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Jail Expansion Demo at the Dutchess County Office Building

Community Read and Lecture Series on Mass Incarceration

Wednesday, 17 April, at 6 pm. 

Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library

Family Partnership Center

29 N. Hamilton Street

Poughkeepsie, NY  

Meetings will be held Apr 17, May 1, May 15, May 29, June 5 and June 19, and will feature speakers on chapter topics. Copies of "The New Jim Crow" will be available for purchase at a big discount. We can also make copies available at no cost for those how can't afford it. There is ample free parking in the lot across the street. 

Reservations: 

845.475.8781 or 914.388.3092

Sponsored by:

End the New Jim Crow Action Network (ENJAN)

http://www.enjan.org

April 25th from 7pm to 9 pm

April 25th from 7pm to 9 pm

Lateef Islam Auditorium

at the Family Partnership Center

29 North Hamilton St Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

845-452-1110

"The House I Live In" is a riveting documentary which addresses the structural and personal consequences of America's War on Drugs and system of Mass Incarceration.

There will be a showing of the 50-minute version of the film, followed by a panel discussion featuring representatives from the Drug Policy Alliance from New York City and ENJAN's own Odell Winfield.

The screening is absolutely free and a great way to spend a Thursday evening!

Maroon the Implacable

New Paltz: Book release event

on writings of political prisoner

Russell Maroon Shoatz

Date : 29 March 2013 From : 7:00pm

Event Description :
"Maroon the Implacable: The Life and Writings of Political Prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz"

The first published collection of the U.S. political prisoner's accumulated written works, and including new essays written expressly for this volume.

Russell Maroon Shoatz is a U.S. political prisoner who has been held for over thirty years, including two decades in solitary confinement. He was active as a leader in the Black Liberation Movement in Philadelphia, both above and underground. His successful escapes from maximum-security prisons earned him the title "Maroon".

The event will be presented by Quincy Saul (editor) and Theresa Shoatz (the author's daughter).

Cost: free

Location:
Inquiring Minds Bookstore 6 Church Street New Paltz, NY 12561 Map and directions:
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Contact: 845 255-8300, or via the email address below.

Sponsored by: Inquiring Minds Bookstore.

Email : inquiringmindsevents@gmail.com
Main web site : http://www.russellmaroonshoats.wordpress.com

Kingston and Poughkeepsie meetings for April

-Kingston: Meeting of End the New Jim Crow Action Committee
Date : 8 Apr 2013       From : 6:00pm   To : 7:30pm  
The End the New Jim Crow Action Network! (ENJAN) is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the "new Jim Crow").
Location:
New Progressive Baptist Church
8 Hone St.
Kingston, NY 12401
Contact: 845-475-8781 or http://www.enjan.org

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-Poughkeepsie: Meeting of End the New Jim Crow Action Committee
Date : 10 Apr 2013       From : 6:00pm   To : 7:30pm  
The End the New Jim Crow Action Network! (ENJAN) is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the "new Jim Crow").
Location:
Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library
Family Partnership Center
29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Contact: 845-475-8781 or http://www.enjan.org

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-Kingston: Meeting of End the New Jim Crow Action Committee
Date : 22 Apr 2013       From : 6:00pm   To : 7:30pm  
The End the New Jim Crow Action Network! (ENJAN) is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the "new Jim Crow").
Location:
New Progressive Baptist Church
8 Hone St.
Kingston, NY 12401
Contact: 845-475-8781 or http://www.enjan.org

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-Poughkeepsie: Meeting of End the New Jim Crow Action Committee
Date : 24 Apr 2013       From : 6:00pm   To : 7:30pm  
The End the New Jim Crow Action Network! (ENJAN) is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the "new Jim Crow").
Location:
Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library
Family Partnership Center
29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Contact: 845-475-8781 or http://www.enjan.org

New community read

For those interested in learning more about our current system of mass incarceration, we are planning a new community read of Michelle Alexander's book, which will take place on Friday nights in the Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library beginning at 6 pm. The first meeting is scheduled for Friday, 29 March--so save the date! Copies of the book will be available at the first meeting, and we will send you information about speakers for the series.

If you are interested in getting involved right now, the Poughkeepsie group meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. Our next meeting is this coming Wednesday, 13 March, at 6 pm, in the Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Library, which is located on the 2nd floor of the Family Partnership Center (29 N. Hamilton Street). There is ample parking in the lot across the street. We look forward to welcoming you to any meeting or action. Graphic image by Justin Walker, as it appeared in the Columbia Political Review:
http://cpreview.org/2012/11/jazz-jail-and-the-new-jim-crow/