Thursday 2/16 at 6pm

For Black History Month Kingston 2023, The Library at the A.J. Williams- Myers African Roots Center, ENJAN (End the New Jim Crow Action Network) Kingston, and the YWCA Ulster County are going to host a screening of the documentary "The Interview" co-sponsored by RAPP (Releasing Aging People from Prisons)and the People's Campaign for Parole Justice. You can enjoy this impactful documentary and have some good conversations and Refreshments!!

A little bit about the film: "The Interview" asks viewers to confront their feelings about justice and mercy while revealing the heavy toll our current legal system takes on incarcerated people and their families. You can take a look at the flyer for more information or email isispascuala@gmail.com.

This event will take place Thursday 2/16 at 6pm at the Restorative Justice Center (733 Broadway Kingston, NY 12401). There will be a panel discussion to take place after the showing! 

 

This Event is FREE and Open to the Public. Please reserve your spot: https://bhmkingston2023arcywcaenjan.eventbrite.com or email me at isispascuala@gmail.com to reserve your spot. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Yours in Power,

- Isis Benitez

Building a grassroots movement

 

Time

Wednesdays

5 – 7pm EST

Location

29 N Hamilton St

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

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About this event

We’re building a grassroots movement of everyday people to fight for laws and win elections to transform New York so it works for all of us.

The heart of our organization is the thousands of people who turn love into action by dedicating their time, energy, and passion.

Let’s build the movement! Help us recruit volunteers for our next community meeting.

You can join me at our office in the Family Partnership Center (29 N Hamilton St) or via zoom so I can train you to help us recruit. :)

Stop U.S. Wars

More than 45 actions have been listed for our week of actions and around Martin Luther King Day, Jan 13 - 22

Click here to list your actions.

Click here to view actions that have been listed.

 
As Martin Luther King, Jr. so correctly reminded us, the U.S. is the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.  Since WWII, the US has initiated more than 60 military interventions in foreign countries.  The US/NATO proxy war in Ukraine, brings the US in direct confrontation with a major nuclear power as does the U.S. provocation against China over Taiwan. 

 

It is extremely important that we build a strong, unified antiwar movement that can break through the media propaganda and censorship and end the US military aggression around the world.

Each of our actions are based on building local connections among various solidarity organizations. A variety of actions are encouraged from demonstrations, teach-Ins, banner drops and chalk-ins, to street meetings.

Actions linking ALL the continuing US wars and sanctions will be a unifying focus and help break through the propaganda that saturates each and every war.

 

ENJAN Zoom meeting this coming Wednesday, December 14th

 

We will have a special guest speaker at our next ENJAN Zoom meeting this coming Wednesday, December 14th from 6:30 to 8:00.  Casey Dalporto, Senior Policy Attorney for New York County Defender Services will be speaking with us on behalf of the Treatment Not Jail Coalition, which is gathering support for The Treatment Not Jail Act in New York State (S.2881B / A.8524A).  This proposed legislation aims to "provide off-ramps from the revolving door of jail and prison for those who are brought into the criminal legal system due to underlying mental health and substance use issues."  This legislation achieves this by significantly expanding access to and fine-tuning New York’s proven-effective treatment courts.  Casey will be speaking during the last part of the meeting from 7:30 to 8:00 pm. We have attached some additional information about Treatment Not Jail, including a flyer about a Treatment Not Jail Advocacy Day scheduled for January 31st in Albany.  More details can be found in the email below.  We hope you can join us on Wednesday to learn more about this important work.  Thank you.

The ENJAN Curators

 

 

Documentary on parole justice in New York State entitled "The Interview"

 

 

Please join us on Tuesday, December 13th at 6 pm for a viewing of a powerful short documentary on parole justice in New York State entitled "The Interview," which will be followed by a panel discussion with some of the people in the film and others with similar experiences. 

The event will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship located at 67 South Randolph Avenue in Poughkeepsie. The showing is FREE and open to the public. We encourage everyone to sign up in advance here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-interview-showing-tickets-474307736207 or you can send an email to me at isispascuala@gmail.com

Food and drink will be potluck. We encourage attendees to bring a cold dish or non-alcoholic refreshments. If you are interested in contributing to the potluck, please email Judy Beekman at judithbeekman@gmail.com to let her know what you plan to bring.

Please tell all your friends and family members. We hope to get a strong turnout. 

 

Awesome Foundation

 

We wanted to make everyone aware of an upcoming event.  Each month, Awesome Poughkeepsie, the City of Poughkeepsie chapter of Awesome Foundation gives out a $1000 grant to a City of Poughkeepsie community project each month.  These projects are selected by and funded by our neighbors!  On December 6th Awesome Poughkeepsie will be hosting an event to celebrate a successful three months of grant-giving in the City of Poughkeepsie and get the public in on choosing our next grantee!  The event will be held from 6:30 to 9:00 pm at Reason + Ruckus, 305 Main Street in Poughkeepsie.  The gathering is open to the public with cash bar and food available for purchase!  Votes will be $5 each!  See the attached flyer for details.

ENJAN is pleased to support any effort that helps to fund community projects that have social impact, particularly projects that may help keep community members from being negatively affected by the criminal justice system.  If you have a project idea or no others who have a project idea, Awesome Poughkeepsie is accepting applications now for the January grant.  Just visit their website:  awesomepoughkeepsie.com or send an email to: poughkeepsie@awesomefoundation.org.

Thank you.

The ENJAN Curators

Screening of the documentary "The Interview"

 Good Afternoon Fighters,

We would like to invite you to a screening of the documentary "The Interview" co-sponsored by RAPP (Releasing Aging People from Prisons), ENJAN (End the New Jim Crow Action Network), the UU of Poughkeepsie (Unitarian Universalist of Poughkeepsie) and the People's Campaign for Parole Justice. You can enjoy this impactful documentary and have some good conversations. This will also be a potluck and will give you a chance to prepare a dish you would like to share!

A little bit about the film: "The Interview" asks viewers to confront their feelings about justice and mercy while revealing the heavy toll our current legal system takes on incarcerated people and their families. You can take a look at the flyer for more information or email isispascuala@gmail.com.

This event will take place Tuesday 12/13 from 6pm-8pm at the Unitarian Universalist of Poughkeepsie (67 S. Randolph Ave. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601). There will be a panel discussion to take place after the showing! This Event is FREE and Open to the Public. Please reserve your spot here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-interview-showing-tickets-474307736207 or email me at isispascuala@gmail.com to reserve your spot. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

In Love and Gratitude,

-Isis Benitez