On Saturday, April 8
from 10 am to Noon a panel of members of Jail Brakers
present a compelling series of stories
related to being in prison and being
a mother of a child in prison at the
Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist
Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road
in McHenry.
The panel members are “Inspired
to use their personal experience as a vehicle
for change,” according Jail Brakers founder
Cheryl Niemo, “Their stories help to illustrate
many common themes and prophetically inspire
a paradigm shift, on an individual
scale as well as on societal and
institutional levels.”
Jail Brakers is an organization
of people who have been or are in prison as well family members of incarcerated individuals which offers support, increases awareness of special
needs to develop more meaningful resources
and policies for this underserved population, and aims at reducing the stigma of incarceration to
remove barriers to a healthy reintegration into society.
The program is
co-sponsored by the Tree of Life UU
Congregation Social Justice Team and is funded by a grant from
the McHenry County Foundation.
The program is free
and open to the public.
For information visit the Facebook Event page, https://www.facebook.com/events/1915365392083507/ or
call the Tree of Life office at 815 322-2464.
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