SAVE THE DATE! Stand in Solidarity with Women In Reentry
Join the People's Paper Co-Op for the 3rd annual Women in Reentry Day which is being organized by a group of powerhouses, the spring 2019 Women in Reentry Advocacy Fellows at the People's Paper Co-op! What is Women in Reentry Day? This spring, in collaboration with the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund, the women at the PPC are organizing pop-up exhibits, campaigns, and events to help raise awareness and funds to help bail out black mothers and caregivers for mothers day.
After Mother's Day, Join us Tuesday, May 14th in the center of Philadelphia's City Hall (1400 JFK BLVD) to celebrate the bail out, hear from amazing women helping to lead this fight, and call for an end to cash bail! The day continues with our Free Our Mother's parade and ends with an art exhibition and symposium focused on working together to push Philadelphia to keep women free.
SPEAK OUT 1:30PM @ City Hall Rally at the Women in Reentry Day press conference
TAKE TO THE STREETS 2:00PM Starting in City Hall, the Free Our Mothers Parade will take banners, art, and signs made by PPC Fellows and transform them into a people-powered art exhibit that will march down Broad St and end at Broad St Ministries.
BUILD TOGETHER 3PM @ Broad Street Ministry. Attend the Women in Reentry Day Symposium to help imagine and demand that Philadelphia can better support women impacted by the criminal justice system!
DONATE to Mama's Day Bail Out campaign here: https://www.phillybailout.com Help Philadelphia Community Bail Fund raise money to bail black mothers and caregivers out of prison before mothers day! SHARE Help us spread the word on social media, or RSVP for the events.
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See images and info from last year's amazing Women in Reentry Day events; http://peoplespaperco-op.weebly.com/women-in-reentry-day.html
Partners from across Philadelphia are joining to help make this event possible and matter! Village of Arts and Humanities Philadelphia Community Bail Fund Broad St Ministry Reentry Think Tank Community Legal Services Ardella's House Philadelphia Print Works ACLU PA Institute for Community Justice Dignity Act campaign of Reclaim Philly FAMM And many more are signing on to partner and help power this urgently needed event! Message the People Paper's Co-Op if you're interested!