[UUCP] Interfaith Prison Partnership 11/18/21

Tue Nov 16 16:04:29 UTC 2021

Please join us for this weeks UUCP Conscious Conversation with Rev. Sonia,
Liandra Pires and Interfaith Prison Partnership

Topic: Supporting the Inherent Worth and Dignity of our Current and Former
Incarcerated Brothers and Sisters: An Evening With Interfaith Prison
Partnership

Date: Thursday, November 18

Time: 7:00 PM
The UUCP Racial & Social Justice Team is delighted to host this week’s
conscious conversation with our guests Interfaith Prison Partnership. IPP
has been working tirelessly to increase awareness and encourage change
regarding the plight of those imprisoned in this country in what are often
difficult and deplorable conditions.  IPP will share the impactful programs
they have implemented, that we will be invited to participate in or
mirror.  Here are just a few: Adopt-a-Prison vision, Release Bag
collections, and Advocacy for affordable transitional housing for the
recently released.

Join us for an educational and informative evening, concluding with
takeaways on how YOU can take action!
* NOTE : This event will be recorded and shared on Social Media

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MISSION

Interfaith Prison Partnership mission is to increase awareness and
encourage change regarding the plight of those imprisoned in this country
in what are often difficult and deplorable conditions. We strive to
encourage and expand humanity’s connection with imprisoned men and women –
and their families – in the areas of rehabilitation, reconciliation,
reentry back into society, and spiritual development. We seek to do this
work in conjunction with community members, area houses of worship and/or
civic groups, and local government, in cooperation with the criminal
justice system and prison authorities.

PRESENTER BIOS

Rev. Siobhan Sargent began her career in faith-based community organizing.
For the past twelve years she has worked in parish ministry, both in NYC
where she served as Associate Pastor of the Church of St. Paul and St.
Andrew, and in White Plains where she currently serves as Senior Pastor at
Memorial United Methodist Church. She has newly stepped into the role of
Director of Interfaith Prison Partnership after having served on their
advisory board. Rev. Sargent’s gifts rest in developing leaders within the
church community. With a heart for social justice, Rev. Sargent believes
that the “Good News” of the Gospel is found in sharing Jesus’ radical
message of love with the least, the lost and the marginalized.

Janet B. Donat, M.Ed. has been working for Family Services of Westchester
since 2007 as a Program Coordinator within the Restorative Justice
Department and Mental Health Specialist in the Head Start and Early Step
Forward Programs.  In 2009 Ms. Donat created the EMERGE Program  (Educating
Mothers to Embrace Re-entry and Gain Employment) a pre-release/re-entry
program for incarcerated mothers at the Westchester County Department of
Correction.  In this capacity she has worked with Westchester Department of
Community Mental Health to launch the Bonds Beyond Bars Sub Committee,
Resilience Coalition and multiple “Learn at Lunch” programs providing
community education and advocacy around the impact of incarceration on the
children in our county. Janet was instrumental in bringing the Coming Home
– a re-entry program focused on the creation of restorative community – to
women in Westchester County through collaboration with the Reformed Church
of Bronxville, Rye Presbyterian Church and Memorial United Methodist Church
in White Plains.

Pamela Zimba graduated from Bard College with an Associate Degree in
Liberal Arts through the Bard Prison Initiative in 2017. Her personal
experience inspires her to advocate for criminal justice reform and to be a
voice for all formerly and currently incarcerated women. Shortly after
being released in 2018, Pamela was accepted to the Ford Foundation
Associate Fellowship. This led to her being hired directly by the Ford
Foundation where she now works as a Program Assistant within the Gender,
Racial, Ethnic Justice department. Pamela’s areas of focus are Reproductive
Justice and Mass Incarceration. She is currently on the advisory board of
Interfaith Prison Partnership working to address the lack of transitional
housing available to individuals returning to the community after
incarceration. In addition, Pamela serves on Assembly Member Chris
Burdick’s Correction Advisory Committee and is a New York State Defenders
Associate. Her future plans include more direct advocacy and policy change.

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7217578038?pwd=N1RCZWhwcTRuU2gwYVY2ZjZ3K3hCQT09

Meeting ID: 721 757 8038

Passcode: inpeace

Dial in +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 721 757 8038

Passcode: 7644637

*Liandra Pires*

Marketing & Communications Specialist

Co-Chair of Racial & Social Justice Team

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades (UUCP)

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