Archive for June, 2015

Thank You, Crossroads Fund

Published June 28, 2015 Grants , News Closed
Tags:

CF-logo-color

We are delighted to announce that Crossroads Fund has awarded us a grant of $4,000 in this year’s Seed Fund program.

This generous funding will be dedicated to general operating costs—enabling us to get many more books in the hands of the women we serve—as well as to special projects to create awareness and inspire action around issues related to our work.

It’s an honor to be one of the many groups that Crossroads Fund supports in working for racial, social and economic justice across a wide range of issues and communities.

Advertisement

New Volunteers: Next Orientation is Sunday, June 28

Published June 23, 2015 Volunteers Closed

Spend some time with us this Sunday afternoon! You’ll find a warm welcome in our pleasantly cool space.

Our next orientation session, led by one of our experienced volunteers, is Sunday, June 28, 1–2 p.m., right before our regular 2–5 p.m. work session. Get the details here.

CBWP_collage_with_caption

Racial Injustice: The Foster Care-to-Prison Pipeline—Weds., June 24

Published June 15, 2015 Events Closed
Tags: , , ,

About 80% of Illinois prisoners were in the foster care system during childhood.

Join us for the forum Racial Injustice: The Foster Care-to-Prison Pipeline, presented by the Unitarian Church of Evanston’s Prisons and Restorative Justice committee. AlexanderTolliverCollage

The event will feature a screening of Michelle Alexander on The New Jim Crow and Dorothy Roberts on The Color of Child Welfare, followed by a live presentation and discussion with Charity Tolliver, founder of Black on Both Sides—a new organization that works to end the foster care-to-prison pipeline. Continue reading ‘Racial Injustice: The Foster Care-to-Prison Pipeline—Weds., June 24’

Black and Pink penpal meetup—Sat., June 13 at Uncharted Books

Published June 11, 2015 Events Closed
Tags: , ,

Black&PinkCurrently a penpal with Black and Pink: Chicago?

Ever thought about being a penpal with a prisoner?

Black and Pink—an open family of GLBTQ prisoners and “free world” allies who support each other—can connect you with a queer or trans prisoner in Illinois.

Join volunteers from Chicago Books to Women in Prison in conversation with Black and Pink on strengthening pen pal relationships, talking through issues that may come up in letter writing, and building community. Whether you’ve been writing someone for years, or are just considering becoming a pen pal, we’d love to see you there! Continue reading ‘Black and Pink penpal meetup—Sat., June 13 at Uncharted Books’

Latest

RSS

Archives

Categories