#NBOIntheStreets — taking you behind the scenes of the most impactful bail outs and the organizations behind them. Join us and learn how NBO’s partners are transforming communities and reuniting families coast to coast, from California to North Carolina!
In Durham, NC, organizers, social service providers, clergy members, people who are great at fundraising, and so many others have been building power together to #FreeBlackMamas and #EndMoneyBail. Hear firsthand from organizers who led this year’s Black Mama's Bail Out how the work of NBO partner organizations Southerners on New Ground is transforming the community in Durham, NC.
Historically, Durham has been a vibrant economic center for Black people. But the influx of gentrification over the last couple of decades has fed into the over-policing of Black and poor folks in the community. Today, tune into the second episode of #NBOIntheStreets to learn about the dynamic actions being taken by organizers with Southerners On New Ground (@ignitekindred) to assess public opinion via surveys, petitions and forums and build power to end money bail and pretrial detention in Durham.
The organizers with Southerners On New Ground (@ignitekindred) take action in Durham.
Philadelphia, PA, is the poorest large city in the U.S., resulting in the displacement and criminalization of long-time residents amidst gentrification. Today, tune in to the first episode of #NBOInTheStreets Philly to hear how the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund is doing political engagement organizing to #FreeBlackMamas and reduce the pretrial detention population in their ever-changing landscape.
In 2017, multiple Philly-based organizing groups found themselves with the perfect conditions to build power in their ongoing bail fights and began what is now known as the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund (@phillybailout). In this closing Philly episode of #NBOInTheStreets, hear firsthand how the upcoming DA’s race and the first Black Mama’s Bail Out was leveraged to win.
Art and events co-created and organized by the People's Paper Co-op's Women in Reentry Advocacy Fellowship fellows.
Based in California, Essie Justice Group is a loving and powerful community of women with incarcerated loved ones fighting to end mass incarceration. Despite being organized in a state with the highest average bail amount in the country, Essie members and organizers have been dedicated to #FreeBlackMamas in the Bay Area and Los Angeles since the first bail out. Tune in now to #NBOInTheStreets to hear more about the work that touches hearts, minds, spirits, and communities.
California is the nation’s leader in bail amounts, with their median amount of $50,000 being 5x the national median. For Essie Justice Group, this meant navigating unique obstacles to identify mamas and acquiring enough resources to participate in #BlackMamasBailOuts. Tune in to this episode of #NBOInTheStreets to hear more about the financial and collateral costs of criminalization and the work to end it!
“If you keep someone in jail for two years pretrial, they will come out homeless. If they’re a mother, their children are not in their possession; they are taken from them.” Watch now to learn more about the necessity and work to #FreeBlackMamas and bring them home to their families and communities!
“It is important that we stand up for these Black mamas who are in these jails and prisons, who are being torn away from their families’ lives.” Hear more from Essie’s member leaders and organizers about the why and the how of their journey to #FreeBlackMamas, who have been held at ransom in their closing episode.