“All our generations are responsible for spiritual, physical, emotional and economic health of our Community!” MAAFA SUNDAY AUGUST 28TH, 2022 WE ARE HERE THIS MORNING AS FAMILY TO MOURN, TO PRAY, AND TO CELEBRATE THE FUTURE WE ARE BUILDING AND TO LEAVE ANYTHING THAT SEPARATES US OR BRINGS DISORD ‘AT THE WATER!’
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https://www.knkx.org/post/solidarity-behind-bars-prison-activists-reflect-movement-social-justice?fbclid=IwAR19FUSpfdJktC6vfsAXz5-EItv7_GpJtOM3_j4zwwFWcK-uc1ownEp2ueQ As protests against racism and police brutality raged last summer, one group of activists could only look on from afar. “Of course you want to be there,” Vincent Sherrill told KNKX from the Monroe Correctional Complex in September. “Then, to be truthful, there’s guilt and shame along with that for putting yourself in this situation.” Sherrill is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. He’s also a member of the Black Prisoners Caucus, one of Washington’s oldest prisoner organizations. The Black Prisoners Caucus (BPC) officially began in 1972 at the prison in Monroe. It now has chapters at almost all
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Our Black Prisoners’ Caucus [B.P.C.] at Stafford Creek is inviting community to attend their upcoming Transformative Justice Summit 2019: Raising the Bars. This summit will be held on Wednesday, November 06, 2019, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Please promote within your network. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, October 28, 2019 Pre-registration is required. REGISTER AT (http://bit.ly/bpcsummit)
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***The date of the event has been changed to Tuesday, August 20th. The brothers of the Black Prisoners’ Caucus at Stafford Creek are inviting their community/network to attend their upcoming Youth & Family Summit on August 20, 2019, 10 AM to 3 PM. Please spread the word and registration link below with folks in our community/network that would benefit from attending. Pre-registration is required! You must be 18 years or older to attend. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/bpcsummit
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Greetings Community, Our Black Prisoners’ Caucus family is calling on us to support them with their Juneteenth Celebrations 2019! If you have attended a BPC Juneteenth Celebration in the past, you know they are not to be missed. Preregistration is required: http://bit.ly/juneteenth2019 Deadline to register is June 3, 2019
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Original story posted at: https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-other-end-of-the-pipeline-teachers-go-to-prison-to-get-schooled APR 18, 2019 at 5:33 PM Every month, a new group of Seattle educators sit down with khaki-clad inmates in a fluorescent-lit, windowless room at the Monroe Correctional Complex. It’s an effort to address the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline” by meeting face-to-face at its terminus. On a recent Friday evening, the group included teachers-in-training from the Seattle Teacher Residency, who have committed to working in low-income schools for five years upon getting their master’s degrees. The inmates are members of the Black Prisoners Caucus, an organization focused on social justice inside and outside of prison. After introductions and
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Calling on Community! As a way for you to remain engaged with and accountable to the organizing of the Black Prisoners’ Caucus, as well as, the larger People’s Institute Northwest network, we are asking that you attend a community forum on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at the Seattle University Campion Ballroom. Wednesday, December 12 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Seattle University Campion Ballroom Register here: https://www.pinw25.com/events This community forum is titled: “The Net that Works,” and is a part of Reclaiming Our History: A Weeklong Celebration of 25 Years of the People’s Institute in the Pacific Northwest.”
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Black Prisoners’ Caucus Coyote Ridge Chapter The Black Lens Spokane | www.blacklensnews.com | Page 8 November 2018 A Strong Mind By: Michael Linear Prison has made me strong, not weak. Striving in conditions where fathers seldom take responsibility for what they did. My pain is my motivation, and it drives me to a satisfactory type of success. When I lay down at night, I wonder who thinks about me while I’m here. Another year went by with most of my time spent in submission, but I realize that I’m the cause of my own agony. Who can I blame when
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October 24, 2018 By The Buccaneer By Sarah R Baker Originally posted at: http://www.passthebuc.com/2018/10/finding-freedom-behind-bars/ The patterned linoleum tiles, the overhead lights toeing the line between bright and harsh, and the cork boards covered in colorful construction paper and cut-out animals are reminiscent of anyone’s elementary school. The nostalgic smell of finger-paint and gooey cafeteria lunches feel like they might waft in at any second. The courtyard gives off a similar feeling, displaying perfectly trimmed grass and sporadic clusters of flowers and greenery any kid would want to trample or pick for favorite teachers during recess. But this isn’t a school. It’s
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Black Prisoners’ Caucus – Clallam Bay chapter hosted their annual Youth Summit on October 12, 2018. It was well attended by many community organizers, youth and family advocates, outreach specialists and program policy coordinators from established organizations doing effective work in the community. These organizations included: The Village of Hope, New Horizons, NEXUS, Future Labs, YMCA, Fabians Fund, Youth Care, Friends of Youth, Columbia Legal Services, Sub Pop, Seattle Office of Civil Rights, Seattle Goodwill, KEXP, as well as, The Seattle Times. Each guest made the 4-hour trek up to the Peninsula Coast to sit with the Black Prisoners’ Caucus
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