UPAN Monthly Meeting – February 2016
Ruth Vine Tyler Library 8041 Wood Street, Midvale, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting - February 2016
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UPAN Monthly Meeting – March 2016
Hunter Library 4740 West 4100 South, West Valley City, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting - March 2016 we welcome Kade Minchey from the Utah Office of the Auditor General to give a presentation on the Legislative Audit of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting – April 2016
Holladay Library 2150 East Murray-Holladay Road (4730 South), Holladay, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting - April 2016
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UPAN Monthly Meeting – May 2016
Draper Library 1136 East Pioneer Road (12400 South), DraperPlease join UPAN for our next monthly meeting. Our guest will be Andrew McCullough who will be running for Utah Attorney General. We will hear from him about what the AG office does. UPAN families can share with him their concerns about Criminal Justice Issues in Utah. While the AG’s office doesn’t have a significant role in criminal justice reform, it does sometimes push legislation that impacts the criminal justice system, and not always for the better. It is also our understanding that the Attorney General’s office works under the Governor, so that office COULD have some influence in how the Governor approaches criminal justice reform. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting – June 2016
Salt Lake City Library 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesPlease join UPAN for our next monthly meeting. LEGISLATOR NIGHT. This will be another Share with your Legislator meeting. We will invite our state legislators (you are encouraged to invite your own as well as UPAN inviting them). We are also hoping to invite candidates who are running this year. UPAN families may sign up to share their concerns about the Criminal Justice System and Prison issues. Each person is asked to keep their comments to the point, (3 minutes) as we will also ask if any of our legislators want to share what they may be working on in terms of criminal justice related legislation for the 2017 session. Meet in Conference Rooms A-B-C downstairs below Main Library Foyer. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting – August 2016
Ruth Vine Tyler Library 8041 Wood Street, Midvale, UT, United StatesThe Impact of Sex Offender Registries on Offenders and Families
Please join UPAN for our next monthly meeting, presented by Matt Duhamel, Metamora Films. This is the presentation he made at the 2016 Prisoner Family Conference in Texas earlier this year. Matt Duhamel, a former TV news and radio personality, has turned his attention to helping others through the power of independent film. He agrees with the idea that film can help individuals, communities and entire societies by increasing compassion, tolerance, understanding and forgiveness. By learning from his own personal trials and past failures, Matt uses his experiences as life changing tools and applies them to his thought-provoking films. You may have noticed Matt and Heather Duhamel attending several of the past UPAN meetings filming for his current production called, "Not for Rent!" about ex-inmates' struggles with the Utah Good Landlord Program. We are very excited to have Matt as a guest speaker, you'll not want to miss his presentation. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Meeting – September 2016
West Valley Library 2880 West 3650 South, West Valley City, UT, United StatesOutpatient Sex Offender Treatment, Parole Stipulations and Group A and Group B Parole Conditions for Sex Offenders.
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UPAN Meeting – October 2016
Glendale Library 1375 South Concord Street (1240 West), Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesTopic: Family Meeting
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UPAN Meeting – November 2016
Draper Library 1136 East Pioneer Road (12400 South), DraperAnna Brower of the ACLU will discuss how California is working to fight Video Only Visitation in its jails. We can possibly learn what can be done in Utah about this problem. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Meeting – January 2017
Holladay Library 2150 East Murray-Holladay Road (4730 South), Holladay, UT, United StatesTopic TBA. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Meeting – February 2017
Ruth Vine Tyler Library 8041 Wood Street, Midvale, UT, United StatesKurt Guner, the Prison Education Manager of SLCC and Don Wright PhD of the PrisonED Foundation will be presenting Higher Education Programs in the Utah State Prison System. Free and open to the public.
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#Cut50 National Day of Empathy
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United States#Cut50 National Day of Empathy - Presented by League of Allies and UPAN
Britnee Webb of League of Allies, UPAN and others areorganizing an event focusing on creating empathy & humanizing the experience of prisoners and their families. Guest speakers, open forum, more info to come. Please invite anyone interested. We would love to have former inmates & their families present to speak in the forum. Ideally we want state officials, legislators & policymakers present, because this is who we are humanizing the experience for. We want them to see our inmates as more than numbers.
About #DayOfEmpathy
Day of Empathy is a national day of action to generate empathy on a massive scale for millions of Americans impacted by the criminal justice system.
In order to reform our criminal justice system, we must first humanize and empathize with those who are impacted by it.
The Day of Empathy will highlight the needs and share the perspectives of Americans impacted by the current justice system - from survivors of violent crime, those who are addicted or mentally ill, incarcerated individuals working to transform themselves, people with a criminal record desperately seeking a second chance, and all community members impacted by crime, public safety, and violence.
Without empathy, we cannot achieve meaningful policy changes that keep our communities safe, our families whole, and our economy strong.
There are thousands of people - mothers, daughters, children - who have stories to tell.
The Day of Empathy will shine a light on people impacted by the criminal justice system, uplift their voices, and win over hearts and minds towards the idea that transformation is possible.
HOW WE'LL DO THIS
On March 1st, 2017 organizations across the country will be activated for a single day of action to spotlight their local efforts and unite under a unified banner to highlight the strength of the bipartisan criminal justice reform movement.
"Ambassadors of Empathy" will meet with elected officials in State capitols and Governors' offices across the country. They will share their experiences and how they have been impacted by the criminal justice system. Legislators will gain first-hand experience of the human consequences of a criminal justice system that has gotten too big, too unfair, and too brutal.
The Day of Empathy will feature storytelling, digital media, and virtual realitycontent to humanize formerly incarcerated people, survivors of violent crime, and millions of others. By delivering a set of powerful, emotional experiences to lawmakers and fellow Americans, the Day of Empathy will accelerate the bipartisan drive to create more effective, efficient, and humane criminal justice system.
OUR TEAM
We have teamed up with storytellers, media industry insiders, technology leaders and policy experts with direct access to leaders in the U.S. Congress, the White House, criminal justice activists, major news outlets and technology pioneers.
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UPAN Meeting – March 2017
Ruth Vine Tyler Library 8041 Wood Street, Midvale, UT, United StatesTopic TBA. Free and open to the public.
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NOT FOR RENT! Film Release at Weber State University
Weber State University 3910 West Campus Drive (Shepherd Union Bldg, Wildcat Theater, 2nd Floor), Ogden, UT, United StatesNOT FOR RENT!, Metamora Films latest documentary film is being released and screened at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. The feature length documentary film looks at rental housing barriers ex-felons face as they attempt to rebuild their lives in our communities. With over 95% of the American prison population being released at some point in the future, millions of ex-inmates struggle with ‘red tape’ and strict criminal history rental requirements property managers and landlords enforce. In this unique and powerful film, you’ll meet several people who’ve been personally affected by housing restrictions due to felony convictions.
The film screening is scheduled for April 5th, 2017 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at the Wildcat Theater. The event is FREE and open to the public including Weber State students who will receive community engagement credit for attending the event. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Monica Williams, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Weber State, University, the film release is part of the Engaged Learning Series, which is a university-wide series of events designed to engage students, faculty, staff, and community in discussion, debate, dialogue, learning, and action around an issue of public concern. For 2017, the series aims to raise awareness, improve personal behavior, and increase public engagement around the issue of “privilege.” In addition to the screening of NOT FOR RENT!, there will be guest speakers, a Q&A with the film’s director, Matt Duhamel, and a social hour with free lunch catered by Sodexho.
The Utah Prisoner Advocate Network (UPAN) will be present as a vendor with information on their organization, mission statement and how you can get involved in prisoner advocacy work in Utah and beyond
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UPAN Meeting – October 2017
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUPAN Meeting - October 2017 A retired AP&P officer shares his thoughts and advice for felons and their families navigating life after serving time in prison. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting – November 2017
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUPAN Meeting - November 2017 Open family meeting. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting | Topic: TBD
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting Topics TBD. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting | Topic: TBD
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting Topics TBD. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting | Topic: TBD
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting Topics TBD. Free and open to the public.
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Focus Meeting | Topics: TBA
Adult Probation and Parole Office 36 West Fremont Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesThe Utah Department of Corrections invites interested community members to attend Focus, a discussion forum, at the Region 3 Adult Probation & Parole office in Salt Lake City. The office is located at 36 W. Fremont Avenue and the Focus meetings are held in the conference room to the right of the main entrance.
Discussion topics are pre-determined to ensure the most knowledgeable presenters are on hand. Past topics have included the Drug Offender Reform Act (DORA), a presentation by the Utah Board of Pardons & Parole, an overview of Adult Probation & Parole's Northern Utah office, and an introduction to new wardens.
More information: Contact Kaitlin Felsted, Public Information Officer, at [email protected] or 801-545-5536.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting | Topic: TBD
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting Topics TBD. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting | Topic: TBD
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting Topics TBD. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting | Topic: TBD
Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUPAN Monthly Meeting Topics TBD. Free and open to the public.
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Special Event | Meet Your Legislator Night
Marmalade Public Library 280 West 500 North, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesUtah State legislators are invited to meet with constituents about criminal justice issues. Guest speakers will share their experiences with our system. If you are interested in speaking please email us at [email protected]. Find and invite your legislator to attend by visiting https://le.utah.gov. Free and open to the public.
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UPAN Monthly Meeting | Topic: Film Screening UNTOUCHABLE
Salt Lake City Library 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesScreening of the documentary film UNTOUCHABLE, produced by David Fiege. When the most powerful lobbyist in Florida discovers that the nanny has sexually abused his daughter, he harnesses his extraordinary political power to pass the toughest sex offender laws in the nation. UNTOUCHABLE chronicles his crusade, and its impact on the lives of several of the 800,000 people forced to live under the kinds of laws he has championed. The film interweaves intimate portraits of men and women who have been branded sex offenders with the heartbreaking stories of those who have suffered sexual abuse. It is a film that pushes viewers toward an uncomfortable place, requiring them to walk in the shoes of those who have survived sexual abuse, but to still bear witness to the experiences of those we revile. Free and open to the public.
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