No New Prisons Campaign

Please join us in a preliminary meeting to begin planning to stop prison expansion in Washington State No New Prisons Campaign Monday, December 11, 2006 6:30pm-8:30pm 2111 E. Union St, Seattle, WA 98122 Light snacks, desserts and refreshments will be provided We will be building on alternatives to incarceration. Hear from others who are interested in preventing prison expansion. Do a power analysis to help us understand our challenge by: Identifying key players, policy makers, decision makers and systems on both sides of the prison expansion agenda. Continue the struggle for justice. No New Prisons Agenda (WA State Level): Introductions Meeting goals Good understanding of factors influencing prison expansion Preliminary campaign plan based on above understanding Preliminary team outreach Brief overview of research / statistics on WA State prison system Current prison system stats Prison expansion project currently in progress Future planned prison expansion Do power analysis as INPUT to campaign planning What is our agenda? What is their agenda? Define major economic, political and/or social conditions that impact Identify / assess decision makers over prison expansion Identify / assess major organized opposition Identify / assess organized groups and allies in support Identify / assess groups of people or communities most affected Develop a preliminary campaign plan to stop prison expansion What actions support decision makers who are allies? What actions block decision makers who are foes? What can be done to counter work of organized opposition? What can be done to support the work of allies? What can be done to assure that those most affected are involved? What types of public education are needed? What areas of the state need the most attention? What materials are needed to support our agenda? (I.E.: research, position papers, poster, flyers, media work, banners, etc.) Who is interested in participating in this campaign? Who else could we invite? Set date for next meeting for follow up and results (once a month) Comments Adjourn