State-by-State Events for October 2012

October is National Youth Justice Awareness Month! The purpose of National Youth Justice Month is to raise awareness about youth prosecuted in the adult criminal justice system.  Over the past four years, events have been held across the country. These events have all been successful in raising awareness and participation in important youth justice issues across the country. Below are links to information to help you plan your event:

› National Events

› Alabama
› Arkansas
› Colorado
› District of Columbia
› Florida
› Illinois
› Indiana
› Louisiana
› Maryland
› Massachusetts
› Mississippi
› Missouri
› New Jersey
› New York
› North Carolina
› Ohio
› Oregon
› Pennsylvania
› Texas
› Virginia
› Wyoming

National Events

Event - Growing Up Locked Down
Location - Congressional Visitors Center 203- 02, Washington, DC
Date - October 10, 2012
Host - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Human Rights Watch (HRW)

The ACLU and Human Rights Watch will announce the release of their new report, Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons Across the United States. Panelists will include: Ian Kysel of HRW, Martin F. Horn of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Nicole Miera, sister of a formerly incarcerated youth, Liz Ryan of the Campaign for Youth Justice, Dr. Andrea Weisman of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, and Amy Fettig of the ACLU.

For more information, view the event flyer. To RSVP, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Event - Improving the Juvenile Justice System for Girls: Lessons from the States
Location - Capitol Hill, SVC 212-10, Washington, DC
Date - October 23, 2012

This hill briefing will support changing the juvenile justice system with solutions that work for girls. It will address the impact of poverty and violence on girls' lives; encourage to invest in community-based supports that keep girls out of the system; support providing girls with gender and culturally responsive, trauma-informed services and support; and promote keeping girls out of juvenile prisons and the adult criminal justice system.

For more information, view the event flyer. To RSVP, contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Alabama

Event - Youth Summit and Service Day
Location - Alabama
Date - October 27, 2012
Host - Southern Poverty Law Center

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Arkansas

Event - Film Screening of Childhood Interrupted
Location - TBA
Date - TBA
Host - Lori Welty, Alliance for Youth Justice

For more information, contact Lori Welty.

Colorado

Event - 5k Run/Walk
Location - Cheesman Park, Denver, CO
Date - October 20, 2012
Host - Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition

Click here to view pictures from last year.

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District of Columbia

Event - Infographic and Media Awareness Contest
Location - Washington, DC
Date - October 2012
Host - Eddie Ferrer, DC Lawyers for Youth

For more information, view the DCLY Facebook page or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Event - Youth Summit Conference
Location - American University
Date - October 12, 2012
Host - Deon Jones, American University

Click here to view the event flyer.

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Florida

Event - Film Screening and Panel Discussion of Young Kids, Hard Time
Location - Friday Musicale, 645 Oak St., Jacksonville, FL
Date - October 13, 9 - 11:30 am
Host - Michelle Stephens, Alliance for Youth Justice

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Event - Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Location - Miami, FL
Date - November 2012
Host - Southern Poverty Law Center

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Illinois

Event - Film Screening
Location - Chicago, IL
Date - October 21, 2012
Host - Grace Warren, Alliance for Youth Justice

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Indiana

Event - Restorative Justice Community Service Day
Location - Indianapolis, IN
Date - October 2012
Host - Indiana Department of Corrections

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Louisiana

Event - 5k Run/Walk
Location - New Orleans, LA
Date - October 7, 2012
Host - Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Youth (FFLIC)

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Maryland

Event - Just Kids Art Show
Location - Baltimore, MD
Date - October 18, 2012
Host - Community Law In Action (CLIA) Youth

For more information, visit the Stop the Baltimore Youth Jail website and/or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Massachusetts

Event - CFJJ's Justice for Kids 5k 
Location - Jamaica Pond Boathouse Pavilion, 507 JamaicaWay, Boston, MA
Date - October 14, 2011
Host - Citizens for Juvenile Justice

Click here to view pictures from last year's race.

For more information, visit the Citizens for Juvenile Justice website or contact Hannah.

Mississippi

Event - Art, Poetry, and Justice - Poetry Slam and Art Exhibit for Youth Justice  
Location - Jackson, MS
Date - October 27, 2012
Host - Southern Poverty Law Center

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Missouri

There will be four races in Missouri this year!

Event - 4 Miles 4 Youth
Location - Cape County Park North, Cape Girardeau, MO
Date - October 7, 2012
Host - Tracy McClard, Families and Friends Organizing for Reform of Juvenile Justice (FORJ-MO)

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Event - Lake Ozark Walk/Run Path 2 Justice
Location - Lake Ozark, MO
Date - October 26, 2012
Host - Mary Brennell, Missouri Juvenile Justice Association (MJJA) and FORJ-MO

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Event - Steps 2 Justice Reform

Location - Sikeston, MO
Date - October 6, 2012
Host - RJ Johnson, Families and Friends Organizing for Reform of Juvenile Justice (FORJ-MO)

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Event - 5k Run/Walk
Location - St. Louis, MO
Date - October 6, 2012
Host - Kelly Greer, Families and Friends Organizing for Reform of Juvenile Justice (FORJ-MO)

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New Jersey

Event - Poetic Just Us!! All it Takes to Make a Difference is JUST US!!
Location - Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Date - October 20, 2012
Host - Renewed Minds Inc.

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New York

Event - Art to Action!!!
Location - Russell and Danny Simmons Rush Art Gallery
Date - October 17, 2012
Host - Center for Community Alternatives

For more information, visit the Center for Community Alternatives.

Event - Raise the Youth, Raise the Bar, Raise the Age
Location - Greater Works Deliverance Church, Brooklyn, NY
Date - October 27, 2012
Host - Center for NuLeadership and Urban Solutions

For more information, view the event flyer or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

North Carolina

Event - Sacrificial Poets and Volunteers for Youth Present Youth Justice Awareness Month
Location - Street Scene Teen Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Date - October 23, 2012
Host - Volunteers for Youth and Sacrificial Poets

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Ohio

Event - Juvenile-in-Justice CLE & Photography Exhibit
Location - Children's Law Center
Date - October 24, 2012
Host - Children's Law Center

For more information and to register, view the event flyer.

Oregon

Event - 5k Awareness Run/Walk
Location - Portland, OR
Date - October 27, 2012

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Pennsylvania

There will be two events in Pennsylvania this year!

Event - Youth Knocking Campaign 
Location - Philadephia, PA
Date - October 30, 2012
Host - Youth Self-Empowerment Project

For more information, visit www.yasproject.com or email Sarah at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Event - Film Screening of "Childhood Interrupted 2" and discussion
Location - Coatesville, PA
Date - October 11, 2012
Host - Debbie Willett, Alliance for Youth Justice

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Texas

Event - Youth Volunteer and Community Service Day 
Location - Houston, TX
Date - October 4, 2012
Host - Tarsha Jackson and Winnie Curry, Alliance for Youth Justice

For more information, contact Tarsha Jackson.

Virginia

Event - Run for Justice 5k Run/Walk 
Location - Bluemont Park, Arlington, VA
Date - October 7, 2012
Host - Families and Allies of Virginia's Youth (FAVY)

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Wyoming

Event - Interactive Timeline for Youth Justice
Location - Wyoming
Date - October 2012

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