NATIONAL PARTICIPATORY DEFENSE NETWORK
PARTICIPATORY DEFENSE IS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY!
The National Participatory Defense Network is made of hubs around the country who:
1) Agree to uphold the principles of participatory defense,
2) Have been rigorously trained in the principles and tools of participatory defense by Silicon Valley De-Bug's National Participatory Defense training team
3) Commit to regularly contributing as members of the Network through shared learnings. We build together to learn from each other, share common strategies, and develop a shared vision for our communities.
4) Are listed on this National Participatory Defense Network website.
We all hold meetings in our cities to support individuals facing charges in the system and their families, and organize campaigns to transform the criminal justice system stemming from the families most directly impacted by the injustices of the criminal, juvenile, and immigration court systems.
PARTICIPATORY DEFENSE HUBS
(LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY CITY)
ATLANTA, GA
Atlanta Participatory Defense Hub
Collaboration between Southerners on New Ground (SONG) and Women on the Rise
Contact Email: lisa@songsouth.org
Participatory Defense Meetings: Tuesdays, 6-8 PM EST
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: SONG Office - 561 W Whitehall St SW Atlanta, GA 30310
AUSTIN, TX
Central Texas Participatory Defense Hub
Collaboration between Grassroots Leadership, ICE Out of Austin, Texas Advocates for Justice, and Mujeres Luchadoras
Contact Email: criminaljustice@grassrootsleadership.org, immigration@grassrootsleadership.org
Contact Phone: (512) 499-8111
Participatory Defense Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wednesday 5:30 PM CST on Zoom, 2nd & 4th Monday 6 PM CST in person
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please call or email to find out meeting location
Contact Website: www.grassrootsleadership.org
Social Media Handles: @Grassroots_news @TexasAdvocates
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Birmingham Empowerment and Advocacy Hub (Alabama Justice Initiative)
Contact Email: latonyatate413@gmail.com
Participatory Defense Meetings: Tuesdays, 6:30 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Beloved Community Church, 131 41st Street South, Birmingham, AL 35222
BOSTON, MA
Families for Justice as Healing
Contact Email: mhanora@justiceashealing.org, cel4justice@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (617)992-7185
Participatory Defense Meetings: Tuesdays, 6 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 100R Warren Street Roxbury MA 02119
Social Media Handles: @justicehealing
CHATTANOOGA, TN
Chattanooga Participatory Defense Hub (Concerned Citizens for Justice)
Contact Phone: (423) 799- 0787
Contact Email: concernedcitizensforjustice@gmail.com
Participatory Defense Meetings: Sundays 5 PM EST
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email or call for the zoom link.
Contact Website: concernedcitizensforjustice.org
Social Media Handles: @concernedcitizensforjustice
DURHAM, NC
Bull City Participatory Defense
Contact Email: Participatorydefense@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (919) 344-9757
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 6PM - 8PM EST
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: ReCity, 112 Broadway St, Durham, NC
Social Media Handles: Participatory Defense Durham
EAST PALO ALTO, CA
San Mateo County Participatory Defense
Contact Email: epapartdefense@siliconvalleydebug.org
Contact Phone: (650) 339-9200
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 5:30 PM PST
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email or call for the zoom link.
Social Media Handles: @SanMateoDefense
Please email first before coming to the meeting
FRESNO, CA
Faith in the Valley
Contact Email: communitydefenseet@gmail.com
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays from 5 - 7 PM and every other Tuesday 4 - 6 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Email for Meeting Locations
HOUSTON, TX
Harris County Participatory Defense
Contact Email: cnix@grassrootsleadership.org
Participatory Defense Meetings: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays @ 5:30 - 7:30 PM in person
2nd & 4th Wednesdays @ 6 - 8 PM on Zoom
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: In person at 4407 New Orleans Street Houston, Texas 77020
Please email or call for the zoom link.
KALAMAZOO, MI
Bent Not Broken PD Hub
Contact Email: advocate@bentnotbroken.org
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays, 6:15 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Douglass Community Association and on Zoom. Meeting link here.
Website: bentnotbroken.org
KNOXVILLE, TN
Community Defense of East Tennessee
Contact Email: communitydefenseet@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (865) 297-3203
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays, 6 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Tabernacle Baptist Church 2137 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave Knoxville TN 37915
Social Media Handles: instagram cdet_ twitter@CommunityDefET Facebook Community Defense East Tennessee
Please email first before coming to the meeting.
LAS VEGAS, NV
Las Vegas Participatory Defense Hub (Mass Liberation Nevada)
Contact Email: leslie@massliberationnv.com, jagada@massliberationnv.com, theresa@massliberationnv.com
Contact Phone: (323) 926-6998
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 6-8 PM // Social Bio Workshops: 2nd Saturday of every month
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please reach out for zoom link.
Social Media Handles: @MassLiberationNV
LOS ANGELES, CA
Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition, Young Women's Freedom Center and Youth Justice Coalition
Contact Email: emily@youngwomenfree.org
Participatory Defense Meetings: Please email for meeting times
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please email for meeting locations
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA
MontCo Participatory Defense
Contact Email: montcopartdef@gmail.com, Heather@reunitingfamilybailfund.org
Contact Phone: (610) 349-2297, (484) 222-0437
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays, 6 - 8 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 113 E Main Street, Norristown PA 19401
NASHVILLE, TN
Participatory Defense Nashville (Free Hearts)
Contact Email: info@freeheartsorg.com
Participatory Defense Meetings: Tuesdays, 6:00 pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email for meeting link.
Contact Website: freeheartsorg.com
Social Media Handles: @freeheartsorg @pd_nashville
NEW HAVEN, CT
Family Justice Hub
Contact Email: jewu@ctbailfund.org
Contact Phone: (203) 290-1603
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesdays, 6pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 19 Grand Avenue, New Haven, CT 06513
Contact Website: https://www.ctbailfund.org
Social Media Handles: @ctbailfund
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Participatory Defense Movement NOLA (PDMNola)
Contact Email: pdmnola@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (225) 278-0644
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 6 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom and in-person at 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, LA
Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83733477197
Contact Website: http://richfamilyministries.org/pdmnola
Social Media Handles: #pdmnola #clemencyworks #freedom365 #protectyourpeople #foxandrob
OAKLAND, CA
Oakland Participatory Defense Hub
Collaboration between All of Us or None, CURYJ, Urban Peace Movement, Young Women’s Freedom Center
Contact Email: alamedapdhub@googlegroups.com
Contact Phone: (510) 768-8434
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays 5 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email for meeting link.
ORANGE COUNTY, CA
Rapid Response Network of Orange County
Contact Email: info@ocrapidresponse.org or laurahrnndz2020@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (714) 881-1558
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesday, 6 - 8 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email for meeting link.
Contact Website: https://ocrapidresponse.org/
Please call first before coming to the meeting.
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Best Outcomes (Mothers In Charge)
Contact Email: sheedymac1958@gmail.com, val1tim3@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (215) 228-1718, (267)357-6241
Participatory Defense Meetings: Tuesdays, 6 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9304748465
Contact Website: https://www.facebook.com/westphillydefensehub/ or
Germantown Participatory Defense Hub
Contact Email: gtwnpdhub@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (267) 277-3117
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesdays, 3-5 pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Janes United Methodist Church, Thelma C. Nichols Education Building, 47 E.Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Contact Website: https://www.philadefender.org/participatorydefense/
Please call or email first before coming to the meeting.
Haddington Hub
Contact Email: pleasant4322@gmail.com, ardellashouse@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (610) 931-3925
Participatory Defense Meetings: Please email for meeting time and location
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please email for meeting time and location
Philly Youth Hub (YASP)
Contact Email: info@yaspproject.com
Contact Phone: (267)571-9277
Participatory Defense Meetings: Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 924 Cherry street 5th floor, Philadelphia, PA
Social Media Handles: @yaspprojectphilly
North Philly Hub
Contact Email: northphillyhub@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (215)490-5884
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 6:00 p.m.
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom and in person. Zion Baptist Church of Philadelphia
Please email first before coming to the meeting.
South Philly Participatory Defense Hub
Contact Email: krisjeden@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (484) 440-9560
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays, 6:30 - 8 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Virtual: bit.ly/defensehub
Contact Website: https://www.facebook.com/southphillydefensehub
Contact Website: https://instagram.com/sphillyparticipatorydefensehub?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==
You can call first before coming to the meeting or just join the zoom link.
West Philly Participatory Defense Hub
Contact Email: westphillydefensehub@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (267) 766-0097
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 6:30-8pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Elmwood Community Methodist Church, 4523 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Meetings also available via Zoom: bit.ly/westphillyhub or Dial in: +1 929 205 6099 (ID 842 2802 3552)
Social Media Handles: @westphillyhub (Instagram)
Contact Website: www.westphillyhub.org or www.facebook.com/westphillydefensehub
PHOENIX, AZ
Metro-Phoenix Participatory Defense Hub
Contact Email: thetadinihouse@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (480) 590-0919
Participatory Defense Meetings: Please reach out for meeting time.
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please reach out for meeting location.
Contact Website: http://thetadinihouse.org/
Please call or email first before coming to the meeting.
PORTLAND, ME
Participatory Defense Maine
A part of National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
Contact Email: Cwilliams@thecouncil.us
Contact Phone: (206) 492-9213
Participatory Defense Meetings: Sundays 6 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email for meeting link.
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, MD
Community Defense of Prince George's County (Life After Release)
Contact Phone: (240) 200-4472
Contact Email: communitydefensepg@gmail.com
Participatory Defense Meetings: 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 1:00 to 3:00 PM // 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email for the zoom link.
Contact Website: https://lifeafterrelease.org/
Social Media Handles: #lifeafterrelease
RICHMOND, CA
Reuniting Families Contra Costa
Contact Email: reunitingfamiliescc@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (510) 703-0020
Participatory Defense Meetings: Please call or email to find out meeting time and location
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please call or email to find out meeting time and location
Social Media Handles: @ReuniteFamsCC
RIVERSIDE, CA
Participatory Defense of Inland Empire
Contact Email: toya@startingoverinc.org
Contact Phone: (951) 230-6856
Participatory Defense Meetings: Fridays, 6-8PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom
Please call or text first before coming to the meeting.
SAN DIEGO, CA
Free San Diego
Collaboration between Pillars of the Community San Diego, ACLU, and Think Dignity
Contact Email: Laila@potcsd.org
Contact Phone: (619)255-9950
Participatory Defense Meetings: Sundays, 2pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 6443 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92114
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
San Francisco Participatory Defense Hub
A collaboration between California Coalition of Women Prisoners and Young Women's Freedom Center
Contact Email: emily@youngwomenfree.org or marilyn@youngwomenfree.org
Contact Phone: (510) 980-1447
Participatory Defense Meetings: Email for meeting day and time.
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Email for location of meeting.
SAN JOSE, CA
Silicon Valley De-Bug - Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project
Contact Email: alicia@siliconvalleydebug.org
Contact Phone: (408) 971-4965
Participatory Defense Meetings: Please email or call for meeting times.
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Silicon Valley De-Bug, 701 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126
Contact Website: www.siliconvalleydebug.org
Social Media Handles: Facebook: sv.debug Instagram: @sv_debug Twitter: @svdebug
Please call or email first before coming to the meeting.
ST. PAUL, MN
We Resolve
Contact Email: weresolveminnesota@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (651) 505-3288
Participatory Defense Meetings: Tuesdays at 6pm CST
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom
Contact Website: www.weresolve-mn.com
Social Media Handles: @weresolveminnesota1
Please call or email first before coming to the meeting.
TACOMA, WA
Pierce County Participatory Defense
Contact Email: piercecountypd@gmail.com
Participatory Defense Meetings: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:00PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email for zoom link.
UNION CITY, CA
A. L. Costa Community Development Center
Contact Email: info@alcostacdc.org
Participatory Defense Meetings: Please email for meeting times and location
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please email for meeting times and location
WASHINGTON STATE
Participatory Justice-Washington State (located in Snohomish County but works in various areas)
A collaboration between Participatory Justice, the Black Prisoners Caucus Community Group and Families Shoulder to Shoulder
Contact Email: pdmwa@participatoryjustice.org
Contact Phone: (206) 492-9213
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesdays, 5:00PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Click here for zoom link.
Website: https://linktr.ee/participatoryjustice
Social media: @participatoryjustice @blackprisonerscaucuscg @familiesshouldertoshoulder
WATERBURRY, CT
Participatory Defense, CT
Part of CT FREEHER CAMPAIGN and The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women & Girls
Contact Email: participatorydefensect@gmail.com
Contact Phone: 203-437-8168
Participatory Defense Meetings: Monday's 5:30 to 7:30 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Hybrid of in-person and Zoom. 50 Store Ave Unit 106 Waterbury CT 06705
Please email before attending a meeting.