Lula Mae Parker Harris Day

Lula Mae Parker Harris Day
Distribution Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Location: Throughout the City of Poughkeepsie

September 9, 2023—Dutchess County Proclamation in Honor of the late Lula Mae Parker Harris, Civil Rights Pioneer-Beloved Community Organizer: 

"She believed every person deserved respect and dignity. We carry her legacy forward through service and solidarity." 

A $25 contribution will provide a self-care package to someone experiencing housing insecurity. To donate or get involved: Monique Tyler: 301-254-8971 • Renee Galloway: 301-442-9995. Your support is an act of a promise kept.

Repression and radical resistance

“Since 1979, New Afrikans living in the American empire have used the month of August to draw attention to "the oppressive treatment of our brothers and sisters disappeared inside the state-run gulags and concentration camps America calls prisons." For the Afrikan peoples of the Diaspora, especially in the California prison isolation units where the commemoration practice started. Black August is a month of enormous historical significance. Black August, according to Mumia Abu-jamal, one of our most devoted New Afrikan Freedom Fighters, "is a month of divine meaning, of repression and radical resistance, of injustice and divine justice; of repression and righteous rebellion; of individual and collective efforts to free the slaves and break the chains that bind us."
 

- Find out more.

Upcoming events

ENJAN Members, 

 

We wanted to let you know about some upcoming events that are directly related to ENJAN's mission. We hope you are able to attend. Thank you.

 

The ENJAN Curators

 

Thursday, July 31st, 3:00 pm: Journalism Behind Bars

Virtual event via Zoom with incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby

Click Here To Register

 

Friday, August 1st, 7:00 to 9:00 pm: A Meeting with Kevin Douglass Greene

Location: Lateef Islam Auditorium, 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie

Kevin Douglass is a senior advisor with the Frederick Douglass Family Initiative

Click Here To Register

 

Saturday, August 2nd, noon to 3:00 pm: Frederick Douglass:Celebration

Location: College Hill Park, 149 North Clinton Street, Poughkeepsie

No registration required

 

Tuesday, August 5th, 5:00 to 8:00 pm: National Night Out

Location: Poughkeepsie City Hall

Open to the public free of charge

[ENJAN will be tabling]

 

Saturday, September 13th, 2:00 to 6:00 pm: Attica Community Remembrance Day BBQ

Location: Poughkeepsie Waterfront

[ENJAN will be tabling]

Upcoming Juneteenth events in the City of Poughkeepsie

 ENJAN Members,

We hope you can all attend the upcoming Juneteenth events in the City of Poughkeepsie:

Saturday, June 14th at 6:15 to 8:30 pm - Opening Celebration
Waryas Park Pavillion
Performance by BaseCamp 

Thursday, June 19th at 6:00 pm in Waryas Park, Celebrating the African Spirit will be unveiling a new CAS Memorial Marker in the park to "honor the legacy of enslaved African Americans and their role in the lives of Poughkeepsie today."  Learn more and contribute here: CAS Memorial Marker

Saturday, June 21st from 12:30 to 1:00 pm - Juneteenth Parade
Starting at Main Street and Market Street

Line up at noon

Saturday, June 21st from 1:00pm to 5:00 pm - Afternoon Celebration
Waryas Park
Vendors, Performers and Activities 

ENJAN will be tabling all afternoon 

We hope to see you there! Thank you.

The ENJAN Curators

Anthony Sims, freed after 25 years in prison

Activist Radio has the following guest on this week:

GUEST: Anthony Sims, freed after 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, talks about anger, race, and how the Alternatives To Violence Program AVP helps inmates focus on how to make positive changes in their lives.  
https://ecbawm.com/news/anthony-sims-freed-after-25-years/

Activist Radio can be heard: Thursdays 8-9 am on KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, OR; Thursdays 11-12 noon on WRFA 107.9 FM in Jamestown, NY; Thursdays 5-6 pm on WVKR 91.3 FM at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY; Thursdays 7-8 pm on WBDY 99.5 FM at The Bundy in Binghamton, NY; Fridays 4-5 pm on WEFR 1700 AM in Fairmont, WV; Saturdays 7-8 am on WOZO 103.9 FM in Knoxville, TN; Sundays 4-5 pm from WIOF 104.1 FM in Woodstock, NY; Sundays 5-6 pm from the Progressive Radio Network at PRN.live; Mondays 11-12 noon on WCAA 107.3 FM in Albany, NY; Mondays at 10-11 pm on KWSI in Grand Junction, CO; and finally on Tuesdays 1:00-2:00 pm on WESU 88.1 FM at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. Past programs are available as a podcast, or anytime on the web at ClassWars.org.

10 year Anniversary

 

If you can't join us, please help us spread the word: tell your friends, share with other groups you're a part of, post on SM, write a letter to the local papers.

  And, either way, please support these reform campaigns:

  * The People's Campaign for Parole Justice including Fair & Timely Parole and Elder Parole

  * Communities Not Cages including the Second Look Act, Earned Time Act, and Marvin Mayfield Act

  * The Alliance to Protect Kalief's Law to stop the right from tearing apart our discovery reforms

Voices Beyond the Wall

 

After the brutal murders

ENJAN Members, 

After the brutal murder of Robert Brooks at the Marcy Correctional Facility in December and the brutal murder of Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional Facility last month, the situation has only gotten worse. The oppression and violence against incarcerated individuals continues. The HALT! Act remains suspended. We encourage ENJAN members to sign the following petition calling upon Governor Hochul to take action to hold the DOCCS accountably and restore the HALT! Act. 

TO SIGN THE PETITION, CLICK THIS LINK:

https://forms.gle/FR1XB3Z7S3zJDugr5

Feel free to pass on the link to anyone who may want to sign. Thank you.

The ENJAN Curators

Sing Sing Movie and Talk

SING SING: Movie and Talk with Rehabilitation Through the Arts

Mar 22 • 1 PM • HOLY MOUNTAIN FRANCISCAN RETREAT CENTER, 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY, 10524, United States • View details & RSVP https://calendar.app.google/QzV9kADifPauDJZN6

Upcoming Events

ENJAN Members,

We have received emails from a number of different members asking us to post information on upcoming events, online articles, or other resources. Please note that you are welcome to submit any posts directly to our Google Group by sending the post or email to enjan-pok@googlegroups.com. The posts just need to be relevant to ENJAN's mission.

Upcoming Events that may be of interest:

Thursday, March 6th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm: Conversations in Black Freedom Studies - "State Violence: Prisons, Police, Politics"
Online Only - Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cbfs-state-violence-prisons-police-politics-tickets-1242428941409 and click "Tickets" which are FREE.

You can view a prior Conversations in Black Freedom Studies called "First Person: Writing Black Activist Lives from the Inside" on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrAn_HNb_Fs

The actual event starts at 14:26 minutes into the Youtube video

Saturday, March 8th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm: "Saints Behind Bars" with author Sr. Laura Morgan

Location: Our Lady of Atonement Retreat House, 21 Old Highland Turnpike, Garrison, NY (IN PERSON ONLY)

Tickets are $45 which includes lunch. This event is hosted by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement

Tuesday, March 11th starting at 6:00 pm: "Know Your Rights - Allies"

This online (Zoom) session is aimed at assisting Allies in understanding what migrant families are facing with the new administration and how they can help.

To Register for the Zoom go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cGI3HWjjTHqK-BPeDZ3zfg#/registration

Thursday, March 27th from 7:00 pm: "Redefining Justice: Tackling Wrongful Convictions and Reforming the Criminal Justice System"

Location: Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd Street, New York City (IN PERSON ONLY)

Tickets are $30 or $25 for Museum Members

To Register go here: https://www.mcny.org/event/redefining-justice-tackling-wrongful-convictions-and-reforming-criminal-justice-system

Playback of GIRDS (Gender Identity, Respect, Identity, Dignity, and Safety) Act Teach In

If you did not attend this Zoom event hosted by the Trans Prisoner Rights Coalition on February 12th, you can view the playback. ...

Thank you, 

The ENJAN Curators

Inequality and the Common Good

Activist Radio has the following guest on this week:

GUEST: Omar Ocampo, International relations analyst and researcher for the Program on Inequality and the Common Good, talks about the growing gap between the world's richest and and the hundreds of millions with no assets at all.
https://ips-dc.org/ips_author/omar-ocampo/

Activist Radio can be heard: Thursdays 8-9 am on KBOO

90.7 FM in Portland, OR; Thursdays 11-12 noon on WRFA 107.9 FM in Jamestown, NY; Thursdays 5-6 pm on WVKR 91.3 FM at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY; Thursdays 7-8 pm on WBDY 99.5 FM at The Bundy in Binghamton, NY; Fridays 4-5 pm on WEFR 1700 AM in Fairmont, WV; Saturdays 7-8 am on WOZO 103.9 FM in Knoxville, TN; Sundays 4-5 pm from WIOF 104.1 FM in Woodstock, NY; Sundays 5-6 pm from the Progressive Radio Network at PRN.live; Mondays 11-12 noon on WCAA 107.3 FM in Albany, NY; Mondays at 10-11 pm on KWSI in Grand Junction, CO; and finally on Tuesdays 1:00-2:00 pm on WESU 88.1 FM at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. Past programs are available as a podcast, or anytime on the web at ClassWars.org.
Thanks,

Fred
Activist Radio

Treatment Not Jail Coalition

ENJAN Members, 

Here is an excellent Interview with Public Defender Sophie Feal, an active member of the Treatment Not Jail Coalition up in Buffalo. The recent interview was hosted by Partnership for the Public Good in Buffalo. The video provides a lot of good insight into the Treatment Not Jail bill that ENJAN is supporting. You can view the video here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhy_05eZe0

State of the State 2025

Register for Upcoming Training Join the Advocacy Institute on Thursday, January 23rd, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM for our 2025 Real State of the State webinar - an analysis of Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address. Equip yourself with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate the legislative landscape and strengthen your advocacy efforts in the year ahead. In this training, participants should expect: An overview of Governor Hochul's State of the State An analysis of what advocates can expect from the Assembly and Senate Overview of budget timeline Recommended next steps for advocacy Advocacy Institute trainings are open to policy advocates, organizers, community members, volunteers, and others working toward a more just and equitable New York. Training is free for Advocacy Institute member organizations and $15 per person for non-members. The deadline to register for this training is Tuesday, January 21st. Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a calendar invitation we’ll update with the Zoom link prior to the training. If you’re a non-member, you’ll receive a payment link. Payments are due by Wednesday, January 22nd to receive the event log-in details. We are unable to provide refunds. If you are unable to make it or pay after the deadline, you’re welcome to transfer your event registration to a colleague or apply the fee to a future training. If you're interested in being a member or have questions about membership, please email membership@advocacy-institute.org.

Register here