Join us April 28, 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT, to talk about COVID-19 + mass incarceration. RSVP to get the access information to join this virtual #KeepMarching Zoom meeting! RSVP here

Hi, Friend!

How many weeks has it been now since we started social distancing? We can't remember, but we hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and in good spirits. 

During this national health emergency, requiring the vast majority of us (thank you, essential workers!) to retreat into our homes, MomsRising is intentionally creating opportunities for human connection, including more online events with members of the MomsRising community -- including you! 

So will you please join us next Tuesday night, April 28, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, for our next online #KeepMarching online Zoom meeting? Click here to RSVP and say YES!

We are in a crisis on multiple fronts right now, and one such crisis at a breaking point with COVID-19 is our mass incarceration rate — the highest in the world — and crowded detention facilities in which we have totally inadequate health protections.[1] There are 2.3 million people behind bars.[2] On any given day, more than 400,000 people are held pretrial in jails mostly because they don’t have enough money to be home with their families.[3] Moreover, 38,000 people are currently being held in ICE detention centers.[4]

At our #KeepMarching meeting next week, we'll be looking at incarcerated communities, how our systems are broken, how so many people are detained unjustly, the impact of COVID-19 on these populations, and what should be done. The following special guests will be joining us:

• Andrea James, Executive Director of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, will speak generally about coronavirus and mass incarceration.
• Joshua Rovner, Senior Advocacy Associate at the Sentencing Project, will talk about the pandemic's effect on incarcerated youth.
• Paola Luisi, Co-Director of Families Belong Together, will address COVID-19's impact on immigration and ICE detention centers.

Monifa Bandele, who leads MomsRising’s criminal justice reform work, and Xochitl Oseguera, who leads MamásConPoder and who is a leader on MomsRising's immigration campaign, will also be joining us to help guide this conversation.

Will you join our online meeting, too? RSVP now for what will definitely be a powerful and illuminating discussion, next Tuesday night, April 28, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT. 

#KeepMarching online meetings are designed to give you the inside scoop on what’s happening on issues and politics, give you direct access to MomsRising staff and leading experts, and fill you in on MomsRising's hot campaigns. We use Zoom online conference rooms, so you can participate via video conference or call in over the phone (though video is best so you can participate in the chat room, see visuals, and because we love seeing everyone’s faces!).

Please help MomsRising keep up our team-building work in 2020 — join us for our April 28 KeepMarching Zoom meeting at 8PM ET/5PM PT. 

RSVP NOW ⇒ https://action.momsrising.org/go/66167?t=7&akid=13786%2E2840598%2Ewj8rId

Please forward this invitation to family members, friends, and everyone, so they can take advantage of this special opportunity, too!

We are looking forward to connecting with you over video or phone on Tuesday, April 28. Together, we'll #KeepMarching and never stop fighting for the change our families and communities need.

--Gloria and Joy

[1] "Deliberate Indifference: Inadequate Health Care in U.S. Prisons," Annals of Internal Medicine, Apr. 16, 2019.
[2] Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020. Prison Policy Initiative, Mar. 24, 2020.
[3] Ibid.
[4] "As Jails And Prisons Reduce Populations, Advocates Call On ICE To Do The Same," NPR.org, Apr. 4, 2020.

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