• Clothing Swap to Benefit The Prison Birth Project
    03/13/2010 - 1:00pm

    Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm

    Located at 43 Center Street (Friends' Meeting House) Northampton, MA

    The Prison Birth Project and friends will host a community clothing swap and afternoon of fun! There will be clothes to be had for infants, children, adults, mothers-to-be. The goal is a family-friendly, community building event, and all are welcome.

    Dance and sing to kid friendly music by local musicians (Under The Tree Music Company, and other local, lovely sounding friends), a raffle sponsored by local businesses, and refreshments for purchase.

    Bring a bag (plastic shopping bag sized) or buy a bag, to fill with awesome "new" clothes, all while supporting local reproductive justice efforts!

    Clean out your closets and bring donations to...

    Amherst: 2nd Chances Consignment at (7 Pomeroy Ln. + Rte.116)
    Northampton:The Hempest (177 Main Street)
    Montague: The Bookmill (440 Greenfield Road)
    Greenfield: The Monkey Tree (250 Main Street)

    Admission is a $10 suggested donation
    No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
    Kids enter for free!

  • Questions and Answers with The Prison Birth Project
    03/12/2010 - 12:30pm

    Want to learn more about The Prison Birth Project's programs, mission and vision? Interested in knowing how you can get involved and support the work? Then come to the next Q&A session!
    March 12th from 12:30-1:30pm
    You must RSVP! marianne@theprisonbirthproject.org

  • An Evening with Tina Reynolds and The Prison Birth Project
    03/05/2010 - 6:00pm

    An Evening with Tina Reynolds and The Prison Birth Project
    Friday March 5th, 2010. 6 - 8 PM.
    Food for Thought Books Collective 106 N. Pleasant St. Amherst MA 01002

    * Suggested Donation 5 - 15 at the door, to support the ongoing work of WORTH *

    FFT Collective invites you to join us for a special evening with Tina Reynolds and members of The Prison Birth Project.

    Tina Reynolds is Co-founder and Chair of Women on the Rise Telling Her Story (WORTH), adjunct lecturer at York College/CUNY and co-author of Interrupted Life (University of California Press. January. 2010). She will be joining us to discuss the issues that effect incarcerated mothers and how we can better organize and support them as a community- as well as the success of WORTH in incarcerated moms leading and winning the fight to pass anti shackling legislation in NY.

    WORTH is an association of formerly and incarcerated women who have been empowered by their own experiences. Through mentoring, mutual support, leadership development and telling our stories, WORTH transforms the lives of women directly impacted by incarceration and changes public perception and policy.

    The Prison Birth Project is an organization focused on reproductive justice, working to provide support, education and advocacy to woman and girls at the intersection of the criminal justice system and motherhood.

    This event is supported by The Prison Birth Project, Food For Thought Books, MotherWoman, and The Grassroots Infustructure Trust

    For more information please contact tk: tanya@foodforthoughtbooks.com

  • "A Concert to benefit the Prison Birth Project"
    02/20/2010 - 7:30pm

    Saturday February 20th, 7:30 PM -- Hampshire College, The Red Barn

    On Saturday, February 20th, a group of various performance artists from Hampshire College and the surrounding community will be coming together to benefit the Prison Birth Project, a non-profit dedicated to supporting mothers everywhere. Following various spoken word and musical acts, a DJ will be spinning dance tracks for the rest of the night. Come dance and support the Prison Birth Project!

    Suggested $5-$10 donations at entry, all proceeds benefit the Prison Birth Project.

    Performers include Niajah Doty (F06), Monika Nicole Martinez (F08), Sara Osgood (F08), Cyndal, Megan, and Zoe from the Sovereign Collective, Unique Robinson (F05), DJ Mother Goose (F08) and DJ Panic (F08), among many others.

  • "A Panel Discussion on Mothering and Birth Behind Bars"
    02/19/2010 - 6:00pm

    Friday February 19th 6:00-8:00 PM -- Hampshire College, Franklin Patterson Hall

    Come to a panel discussion about the realities faced by women, girls and their families who live at the intersection of the U.S. criminal justice system and motherhood. This panel will feature members of the Prison Birth Project, a local organization focused on reproductive justice issues affecting incarcerated mothers. The panel will also feature voices of previously incarcerated women who have worked with PBP.
    Babysitting is available and dinner will be served.

    All donations and proceeds benefit the Prison Birth Project.

  • Vday Preformance
    02/07/2010 - 7:00pm

    DON'T MISS THIS GREAT SHOW! Valley V-Day presents a community production of Eve Ensler's play, The Vagina Monologues. Following last year's sold-out production at P.A.C.E., we are proud to hold this year's production of the landmark feminist theatre event at a larger venue, The Northampton Center for the Arts. As last year, our proceeds will benefit The Prison Birth Project. Featuring over 25 local actresses and community members, this show promises to be hilarious, poignant, and will be a great evening out. Bring your friends! Go to: http://www.valleyvday.com/

    For more information, go to: www.valleyvday.com/

  • Vday Performance
    02/06/2010 - 7:00pm

    DON'T MISS THIS GREAT SHOW! Valley V-Day presents a community production of Eve Ensler's play, The Vagina Monologues. Following last year's sold-out production at P.A.C.E., we are proud to hold this year's production of the landmark feminist theatre event at a larger venue, The Northampton Center for the Arts. As last year, our proceeds will benefit The Prison Birth Project. Featuring over 25 local actresses and community members, this show promises to be hilarious, poignant, and will be a great evening out. Bring your friends! Go to: http://www.valleyvday.com/

    For more information, go to: www.valleyvday.com/

  • Questions and Answers with The Prison Birth Project
    02/05/2010 - 12:30pm

    Want to learn more about The Prison Birth Project's programs, mission and vision? Interested in knowing how you can get involved and support the work? Then come to the next Q&A session!

    Feb 5th from 12:30-1:30pm

    You must RSVP! marianne@theprisonbirthproject.org

  • Journal Making for Incarcerated Mothers
    11/19/2009 - 6:00pm

    Journal Making Workshop for The Prison Birth Project
    Thursday November 19th from 7-9 PM,
    at The Prison Birth Project office in the Peace Development Fund Building
    44 N. Prospect St. in Amherst, MA

    This will be a fun way to spend time with other people interested in and involved in the Prison Birth Project. You can learn a new craft and hear what is going on with the project.

    Blank, soft-covered journals are needed for use by women in the Mothers Among Us program, run by the Prison Birth Project.

    At this workshop you will learn how to make a journal, and finish one to donate the program.

    Materials will be provided, and instruction is free of charge, although donations are always welcome.

    Please RSVP to ahead of time if possible so we can make sure to provide enough materials. Contact: pbp.journals@gmail.com

  • Who's Your Mama? A Reading featuring National and Local Women's Voices
    11/13/2009 - 7:00pm

    Join us for a very special community reading of Who's Your Mama? The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers (Edt. by Yvonne Bynoe).

    Featuring the voices of anthology contributors:
    JLove Calderon (We Got Issues!), Marla Teyolia (Empowered Mama!) and Marcella Runell Hall
    with community responses to the anthology by local community including:
    Cinamon Blair, Leslie Freeman, Mariza Pizzi and tk

    Child care will be provided on site. This will be a vibrant-filled evening that will nourish you as you birth your own visions for woman & mamahood!

    This is a fundraiser for To tell you the Truth a healing arts project. Suggested Donation @ the door and a chance to give will be presented during the evening!

    We look forward to seeing you there!
    If you are interested in learning more about this event please contact tk@ 413-253-5432 or by emailling tanya@foodforthoughtbooks.com

    Co-sponsored by Food for Thought Books Collective, the Women of Color Leadership Network, Everywoman’s Center and the Center for Feminism at Hampshire College. With Community Supporters MOCAI and The Prison Birth Project.