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HELP NEEDED
A Mental Health Crisis in the Criminal Justice System

Unitarian Church of Evanston    ::  ​   1330 Ridge Ave, Evanston IL 60201
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    We will be serving lite food and beverages.

    NOTE: This event is free and funded in part by a grant from the Fund for Unitarian Universalist Social Responsibility ​but we always appreciate donations to help us defray the cost of our panelists.
    ​No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
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Saturday, March 16         6:30 - 9:00 pm
6:30 pm   Gathering 
7:00 pm   Help Needed - a mental health crisis in the criminal justice system
     Panel: 
                  Dr. Nathaniel Gilham: Clinical Director - Chicago Torture Justice Center
                  Brian Nelson: Prisoners' Rights Coordinator/Investigator, Torture survivor
                               - Uptown Peoples Law Center
                  Jim Poole: Dir. Community Engagement - NAMI Chicago
                  Monica Cosby: Lead Community Organizer - Women's Justice Institute
     Moderator:
                  Dr. Shelby Wyatt: Counselor -
Kenwood Brotherhood Inc.
​     Questions:
                  What should we know about the intersection between mental illness, the mental
                  health system and the criminal justice system?
                  What would an equitable, restorative and healing system look like?
                  What do we need to change, transform or abolish to get there?

8:00 pm   Q&A with those gathered
8:30 pm   Actions and further participation
9:00 pm   Cleanup and Goodnight


There is a mental health crisis in our country today. A crisis hidden within our criminal justice system. We have criminalized and exacerbated mental health issues by ignoring the needs of our people and causing more harm to those trapped by our criminal justice systems. We want to educate and agitate our faith community about these issues so that we can better contribute to movements working to abolish unjust systems.
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Join us for an evening of learning, reflection and action with the UU Prison Ministry of Illinois. 
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We recognize that sharing a larger vision can dramatically sustain us in this work.   
Gain knowledge on the issues. Leave with ideas to put into action.

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We equip UU's in Illinois to ​transform institutions and support people harmed by the prison industrial complex.
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  • Home
  • Education
    • Prison Industrial Complex
    • Radical Hospitality
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      • In Prison - Learning
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      • Re-Entry - Learning
      • History - Learning
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  • Work we do
    • Advocacy >
      • COVID-19 Advocacy
      • Past-Advocacy
      • Pretrial Advocacy
      • Solitary - Learning
    • Congregations >
      • PenPals
      • Solidarity Circles
    • Prison Ministries >
      • Curricula
    • Calendar
  • Get involved
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    • Why We Exist
    • Partners & Allies
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