Tag Archives: Stories We Tell
Justice 4 All Storytelling and Blog Training
Posted April 11, 2017
J4A Leaders and Members receive a training on powerful storytelling tactics.
Please RSVP at this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/r-ftu9lIxU24TaEmLcb-eg2
Free parking and food. Please let us know at least 24 hours in advance if you need childcare at this event.
Contact Tommy Franklin J4A Organizer; tommy@takeactionminnesota.org; 651 500 8503… Continue reading »
Justice 4 All Monthly Community Member Meeting
Posted March 28, 2017
Justice 4 All is off to a great start this year, because of folks joining our fight to resist attacks on our freedom and liberation, and because we are building an amazing fair hiring campaign together. We need you here with us to get stronger, continue to have important conversations, and be in powerful community.
RSVP for this at this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/_x7_A5ww1kuel0ZfLSMnzw2
Free event. Food provided. Let us know if you need free childcare.
Contact Tommy Franklin, J4A Organizer, tommy@takeactionminnesota.org 651 500 8503… Continue reading »
J4A Lobby Day
Posted March 8, 2017
You can be a part of influencing the legislation that affects persons with criminal records by joining Justice 4 All to visit MN State Representatives and letting them know how you and these folks are affected by unfair laws. You will be able to share compelling stories of persons with criminal records doing what they need to do to live positive and productive lives.
On this day, we will continue to focus on our opposition to the reopening of the private prison in Appleton, MN.
Contact: Tommy Franklin, Justice 4 All Organizer
Sign up at this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/XYXmLy0ULUG3hcUjxebM0g2… Continue reading »
J4A Lobby Day
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You can be a part of influencing the legislation that affects persons with criminal records by joining Justice 4 All to visit MN State Representatives and letting them know how you and these folks are affected by unfair laws. You will be able to share compelling stories of persons with criminal records doing what they need to do to live positive and productive lives.
On this day,
Contact: Tommy Franklin, Justice 4 All Organizer
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J4A Lobby Day
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You can be a part of influencing the legislation that affects persons with criminal records by joining Justice 4 All to visit MN State Representatives and letting them know how you and these folks are affected by unfair laws. You will be able to share compelling stories of persons with criminal records doing what they need to do to live positive and productive lives.
On this day, March 9th, 2017, we’ll voice our support for the bill, House File 0951, that would restore voting rights for 60,000 Minnesotans on probation or parole.
Contact: Tommy Franklin, Justice 4 All Organizer
Sign up at this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/jvVbd2jGMk2RDfXPi2V4kw2… Continue reading »
Justice 4 All March Madness Weekly Phonebank
Posted March 2, 2017
Join Justice 4 All every Tuesday in March, where we’ll discuss our liberation, how to win and end the cycle of laws trying to oppress our communities, and weave it all into powerful conversations we’ll be having on the phones!
We’ll call statewide to talk about issues we care about, and give strength to bills we want to see become a reality, like the restoration of voting rights for 60,000 formerly incarcerated and convicted Minnesotans. We’ll also call to fight back! We’ll resist harmful bills like one that aims to criminalize pregnant women battling addiction.
Sign up at this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/eZYxHalXFkei8HhrY6KSog2
Justice 4 All March Madness Weekly Phonebank
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Join Justice 4 All every Tuesday in March, where we’ll discuss our liberation, how to win and end the cycle of laws trying to oppress our communities, and weave it all into powerful conversations we’ll be having on the phones!
We’ll call statewide to talk about issues we care about, and give strength to bills we want to see become a reality, like the restoration of voting rights for 60,000 formerly incarcerated and convicted Minnesotans. We’ll also call to fight back! We’ll resist harmful bills like one that aims to criminalize pregnant women battling addiction.
Sign up at this link:
Justice 4 All March Madness Weekly Phonebank
Posted
Join Justice 4 All every Tuesday in March, where we’ll discuss our liberation, how to win and end the cycle of laws trying to oppress our communities, and weave it all into powerful conversations we’ll be having on the phones!
We’ll call statewide to talk about issues we care about, and give strength to bills we want to see become a reality, like the restoration of voting rights for 60,000 formerly incarcerated and convicted Minnesotans. We’ll also call to fight back! We’ll resist harmful bills like one that aims to criminalize pregnant women battling addiction.
Sign up at this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/uLFQQX00vEKsa9ZjLrEkWg2
Contact Tommy Franklin, Justice 4 All Organizer, with any questions.
Justice 4 All March Madness Weekly Phonebank
Posted
Join Justice 4 All every Tuesday in March, where we’ll discuss our liberation, how to win and end the cycle of laws trying to oppress our communities, and weave it all into powerful conversations we’ll be having on the phones!
We’ll call statewide to talk about issues we care about, and give strength to bills we want to see become a reality, like the restoration of voting rights for 60,000 formerly incarcerated and convicted Minnesotans. We’ll also call to fight back! We’ll resist harmful bills like one that aims to criminalize pregnant women battling addiction.
Sign up at this link: https://secure.everyaction.com/ZJ309TRefk2cXqnlxn5hRQ2
Justice 4 All Community Member Meeting
Posted February 28, 2017
Join Justice 4 All and its members as we continue to plan our corporate campaign. Learn more about how we aim to enhance fair hiring practices for formerly incarcerated and convicted people, and help us shape up a path to victory!
Click this link to RSVP: https://secure.everyaction.com/T6YtEPAUkEGoL7MOm5ZDKg2
Justice 4 All Community Member Meeting
Posted January 12, 2017
We can no longer afford to ignore the problem of mass incarceration, because it is coming for us all. The voiceless must be heard in 2017, and we have a unique opportunity to resist, get our stories (the truth) out there, and build together.
JOIN THE FIGHT at our next Justice 4 All Community Member Meeting!
What matters to us most
Posted November 17, 2016
We’re all wondering what will happen. To ourselves, friends, families. To our jobs, healthcare, finances. To our society, state, country. It’s more than okay to say, “I don’t know.” In fact, that’s been the answer to most of the questions I’m asked since election night. All I could really say is this is what the world has turned out to be. All I can really do is reach out to you and ask how are you feeling? Tell me the good, tell me the bad. J4A is a community that makes it easier to wake up every morning and be reminded that we still have something powerful, here.
One of the easiest reminders of how powerful you all have been this year is Erin Maye Quade being elected to the MN House of Representatives. We all had a clear stake in the history made in Apple Valley as a result of being a part of well over 2,000 Take Action election shifts this year. Be proud of that, and know that your efforts made this state more beautiful in an ugly aftermath. The Republicans are trying to kill that beauty, and so we need to double down on not only what we want to achieve, but also double down on our passions and efforts on this journey to end mass incarceration, systematic racism and gender oppression, not to mention the corporate power that generated over that last 15 years and allowed for such a bizarre election cycle and result.… Continue reading »
Justice 4 All Community Member Meeting
Posted August 26, 2016
Join us for our monthly J4A Community Member Meeting. Building stronger community and voices in the fight for criminal justice reform to create a fair Minnesota.
It hurts us all
Posted June 1, 2016
My name is Ben Whalen. I’m a white guy who grew up middle class from the suburbs. I’ve lived a fairly privilege life. For a long time, I was ignorant of the systemic injustices present in our justice system. I bought into the dominant narrative that only “bad guys” go to jail and get what they deserve for the crimes they committed. It wasn’t until I moved to the Twin Cities after college and got involved in advocacy and community organizing groups that I started to question that narrative. I now have multiple friends with criminal records who’ve told me about the challenges they face to find housing and jobs long after they’ve served their time. I’ve listened to the stories from my friends who are people of color about how police arrested them, beat them, and assumed they were criminals because they “fit the description.” I’ve had friends who were exercising their right to protest, advocating for police accountability, who’ve been met with similar treatment from the police. I’ve now read about and listened to experts on mass incarceration explain how it perpetuates systemic racism. After all of this, I cannot remain silent.
In college, I had the opportunity to visit South Africa and learn about its history and culture.… Continue reading »
Session is Over…
Posted May 26, 2016
Session is over, and for the past nine weeks, J4A Leaders set out to change who decides and who benefits. We put in hours of volunteer work, we told our stories boldly and came together in powerful and meaningful ways. We repeatedly proclaimed that we believe in a Minnesota where people have the power to make the decisions that affect our communities, our lives and our futures. Here is a sample of what we did together.
We Won Some Stuff: Shoulder to shoulder with allies, we supported a modest sentencing reform package that will reduce the prison population significantly over the next five years. We continued our fight for the restoration of voting rights and while it did not pass as a law, due to a variety of dynamic and strategic work done by allies, the bill did advance in the Senate for the 3rd time. Finally, we fought side by side with allies to prevent a privet prison from opening in Appleton MN and were successful.
We Built: This Session, J4A Leaders connected our work to Minnesotans across the state. We started out the year at Lino Lakes Prison building with our partners at Voices for Racial Justice and the brave men incarcerated at Lino Lakes Correctional Facility.… Continue reading »
