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Responsibilities of Being an Individual Member
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Take part in legislative and policy hearings, demonstrations, and other public events
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Mobilize people in your personal network for hearings, direct action, letters of support, etc.
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Sign-on to letters/petitions
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Volunteer your time and skills
Requirements for Being an Individual Member
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Have conviction or arrest records
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Family members of justice-impacted people
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Someone of other marginalized identities who are disproportionately affected by the US legal system of mass incarceration, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community members
Benefits of Being an Individual Member
You will be part of a national network of formerly-incarcerated people, people with criminal convictions, advocates, and organizers. In addition to getting campaign updates and information about local direct actions and events, you will also:
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Access free trainings
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Get connected to a national movement
Become an Individual Member
Responsibilities of Being an Affiliated Member
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Take part in legislative and policy hearings, demonstrations, and other public events
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Mobilize people in your organizational or personal network for hearings, direct action, letters of support, etc.
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Sign-on to letters/petitions
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Volunteer your time and skills
Requirements for Being an Affiliated Member
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People with conviction or arrest records
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Family members of these justice-impacted people
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People of other marginalized identities who are disproportionately affected by the US legal system of mass incarceration, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ community members
Benefits of Being an Affiliated Member
You will be part of a national network of formerly-incarcerated people, people with criminal convictions, advocates, and organizers. In addition to getting campaign updates and information about local direct actions and events, you will also:
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Access free trainings
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Get connected to a national movement
Become an Affiliated Member
Requirements for Being a Core Member
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Representative of an organization led by people with conviction or arrest records
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Prior experience taking a leadership role in a systemic/policy/legislative change campaign related to people with conviction or arrest records
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Organizational capacity to lead a local Protected Class Campaign.
(Before applying for core membership, review our Assessing Our Organizational Capacity questionnaire to determine whether you have the experienced staff, constituent and community support, and resources to initiate and lead a local Protected Class Campaign. If you don't currently have the organizational capacity to lead a local campaign, apply to become a Protected Class Network Individual Member, described below; reach out to local organizations that might have sufficient capacity to take the lead on a local campaign; and work with them.)
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Completion of Protected Class Network core membership application form
Responsibilities of Being a Core Member
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Commitment to launching and leading a local Protected Class Campaign
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Participation in monthly Network meetings
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Sharing of strategies, resources, materials, experiences, social media campaigns, and models for legislation, grants, policy briefs, and surveys with other Network members
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Participation in legislative and policy hearings, demonstrations, and other public events
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Mobilization of people in your organizational or personal network for hearings, direct action, letters of support, etc.
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Sign-ons to letters and petitions
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Volunteered time and skills
Benefits of Being a Core Member
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Mutual support, resources, and tailored trainings/TA
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Shared strategies, resources, materials, experiences, social media campaigns, and models for legislation, grants, policy briefs, surveys
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New/deepened relationships with other seasoned impacted activists from around the country
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The chance to be part of a collaborative learning community of impacted leaders that encourages all of us to learn from each other and provide concrete and collective problem-solving/ strategizing focused on each member’s local project
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The opportunity to do local organizing while helping to shape a nationwide campaign against permanent punishments and spark a political movement in cities across the country.