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August 8, 2020 by greaterportlandnow

Prison Advocacy & Covid 19 Project Summary & Webinar

GP NOW members gathered educational links and created an informational webinar out of a desire to mobilize our membership and interested community members to take action on prison advocacy, especially urgent due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Please click on this link for a  project summary Pdf :

GPNOWPrison Advocacy & Covid

 

Elements of the project summary include: 

Prison Solidarity and COVID-19Webinar Youtube  Link

Key Action Items/Messages

Prison Advocacy & COVID-19: Let’s get educated 

Contacts and Resources for Action

 

Summary of webinar:
Introductions & updates from selected OR organizations and advocates serving
incarcerated persons and current challenges faced due to COVID-19.
Topics include: Legal Services, census, visitation, health care access.
See webinar participant list & detailed synopsis of webinar below.

Webinar Participants: 

Host: Kelly, GP NOW Boardmember

 

Julia Yoshimoto,  Oregon Justice Resource Center Project Director, Women’s Justice Project 

legal services program in CCCF, Re*Membering

 

Trish Jordan,  of Red Lodge Transition Services

 

Shannon Olive,  Women First Transition & Referral Center

 

Rebecca Whetstine,  Project WIT (Whatever It Takes!)– Indigenous Spiritual Service, DOC Census Project

Mother of currently incarcerated son

 

Matt Insley,  Founder of  CRCI Music Program, Formerly incarcerated,

 

Jon Roberts,  Advocate with Oregon Recovers, Qualified Mental Health Associate, CDC2, formerly incarcerated

 

 

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