Adaner Usmani, assistant professor of sociology at Harvard, talks about mass incarceration

Activist Radio has the following guest on this week:

GUEST: Adaner Usmani, assistant professor of sociology at Harvard University, and editorial board member of the Catalyst Journal of Theory and Strategy, talks about mass incarceration and the false narrative of its creation.

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/11/did-liberals-give-us-mass-incarceration

Activist Radio can be heard: Thursdays 5-6 pm on WVKR 91.3 FM at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY; Thursdays from 9-10 pm on WBDY 99.5 FM at The Bundy in Binghamton, NY; Sundays 1:30-2:30 pm on WESU 88.1 FM at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT; Sundays 4-5 pm from WIOF 104.1 FM in Woodstock, NY; and Sundays 5-6 pm from the Progressive Radio Network at PRN.FM. Past programs are available as a podcast, or anytime on the web at https://ClassWars.org

Clean Slate NY

 Then, join us on Tuesday, March 8 for a virtual #CleanSlateNY Advocacy Day. RSVP here. During the advocacy day, we'll have a (virtual) press conference, rally, and dozens of meetings with lawmakers. Graphic attached.

Together, we can ensure that all 2.3 million New Yorkers shackled by their old conviction records can access the jobs, housing and education that all of us need to thrive. Together, we can win #CleanSlateNY.

Virtual Advocacy Day on March 9th

 Parole Justice is Gender Justice:

Join Our Next Virtual Advocacy Day on March 9th

Dear RAPP family,

On March 9, the People's Campaign for Parole Justice will hold its second annual Parole Justice is Gender Justice (Virtual) Advocacy Day and we’re asking EVERYBODY to come. The advocacy day will be virtual and take place from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm via Zoom and features world-renowned feminist, abolitionist, and scholar, Dr. Angela Davis! We hope you can join us for the entire day but even if you can only attend part, please RSVP today using this link (or https://bit.ly/ParoleJusticeMarch9) – and forward this email to 5 to 10 friends asking them to do the same!

On this advocacy day, we will highlight the continued harm women, transgender people and gender non-conforming (GNC) people face from systems designed to operate through violent policy, structure, and culture to oppress and criminalize Black and brown women, trans people, GNC people, families and communities. Surveys show the vast majority are survivors of trauma and abuse before entering prison, and a majority experience abuse by staff while behind bars. We also know that women and GNC New Yorkers disproportionately bear the enormous financial and emotional toll of supporting an incarcerated loved one, which new research shows actually shortens a person’s lifespan.

On the heels of a difficult year, when we learned that a person dies in NY prisons every three days — and when we came so close to passing the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills to help end this crisis – we need our biggest showing yet. Can you help bring our loved ones home by joining us on March. 9? Can you forward this email to at least five (5) people and ask them to RSVP, too? 

RSVP today using this link and promote the day on social media.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: DISCRIMINATION IN SCHOOLS

 ENJAN Members, 

We wanted to make everyone aware of an upcoming Webinar on "Discrimination in Schools" being hosted by The New York State Division of Human Rights.  The Webinar will take place on February 23rd from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.  In light of recent reports of racist attacks in our local schools, it is even more important for both students and parents to understand their rights.  You can register for the Webinar by clicking the link in the email below.  Thank you.

The ENJAN Curators

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: DISCRIMINATION IN SCHOOLS Greetings,   It is said that education is “the great equalizer.” Education opens the path to more opportunities and a brighter future regardless of a person’s background. In New York State, in addition to the constitutional right of all children to a sound and basic education, students are legally protected from discrimination in educational settings by the Human Rights Law. This Black History Month the NYS Division of Human Rights (DHR) will host a Know Your Rights event on Discrimination in Schools. We invite students, parents, guardians, educators, or those who are thinking of applying to an educational institution to join us this February 23, 2022 at 5:30 pm.   Countless studies have found that non-white children are often treated differently (to their detriment) than their white classmates, by school administrators, teachers, and staff. These studies also point out that bias in any facet of education has the potential to impact a child’s entire life. In this Zoom webinar, you will learn how New York State law impacts these issues and what legal recourse is available to combat them.   Register today, and feel free to share this email with others. Want to share a flyer instead? Download the event flyer here. If you require an accommodation for disability to attend, please email john.herrion@dhr.ny.gov or indicate your request during registration. REGISTER NOW

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Coco Das from Refuse Fascism

Activist Radio has the following guest on this week:

GUEST: Coco Das, member of the National Editorial Board of Refuse Fascism, talks about why white nationalists and racists have to be resisted in the streets as well as in the election booths. 

https://pisab.org

Activist Radio can be heard: Thursdays 5-6 pm on WVKR 91.3 FM at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY; Thursdays from 9-10 pm on WBDY 99.5 FM at The Bundy in Binghamton, NY; Sundays 1:30-2:30 pm on WESU 88.1 FM at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT; Sundays 4-5 pm from WIOF 104.1 FM in Woodstock, NY; and Sundays 5-6 pm from the Progressive Radio Network at PRN.FM. Past programs are available as a podcast, or anytime on the web at https://ClassWars.org