[RestorativeJustice] Fwd: Rally October 14 END MASS INCARCERATION

Fri Sep 17 20:40:14 CDT 2021

Many of you may know Chuck Warpekowkis formerly of ICPJ and now one of the
program directors of
Michigan Collaboration to End Mass Incarceration  (Mi-Cemi).  Please see
his flyers and information about the
event.  Many of our wonderful criminal justice reform organizations will be
there  I hope some of you
might be able to come.  But for now I would like to know if we'd be willing
to be one of the
endorse the event.  It would mean just putting our logo onto the flyer and
I would then make sure
it gets into the newsletter of UUAA.  And Danny Jones who is another of the
coordinators of Mi-Cemi
will be coming to our congregation on October 17th to speak at a forum ....
more on that later.
Do you vote yes/no to endorse?

Carolyn
*Carolyn G. Madden*

“People say, what is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that we
must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast into a
pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our
thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has a right to sit down and
feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.”  *Dorothy Day*

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Chuck Warpehoski <chuckw at mi-cemi.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: Rally October 14 END MASS INCARCERATION
To: Carolyn Madden <cgmadden at gmail.com>

Carolyn,

I will save you the back story on why getting a revised flyer took so
long--you've been in enough coalition work to understand :)

Anyway, here's the details of the Oct 14 rally.  Would love to have LWV,
the UUs, FORJ, etc endorse.

-Chuck

There's a rally planned for Lansing on October 14, and I'm hoping your
organization is willing to endorse and help promote it.

*When and Where is the Rally? *The rally is at the Michigan Capitol
Building on the East Lawn on Thursday, October 14, 12-3pm.

*What is the rally for? *The rally is to support 2nd look
legislation (details here from The Sentencing Project
<https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/a-second-look-at-injustice/>).
Prison sentences in Michigan have gotten longer and longer, even though
even the Department of Justice
<https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-deterrence> says
these policies don't deter crime.

Second Look legislation creates a pathway for sentencing judges to review
cases to evaluate if people who have been in prison for 10 years or longer
are a danger to the community.

*How do I endorse?* Endorse the rally at https://bit.ly/RallyEndorsement .
Endorsing organizations are also welcome to table at the event--just let us
know you're coming on the form and bring your own table.

*Who is organizing the rally?* The rally is organized by a broad coalition
of state and national organizations, including:

   - American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
   - Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice
   - Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength (MOSES)
   - Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI)
   - Michigan Conference United Church of Christ
   - Michigan Justice Advocacy (MJA)
   - Nation Outside (NO)
   - National Lifers of America, Inc. (NLA)
   - Northridge Church
   - Notes from the Village
   - Open MI Door
   - Safe & Just Michigan (SJM)
   - State Appellate Defenders Office (SADO)
   - The Adolescent Redemption Project (TARP)
   - The Sentencing Project
   - Voting Access for All Coalition (VAAC)

*Where can I find out more? *

   - Download the flier (PDF
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-_pda0p2z2tzaO4yaIb61yBb-JPA-Q1H/view?usp=sharing>
    | PNG front
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/10RB1EZ3KZlGK_IHoJW4KP-ZFYaFZUA27/view?usp=sharing>
    | PNG back
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F6ZMJQVti26z3ANRgZDxYuGpmWlIAkuY/view?usp=sharing>
   )
   - Check out the web page <https://bit.ly/SecondLookRally>:
   https://bit.ly/SecondLookRally
   - Visit the Facebook Event
   <https://www.facebook.com/events/1257002084748167>
   - Email mail at mi-cemi.org for more information

*How can I spread the word:*

   - Announce the rally in your email newsletter (PDF
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-_pda0p2z2tzaO4yaIb61yBb-JPA-Q1H/view?usp=sharing>
    | PNG front
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/10RB1EZ3KZlGK_IHoJW4KP-ZFYaFZUA27/view?usp=sharing>
    | PNG back
   <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F6ZMJQVti26z3ANRgZDxYuGpmWlIAkuY/view?usp=sharing>
   )
   - Share the event on your social media
   - Tell your friends

Thanks so much! I hope to see you in Lansing!

-Chuck

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 6:03 PM Chuck Warpehoski <chuckw at mi-cemi.org> wrote:

> Carolyn,
>
>>
>>
>> “People say, what is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that
>> we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast
>> into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our
>> thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has a right to sit down and
>> feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.”  *Dorothy Day*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> *Chuck Warpehoski (he/him)*
> Program Director
> Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration
> <https://michigancollaborative.org/>
> c: 734-972-8304
> chuckw at mi-cemi.org
> T: @mi_cemi @ChuckWarp
> F: www.facebook.com/MICHCEMI/
>
>

-- 
*Chuck Warpehoski (he/him)*
Program Director
Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration
<https://michigancollaborative.org/>
c: 734-972-8304
chuckw at mi-cemi.org
T: @mi_cemi @ChuckWarp
F: www.facebook.com/MICHCEMI/
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