Chicago Books to Women in Prison http://chicagobwp.org Resources and Support for Women in Prison Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/7a745181f63591fc1b01363632d8c29c?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Chicago Books to Women in Prison http://chicagobwp.org Cocktails and Games! A Fundraiser at Ts http://chicagobwp.org/2009/06/12/fundraiser-at-ts/ http://chicagobwp.org/2009/06/12/fundraiser-at-ts/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:12:08 +0000 dr23schlesinger http://chicagobwp.org/2009/05/06/fundraiser-at-ts/ ]]>

Come have fun with friends and help raise money for Chicago Books to Women in Prison!

Join us at T’s (http://www.yelp.com/biz/ts-bar-and-restaurant-chicago) on Thursday, June 18, at 7pm.

No Cover.  Just come hang out (in the back room) and Chicago Books to Women in Prison will get 10% of whatever you spend on food and liquor. Or drink a ‘books to prisoners’ shot for $5, and all of the money will go to the books project!

There will be raffles, arm wrestling, and the always great food and drink of Ts.

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Come have fun with friends and help raise money for
Chicago Books to Women in Prison!

Please join us at T’s on Thursday, June 18 at 7:00pm.

CBWP will get 10% of whatever you spend on food and liquor (and T’s food is delicious). Or drink a ‘books to prisoners’ shot for $5 and buy raffle tickets, and all of the money will go to the book project. No cover, just come eat, drink, win raffle prizes, and enjoy a Thursday night out for a great cause!

T’s
5025 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60640
http://www.yelp. com/biz/ts- bar-and-restaura nt-chicago

Please pass this invitation along and invite all of your friends!

Can’t make it to T’s?
Learn more about Chicago Books to Women in Prison at http://chicagobwp. org/about- us/
and send donations to
ChicagoBooks to Women in Prison
c/o BeyondMedia Education4001 N Ravenswood Ave #204C
Chicago, IL 60613

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This past Wednesday, a U.S. Circuit Judge in Colorado made a powerful statement against sexual abuse in detention. Judge David M. Ebel ruled in a civil case against a corrections officer for his sexual assault of an inmate in Denver Women’s Correctional Facility. The judge awarded the survivor $1.3 million, saying he hoped to send a message that sexual abuse in prison will not be tolerated.

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Looking to donate?  Here’s what we need!

PAPERBACK ONLY!

  1. Dictionaries
  2. Urban fiction
  3. Lesbian fiction
  4. Composition books
  5. Daily meditations
  6. GED prep books, or any math or writing workbooks
  7. Books on drug or alcohol recovery
  8. Yoga or exercise books
  9. Health books for HIV positive people
  10. Health books for people with Hepatitis C
  11. Books on Wicca
  12. Books on racism and/or mass imprisonment

PAPERBACK ONLY!

Thanks for all of your help in stocking our library!

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After remaining steady for almost 100 years, imprisonment rates increased from 111 in 1974 to nearly 500 by 2000; anti-prison activist refer to this surge as the ‘prison boom’. Currently, 1.5 million people are in prison and more than 7 million are under some form of correctional control. Not only this 4.5 million people have been to prison at some point in their lives and are now back in their communities suffering from a variety of legalized discrimination. And it’s not only the scale of imprisonment, but also the color. Blacks are six times more likely than whites to be imprisoned and Latinos are twice as likely as whites to be imprisoned. And while racial disparity in imprisonment has been a social reality since emancipation, the prison boom increases the impact of this disparity. In addition to all of this, between 1974 and 1996, women’s chances of going to prison at some point during their lives increased 6 times; men’s increased 3 times during the same period. As a result, while in 1980, only 4% of prisoners were women, by 2000, more than 7% Black women and white men have nearly the same chances of serving time: 3.6% and 4.4% respectively.

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Chicago Books to Women in Prison presents a night of activity stations & great music at our home base, Beyondmedia Education. Let’s eat sweet and savory pies, rock to 2 bands, make out in the kissing booth, and pack books at the activity station of book requests from people in women’s prisons.

When: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Where: 4001 N Ravenswood #204c, Chicago

Cost: $5-$25 at the door, sliding scale, plus cash bar.
Free drink ticket with every paperback dictionary you bring.

If you’re on facebook, you can view this event here. No need to RSVP, just bring the party!

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We are proud to announce that Chicago’s fabulous feminist bookstore, Women & Children First, has made us their organization of the month for the month of July!

This means that W&CF will be generously donating 10% of every purchase to Chicago Books to Women in Prison. All you have to do is print out this coupon and present it at the time of purchase. Stock up because this promotion only lasts through July!

A big THANK YOU to Women And Children First for supporting our organization!

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That’s right, along with Beyondmedia we are movin’ on up to a larger, snazzier space!
You can now visit us at 4001 N Ravenswood Ave, Suite 204C.

Thanks to all of our fabulous volunteers for your help in the move.

]]> http://chicagobwp.org/2008/05/08/weve-moved/feed/ 0 knikki The Parties Never Stop! Join us Friday April 18th http://chicagobwp.org/2008/04/05/the-parties-never-stop-join-us-friday-april-18th/ http://chicagobwp.org/2008/04/05/the-parties-never-stop-join-us-friday-april-18th/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:45:12 +0000 Chicago Books to Women in Prison http://knikki.wordpress.com/?p=43 ]]>

Yes, make it a double-CBWP week with Danny’s on Monday and AV-aerie on Friday!

We’re having a party with local djs (including Gutter Butter, Jessica Hopper, and others) on Friday, April 18th at AVaerie (2000 W Fulton).  This is a benefit for Chicago Books to Women in Prison.

Details:
Friday, 4/18
@ AVaeire, 2000 W Fulton
Doors at 9pm.
$10 suggested donation at the door.  Get in for $8 if you bring a paperback dictionary to donate.
There will be a drawing for prizes, including a 1-year iGo membership, massage gift certificates, a refurbished bike from Working Bikes, and other awesome stuff.

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Get Nerdy with the hot bookworms from Chicago Books to Women in Prison Monday, April 14th, 9pm-2am, at Danny’s 1951 W Dickens. Danny’s is giving CBWP 50% of the bar as part of their 2nd Monday Peace Parties.

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