News and Commentary
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Save the Date! April 29: Madison Action Day 2015
People of Faith United for Justice Madison Action Day Wednesday, April 29, 2015 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Bethel Lutheran Church 312 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison, WI Cost: $25 per person includes lunch, childcare and transportation. Registration deadline is April 15. Please download and complete this form and or email info to mosesorganizer@gmail.com to register. All contributions are welcome! Scholarship requests will be honored on a first come-first served basis. Make checks payable to MOSES and...
February 2015 Newsletter
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MOSES January Newsletter!
(click here to download and print the newsletter) Welcome to the New Executive Committee On December 6, 2014 a new executive committee was elected for MOSES, effective immediately. President: Rev. Jerry Hancock, First Congregational Designated Vice President: Belinda Richardson, Breaking Barriers Vice President: Bev Buhr, James Reeb UU Congregation Vice President: Caliph Muab-El, Breaking Barriers Vice President for Recruitment: Morris Waxler, First Unitarian Society Secretary: Susan Millar,...
Take Action NOW: Mobilizing to Fix the Dane County Jail System!
The MOSES Jail Task Force gave an update at the January monthly MOSES meeting about Dane County's plans to study and invest in new jail facilities. MOSES opposes spending county money on new jail construction or on redundant studies. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW to act and mobilize others is available in four documents from the MOSES Jail Task Force: PowerPoint - explaining the discussion surrounding the Dane County Jail and MOSES' position Mobilization Letter - to send to Dane County Board members...
Solitary Confinement Cell Replica & #ReformNow Video
The replica of a solitary confinement cell will be installed at First Congregational Church in Madison, WI from January 4 - January 10, 2015. The cell will be available for viewing during the following times: Sunday, Jan 4: 10am worship service Tuesday, Jan 6: 1-4 pm Thursday, Jan 8: 1-4 pm and 6-8 pm Saturday, Jan 10: 9-noon (Tour before or after the monthly MOSES meeting!) Also, view the Reform Now video on Solitary Confinement including footage from the October 1 rally at the State...
Updates from the MOSES Jail Task Force
MOSES SAYS “NO” TO NEW JAIL AND “YES” TO REDUCING INCARCERATION MOSES JAIL TASK FORCE has these 3 primary goals: Stop all unnecessary incarceration End racial disparities Treatment instead of jail for people with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or addictions Improve jail conditions for those inside Ensure that any facility changes promote goals 1 and 2 MOSES’ goals are ambitious and involve multiple complicated systems. But other municipalities have already succeeded with similar...
December 2014 Newsletter
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WISDOM Launches 11×15 Blueprint Details #11x15blueprint
On Wednesday, December 10, it was standing room only in the State Capitol as WISDOM announced its blueprint for achieving the goal of cutting Wisconsin's prison population in half (to 11,000) by 2015. YOU are a critical part of bringing this plan to reality. If you missed the event, you can watch a recording by Wisconsin Eye. Click here to check out a presentation you can share with your friends, family, and colleagues about the 11x15 Blueprint. (Click here to download the Power Point...
Farewell and THANKS to the Executive Committee
At the December monthly meeting, a new MOSES executive committee was elected. We would like to extend our gratitude to the members of MOSES founding executive committee. Those members include: Carol Rubin (President), Caliph Muab-El (Vice President), Nancy Kosseff (Secretary), Ann Lacy (Treasurer), and Sister Joan Duerst (Chair of the Religious Leaders Caucus). [Erika Bach (MOSES Organizer), and David Liners (Executive Director of WISDOM) also attend meetings, and are ex officio members, with...
11×15 Blueprint to End Mass Incarceration Announced Wednesday, December 10, 2014!
Wisconsin can cut its prison population in half. Actions taken in 2015 can make it happen. Learn how action by people of faith and good will can be the decisive factor. 11x15 Blueprint to End Mass Incarceration Wednesday, December 10 10:00 am State Capitol, Room 411S Following the presentation, anyone interested in being part of the solution is invited to nearby First United Methodist Church for lunch and to meet in groups to work on strategies to continue to demand: Increased resources for...