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Participatory Defense

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.

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. **

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

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West Philly Hub
Thursdays: 6:00 – 8:00 PM

https://zoom.us/j/469205053
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
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*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
www.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
Learn more at www.philadefender.org/participatorydefense or call 267-765-6782 

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