Thank you for attending our UIC event “The Education and Strategy of Ending Permanent Punishments!” This event was meant to highlight how higher education can play a powerful role in helping directly impacted people shape the policies that affect their communities. We aim to combine ENDPP.ORG’s lived experiences with UIC’s research expertise. Thank you to all the Fully Free Chapter Leaders and elected officials who joined our conversation! Special thanks to Dr Quintin Williams, Sadie Joseph, Chauncy Stockdale, and Alonzo Waheed! #ENDPP #EndPermanentPunishments #UIC #FullyFree

Thank you Saint Sabina Church for providing ENDPP.ORG with a last minute meeting space at the Umoja House.🔥 Umoja means, “to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.” We appreciate your allyship and partnership! Back in August, we weren’t able to secure a new office space due to a landlord’s discrimination against our formerly incarcerated base and staff. Despite this setback, we’ve been supported by multiple partners week after week with ample space for meetings and trainings. This is what community looks like! Thank you to all our partner organizations for your support during this time! #ENDPP #EndPermanentPunishments #umoja

Shoutout to the Women’s Justice Institute (WJI) @the_wji for providing a space for our 3-day Organizer Training! Thank you to WJI for being a supportive, reliable partner to ENDPP.ORG👏 We appreciate you! #ENDPP #EndPermanentPunishments #OrganizerTrainings #WomensJusticeInstitute

We’re excited to join New Profit’s #UnlockedFutures5 cohort! This opportunity will help us grow and build meaningful connections with 11 other orgs, increasing visibility, expanding access to capital, and supporting communities impacted by the legal system. Learn more ➡️ newprofit.org/impact-story/m…

Join us September 17th for our forum The Education and Strategy of Ending Permanent Punishments! In partnership with UIC, we will gather to discuss how we can #EndPermanentPunishments across the state. 📍 UIC Student Center, 3rd floor ⏰ 11 AM - 3 PM September 17, 2026 Scan the QR CODE or visit secure.everyaction.com/Rhj76… to register and get more information!

Our first ENDPP.ORG Fully Free Annual Membership Assembly is followed by a full day of ENDPP.ORG Programming! Thanks to Mud Theatre’s Resilience Fest, we’re taking over Day 3 of a four day festival. 1PM-3:30PM we will have our Annual Membership Assembly. 3:30PM-5PM you’ll be able to participate in a community art build and take a food break with multiple local food trucks. 5PM-6PM will be our Storytelling Exhibition entitled, “VOICES.” This will be the final exhibition showcasing our members that participated in the storytelling trainings. 6PM-8PM will be the sneak preview of our documentary “Civil Death” thanks to @ReparationsMed_ ! We’ve curated this day so our members, partners, and general public can have a full, fun, engaging experience centered around formerly incarcerated voices, talent, and advocacy! See you October 24th! Keep up with Mud Theatre Project on their website to attend the rest of the Resilience Fest October 22-25! REGISTER TODAY AT secure.everyaction.com/JR5Qy… #ENDPP #FullyFree #EndPermanentPunishments #AnnualMembershipAssembly

ENDPP.ORG’s Fully Free Annual Membership Assembly is coming to Chicago on OCTOBER 24th❗️👏 We will be taking over day 3 of Mud Theatre Project’s Resilience Fest at the Logan Arts Center. This assembly is a place for community to come together to celebrate and contribute to the vision of how we collectively build power. Chapters, members, partner organizations, and the general public are all invited to convene and make your voices heard. We’re doing this because our 2027 Policy Platform MUST be informed by what’s most important to directly impacted people! Our first Annual Membership Assembly will be 1pm-3:30pm followed by an engaging day of art builds, storytelling, and a documentary sneak preview!👀 This is about practicing power, building leadership, and making sure our people have a real voice in the direction of this movement. Register now at secure.everyaction.com/JR5Qy… OUR PEOPLE. OUR PLATFORM. OUR POWER. #ENDPP #EndPermanentPunishments #AnnualMembershipAssembly #FullyFree

Join us on zoom TOMORROW September 9th 6pm for our Intro to Effective Storytelling event!🔥🎤 We’re teaming up with Mud Theatre to kick off part 1 of our storytelling workshops. Join us on zoom at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… or scan the QR code! #EndPermanentPunishments #ENDPP #Storytelling

Join Fully Free: Southside on September 24th for our Record Clearance Summit, where our goal is simple: help eligible participants leave with their completed record clearance petition in hand, ready for the next step in the process. For too many people, an old record continues to stand between them and better jobs, stable housing, education, and new opportunities. It doesn't have to stay that way. This is more than a workshop. It's a chance to take real action toward clearing your record and opening new doors for yourself and your family. Space is limited, and registration is required. REGISTER AT secure.everyaction.com/w3I5y… ! #ENDPP #EndPermanentPunishments #RecordClearance #FFSouthside

Join us in welcoming Shimere Shankin back to our team at ENDPP.ORG!👏 We’re excited to have you alongside us as we continue our work of eliminating barriers for formerly incarcerated people. WELCOME BACK! #ENDPP #FullyFree #EndPermanentPunishments

Join us at the FF: Westside Back to School Chapter Relaunch event on August 22nd!🔥 We’re giving out FREE school supplies, haircuts, food, AND MORE! Providing resources to our community is an essential part of our work and we can’t wait! 📍Aspire Center 5500 W Madison St ⏰August 22nd 10am - 2pm THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 We will also have sealing and expungement assistance! RSVP AT secure.everyaction.com/B0B0G…

Thank you @PBMR_Chicago for providing a last minute space for our FF: Southside Chapter Training on August 1st!👏 ENDPP.ORG was set to move into a new office in August, but our lease was revoked. This was due to discrimination from the landlord aimed at our formerly incarcerated staff and community. In the words of our Executive Director Marlon Chamberlain, “[The landlord] was aware we were a mission-driven organization, but when it clicked that our team is comprised of formerly incarcerated individuals, his tone shifted. He asked if we would have ‘inmates freshly released roaming around his building.’[…]the stigma he projected, the assumption that our presence is inherently dangerous or unwelcome is exactly the kind of systemic bias we fight against every day. We were denied a lease based on prejudice, not policy.” Ending Permanent Punishments isn’t just about changing policy; we also aim to change the narrative and preconceived ideas about formerly incarcerated people. These prejudices have real world consequences that we refuse to ignore. ENDPP.ORG is grateful to have partners that have our back! Thank you again Precious Blood Ministry🔥 #ENDPP #EndPermanentPunishments #ChapterTraining #FullyFree #FFSouthside

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD❗️📢 (LINK BELOW) Our legal support is expanding thanks to our partnership with Second Chance Foundation.🔥 But first, WE NEED YOU to take our 5-7 minute survey! (LINK BELOW) These survey results will directly shape the legal services we provide in the future and will ensure we’re prioritizing the things that our community values the most. If you ever wanted legal help from attorneys with a similar lived experience, now is the time to get the services you deserve! GO TO: form.jotform.com/26189552263… TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY📢 #Survey #ENDPP #EndPermanentPunishments #LegalSupport