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GRIP Training Institute is Hiring
- Program Assistant GRIP is looking for someone who can perform a wide array of program-related tasks to support the delivery of our programs. This position offers an opportunity to work with and learn from organizational leaders to expand one’s skills and expertise in a variety of areas such as project management, programmatic administration, and team collaboration.
- Deputy Director of Scaling & Capacity As the GRIP Training Institute sets out to scale its program and impact, the Deputy Director of Scaling and Capacity (Deputy Director) will lead the design and implementation of organization-wide systems capable of supporting GRIP’s scaling efforts, in line with GRIP’s culture/values. The organization is at a key inflection point, having grown from 3 full time staff people to 10 in the last 2 years, and anticipating a new wave of expansion as we develop and launch a 5-year plan for scaling/replication next year that could put us on track to serve all Lifers in the state prison system within 10 years.

The Ahimsa Collective is hiring and looking for some amazing folks to join them. For more information and to apply, you can find the postings here on their website.

Justice Through Code Justice Through Code is a free full stack web development intensive that provides opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals to begin to grow and develop into the technology leaders of tomorrow. It is jointly offered by Columbia University’s Center for Justice, and the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School.

Virtual Final Cut Pro Video Editing Class UC Santa Cruz students want to help impacted people share their stories and anything else that folks would like the world to know. To learn more please visit their website. To register for this class, or if you have further questions, contact mcdick@ucsc.edu.

CARES Act Stimulus Relief for Incarcerated Recipients On September 24, 2020, Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an Order certifying a nationwide class of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons, and granting the plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction requiring the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and the United States of America to stop withholding CARES Act stimulus funds from plaintiffs or any class member on the sole basis of their incarcerated status.

The Formerly Incarcerated Small Business Rescue Fund is a mutual aid project to raise money for formerly incarcerated business owners excluded from coronavirus relief funding because of their criminal record.

Working Films - Call for Media to Amplify Abolition Submit a completed documentary or narrative film to be included in a compilation that will be toured in the US in 2021 and apply for up to $30,000 in funding for short documentary films. Works-in-progress, or cut-downs of longer-form documentaries are eligible to apply for funding. The deadline for both tracks is 11:59 ET on December 1st 2020.

Men's Healing Circle with Initiate Justice Led by Graham and Mannie, every second Monday of the month.

Abolition-Centered Care Provider Database a compilation of providers who are abolitionists, providing care outside of oppressive and harmful systems.

CONNECT IE Search for free or reduced cost services like medical care, food, job training, and more.

Clothes The Deal is committed to hooking you up with a nice suit, free of charge. If you’re interested, you can book an appointment online here.