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Wednesday, March 24th, 6pm FILM SCREENING – 7:30pm PANEL When a courageous young woman and a radical lawyer discover a pattern of illegal sterilizations in California’s women’s prisons, they wage a near-impossible battle against the Department of Corrections. With a growing team of investigators inside prison working with colleagues on the outside, they uncover a…

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS JAMES O’SHAUGHNESSY REPRESENTS THE LADIES OF HOPE MINISTRIES IN NFL’S MY CAUSE MY CLEATS CAMPAIGN “The NFL social justice movement allows me to think beyond my experiences, and that is why I chose The LOHM.” -O’Shaughnessy The LOHM Founder and Executive Director will be in attendance for Sunday’s game between the Jacksonville Jaguars…

New York, NY – September 29, 2020, The Ladies of Hope Ministries (LOHM) announces the first graduating class of Faces of Women Imprisoned (FOWI), one of the nonprofit’s core mission programs addressing the crisis of poverty and incarceration of women and girls through advocacy and engagement. The commencement is set for Thursday, October 1, 2020,…

***MEDIA ALERT*** Rewriting Reentry Virtual Panel to Highlight Hurricane Katrina 15th Anniversary, Complexities of Reentry and Housing Security Importance Panelists to Discuss Creating Security for Women and Girls Impacted by Incarceration and Natural Disasters WHO:                Panelists: Operation Restoration Founder ​Syrita Steib, Anti-Recidivism Coalition Women and Non-Binary Services Manager…

Panel Will Highlight the Essential Role of Father Figures and Honor Incarcerated Dads Directly Impacted Youth, Parents, and Activists Work to  End Practices that Harm Children and Families WHO:  Unfinished Journey Founder and CEO Monica Banks Youth Advocate Asia Carter #Cut50 National Organizer Louis L. Reed  We Got Us Now Founder and CEO Ebony Underwood.…

Women in jails, prisons, and the community face an unprecedented challenge. Correctional facilities do not meet even the most basic sanitary and distancing guidelines, and many women come home into the shelter system or conditions that are especially unsafe during this global health crisis. The LOHM is working around the clock to address the effects…

**Topeka K. Sam is available for interviews on women and social justice, COVID-19 and incarceration ** (New York, N.Y.) –The Ladies of Hope Ministries (LOHM) announced today that it will supply hundreds of plant-based meals to frontline healthcare workers as part of its Angel Food Delivery Project program. It is in direct response to the…