by lindaoppenheim | Apr 30, 2014 | Events, The New Jim Crow
League of Women Voters Candidate Night for those running for Princeton Town Council: When: April 30, 2014 (Wed.) 7 PM Where: Witherspon Hall, Witherspoon St. at Valley Road, Princeton ACLU 12th Congressional District Candidate Debate on issues relating to Civil Rights...
by lindaoppenheim | Apr 10, 2014 | Events, The New Jim Crow
“Beyond Prisons: Faithfully Confronting the Challenges of Mass Imprisonment” — hosted by the Reformed Church of Highland Park (19 2nd Ave., Highland park, NJ 08904). Friday 6:30-10:00 p.m. there will be a screening of the acclaimed documentary The House I Live...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 18, 2014 | Events, Opinion, The New Jim Crow
March 24, Monday–PANEL DISCUSSION: America Imprisoned, 4:30 p.m., Princeton University, Dodds Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson School, Prospect St., Princeton. Reception to immediately follow at 6 p.m. in the Bernstein Gallery downstairs where there is an art exhibit:...
by lindaoppenheim | Mar 6, 2014 | Awards, Events, Stand Against Racism, The New Jim Crow
Barbara Flythe, a co-founder of Not in Our Town, is being honored at the Princeton YWCA Twin Award Event tonight. For the full write-up click here. To quote: A widow and mother of three, Barbara truly embodies the YWCA’s mission of Eliminating Racism and...
by lindaoppenheim | Feb 28, 2014 | Opinion, The New Jim Crow
This report comes from the Drug Policy Alliance, directly quoted: Over the last thirty years, New Jersey’s prison population has grown at an unprecedented rate, driven largely by significant increases in both the use of imprisonment, especially for nonviolent...
