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Honoring Our Families community dinner
Saturday, March 25, 2017 -
5:30pm
to
9:00pm
February Letter Writing Marathon
Saturday, February 25, 2017 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
January letter writing marathon
Saturday, January 28, 2017 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
Letter writing and holiday card marathon
Saturday, December 17, 2016 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
November letter writing marathon!
Saturday, November 26, 2016 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
Call in day to support HB2135
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 -
9:00am
to
5:00pm
Infosession: Ending Death By Incarceration
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 -
7:00pm
to
8:00pm
Day of Action to End Death By Incarceration
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 (All day)
August letter writing marathon!
Saturday, August 27, 2016 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
Tell the District Attorney to have a heart: No child should be sentenced to die in prison.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 -
12:00pm
to
1:00pm
3 Weeks of Action to End Juvenile Death By Incarceration
Monday, May 23, 2016 - 9:00am
to
Saturday, June 11, 2016 - 5:00pm
May letter writing marathon
Saturday, May 28, 2016 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
Mother's Day Rally to Bring Our Loved Ones Home
Friday, May 6, 2016 -
12:00pm
to
2:00pm
April Letter Writing Marathon
Saturday, April 23, 2016 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
Mariposa & the Saint: From Solitary Confinement, A Play Through Letters
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - 7:00pm
to
Saturday, April 9, 2016 - 10:00pm
Letter writing marathon
Saturday, March 26, 2016 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
“Fighting for the Light of Day” LifeLines Project pamphlet release
Friday, March 11, 2016 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter writing marathon
Saturday, February 27, 2016 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
"Love Not Jails" Community Gathering
Friday, February 12, 2016 -
5:00pm
to
9:00pm
Letter writing marathon!
Saturday, January 16, 2016 -
11:00am
to
3:00pm
Decarcerate PA Letter Writing Marathon!
Saturday, December 5, 2015 -
11:00am
to
4:00pm
CADBI General Meeting
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 -
6:30pm
to
8:30pm
CADBI General Meeting
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 -
6:30pm
to
8:30pm
No letter writing tonight
Thursday, December 10, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, November 12, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
ACTION ALERT! Call-in day to stop anti-prisoner legislation October 27th
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 (All day)
Letter writing night
Thursday, October 22, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter Writing CANCELLED
Thursday, October 8, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Call-in week to stop unjust visitation policy at SCI Greene
Monday, September 21, 2015 - 9:00am
to
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 5:00pm
YASP Fundraiser Cookout
Sunday, September 13, 2015 - 3:00pm
Letter writing night
Thursday, September 24, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter writing night
Thursday, September 10, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
BBQ Not Bars! Community Cookout
Saturday, September 19, 2015 -
2:00pm
to
5:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, July 23, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, July 9, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
#No215Jail mobilization at City Hall
Thursday, June 18, 2015 -
9:30am
to
2:00pm
Call in day against jail expansion
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 -
9:00am
to
5:00pm
All out to City Council to stop jail expansion in Philly!
Thursday, June 11, 2015 -
10:00am
to
2:00pm
Emergency Call-in day: Stop the Philly Jail expansion
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 -
9:00am
to
5:00pm
Beyond the Walls: Prison Health Care and Reentry Summit
Monday, June 8, 2015 -
8:00am
to
6:00pm
Letter writing night
Thursday, May 28, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter writing night
Thursday, June 25, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration Campaign Launch
Saturday, June 6, 2015 -
3:30pm
to
6:30pm
Berks Family Prison May 2 Rally
Saturday, May 2, 2015 -
11:00am
to
1:00pm
TCRC Returning Citizen Political Education Series
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 -
5:00pm
to
9:00pm
RECONSTRUCTION CANDIDATE ENGAGEMENT FORUM
Thursday, April 30, 2015 -
6:30pm
to
9:30pm
Sci Fi and Direct Action Training
Saturday, April 11, 2015 -
3:00pm
to
5:00pm
Letter writing night
Thursday, April 23, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
TCRC: Returning Citizens Political Education Series
Thursday, March 26, 2015 -
6:45pm
to
9:00pm
RELEASE Town Hall on Gender Justice and Mass Incarceration
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -
5:30pm
to
8:30pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, March 26, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Our Movements Will Not be Silenced: 24-hour “Speak-in” Will Defy Unjust Law
Monday, May 4, 2015 - 11:00am
to
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 11:00am
Call-in Days to Demand Justice for Brandon Tate Brown
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 (All day)
to
Friday, February 27, 2015 (All day)
Decarcerate PA at PA Progressive Summit
Saturday, February 7, 2015 -
5:00pm
to
6:30pm
RELEASE Exhibit Opening Reception
Thursday, February 26, 2015 -
5:30pm
to
8:00pm
Support the Dallas 6! Trial and Fundraisers
Friday, February 13, 2015 (All day)
to
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 (All day)
End mass incarceration contingent at the MLK Day of Action, Resistance, and Empowerment March
Monday, January 19, 2015 -
12:45pm
to
4:00pm
Letter writing night
Thursday, February 19, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter writing night
Thursday, January 22, 2015 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
12 Days for Justice: this holiday season, take a stand for the rights of people in prison
Saturday, December 13, 2014 (All day)
to
Thursday, December 25, 2014 (All day)
Community Forum: Don't Let Your Record Stall Your Life!
Saturday, December 13, 2014 -
10:00am
to
3:00pm
Letter writing night
Thursday, December 18, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Holiday Cards to Prisoners with the People's Paper Co-op
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
"The House I Live In" Free Documentary Screening & Panel @ The Reel Cinema
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 -
6:30pm
to
8:00pm
Chin to the Sky: the Life Sentence of Avis Lee
Friday, November 7, 2014 -
7:00pm
to
8:30pm
Rally to free Lorenzo Johnson
Friday, November 14, 2014 -
1:00pm
to
3:00pm
Locked Down Locked Out: Why prisons don't work and how we could do better
Sunday, December 7, 2014 - 7:00pm
Pennsylvania Legislators threaten to silence people in prison. TAKE ACTION today.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 -
7:00am
to
5:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, November 20, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, October 23, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Human Rights Coalition Political Forum: What Have You Done For Us Lately? PA Politicians and Mass Incarceration
Saturday, October 25, 2014 -
2:00pm
to
4:00pm
Tell PA's next Governor: Invest in education, not incarceration!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 -
7:30am
to
9:00am
Action Alert – Incarcerated Activists Held in Solitary Confinement Without Charge
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 9:00am
to
Saturday, September 13, 2014 - 5:00pm
CARRY IT FORWARD benefit film screening for the Rosenberg Fund for Children
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 -
7:00pm
to
9:00pm
Day of action to stop anti-prisoner legislation
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 -
9:00am
to
5:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, September 25, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Community/Grassroots Coalition Press Conference & Rally, Requesting Mayor Michael A. Nutter to Sign Bill 140377
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 -
10:30am
to
1:30pm
The BLOC party rally at Vernon Park
Saturday, September 27, 2014 -
1:00pm
to
6:00pm
Renewed Dining Hall Protest at SCI Coal Township: Call-in Week to Support the 22 Demands!
Monday, August 18, 2014 (All day)
to
Friday, August 22, 2014 (All day)
Harrisburg: "Let's Get Free" rally to restore meaningful commutation for Lifers
Thursday, August 28, 2014 (All day)
Street Movies! at Las Parcelas Garden with Art Factory, YASP and Decarcerate PA
Friday, August 8, 2014 -
7:45pm
to
10:00pm
Decarcerate PA workshop at Philly DIY Skillshare
Saturday, August 2, 2014 -
6:30pm
to
7:30pm
Door-knocking with the Youth Art and Self Empowerment Project
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 -
5:30pm
to
7:00pm
STILL WE RISE: Poetry and Music in Tribute to Maya Angelou
Saturday, July 26, 2014 -
5:00pm
to
8:00pm
Take a stand against House Bill to cut prison wages
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 4:30pm
to
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 5:30pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, August 28, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Dining Hall Protest: Prisoners Challenge Food Cutbacks at SCI Coal Township
Monday, June 16, 2014 (All day)
to
Friday, June 20, 2014 (All day)
Decarcerate PA to be honored at Bread & Roses Tribute to Change event
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 -
5:30pm
to
8:00pm
Join the BLOC party
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
Screening of "Stolen Dreams II: Breaking the Cycle of Youth Trauma, Violence, & Imprisonment"
Friday, May 30, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
Beyond the Walls: Prison Health Care & Reentry Summit
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 -
8:30am
to
5:00pm
Berks County community meeting on mass incarceration
Saturday, June 7, 2014 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
General meeting CANCELED
Monday, May 26, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, May 29, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, April 24, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:30pm
Decarcerate PA 3 Year Anniversary Celebration May 9th!
Friday, May 9, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
Teach-In on Mass Incarceration in Reading, PA
Saturday, May 3, 2014 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
Decarcerate PA 3 Year Anniversary Celebration!
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 8:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Friday, April 4, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Stolen Dreams II: Breaking the Cycle of Youth Trauma, Violence, & Imprisonment
Friday, April 11, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
TIME TO BRING THEM HOME SYMPOSIUM
Friday, March 14, 2014 -
7:00pm
to
9:00pm
Merion: Fundraiser for Decarcerate PA featuring Futur Mama
Friday, March 21, 2014 -
7:00pm
to
9:00pm
Breaking Down Walls: Mass Incarceration Meets the Academy
Saturday, March 29, 2014 -
9:00am
to
5:00pm
ALLENTOWN: Community discussion about mass incarceration
Saturday, April 5, 2014 -
1:30pm
to
3:30pm
Community Forum for the Next Governor
Sunday, March 23, 2014 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
Neighborhood outreach with Decarcerate PA
Sunday, March 2, 2014 -
1:00pm
to
3:00pm
ALLENTOWN: Community discussion about mass incarceration
Saturday, March 1, 2014 -
1:30pm
to
3:30pm
Call-in day against prison expansion
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 (All day)
to
Friday, February 21, 2014 (All day)
Movement to End Mass Incarceration ORGANIZING For ACTION MEETING
Friday, February 21, 2014 -
7:00pm
to
9:00pm
Decarcerate PA Canvasses in Support of OG-LAW's 28 Day Prison and Death Fast
Saturday, February 8, 2014 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:30pm
Harrisburg Organizing Meeting
Saturday, January 25, 2014 -
2:00pm
to
4:00pm
People's Hearing on Prison Expansion
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
Coalition Against Mass Incarceration Organizing to Action Meeting
Thursday, January 23, 2014 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Candlelight Vigil for Families Torn Apart
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 -
4:30pm
to
5:30pm
Stolen Dreams II Premier
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 7:00pm
No general meeting on this date
Monday, December 23, 2013 (All day)
APIARY 7 Launch Party with Decarcerate PA
Saturday, December 7, 2013 - 7:00pm
Letter Writing Night
Thursday, November 14, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Neighborhood Canvassing with Decarcerate PA
Sunday, November 10, 2013 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
Community Talk Back: Orange Is The New Black
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -
6:30pm
to
9:00pm
READING: How Has Mass Incarceration Affected Reading? - Community Meeting
Thursday, November 7, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
PITTSBURGH: Mass Incarceration * Religion * Abolition Book Discussion
Saturday, November 2, 2013 -
4:00pm
to
6:00pm
Pull the Plug on Prison Expansion! Call In Day
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 -
9:00am
to
5:00pm
Neighborhood Canvassing with Decarcerate PA
Sunday, October 20, 2013 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
MASS INCARCERATION TEACH IN
Sunday, November 3, 2013 -
12:30pm
to
4:30pm
Allentown: The Heart of Justice: Breaking the Cycle of Fear, Violence, Punishment, Retaliation
Saturday, November 9, 2013 -
8:30am
to
3:00pm
Harrisburg: Community Meeting
Thursday, October 17, 2013 -
7:00pm
to
9:00pm
GET LUCID! The Activist HALLOWEEN Dance Party - Fundraiser for Decarcerate PA
Saturday, October 26, 2013 -
8:00pm
to
11:45pm
Fundraiser for DPA and PSU this Saturday!
Saturday, October 12, 2013 - 10:00pm
to
Sunday, October 13, 2013 - 3:00am
October 7th Call In Day: Demand a Hearing on Prison Construction in PA
Monday, October 7, 2013 (All day)
100 Days Instead of Prisons
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 12:00pm
to
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 12:00pm
Fall Fundraiser for Decarcerate PA and the Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project!
Friday, October 18, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
Neighborhood Canvassing with Decarcerate PA
Sunday, September 22, 2013 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
Decarcerate PA Radio Show on WPEB
Saturday, September 7, 2013 -
12:00pm
to
1:00pm
Art Factory / Decarcerate video premier and 100 Days Instead of Prisons Launch Party
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
8:30pm
Pizza Party Fundraiser for Decarcerate PA Members!
Saturday, September 14, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
10:00pm
Door Knocking with the Youth Art and Self Empowerment Project
Thursday, September 19, 2013 -
5:00pm
to
7:00pm
EXIT-US Membership Orientation
Thursday, September 12, 2013 -
5:30pm
to
7:30pm
When the Punishment IS a Crime A Forum on Solitary Confinement
Saturday, September 21, 2013 -
1:00pm
to
4:00pm
Graterford 7 in Court!
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 -
2:30pm
to
4:00pm
Decarcerate PA on WURD
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 -
8:30am
to
9:00am
Neighborhood Canvassing with Decarcerate PA
Sunday, August 25, 2013 -
3:00pm
to
6:00pm
ROCK AGAINST MASS INCARCERATION! Decarcerate PA Benefit Show with Sharin*, HIRS, Thee Adults and Thousand Lights
Sunday, September 8, 2013 -
7:00pm
to
11:00pm
Happy Hour Fundraiser for Decarcerate PA
Monday, August 19, 2013 -
5:30pm
to
8:30pm
Graterford 7 in Court
Wednesday, July 17, 2013 -
2:30pm
to
4:30pm
Support CA Prisoner Hunger Strikers in Philly
Monday, July 8, 2013 -
12:00pm
to
1:00pm
Decarcerate PA General Meeting
Monday, July 22, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Oakland, CA: BBQ Fundraiser for CA Prison Hunger Strike and Decarcerate PA
Thursday, July 4, 2013 -
2:00pm
to
6:00pm
Street Movies! with Decarcerate PA
Sunday, June 30, 2013 -
7:00pm
to
9:30pm
CALL IN DAY: Demand a People's Budget, Not a Prison Budget
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 -
9:00am
to
5:00pm
COLLEGEVILLE: Rally to Protest Graterford Prison Expansion
Monday, May 27, 2013 -
11:00am
to
12:00pm
PHILADELPHIA: Mass Rally to Kick Off Coalition’s Ten-day March from Philadelphia to Harrisburg
Saturday, May 25, 2013 -
12:00pm
to
2:00pm
HARRISBURG: A Community Conversation on Mass Incarceration in Pennsylvania
Sunday, June 2, 2013 -
7:30pm
to
9:30pm
READING, PA: "From the Underground Railroad to the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Freedom Struggles Then and Now"
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 -
7:00pm
to
9:00pm
Rally in Norristown: Invest in the Future, not Fear!
Sunday, May 26, 2013 -
1:00pm
to
2:00pm
WOMELSDORF: Community dinner at Zion United Church of Christ
Thursday, May 30, 2013 -
7:00pm
to
8:00pm
POTTSTOWN: Community Roundtable Discussion on Mass Incarceration with Decarcerate PA
Monday, May 27, 2013 -
7:00pm
to
8:30pm
Rally at the Capitol in Harrisburg!
Monday, June 3, 2013 -
12:00pm
to
2:00pm
ENDING MASS INCARCERATION: FROM PALESTINE TO PENNSYLVANIA
Saturday, May 18, 2013 -
7:00pm
to
9:00pm
Press Conference: Broad Coalition Announces March to Harrisburg with “Ground-Breaking” Ceremony
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -
12:00pm
to
1:00pm
Learn About the Movement to End Solitary Confinement with the Human Rights Coalition
Repeats every week every Thursday 2 times .
Thursday, May 9, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
Thursday, May 16, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
PITTSBURGH: May 26 Rally for A People's Budget and Community Day!
Sunday, May 26, 2013 (All day)
Speaking from the Inside: Art & Poetry from Young People Locked Up in Adult Jails
Friday, May 3, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
Free Maroon Shoatz- fax/phone bank & letter writing
Thursday, May 2, 2013 -
11:00am
to
2:30pm
Stop Prison Expansion Lobby Day
Monday, May 6, 2013 (All day)
Between Torture and Resistance - Event to support political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera
Saturday, April 13, 2013 (All day)
Graterford 7 in Court!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 11:00am
For DPA Supporters in California: OAH Mixer/ Happy Hour with Critical Resistance and Decarcerate PA
Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 6:30pm
FROM PHILLY to HARRISBURG - MARCH FOR A PEOPLE’S BUDGET, NOT A PRISON BUDGET
Saturday, May 25, 2013 - 12:00pm
to
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 3:00pm
Support Network for Returning CItizens Voter Education/Candidate Forum
Thursday, April 25, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
9:00pm
Beyond the Walls: 11th Annual Prison Health Care & Reentry Summit
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 -
8:30am
to
5:00pm
Education for Liberation Curriculum Fair and Citywide Summit
Saturday, May 4, 2013 -
9:30am
to
5:00pm
All out for Mumia Rally
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 -
2:00pm
to
9:30pm
Decarcerate PA General Meeting
Monday, April 22, 2013 -
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Free Saleem! HAPPY HOUR FUNDRAISER, SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE DRAWING
Friday, March 22, 2013 (All day)
Human Rights Coalition: Mailing Party for 'The Movement'
Monday, April 1, 2013 (All day)
Welcome Spring by Door-knocking with YASP! Public · By The Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project
Monday, March 18, 2013 (All day)
3RD ANNUAL G-L.A.W. "28 DAY PRISON AND DEATH FAST"
Sunday, February 17, 2013 (All day)
to
Friday, March 15, 2013 (All day)
Russell Maroon Shoatz Book Tour
Friday, April 5, 2013 -
7:30pm
to
11:00pm
Benefit for Salim Holbrook
Monday, February 18, 2013 (All day)
Decarcerate PA updates
REPORTBACK: Day of Action to End Death By Incarceration
Call script for Day of Action Call-In Day
Mother’s Day Action Calls for Compassion and an End to Juvenile Death By Incarceration
Press Releases
PRESS RELEASE: Advocates Rally & Sing Against ‘Death By Incarceration’
MEDIA ADVISORY: Rally and song at the state capitol demands an end to “Death By Incarceration”
PRESS RELEASE: Protesters tell District Attorney, “Have a Heart”
In the News
TRIBUNE: Group gathers in support of bill to end life sentences without parole
STATE COLLEGE NEWS: It's Time to Give Lifers a Chance at Life
CBS21: 200 rally in Capital to end life without parole sentences
Audiovisual
VIDEO from the Day of Action to End Death By Incarceration
PHOTOS: "Seth Williams, Have a Heart" Rally
VIDEO: Mother's Day Rally to End Juvenile Life Without Parole