The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls

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The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls has just launched our New England-wide campaign. We're so excited to work with you to end the incarceration of women and girls and #FreeHer! We have in-person events planned in every New England state, virtual events, and campaign work that we can get you involved with. Check back here regularly as we add more events. Thank you so much for your support, and we’re looking forward to seeing you soon!

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FreeHer MA Town Hall--Policy Priorities of 2025 MA Community Event May 5, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET Virtual - Register to receive Zoom Link Join The National Council and Families for Justice as Healing to learn about our mission, values, history, and legislative priorities for 2025. See how you can plug in to the FreeHer Campaign in MA. We will share our vision for decarceration and reimagining communities on the way to abolition, and make space for Q&A!

New Organizer Onboarding Session VT Community Event May 5, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET Virtual - Register to receive Zoom Link Join The National Council's FreeHer VT organizers to learn more about the campaign, the prison system in Vermont, statistics and data around incarceration, calls to action, and more! Our onboarding sessions are a great introduction to FreeHer and are also great spaces for folx looking for a campaign refresher!

FreeHer VT: Hybrid Phone Bank VT Phone Bank May 7, 2025 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET Hybrid! Online or FreeHer VT Office, 94 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 Please join The National Council's FreeHer VT campaign to call around to supporters to share campaign updates and calls to action they can participate in! New and experienced phone bankers are encouraged to join. We will begin with a training and end with a debrief!

FreeHer Massachusetts Phone Bank MA Phone Bank May 8, 2025 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET Virtual - Register to receive Zoom Link Join The National Council and FJAH for a virtual phone bank to support the FreeHer Campaign!

FreeHer VT: "Abolish the Empire" Community Event Community Event May 10, 2025 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET Oakledge Park, 11 FLYNN Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 Join FreeHer VT and the Peace and Justice Center to connect, learn, share, and act at Oakledge Park -- under the farthest pavilion. We will learn more about the connections between the empire, state violence, imperialism, prisons, ice, police, and the military. There will be many ways to participate, from letter writing, banner making, and screen-printing to joining skill-building workshops! Please note that this will be a masked event. We will also provide childcare, drinks, snacks, chairs, and other supports to make this event more accessible.

Sixth Annual Mother's Day Car Rally MA Community Event May 10, 2025 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM ET Boston and Framingham MA Since 2020, we have held annual Mother's Day car rallies to show love and solidarity with incarcerated moms and caretakers in Massachusetts. Incarcerated women are counting on us as they continue to fight for their freedom and the well-being of their families. We will meet up in Boston to start the rally, or you can also join us later in Framingham. Our ride will be emceed by formerly incarcerated women. Come be part of this beautiful tradition! Register to receive more details about logistics closer to the date of the rally. 2:30 Boston Meetup Time // 4:00 Framingham Meetup Time

Prison Moratorium Testimony Writing Party on Zoom MA Community Event May 12, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET Virtual - Register to receive Zoom Link Come prepare your remarks for an upcoming hearing on S.2114/H.3422 - the Prison and Jail Construction Moratorium! Ask any questions and work on testimony live so you can let the legislature know why you don't want our money going to a $50 million new women's prison.

FreeHer Massachusetts Phone Bank MA Phone Bank May 15, 2025 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET Virtual - Register to receive Zoom Link Join The National Council and FJAH for a virtual phone bank to support the FreeHer Campaign!

FreeHer MA Canvass with Building Up People Not Prisons--Framingham MA Canvass May 17, 2025 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET Framingham, MA Join an in-person canvass with The National Council and FJAH in support of our policy priorities! This canvass will be in Framingham to target constituents of Senate President Karen Spilka in support of the FreeHer Policy Platform. Let's talk to our neighbors and build people power! Exact location and all needed details will be provided to you by your canvass captain before the event.

FreeHer MA Town Hall--Policy Priorities of 2025 MA Community Event May 19, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET Virtual - Register to receive Zoom Link Join The National Council and Families for Justice as Healing to learn about our mission, values, history, and legislative priorities for 2025. See how you can plug in to the FreeHer Campaign in MA. We will share our vision for decarceration and reimagining communities on the way to abolition, and make space for Q&A!

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