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Unite for Parole and Prison Justice
May 10, 2017 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Overview and Schedule of the Day
When you arrive on May 10, we’ll have a detailed schedule and packet of information waiting for you with more specifics about locations, check-in spots, etc. Here’s a general outline and overview of the day:
6am: Buses leave from NYC (info below)
9:30am: Everyone arrives in Albany (meet at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 275 State Street)
9:30am-10:30: Sign in, free breakfast, orientation
10:30-2pm: Lobbying and legislative appointments (Legislative Office Building, 198 State Street)
12:15-1:30pm: Lunch and rally in West Capitol Park (directly west of Capitol Building on State Street)
1:30-3:00pm: March around State Capitol Building
3:00pm: Multi-issue speak-out at the Million Dollar Staircase in the State Capitol Building (Washington Avenue)
4:00pm: Pizza and networking
5:00pm: Buses leave Albany
Transportation: Buses and Carpooling
NYC: Buses will leave at
6am sharp from 165 Broadway, New York, NY. The bus ride will be 2 1/2 to 3 hours. We should be back by 8pm.
Upstate/Other NY Regions: Carpools and small buses are being coordinated across the state. If you want to be included in the coordination of rides and other transportation email us at may10dayofactionRSVP@gmail.
Legislative Appointments and Teams
As you can see on the schedule, the bulk of the day will be spent meeting with legislators and other policymakers to discuss parole and make several specific legislative and policy asks. We’re very excited to meet with our representatives and talk to them about the issues.
As you can see on the schedule, the bulk of the day will be spent meeting with legislators and other policymakers to discuss parole and make several specific legislative and policy asks. We’re very excited to meet with our representatives and talk to them about the issues.
Participants will be divided into teams, and led by two team leaders. Each team will meet with two or three legislators. Team leaders will guide groups around the Legislative Office Building and help facilitate all of the legislative appointments. We’ll send more info soon about legislative teams, so stay tuned.
Legislative Training
To prepare for May 10, please come to our final legislative trainings.
To prepare for May 10, please come to our final legislative trainings.
**NYC: Thursday, April 27th, 6:30-8:30pm (location: R
Albany: Wednesday, April 26th, 6pm-8pm (location: First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany. 405 Washington Avenue, Albany). The training will be a joint training with New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement (CAIC).
After the 27th, we will also have a video of the training for folks who weren’t able to make it in person. Sorry for the delay in getting that out! We’ll have a link for you soon.
Other Logistics
There will be free breakfast, lunch and dinner (all with vegan and gluten free options).
Outreach: Please spread the word!
Please help us spread the word about May 10! We have three buses coming from NYC and we’d like to fill them all. Send an email to your networks, friends and colleagues. Invite your parents! Invite your neighbors! Tell everyone you know. Please make sure folks formally RSVP either by sending an email to may10dayofactionRSVP@gmail.
Donate Funds to Support Our Efforts!
As you can imagine, expenses for May 10 are high and funds are limited. If you’re able to donate any funds (even just a few dollars!), you can do so here via paypal (scroll down and the paypal button is on the left side of the page).
Also if you’re in NYC, you can join us for a yoga class and fundraiser on April 30th at 2:30pm in Brooklyn.
Questions?
Email may10dayofactionRSVP@gma
Thanks all! Looking forward to seeing you on May 10! May10thFlyer_FINAL