A NEW WAY OF LIFE RE-ENTRY PROJECT
SPRING 2014 NEWSLETTER
During 2014's first quarter:
WE ROSE FOR JUSTICE In collaboration with V-DAY's 1 Billion Rising For Justice,
we organized Lynwood Prison Rising.
Because too many women are the
victims of staff sexual assault in prison. _________________ WE PROVIDED EMPOWERMENT
AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN Women Organizing for Justice Participants
Weekend Retreat, February 21-23rd _________________ SUSAN BURTON RECEIVED
A 2014 JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION
LEADERSHIP AWARD Susan Burton with
Assemblymember Melissa Melendez
Irving Foundation Leadership Award: "A New Way of Life has a 70% success rate keeping participants out of prison while the state of California has a 70% recidivism rate."
At the awards:
Susan Burton with
62nd District Assembly
Candidate Simona Farrise
_________________ WE GOT ACQUAINTED WITH LA's NEW MAYOR ________________ WE WORKED TO CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES The HUB office of Building Healthy Communities Long Beach welcomed A New Way of Life Re-entry Project and All of Us or None-Southern California to its network. _________________ WE RECEIVED A KEY Thanks to Toyota 100 Cars for Good
we will have a new van to provide safe, reliable
transportation for the women and children
in our re-entry homes. WE CREATED PATHS FOR EMPLOYMENT At the Toyota 100 Cars for Good event,
we were approached by a Toyota employee
who told us he wouldn't be where he is today
without A New Way of Life. Why?
He was able to get his conviction history
expunged through our reentry legal clinic. _________________ Thank you to
2010 American Idol Finalist
Michelle Delamor....... for taking the time to visit the women in our re-entry homes.
You're all about inspiration and empowerment.
We're about that too. _________________ Final Thoughts Special Poetry Performance (Gala 2013)
Lennie James "Heiroglyphic Stairway"
by Drew Dellinger
Excerpt--"My great great grandchildren
ask me in dreams...
Did you fill the streets with protest
When democracy was stolen?
What did you do
Once you knew?"
A New Way of Life Reentry Project
PO Box 875288 Los Angeles, CA 90087 www.anewwayoflife.org
"Until we are all free, we are none of us free"~Emma Lazarus
From the Desk of Susan Burton
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”-Marianne Williamson
It was through the graciousness of my friend and ally, Author Michelle Alexander, that A New Way of Life's work was featured on "Moyers & Company". We have received an unpreceented amount of people calling our office and messaging me on Facebook in support of our work. Watch/listen to the entire program >>
