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150 Years Is Enough-Close Jamesburg and Hayes Youth Prisons
October 19, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the Undoing Racism Committee and other anti-racist groups for a rally and march to show support during this month of Resistance to Mass Incarceration.
We will rally to say: 150 YEARS IS ENOUGH!!!
IT’S TIME TO CLOSE THE JAMESBURG AND HAYES YOUTH PRISONS
IT’S TIME TO SEEK JUSTICE FOR YOUTH IN NJ
5-6 p.m. RALLY FOR OUR YOUTH on CHURCH STREET PLAZA( Bloomfield Ave/Fullerton Street), Montclair
6-6:45 p.m. Light refreshments and networking at UUCM, 67 Church Street, Montclair
6:45- 8p.m. James Williams, IV, Field Organizer, of the
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
Mr. Williams is a dynamic speaker and organizer who will discuss the campaign to close these youth ‘prisons,’ and present community-based alternatives to incarceration for youth. It’s time to disrupt the cradle-to-prison pipeline.
Sponsored by the Undoing Racism Committee of UUCM. Contact Jane Gaertner: uucmurc@gmail.com