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
* To protect the health and safety of our community, most of the participatory defense meetings are happening through zoom or if they are happening in person, they adhere to strict social distancing protocols. Please contact the hub first if you need support for you or your loved one's situation. Thank you!
ATLANTA, GA
Metro Atlanta Participatory Defense Hub
Contact Email: tianate@yahoo.com
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesdays, 6-7:30PM EST
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom: bitly.com/MAPdefense
Women on The Rise
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 4PM EST
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom: https://bit.ly/3RKkqMq
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: 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
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, 6:30PM
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, 6pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 100R Warren Street Roxbury MA 02119
Social Media Handles: @justicehealing
BRIDGEPORT, CT
Women Against Mass Incarceration
Contact Email: Twbain@wamict.org
Contact Phone: (917) 600-2747
Participatory Defense Meetings: Saturdays,12-2PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 840B State Street, Bridgeport, CT
CAMP SPRINGS, 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 p.m // 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zoom. Please email for the zoom link.
Contact Website: https://lifeafterrelease.org/
Social Media Handles: #lifeafterrelease
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 PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 1976 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, Ca, 94303
Social Media Handles: @SanMateoDefense
Please email first before coming to the meeting
GAINESVILLE, FL
LEAH – Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub
Contact Email: participatorydefensegville@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (352) 559-4719
Participatory Defense Meetings: Please call or email for support
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please call or email for support
Click here to fill out a form for support: Google form
Social Media Handles: @JusticeforFlorida
Contact Website: www.leahforjustice.com
GILROY, CA
Community Agency for Resources Advocacy & Services (CARAS)
Contact Email: sarmendariz@carassouthcounty.org, rarmendariz@carassouthcounty.org
Contact Phone: (408) 847-4978
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesday 4pm-6pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 381 First St. Suite B, Gilroy, CA
KNOXVILLE, TN
Community Defense of East Tennessee
Contact Email: communitydefenseet@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (865) 297-3203
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays, 6pm
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
Contact Phone: (323) 926-6998
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesday, 6-7:30PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please reach out for location.
Social Media Handles: @MassLiberationNV
LOS ANGELES, CA
Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition, Young Women's Freedom Center and Youth Justice Coalition
Contact Email: christine@youngwomenfree.org, marilyn@youngwomenfree.org, emily@youngwomenfree.org, phal.sok@youth4justice.org
Participatory Defense Meetings: Please email for meeting times
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please email for meeting locations
NASHVILLE, TN
Participatory Defense Nashville (Free Hearts)
Contact Email: nashvillepartdef@siliconvalleydebug.org
Participatory Defense Meetings: Tuesdays, 6:00 pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: McGruder Family Resource Center 2013 25th Ave North Nashville, TN 37208
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, 6pm - 8pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 1024 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, LA
Contact Website: http://richfamilyministries.org/pdmnola
Social Media Handles: #pdmnola #clemencyworks #freedom365 #protectyourpeople #foxandrob
NORRISTOWN, PA AND POTTSTOWN, PA
MontCo Participatory Defense
Contact Email: montcopartdef@gmail.com, Heather@reunitingfamilybailfund.org
Contact Phone: (610) 349-2297, (484) 222-0437
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays, 6pm - 8pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 113 E Main Street, Norristown PA 19401
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 5pm-7pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: The Freedom and Movement Center, 4400 Market Street, Oakland CA
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, 5:30pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Mothers In Charge, 520 N Delaware Ave, Suite 302, Philadelphia, Pa 19123
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: gvnorton@zionbaptphilly.org
Contact Phone: (215)490-5884
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 6:00 p.m.
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Zion Baptist Church of Philadelphia
Please email first before coming to the meeting.
South Philly Participatory Hub
Contact Email: circlemobilizing@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (484) 440-9560
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays, 6:30p-8p
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 2212 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
Contact Website: https://www.facebook.com/southphillydefensehub
Please call first before coming to the meeting.
West Philly Participatory Defense Hub
Contact Email: westphillydefensehub@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (267) 766-0097
Participatory Defense Meetings: Thursdays, 6-8pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Kingsessing Recreation Center, 4901 Kingsessing Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19143
Social Media Handles: @westphillyhub (instagram)
Contact Website: https://www.facebook.com/westphillydefensehub/ or
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.
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 (Young Women’s Freedom Center)
Contact Email: emily@youngwomenfree.org or marilyn@youngwomenfree.org
Contact Phone: (510) 980-1447
Participatory Defense Meetings: Mondays, 4:30-6:30 pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 832 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA
Contact Website: https://www.youngwomenfree.org/
Please email or call first before coming to the 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.
SANTA ANA, CA
Rapid Response Network of Orange County
Contact Email: info@resilienceoc.org
Contact Phone: (657) 210-0157
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesday, 6pm-8pm
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: 1415 E. 17th Street Suite 100B, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Contact Website: https://resilienceoc.org/
Social Media Handles: @ResilienceOC
Please call 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)
Contact Email: info@participatoryjustice.org
Contact Phone: (206) 492-9213
Participatory Defense Meetings: Wednesdays, 5:00PM
Participatory Defense Meeting Location: Please email for zoom information.
Coming soon:
Bakersfield, CA // Fresno, CA // Detroit, MI // Kalamazoo, MI // Jackson, MS // Dayton, OH // Hamilton County, OH
VIDEO: FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL PARTICIPATORY DEFENSE NETWORK GATHERING IN 2016
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NETWORK?
Please contact Cecilia Chavez, Network Coordinator, at cecilia@siliconvalleydebug.org or call her at (408)971-4965.