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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Mothers in Charge Best Outcomes Hub
Tuesdays: 5:30 PM 520 Delaware Ave #302 Info: (215) 228-1718 West Philly Hub Thursdays: 6:00 – 8:00 PM Kingsessing Recreation Center 4901 Kingsessing Ave Info: (267) 766-0097 westphillydefensehub@gmail.com Germantown Hub Wednesdays: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Janes UMC 47 E. Haines Street Info: (267) 277-3117 gtwnpdhub@gmail.com Kensington Hub Mondays: 5:30-7:30 p.m. 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 Circle of Hope Church 2212 S. Broad St. Info: (484)440-9560 Facebook: @southphillydefensehub Youth Participatory Defense Hub (21 and Under) Tuesdays: 4:30 - 6:00 PM Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project (YASP) 924 Cherry St, 5th Floor Info: (267) 571-9277 www.yasproject.com North Philly Hub Thursdays: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Zion Baptist Church 3600 N. Broad Street Info: (267) 422-4480 | (267) 238-3884 West Philly Shepard-Haddington Hub Tuesdays: 6:00-8:00 p.m. *Opening Spring 2020* Shepard Recreation Center 5700 Haverford Avenue Info: (215) 789-0335 ardellashouse@gmail.com |
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