Public Education
& Advocacy
Public Education & Advocacy
Public education and advocacy focuses on initiatives and political education efforts that raise consciousness, build power and activate people no matter where they are on their journey of solidarity with and for those who have been impacted by hyper incarceration.
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Learn more about upcoming community events here.
Learn more about local and state advocacy opportunities here.
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You can access our YouTube public education library here:
"As a directly impacted person, attending the public education conversation on “Mindfulness Practices and Abolitionist Pedagogy”, blessed me in ways I didn't even know I needed. When the speaker Johari stated, 'I saw so much beauty when I went to Statesville, it filled a void in my psyche that I hadn't realized until last night.
I realized that I'm still healing from the trauma of my wrongful conviction and incarceration. Directly Impacted people leave the carceral space feeling less than and not something of beauty.
Dr. Johari's words identified the subconscious self-image forced upon me by the carceral system, and I was prompted to acknowledge it and then actively begin working to cast it down. We are all beautiful and we need not ever forget that."
—Public Education Attendee