Thanks to everyone who participated in the Campus Read Day of Service with APBP! Come back and volunteer with us anytime. We had time to talk about APBP, open, read and wrap books of course, but also talk about stigma and…
Category: Events
Walk for Justice 2018
On September 15, 2018, the APBP Student Organization organized the first Walk for Justice, a two-mile trek that began in the WVU Arboretum and flowed onto the Rail Trail. Two undergraduates, Kristin DeVault and Laura Curry, worked for months to…
WVU Welcome Week & Service-Learning
On August 12, 2018, 40 incoming WVU students wrapped 303 books at an APBP's service-learning event. Many thanks to the WVU Center for Service and Learning for organizing this fantastic event and to Valerie Surrett for leading the APBP effort@…
Morgantown High English Class Visits APBP
A class of Morgantown High students chose APBP as their service-learning site for spring 2018--and we are so glad! After learning about the educational mission of APBP, they spent last Wednesday at the Aull Center responding to letters. Many thanks…
2018 Summit
Elissa Momen guiding APBP members through a breathing meditation to begin an all-day working session. From 9:00 - 4:00 on April 7, 2018, volunteers, interns, and board members worked on the future of APBP. We have lots of new…
April 7 Planning Session!
This Saturday, APBP is having an open, informal, all-day planning session. 9:00 - 4:00 in the Shenandoah Room in the Mountainlair (first floor by the post office). Everyone is welcome! We will be talking about how to strengthen our efforts,…
JMU Service-Learning Weekend with APBP
The second annual JMU-WVU/APBP Service-Learning Weekend was a great success! Eight inspiring JMU students spent their weekend with APBP, reading letters, wrapping books, watching documentaries, and talking about the criminal justice system. In our final discussion they started to brainstorm…
James Madison Univ. Service-Learning Weekend
On April 2-3, APBP welcomed students from James Madison Univ. for a weekend of service learning. The students opened letters, selected books, prepared books to be mailed, and discussed the importance of educational access to those who are imprisoned. They…
Peace Studies Lecture: Educational and Restorative Justice–April 15!
Helen Coast Hayes Peace Lecture A WVU Forum on Restorative and Educational Justice April 15, 2015 7:30 Rhododendron Room, Mountainlair. Two speakers will lead a conversation about higher ed in prisons & the school to prison pipeline. Please come & spread…
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The Educational Justice & Appalachian Prisons Symposium, April 4th-6th
Contact: Professor Katy Ryan kohearnr@mail.wvu.edu 304.293.9729 WVU Will Host Symposium on Educational Justice and Appalachian Prisons A three-day symposium on Appalachian prisons, the importance of education, and restorative justice will take place at West Virginia University April 4-6. The Educational Justice &…
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