Register for the 2023 Solitary symposium at this eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ca-families-against-solitary-confinement-symposium-on-solitary-confinement-tickets-646648592347
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Assemblymember Chris Holden Has Reintroduced the Mandela Act/ AB 280  
Assemblymember Chris Holden hosted a press conference on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, from 11:30am-12pm outside the California State Capitol on the West Steps. 
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 Watch Live footage of the press conference:
 https://fb.me/e/2DV5gaQyA

Read press coverage on the press conference:
https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/holden-reintroduces-california-mandela-act-targeting-solitary-confinement-in-jails-prisons-and-immigration-detention-facilities

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article271642677.html

Please join us for upcoming events and tune in to our current podcast series with "The Hard Luck Show" and Berkeley's Underground Scholar's "ON THE TIER" to learn more about the Pelican Bay California Prisoner Hunger Strikes and the struggles incarcerated people face upon their release from the SHU. 
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Download the CA Mandela Act: AB 280 Toolkit Below:

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You are invited to the “2022 Symposium to End Solitary Confinement”  to be held Sunday, July 17th 10AM- 2PM at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3131 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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July 2022 marks the 11th anniversary of the California prisoner hunger strikes human rights movement. Since then we've been fortunate to welcome home some solitary survivors, of which a number of them will join us to discuss the importance of continuing the struggle to abolish solitary confinement.
Register to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-california-symposium-on-solitary-confinement-tickets-361375723517

Amongst our special guests:
Jules Lobel, Lead Attorney in Ashker V. Brown
Johnny Perez, US Prison Programs
Jean Casellas, Solitary Watch
Lily Gonzalez, Project Rebound CSUN
​Jamala Taylor, CEO of Linear Consulting and Support Services (LCSS)
Ed Dumbrique, CFASC 
Eddie Burnett, CFASC
Jude Merez, CFASC
Terry Kuppers, Psychiatric Expert on the Impacts of Solitary Confinement
Jack Morris, St. Johns Community Health
Kevin McCarthy, UC Berkeley Underground Scholars
Michael Saavedra, 2022 UCLA Law Fellow
Baby Huera Rojas, Healing the Hood
Jessica Sandoval, Unlock the Box Campaign
and the Disability Rights California (DRC discussing AB2632 CA Mandela Act

This event will be broadcasted through zoom, but given out tech limitations, we do not promise great quality. 
To Join Zoom Meeting:
https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/87465191824?pwd=NExvM3h0Nmowa0Q5ZWlKL29BOFFwdz09
Meeting ID: 874 6519 1824
Passcode: 967005
Special thanks to our sponsors Langeloth Foundation and Unlock the Box

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