Books To Prisoners National Conference (BTPNC) @B2PConference
The BTPNC was a 2 day event that happened April 5-7, 2019 at the UUA hq in Boston, MA. Currently Amplifies BTP programs and other issues affecting prisoners. btpconference.org Boston, MA Joined March 2019-
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24 years of humanity in action! From small beginnings to serving thousands each year, we’re proud to be serving Michigan’s incarcerated population and their families. Thank you to everyone who makes this work possible! #HappyBirthday
Thanks to a real one, @dnbrgr , for helping us revamp our ABOLITION section with a banger intro. Are you a writer interested in helping us create more browsing sections? Reach out and tap in! 📚📖📚📖📚 massivebookshop.com/collections/_a…
Four months ago I called on RFK to resign or be fired. I will keep making that call every single day as he continues to decimate our nation’s public health institutions.
Domestic violence and sexual assault are significant contributors to homelessness and housing instability. This is unacceptable. NNEDV is proud to work with national housing and homelessness organizations to ensure that survivors' housing needs are met: buff.ly/ZBADlVY
20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina taught us that safety and dignity rise and fall together. The hurricane exposed deep flaws in our justice system, as the sheriff's department chose to abandon incarcerated people without food or water—forcing them to face the floodwaters alone.
Please join me in thanking the Miccosukee tribe for shutting down Alligator Alcatraz. NO CONCENTRATION CAMPS ON NATIVE LAND!
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. I'm thinking about the words of the great Martin Luther King Jr. in these times — where do we go from here: chaos or community? We choose community, today and every day.
The system is armed with media teams – for small orgs fighting for change, that can make it hard to get coverage. We're partnering with @centerforjj to change that. This webinar will help advocates looking to take the "lede" in the criminal legal system: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
History is repeating itself. A former WWII Japanese internment site in Texas is now planned for ICE detention. We refuse more cages. Read our statement alongside our network partners @HomiesUnidos here ficpfm.org/japanese-inter… #FICPFM #Q4D #HomiesUnidos #FreedomforAll
Attention Morgantown, WV folks: Mark your calendars for our September wrapping party! Join us at @AscendWv on Wed., Sept. 10 to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia. Stop by anytime between 6-8 pm. New and experienced volunteers welcome. See you there! ✉️📚📦
62 years ago today, my father delivered #IHaveADream at the #MarchOnWashington for Jobs and Freedom. The end is the most popular part but this segment is seldom shared. I know why. #MLK #Reparations #EconomicJustice #Justice #FierceUrgencyOfNow
70 years ago today, vicious white supremacists dehumanized, tortured, and murdered #EmmettTill. We must never forget Emmett’s life, the brutal way it ended, the past and present dangers of racism, and the courage of his mother, #MamieTillMobley. #Till70 #NotSatisfied…
Mark Kelly, a real astronaut, destroys Elon Musk. MORE OF THIS DEMS. Tha... youtube.com/shorts/40vBKN1… via @YouTube
Our work with @ElevanceHealth helps us serve young children: “Nationally, Elevance Health has partnered with [us] in 13 states and DC to support over 110,000 well-child visits and add 110,000 new books to children’s home libraries since 2021.”
Are you a college junior/senior passionate about ending mass incarceration? The Illinois Prison Project seeks a dynamic, energetic Legal Support Intern to join us for summer 2025; ideal for students interested in social work, law, and advocacy. illinoisprisonproject.org/careers/legal-…
In case you missed it, the 200,000th Little Free Library launched this week! 🎉🎈 We are proud to have donated this landmark library to Benjamin E. Mays IB World School in our hometown of St. Paul. Learn more: lflib.org/200k-library-l…
Families of the those that died of legionnaires from the #FlintWaterCrisis will finally see the checks from the #FlintWaterClassActionSettlement in the next couple weeks. These are the first families to see a penny of the settlement money and should have been paid YEARS ago, as…
Black immigrants are an essential part of the American story, yet our immigration system continues to fail them. I teamed up with the Chair of @TheBlackCaucus, @RepYvetteClarke, to address this crisis and the need for real solutions. huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-om…
Columbia has kidnapped another student!
It looks like 5 Chief Public Defenders in Louisiana will be removed from their roles. What do they all have in common? "the five spoke out against state public defender Remy Starns’ proposal to lower pay for district defenders." knoe.com/2025/03/11/fiv…

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