ONLINE: Taking On Mass Incarceration in Wisconsin
media release: This event occurs every Thursday until February 24, 2022 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. via Zoom. The Zoom information is the same for all sessions. Session 1: January 24, Session 2: February 3, Session 3: February 10, Session 4: February 17, Session 5: February 24. For questions, email office@wisdomwisconsin.org.
January 27 ~ Race and Transformational Justice: Will address racial disparities, where they come from, how this is related to policing, school issues and other issues, as well as how the system makes the disparities even worse.
February 3 ~ Faith and Transformational Justice: Will be led by faith leaders. It will not just be about doctrine and spirituality, but also about how to get faith communities more on board, and how to be sure to keep our campaign aligned with our values.
February 10 ~ Prison Closure and Justice Reinvestment: TAD, Early Release, Crimeless Revocations, Compassionate Release, and other ways to drive down the prison population -- and to demand that the money saved be used in the communities that have been devastated by mass incarceration.
February 17 ~ EXPO and FREE: “The People Closest to the Problem are Closest to the Solution”. How EXPO, EXPO-R, FREE, SIP are involved in the Transformational Justice Campaign and how others can support. How we fit together in the Transformational Justice Campaign.
February 24 ~ Transformational Justice and Democracy: Unlock the Vote, RVP, Get Out the Vote efforts, educating people about candidates, and educating candidates about Transformational Justice.
In every session, there will be an invitation and opportunity for people to identify ways they want to be part of the effort. People can choose one thing, or many.
The sessions will be recorded. After each Thursday, we will email a link to the recording to everyone who is registered.