PArticipatory Defense
Participatory Defense is a community organizing model for people and their families facing criminal charges. Participatory Defense Hubs are akin to support groups where community members who have faced and are facing criminal charges and organizers trained in how to navigate the complex criminal justice system gather once a week to support one another through their cases. They are not legal clinics. Instead community members draw from their experience to help one another best advocate for themselves. Sometimes this support looks like showing up to one another's court appearances or helping to put together social-biography videos to help the judge see you as an individual who is valued by their family and community, not just a list of charges. The result of the Participatory Defense Hubs' work in Philly has been amazing. We've seen cases dismissed, charges dropped, acquittals, and significantly improved sentencing.
If you or a loved one are facing criminal charges, don't go it alone. There is community support available to you! For more information, watch the video below.
If you or a loved one are facing criminal charges, don't go it alone. There is community support available to you! For more information, watch the video below.
Philadelphia HUBS
** Philadelphia Participatory Defense Hubs are still meeting even as COVID-19 keeps us distant. To connect to a Participatory Defense Hub Zoom meeting, follow this link. **
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Best Outcomes Hub Tuesdays: 5:30 - 8:00 PM https://zoom.us/j/5307078988 Mothers in Charge 520 Delaware Ave #302 Info: (215) 228-1718 West Philly Hub Thursdays: 6:00 – 8:00 PM https://zoom.us/j/469205053 Dial in: (929)436-2866 (ID 469 205 053) Kingsessing Recreation Center 4901 Kingsessing Ave Info: (267) 766-0097 westphillydefensehub@gmail.com Germantown Hub Wednesdays: 3:00-5:00 PM https://zoom.us/j/136056696 Janes UMC 47 E. Haines Street Info: (267) 277-3117 gtwnpdhub@gmail.com Kensington Hub Mondays: 6:00 -7:30 PM *On Hold During Pandemic* Esperanza Health Center, Room 200 861 E. Allegheny Avenue Info: (267) 279-9373 kensingtonhub@gmail.com |
South Philly Hub
Mondays: 6:30 – 8:30 PM https://drexel.zoom.us/j/96903806893 Circle of Hope Church 2212 S. Broad St. Info: (484)440-9560 Facebook: @southphillydefensehub Youth Hub (21 and Under) Tuesdays: 4:30 - 6:30 PM https://zoom.us/j/691514592 To dial in by phone: Call-in number: (929)436-2866 Meeting ID: 691 514 592 Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project 924 Cherry St, 5th Floor Info: (267) 571-9277 info@yasproject.com North Philly Hub Thursdays: 6:00-8:00 PM https://zoom.us/j/89149764426 Zion Baptist Church 3600 N. Broad Street northphillyhub@gmail.com West Philly Shepard-Haddington Hub Tuesdays: 6:00-8:00 PM *On Hold During Pandemic* Shepard Recreation Center 5700 Haverford Avenue Info: (215) 789-0335 ardellashouse@gmail.com |