https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com F.I.C.P.F.M. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:16:27 +0000 https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com en https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Home-Content Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:28:19 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Home-Content If history is our guide, for a movement to be successful it needs to be comprised and led by people who have been impacted by the injustice. In September of 2018, The FICPFM hosted a historic convening of roughly one thousand individuals directly impacted by the criminal justice system leading, organizing, and advocating for change.&nbsp; They chose to gather in Orlando, Florida to support the passage of Prop 4, a November ballot initiative seeking to amend the State Constitution and restore voting rights for up to 1.4 million Floridians with felony convictions. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } A number of movement leaders sat down with us to discuss and commemorate this historic moment. Below are their stories and words. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Tamisha-Walker-Safe-Return-Project Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:47:53 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Tamisha-Walker-Safe-Return-Project <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a15e28f4105434dc0979d9244f4d1f963e39880ba113053da6048e523a13be7/1Q0A9202_1200_2_sq.jpg" data-mid="24933151" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a15e28f4105434dc0979d9244f4d1f963e39880ba113053da6048e523a13be7/1Q0A9202_1200_2_sq.jpg" />“I have like two sons who exist in dark bodies. They are amazing people. It’s my duty to create a world they can exist in and not dim their light.” Tamisha Walker, Executive Director, Safe Return Project Interview Audio https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Dolfinette-Martin-and-Danielle-Metz-Voice-of-the-Experienced-VOTE Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:58:39 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Dolfinette-Martin-and-Danielle-Metz-Voice-of-the-Experienced-VOTE <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10ab1e721eefb4c0609b542127d517cf385ff1c3e55f89f6db90cbddb507b043/1Q0A9161_square.jpg" data-mid="24933523" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10ab1e721eefb4c0609b542127d517cf385ff1c3e55f89f6db90cbddb507b043/1Q0A9161_square.jpg" />“Funny. Beautiful. Strong. Survivor. Compassionate.”Dolfinette Martin and Danielle Metz, Organizers, Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) Interview Audio: https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Eddy-Zheng-Asian-Prisoner-Support-Committee Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:55:31 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Eddy-Zheng-Asian-Prisoner-Support-Committee <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8e03929495939370e148732b7f7ab7ba6f62c250b59ace0debb2b7482e35007/1Q0A9151_squre.jpg" data-mid="24933524" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8e03929495939370e148732b7f7ab7ba6f62c250b59ace0debb2b7482e35007/1Q0A9151_squre.jpg" />“The modern minority myth disempowers many in the [API] community, especially when it comes to incarceration, deportation or mental health” Eddy Zheng,&nbsp;Co-Director for the Asian Prisoner Support Committee Interview Audio https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Hamdiya-Cooks-Abdullah-Prisoners-with-Children Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:10:19 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Hamdiya-Cooks-Abdullah-Prisoners-with-Children <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cda34d745423562fae1a5f05041db662f9e89c942e30bd7d26c72a8bc577d55/1Q0A9006-sq.jpg" data-mid="24933526" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8cda34d745423562fae1a5f05041db662f9e89c942e30bd7d26c72a8bc577d55/1Q0A9006-sq.jpg" />“I would hope that people recognize that something historic is happening in this country, and that they can be a part of it, whether they’ve been affected by incarceration themselves or not. Because I think the success of any one of us, speaks to the success of all of us.”Hamdiya Cooks-Abdullah, Administrative Director Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Interview Audio: https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Pastor-Gregory-James-Reclaiming-the-Land Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:16:27 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Pastor-Gregory-James-Reclaiming-the-Land <img width="1148" height="1148" width_o="1148" height_o="1148" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f9cf3edbf03a9d25654de71a8d98600713dc55c5447473eed1c4a8c03468b53/1Q0A9056_sq.jpg" data-mid="24933529" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f9cf3edbf03a9d25654de71a8d98600713dc55c5447473eed1c4a8c03468b53/1Q0A9056_sq.jpg" />“Most times treasures are hidden, and it’s only when a treasure is found that you see the value in it. So because you have been isolated, that does not mean you have no value.”Pastor Gregory James, CEO, Reclaiming the Land Audio Interview https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/George-Galvis-Communities-United-for-Restorative-Youth-Justice Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:02:22 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/George-Galvis-Communities-United-for-Restorative-Youth-Justice <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c59bcb610295342f6f6865afb2782228f645f8c5b5761e6b0c1ae1bd87617e1/1Q0A9030_sq.jpg" data-mid="24933547" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c59bcb610295342f6f6865afb2782228f645f8c5b5761e6b0c1ae1bd87617e1/1Q0A9030_sq.jpg" />“Hurt people hurt people. But healed people heal people.” George Galvis, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ)Audio Interview: https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Dorsey-Nunn-All-Of-Us-Or-None Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:41:11 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Dorsey-Nunn-All-Of-Us-Or-None <img width="1200" height="1200" width_o="1200" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f82de8a800a9302d8716c3bc1e5a23d5d6e18e8b9beee3ff590f0ec9cc843b27/1Q0A9013_squre.jpg" data-mid="24933549" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f82de8a800a9302d8716c3bc1e5a23d5d6e18e8b9beee3ff590f0ec9cc843b27/1Q0A9013_squre.jpg" /> “In the event that I started crying, it’s because most of these people that will show up today don't recognize that they sitting in my dreams, and not my nightmares… I think the challenge is presenting a opportunity for our greatness, because I think that we can rock the world.” Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children; Co-Founder All Of Us Or None; Co-Founder, The Formerly Incarcerated Convicted People, and The Family Movement; Co-Founder, Free At Last; Co-Founder of Critical Resistance Interview Audio https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Asha-Bandele-Journalist-and-Author Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:26:13 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Asha-Bandele-Journalist-and-Author <img width="1141" height="1141" width_o="1141" height_o="1141" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ebdcc577d625fd3cc26d50112827d5f883219df066c373fc4e150ba0b4f4fd70/1Q0A9064_square.jpg" data-mid="24933550" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ebdcc577d625fd3cc26d50112827d5f883219df066c373fc4e150ba0b4f4fd70/1Q0A9064_square.jpg" />“We the walking wounded, walking all about in the community, all those children, all those babies, and we serve as a reminder that they don't get to disappear us.” Asha Bandele, Journalist and Author Audio Interview: https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Dominique-Jones-Syrita-Steib-Martin-and-Annie-Freitas-Operation Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:12:53 +0000 F.I.C.P.F.M. https://ficpfmnationalconvening.com/Dominique-Jones-Syrita-Steib-Martin-and-Annie-Freitas-Operation <img width="960" height="960" width_o="960" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cae5e9b154149dd4b5098e48b54b0d25ce502e7c46c85f7287c26aef0b49b836/1Q0A9106_square.jpg" data-mid="24933552" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/cae5e9b154149dd4b5098e48b54b0d25ce502e7c46c85f7287c26aef0b49b836/1Q0A9106_square.jpg" /> “You might need to tell me what the procedure is. You might need to tell me, ‘Sign right here to testify.’ [But] I’m gonna do a much better job than any paid lobbyist in selling this because it's life. It's our life.” Dominique Jones, Syrita Steib-Martin and Annie Freitas, Operation Restoration and Daughters Beyond Incarceration Audio Interview: