Demystifying the Courts: Understanding Bail, Arrest, & Arraignment as Tools of Oppression
Our Justice for All Hybrid In-Person/Online Teach-in at Franny Lou’s Porch. You can watch the teach-in online via Facebook Live. Whether or not you’ve been through it before, the process of going from arrest to arraignment and having your bail set might seem cryptic. What rights to you have? What if your rights are violated? How […]
215PA Members testify to end forced labor in prisons
Justice for All Committee member Beatrice Zovich and Steering Committee Member Chenjerai Kumanyika testified to City Council in support of Resolution No. 210709 introduced by Councilmember Kendra Brooks, calling on Congress to strike the “Slavery Clause” from the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution, which allows the forced labor of disproportionately Black and brown […]
Get Involved with Justice for All
What does Justice for All Do? J4A is committed to ending mass incarceration and reimagining what community safety looks like. This work includes political education, centering the stories of those most impacted by the criminal legal system, and electing accountable people to positions such as District Attorney. Who’s in J4A? People from all walks of […]
Families like ours know that judges exercise tremendous power with limited oversight. Here’s what we’re doing about it
By Tonya Bah, Kurt Evans, and Katia Pérez Read here on WHYY District Attorney Larry Krasner’s landslide victory in the May primary has rightly been hailed as a resounding sign of public approval for re-imagining community safety. What’s received less attention is the election of reform-minded judges. The election of progressive judges is a testament to the […]
Lead Organizer Kevin Kuriakose featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the DA race
“This election is really important for the movement of the left in Philadelphia,” said Kevin Kuriakose, an organizer with the social justice group 215 People’s Alliance. “The movement is at its best when we’re at tables together and in communication and working together on shared goals.” Read more here.
Online Teach-In: Demystifying the Courts and the District Attorney’s Office
Next Tuesday May 18th Philadelphians will vote for District Attorney and Judicial candidates in the primary election. Learn about more about who we will be voting for and what roles the District Attorney and Judges play in our criminal legal system. Join the 215 People’s Alliance Justice for All team for an online teach-in on Wednesday May […]
Join on WURD as we discuss how to Heal our Communities with CM Kendra Brooks
All Philadelphians deserve safe, healthy, and thriving neighborhoods, yet communities are being torn apart by both mass incarceration and community violence. Join us Monday 4/19 at 10AM to discuss how to build a Philadelphia where all members of every community can regularly access the resources needed to heal, thrive, and end mass incarceration. Watch Recording here. Speakers Include:Kurt Evans, […]
The problems with judicial and prison gerrymandering and the solutions to all of it
In 2021, every state—including PA—will redraw its state and federal congressional districts. This process often becomes partisan and unrepresentative of the people due to something known as gerrymandering. Learn all about it—and how, among other things, previous gerrymandering may currently be depriving Philly of two state representatives—in this teach-in. Speakers include Andrew Davies of Fair […]