Operation S.N.U.G. (“guns” spelled backwards) is a multi-faceted, community empowerment
and youth development approach in response to the increase in gun and gang violence by youth
and young adults throughout New York State.

They held a panel discussion on Malcolm X Blvd on youth violence, police community relations, and Jim Crow.  Here is video from the event.

LOCATION - 348 Convent, btwn 144th St and 145th Street, Harlem

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Mika'il Deveaux takes a look at reform v. Abolition of the criminal injustice system. Mika'il is presently working on his Phd at Hunter College.

For more information on his organization visit www.citizensinc.org

Patti Katz shared her experience at the Formerly Incarcerated People's Movement.

Mr. Atkinson, from North Carolina, spoke passionately about organizing the movement and the need to get to know one another as we build.

For more information on the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People's Movement got to

unprison.org

Jazz Hayden, at the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, describes the path from past to present of the New Jim Crow and mass incarceration. Racism in the criminal justice system is the new jim crow.

By: Nicholas Been, Edited by Lily Hughes
The Campaign to End the Death Penalty was honored to have the participation of several members of the Kids Against the Death Penalty at our recent convention in Austin, Texas. They are a group of mostly high school age kids who have taken a stand against the injustices of the death penalty. Some of the KADP have family members on death row, and all are courageous young men and women who speak out to their peers about this issue. KADP member Nicholas Been addressed our convention with the following words.

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The Drug Policy Alliance held its International conference at the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, California on 11/01/2011 - 11/04/2011. It was attended by a diverse group of people from all racial and ethnic groups from around the country and around the world. The one constant fact that emerged out of the experts that attended the event was that blacks and other poor people of color were the most impacted by America's prohibition ...

Kate Rhee, Longtime New York activist around juvenile justice issues, spoke on stop frisk and marijuana arrest. The numbers she laid out on marijuana arrest were startling.

Listen Here, to Jazz Hayden and Lee Wengraf speak about the Attica Rebellion which took place 40 years ago. This podcast was recorded at the Socialism 2011 Conference, in Chicago on July 1, 2011, and was recorded for Wearemany.org.

May 21, 2011 - Michelle Alexander along with VOCAL-NY, Mission and Social Justice Ministry of the Riverside Church, The Campaign to End the New Jim Crow and Drug Policy Alliance joined together to hold a press conference outside of Riverside Church in Harlem, NY.

The press conference was calling for parolee voting rights and an end to illegal marijuana arrests that have targeted people of color.

Senior Minister of Riverside Church, Rev. Stephen H. Phelps strongly endorsed the Campaign To End The New Jim Crow.

Press conference calling for parolee voting rights and an end to illegal marijuana arrests that have targeted people of color.

For more information visit:
www.newjimcrow.org
www.allthingsharlem.com/new-jim-crow
www.drugpolicy.org/
www.vocal-ny.org

May 21, 2011 - "I think about all those things I did throughout the years that I'm not proud of today," stated Major Neil Franklin, a retired Police Officer, and Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Drug Prohibition (LEAP). Franklin got a little choked up when reflecting on the negative results fighting the Drug War had on communities of color.

Franklin was a panelist at an event at the historic riverside church in Harlem, put on by the Riverside Church Prison Ministry and The Campaign to End The New Jim Crow. The event featured keynote speaker, Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.

For more information visit:
www.newjimcrow.org
www.allthingsharlem.com/new-jim-crow
www.leap.cc

View the entire panel discussion below. Filmed by Joe Friendly, checkout his youtube channel for other interesting videos.

May 21, 2011 was supposed to be the end of the world, well, it was the end of the world as many of us knew it when they heard Michelle Alexander dissect the criminal "injustice" system in America and its progeny---The New Jim Crow and mass incarceration in the age of Colorblindness.
The Campaign to End the New Jim Crow.  Video parts 1 - 4 seen here.

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- Watch Author Douglas A. Blackmon on CSPAN Book TV

Douglas Blackmon talked about his book Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, published by Doubleday. He talked about the laws enacted between the Civil War and World War II that limited the rights of blacks. During this time, blacks who committed minor crimes were forced to do hard labor for commercial interests. That day was the 100th anniversary of the arrest of Green Cottenham, who was the central character of his book. Mr. Cottenham was sentenced to hard labor in conditions that would eventually kill him. Mr. Blackmon talked about the history of racism in America and read several passages of his book. He responded to questions from members of the audience. - CSPAN

"For too long, the Department has been largely indifferent to widespread violations of law and policy by its officers," according to the report by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.

The report outlined problems with training, recruiting, supervision and interrogation practices.

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NY Times Map and Stats On NYPD, Stop and Frisk Tactics

Stop, Question and Frisk in New York Neighborhoods

New York (NYTIMES) New York City’s police force, in its fight against crime, has increasingly used a strategy known as “stop, question and frisk,” which allows officers to stop someone based on a reasonable suspicion of crime. One expert has estimated New Yorkers are stopped at twice the national rate. The impact on crime is much debated, and critics contend disproportionate stopping of minorities is a result of racial profiling, which police officials dispute. 

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