Women on the Rise is making an IMPPACT

Women on the Rise has partnered with RestoreHer and ReEnfore to create a coalition called IMPPACT. INFORM MARGINALIZED PEOPLES' POWER AND CULTIVATE TRANSFORMATION.

This coalition is dedicated to informing formerly incarcerated people of their right to vote and the power that comes in doing so!

May 2022 Newsletter

This month we mailed out the Newsletter to the women inside of Georgia State Prison. Learn more about how we keep women inside involved in change inside and outside in their community.

Nov 11, 2021
1 min

Diversion Center inside Atlanta Center Detention Center

The creation of the Diversion Center will allow us to expand pre-arrest diversion as a 24/7 resource and to provide critical services...

Oct 21, 2021
1 min

GOTV Community Block Party

As the elections draw closer, Women on The Rise and Communities Over Cages is inviting all our members, partners and friends out to...

Sep 30, 2021
1 min

GMEN's Reentry Design Charrette

This is the beginning of different organizations and representatives from Senator Ossoff & Warnoff's office sharing our insight and...

Sep 10, 2021
3 min

BOLD AD CAMPAIGN TACKLES PUBLIC SAFETY: URGES ACTION TO CLOSE AND REPURPOSE THE EXTRA CITY JAIL

AD BUILDS ON RECENT POLL SHOWING VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT “SMART SAFETY STRATEGIES” OVER INCREASED POLICE AND JAIL The Communities...

Aug 31, 2021
2 min

Women on the Rise Launches #VOTEATL 2021

Registering Formerly-Incarcerated Folks to Vote & Building Power at the Polls! All eyes are again on Georgia as we prep for the November...

Aug 1, 2021
0 min

John R. Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award goes to...Marilynn Winn!

Jul 30, 2021
1 min

#NOSL21: WE KEEP US SAFE BLOCK PARTY August 3rd 5pm - 9pm

YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED!! #NOSL21: WE KEEP US SAFE BLOCK PARTY Night Out for Safety and Liberation is the night when people across the...

Apr 12, 2021
2 min

COMMUNITIES OVER CAGES: CLOSE THE JAIL ATL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES NEW AD CAMPAIGN

Over two years have passed since Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Atlanta was "no longer in the jail business" and pledged to close...

Dec 7, 2020
5 min

Women on the Rise Joins 25 Organizations Calling for Councilmembers to Close Jail by December 31st

Group Represents Rising, United Majority Women on the Rise joined twenty-five organizations, including New Georgia Project and GA...

Dec 4, 2020
2 min

Women on the Rise Launches #Free2Vote

Registering Formerly-Incarcerated Folks to Vote & Building Power at the Polls! All eyes are again on Georgia as we head into runoff...

Oct 6, 2020
3 min

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Demolish That Monstrosity”

New survey finds overwhelming support for “a clean break with the history of pain and suffering” caused by the Atlanta city jail;...

Aug 11, 2020
2 min

How do you imagine Atlanta? VOTE TODAY

We've got big news in our Communities Over Cages: Close the Jail ATL Campaign! Four different options currently sit on the Mayor’s desk...

Jun 24, 2020
1 min

ATL CITY COUNCIL PROTEST!

🎶What side are you on my people what side are you on I’m on the Freedom side💪🏿 A quick recap of THIS EPIC SHOW DOWN✊🏿✊🏾

Jun 16, 2020
1 min

Rain Or Shine We Will Fight!

Justice Cant Wait, We Need a Date! Mayor Bottoms, when will the jail officially close? On June 10th, hundreds of people marched in the...

May 28, 2020
2 min

SIGN OUR PETITION NOW to move $18 million from cuffs to care!

The City of Atlanta is voting on a budget with $18 million dollars for the Atlanta City Detention Center - a building that sits mostly...

Apr 1, 2020
0 min

JUST IN! Georgia to release some inmates due to COVID-19 fears

Mar 25, 2020
1 min

Ms. Murry Doesn't Deserve to Die In Isolation Alone

@thesoutherncenter #repost Ms. Murry deserves the chance to see her family for the last time. She does not deserve to die in isolation in...

Mar 20, 2020
0 min

COVID-19 UPDATE: Membership Meetings Canceled

Feb 17, 2020
1 min

Justice Day 2020, Feb. 27th

Women on the Rise is proud to co-sponsor Justice Day 2020! On February 27th, 2020 from 8:30am- 3:30pm partners of the Justice Reform...

Nov 12, 2019
3 min

Where We Came From & Where We're Headed: A note from Marilynn Winn

I want to share just a little history of where Women on the Rise originated from. I met Xochitl Bervera in 2011 when I was working for...

Marilynn Winn, Founder & Sr Fellow of Women on the Rise, was joined by Desmond Meade, President and Executive Director of FRRC, and Norris Henderson, Founder and Executive Director of VOTE-NOLA at the Clean Slate Initiative Annual Convening 2022 for the panel titled, "Fireside Chat: Clean Slate in Southern States".

Clean Slate Initiative Annual Convening 2022
Detroit, MI

Women on the Rise is making an IMPPACT

May 2022 Newsletter

Clean Slate Initiative Annual Convening 2022 Detroit, MI

Clean Slate Initiative Annual Convening 2022
Detroit, MI