ latest episode of The Rotunda, Governor Ron DeSantis outlines his plan for reopening Florida this week. Gomes talks with Debra Bennett, Florida state organizer for the National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, who highlights the growing number of COVID-19 cases at the Department of Corrections. Other guests include, Leon County Commission Chairman Bryan Desloge as the National Association of Counties calls on Congress to steer more COVID-19 relief funds to local governments. Plus, as the need for local news increases, Jean Kiddoo, with the Federal Communications Commission, joins the program to discuss the national switch of TV station frequencies impacting several Florida cities this week. Follow on @RotundaPodcast on Twitter and visit www.rotundapodcast.com for daily updates.

On Trimmel Gomes' latest episode of The Rotunda, Governor Ron DeSantis outlines his plan for reopening Florida this week. Gomes talks with Debra Bennett, Florida state organizer for the National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, who highlights the growing number of COVID-19 cases at the Department of Corrections. Other guests include, Leon County Commission Chairman Bryan Desloge as the National Association of Counties calls on Congress to steer more COVID-19 relief funds to local governments. Plus, as the need for local news increases, Jean Kiddoo, with the Federal Communications Commission, joins the program to discuss the national switch of TV station frequencies impacting several Florida cities this week. Follow on @RotundaPodcast on Twitter and visit www.rotundapodcast.com for daily updates.

38 years in prison just for riding in a car with some friends. This is part 2 of the Denise Coleman story.   Oprah, we need you to get Ms. Coleman on #SuperSoulConversations! Thank you, Niecey for being so open with us, and for sharing your life as a lesson.   To learn more about Denise Coleman, her story, and her work visit:   The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. The People's Advocacy Institute Advocates Working to Help Incarcerated Women and Girls The Mississippi Prison Reform Coalition Share your thoughts on itunes, Soundcloud, or wherever you listen to DEcarcerated. You can also send us an email at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.        

38 years in prison just for riding in a car with some friends.  That's part of the story of Denise Coleman. Born in Louisiana, and now living in Jackson, Mississippi, Ms. Coleman, is my friend.  She is also a leader with the People's Advocacy Institute, and the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. This two-part series will have you on an emotional rollercoaster. To learn more about Denise Coleman, her story, and her work visit:   The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. The People's Advocacy Institute Advocates Working to Help Incarcerated Women and Girls Share your thoughts on itunes, Soundcloud, or wherever you listen to DEcarcerated. You can also send us a Happy New Year email at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.  

We talk with Kimberly McGlonn, a passionate founder/CEO, Grant Blvd about her mission and her vision in training returning citizens women to create clothes in West Philadelphia. Following her brand's goal to be inclusive, she has a wide range of sizes made from clothes that she gets from thrift stores.

Gale Muhammed is the Founder and President of Women Who Never Give Up. Her passion to help women and girls have also led her to the National Council of Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls (aka The National Council). Their goal is to bring home 10,000 women to join their families – #FreeHer. Listen to her interview to hear more about what she is doing and visit thecouncil.us. Women Who Never Give Up and thecouncil.us can be found on Facebook. Recorded at: Ninth Annual International Prisoner's Family Conference 2017 For more stories and information, visit our website: https://prisonthehiddensentence.com

Gale Muhammed is the Founder and President of Women Who Never Give Up.  Her passion to help women and girls have also led her to the National Council of Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls (aka The National Council).  Their goal is to bring home 10,000 women to join their families – #FreeHer.  Listen to her interview to hear more about what she is doing and visit thecouncil.us.  Women Who Never Give Up and thecouncil.us can be found on Facebook.   Recorded at: Ninth Annual International Prisoner's Family Conference 2017   For more stories and information, visit our website: https://prisonthehiddensentence.com

We're shouting out Emily Furr (full disclosure, she's Theresa friend) and Emily's amazingly feminist visual art show! Our first guest is Tina Barry, writer and author of Mall Flower who is working on a special art exhibit called The Virgina Project. The Virginia Project is a visual depiction of the fictionalized stories of Virginia Haggard and Jean McNeil. Tired of women like Haggard being eclipsed in history by their famous partners, Tina began crafting a mostly fictionalized account of Haggard and McNeil's two years in High Falls, NY. In Barry's pieces, Haggard and McNeil tell their stories. The Virginia Project is a unique collaboration between Tina and her stories and 14 mostly Hudson Valley-based women artists working in styles that range from realistic illustration to conceptual installation to interpret Tina's stories. Our second special guest, Carolina Soto, is a formerly incarcerated woman who now works to help other women re-enter after being incarcerated and to change the incarceration system as a whole. An activist from a young age, Carolina shares her incredible stories from her time in prison and the deep friendships/family that she formed there. As the inspiration for Yoga Janet, a character in the book, Orange is the New Black, she became the resident yoga teacher while in prison. Carolina shares how being grateful and knowing how to forgive others as well as herself helps keep her happy despite all that she's seen and experienced in her life. She is part of the movement to end women's incarceration via her work with the National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls and Hope House. Shocking fact... 76% of women in prison have been sexually molested or violated. She's working with and on a panel this October with Youth Arts NY talking about women and incarceration. Finally, if you are someone formerly incarcerated and want to apply for leadership training, you can apply HERE Self Care...hmmm, to sum it up. Be true to yourself. "When we attend to our own growth and learning in the area of our interests, we are engaged in the joy and challenge of building ourselves. From the fullness of our own talent and skill, we automatically serve the world rather than steal from it." Deborah Adele Emily Furr Tina Barry | The Virginia Project National Council of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls] | Hope House Today's show was engineered by Manuel Blas of Radio Kingston, www.radiokingston.org. We heard music from Shana Falana, http://www.shanafalana.com/, and audio from the film, She's Beautiful When She's Angry, http://www.shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com ** Please: SUBSCRIBE to our pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND US :) Follow Us: INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/ FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast TWITTER * https://twitter.com/wantwhatshehas

This week’s episode of the #Decarcerated podcast features founder of Ladies of Hope Ministries, Topeka K. Sam.  Created to help disenfranchised & marginalized women transition back into society, Topeka has also created a safe place for women and girls to call home after being released from jails and prisons.  In this episode she shares her inspiration behind Hope House NYC and also gives us a look into her entrepreneurial spirit...having owned a cell phone and sex toy business in the past.  Topeka is a Soros Justice Fellow and is featured in Van Jones’ #cut50 “Dignity” campaign. Bet you didn't see that one coming!  Check it out and let us know what you think! Learn more this episode, including Bryan Stevenson’s exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum: Information about The Ladies of hope Ministries: http://www.thelohm.org/aboutus/ #cut50 Dignity for Incarcerated Women Campaign: https://www.cut50.org/dignity The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls: https://nationalcouncil.us/about/ Teen Vogue op-ed: I’m on Parole and It’s Like Another Form of Incarceration: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/parole-incarceration-week-kids-incarcerated Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Reach out to: Topeka K. Sam @theLOHM  

Andrea C. James, a Roxbury, Boston native was sentenced to 18-months in prison for a white-collar crime. A lawyer prior to her incarceration, Andrea is an author and national advocate for the rights of women impacted by incarceration.  Andrea drips passion for this cause in this episode. She is a lead member of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. She is also the executive director for the Families For Justice as Justice for Healing in Boston. Andrea is also a proud momma and wife.  How does she balance it all?  Listen to this episode. Families For Justice as Healing: http://justiceashealing.org/ National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls: http://thecouncil.us/ Buy Andrea's book, Upper Bunkies Unite: And other Thoughts on the Politics of Mass Incarceration Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson / @andreacjames / Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.