An Introduction to PAW
PRISON ACTION WISCONSIN
P.O. Box 05669 Milwaukee, WI 53205
prisonactionwisconsin@gmail.com
Declaration of Purpose
How can I join
PRISON ACTION WISCONSIN MEMBERSHIP FORM
What can I do?
The best way you can effect the concerns you have, is to join PAW, join a committee that is working on issues or campaigns that may help your loved one. If there is no such committee, start one and see if there are others who want to help. To paraphrase JFK, ask not what PAW can do for you, ask what you can do for PAW. People coming to PAW should be asking, “what can I do to build this organization, how can I help with what you are already doing?”
Whatever is happening to your loved one is also happening to hundreds of other men and women behind bars. Effective change will come when we join together and work together. The DOC and Parole Commission will listen to us when we have numbers. The power to demand change lies in the united voice of the people.
All power to the people!
FORUM FOR UNDERSTANDING PRISONS (FFUP)Peg Swan - founder 29631
Prison Action Wisconsin
AN ORGANIZATION OF FAMILIES WITH LOVED ONES BEHIND BARS
note- FFUP is no longer connected with this group but it does still exist. Will get contact info.P.O. Box 05669 Milwaukee, WI 53205
prisonactionwisconsin@gmail.com
Meeting time and PlacePrison Action Wisconsin meets on the 2ndSaturday of every month at 10 a.m. atAll God’s Children Church,3356 N. Martin Luther King Dr.,Milwaukee, WI.
Declaration of Purpose
Prison Action Wisconsin is organized to support our loved ones incarcerated in the Wisconsin Prison System and address issues including conditions of confine-ment, DOC mandated programs of rehabilitation, and Parole Commission acountability. PAW is not a post release assistance organization.
Goals: To inform the public of individual abuses and systemic problems within the DOC.
To challenge the Parole Commission to release our loved ones in accordance with legislative and judicial intent.
To lobby legislators on behalf of our loved ones and our communities.
To provide a safe place where families of incarcerated can come together to discuss our experiences and develop strategies to counter the DOC and PC.
Goals: To inform the public of individual abuses and systemic problems within the DOC.
To challenge the Parole Commission to release our loved ones in accordance with legislative and judicial intent.
To lobby legislators on behalf of our loved ones and our communities.
To provide a safe place where families of incarcerated can come together to discuss our experiences and develop strategies to counter the DOC and PC.
Organizational structure
Prison Action Wisconsin Inc. is a Nonstock, Non-profit Corporation organized under Ch. 181 of the Wisconsin Statutes. ABoard of Directors will be elected through a mail ballot to all members. PAW is a member run and “leaderless” organization. Membership PAW membership is open to every citizen of Wisconsin who shares our vision for a better society without oppressive prisons.
Prison Action Wisconsin Inc. is a Nonstock, Non-profit Corporation organized under Ch. 181 of the Wisconsin Statutes. ABoard of Directors will be elected through a mail ballot to all members. PAW is a member run and “leaderless” organization. Membership PAW membership is open to every citizen of Wisconsin who shares our vision for a better society without oppressive prisons.
How can I join
? 1. Fill in the membership form
2. Come to PAW meetings
3. Join a PAW committee
4. Make a donation to PAW
PRISON ACTION WISCONSIN MEMBERSHIP FORM
Dear PAW, I would like to join PAW Enclosed is a minimum donation of $2 Please also accept $_________ as a donation to be used in the struggle for justice. Name_________________________________ Address______________________________ City__________________________________ State_______ZIP________ Phone No._____________Email__________ Name, Institution & DOC# of loved one ______________________________________ (optional)
Send to: Prison Action Wisconsin P.O. Box 05669, Milwaukee, WI 53205 ; or email to prisonactionwisconsin@gmail.com
What can I do?
Many people come to PAW hoping that PAW can do something for their loved one. It is possible that PAW has an on-going campaign that fits your concerns. More often though, PAW cannot do anything directly for your loved one. PAW may not even be working on the issue that is affecting your loved one.
The best way you can effect the concerns you have, is to join PAW, join a committee that is working on issues or campaigns that may help your loved one. If there is no such committee, start one and see if there are others who want to help. To paraphrase JFK, ask not what PAW can do for you, ask what you can do for PAW. People coming to PAW should be asking, “what can I do to build this organization, how can I help with what you are already doing?”
Whatever is happening to your loved one is also happening to hundreds of other men and women behind bars. Effective change will come when we join together and work together. The DOC and Parole Commission will listen to us when we have numbers. The power to demand change lies in the united voice of the people.
All power to the people!
Prison Action Wisconsin is a newly formed organization with roots of prison activism that go back many years. Some of the founders of PAW are active in other prison reform/abolition efforts.
FORUM FOR UNDERSTANDING PRISONS (FFUP)Peg Swan - founder 29631
Wild Rose Rd. Blue River, WI 53518 swansol@mwt.net
http://www.forumforunderstandingprisons.org/
WISCONSIN PRISON WATCH Frank Van den Bosch - editor P.O. Box 292 Boscobel, WI 53805 wiprisonwatch@tds.net
wisconsinprisonwatch.blogspot.comWisconsin CURE Kathleen Hart - director P.O. Box 183 Greendale, WI 53129 harthouse9@yahoo.com
WISCONSIN PRISON WATCH Frank Van den Bosch - editor P.O. Box 292 Boscobel, WI 53805 wiprisonwatch@tds.net
wisconsinprisonwatch.blogspot.comWisconsin CURE Kathleen Hart - director P.O. Box 183 Greendale, WI 53129 harthouse9@yahoo.com
AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE NATIONAL STOPMAX CAMPAIGN Frank Van den Bosch - steering committee 1501 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 http://www.stopmax.org/
If you belong to a neighborhood or community organization or progressive minded church that PAW should network with, please let us know.
Prison Action Wisconsin meets on the 2nd Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at All God’s Children Church, 3356 N. Martin Luther King Dr., Milwaukee, WI All are welcomed to attend. For more information contact: prisonactionwisconsin@gmail.com
If you belong to a neighborhood or community organization or progressive minded church that PAW should network with, please let us know.
Prison Action Wisconsin meets on the 2nd Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. at All God’s Children Church, 3356 N. Martin Luther King Dr., Milwaukee, WI All are welcomed to attend. For more information contact: prisonactionwisconsin@gmail.com
