March For Justice To Walk From NYC To Albany

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The Hudson Valley will be the backdrop for a social justice event from the end of August to the middle of September. The March for Justice is an undertaking by the Alliance of Families for Justice–NY to bring attention to human rights abuses in New York State prisons and jails. The AFJ helps families overcome the financial, social and emotional loss when a loved one is incarcerated and also helps them prepare for his or her re-entry.

The march will start in New York City on Aug. 26 and culminate in a press conference and rally in Albany on Sept. 13, the anniversary of the 1971 Attica uprising and massacre.

• Raising the age of criminal responsibility
• Increasing family visitation to prisons
• Meaningful reform of the use of solitary confinemen
• Ending human rights abuses in NY’s prisons and jails and closing Attica
• Meaningful reform of the parole system
• Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) Campaign

Want to help provide meals, marchers, publicity, evening forums, sleeping space and/or more? Please fill out a Commitment Form for Allies: online form or get this PDF version to print at Commitment Form for Allies.

Want to help virtually or donate supplies? Please contact us at info@afj-ny.org and (347) 973-0580. (Donate cash on Donate page.)

March Schedule:

Day 1, Sat. August 26: New York City

Day 2, Sun., August 27: Yonkers

Day 3, Mon., August 28: Tarrytown

Day 4, Tues., August 29: Croton-On-Hudson

Day 5, Weds., August 30: Peekskill

Day 6, Thurs., August 31: Garrison

Day 7, Fri., Sept. 1: Beacon

Day 8, Sat., Sept. 2: Wappinger's Falls

Day 9, Sun., Sept. 3: Poughkeepsie

Day 10, Mon., Sept. 4: Esopus

Day 11, Tues., Sept. 5: Port Ewen

Day 12, Weds., Sept. 6: Saugerties

Day 13, Thurs., Sept. 7: Catskill

Day 14, Fri., Sept. 8: Coxsackie

Day 15, Sat., Sept. 9: Coxsackie

Day 16, Sun., Sept. 10: Ravena

Day 17, Mon., Sept. 11: Glenmont

Day 18, Tues., Sept. 12: Glenmont

Day 19, Weds., Sept. 13: Albany