Tag Archives: Los Angeles

Out of L.A.- FICPM Will Register 1 Million Voters Opposed to Mass Incarceration

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

When a young woman from Arizona asked how she could get her voting rights restored, she heard a blunt reply:  “We don’t need you to get your rights restored.  We need you to get together with other folks and work … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Our Allies

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

To Our Friends, Comrades, Families, and Allies: No matter how you refer to yourselves, you are the ones who kept us going when we needed support.  Although you may not have stood before the judge and had your name called … Continue reading →

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Registration Now Open for FICPM National Conference- Nov. 2nd

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

The Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People’s Movement (FICPM) will host its inaugural national conference on November 2nd, 2011 in Los Angeles, with the primary task of ratifying a national agenda that illustrates the Full Restoration of Civil and Human Rights … Continue reading →

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Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People’s Movement Arises!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Alabama represents the answer to a clarion call.  This is a call that speaks to us in our own voice; clear, loud and urgent.  A voice that speaks to our identity and emanates from the soul, ringing true both in … Continue reading →

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Formerly Incarcerated Convene to Establish First National Agenda

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

On February 28th to March 2nd, 2011, a group of activists who have first-hand experience regarding inhumanities of the American prison industrial complex will convene in Alabama to lay the groundwork for a national civil rights movement.  This conference of … Continue reading →

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