| When: | Back to Calendar » Thu, February 23 @ 6:00pm - 9:00pm | |
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| Where: | Rebecca Johnson School 55 Catharine St Winchester Shopping Center,Springfield,MA 01109 USA |
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| Cost: | FREE | |
| Contact: | Springfield NAACP 413-650-6154 |
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| Categories: | Community Criminal Justice Politics Press Release | |
| Tags: | 2080 3 strikes 3818 bill Crime DOC Gov. Deval Patrick habitual offender house incarceration legislation mandatory minimum massachusetts senate Springfield state | |
SPRINGFIELD, MA
TOWN HALL COMMUNITY FORUM
“3 Strikes” Law Proposed in MA
Habitual Offender Bill will have devastating impact on Communities throughout MA
Sernate Bill 2080 | House Bill 3818
Panel & Discussion
Thursday
Feb. 23rd
6:00 – 9:00 pm
@Rebecca M. Johnson
Visual & Performing Arts School
55 Catharine St.
Springfield, MA
GET INFORMED. GET INVOLVED.
For more info: NAACP Springfield 413-650-6154
Moderated By:
Rev. Talbert W. Swan II – Pres., NAACP Springfield
Ryan McCollum – RMC Strategies
Panelists:
Atty. Maurice Powe – NAACP Springfield Legal Redress Cmte.
Prof. Roderick Anderson – Trinity College
Peter Wagner, JD – Prison Policy Initiative
Michaelann Bewsee – Arise for Social Justice
Aron Goldman – The Springfield Institute
Amaad Rivera – Fmr. Spfld. City Councilor
Luis Bajaña – EPOCA Vice President
Elsie Sanchez – Neighbor to Neighbor, N.E. International Chaplaincy
Supporting Organizations:
NAACP Springfield Chapter/NEAC (New England Area Conference of the NAACP); EPOCA (Ex-prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement); Neighbor to Neighbor / Vecino a Vecino; Blackstonian.com; RealCostofPrisons.org; Criminal Justice Policy Coalition; Coalition for Effective Public Safety; Prison Policy Initiative; Arise for Social Justice; The Springfield Institute; ADP (Alliance to Develop Power)
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