Join the Independent Justice Consultants Network and Civic Strength Partners to learn how social change organizations are making decisions and shifts in a rapidly changing environment. This discussion will be led by Amy Fettig, NRCAT Board member.

Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We’re hiring! NRCAT is seeking a Director of Finance & Operations.

We’re looking for someone with nonprofit operations & accounting experience, strong organizational skills, and a deep commitment to human rights.

Learn more & apply: ideali.st/DP6RAY

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Join our allies and partners
@humanrights1st.bsky.social, We Are All America, Refugee Council USA, and Church World Service for a national webinar on Monday, February 2nd.

Register here: bit.ly/4jZqLSP

Best wishes to all in the new year!

NRCAT is hosting a special webinar in honor of Human Rights Day tomorrow. Join us at 12 pm ET tomorrow 12/10!
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We Refuse to Back Down - Supporting a Torture-Free Future Join me in advancing a torture-free future: www.nrcat.org

On #GivingTuesday, we’re calling on people of faith to stand up for human dignity. Torture - including solitary confinement - has no place in a just society.

Your support helps NRCAT mobilize congregations nationwide as we refuse to back down.
Give today: nrcat.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How to Advance Human Rights in the Current Context. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. We invite you to join the National Religious Campaign Against Torture on December 10th at noon ET/9am PT for “How to Advance Human Rights in the Current Context: A NRCAT Human Rights Day Webinar.” We ...

Save-the-date for our special Human Rights Day Webinar: How to Advance Human Rights in the Current Context. Join NRCAT staff for a discussion of how faith communities can collaborate and advocate in these trying times. Register here: bit.ly/Dec10-2025We...

Anthem Winners Announced Brought to you by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards honors the purpose & mission-driven work of people, companies, and organizations worldwide. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, we’...

The Strike - a documentary following survivors of solitary confinement who organized two powerful hunger strikes - just won an Anthem Award. 🏆

Congrats to all involved! And onward toward ending the torture of solitary confinement.

www.anthemawards.com/winners/list...

U.S. Bishops Issue a “Special Message” on Immigration from Plenary Assembly in Baltimore The bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. It marked the first time ...

“We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity.”
Amid rising ICE detentions & reports of overcrowding, use of solitary confinement, & neglect, they call out conditions and lack of pastoral care.
Read more www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...

In DC tomorrow? Join us and our partners at the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce for a special Day of Action on the National Mall.

Philly: the Journey to Justice Bus Tour is heading your way this weekend! The bus will be parked outside Eastern State Penitentiary on Saturday and Sunday.

NYC folks: Join us TOMORROW, Thursday, October 23 in Harlem at the State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street. Press Conference and rally at 10 am and bus exhibit until 4 pm.

Attention East Coasters: the Journey to Justice Bus Tour, co-sponsored by NRCAT and brought to us by Unlock the Box Campaign and Look2Justice, is on its way! Check out the website and the list of stops to join in.
journeytojusticetour.com

Thanks to the Presbyterian Church USA for this piece on our recent Isaiah 61 Summit, held in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. It was a wonderful half-day together- watch for videos of the panels soon.

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The Isaiah 61 Summit, presented by NRCAT in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, is TOMORROW, 10/1 at 12 pm ET. Register here for a day of education, connection, and inspiration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Reminder to join us TOMORROW, 9/25 at 12 pm ET/ 11 am CT/ 9 am PT for How To Unlock the Box, the latest in our quarterly webinar series for faith advocates. We're excited to be joined by our partners at the Unlock the Box Campaign for this special event.

Register here: bit.ly/Sept25-2025W...

Join us this Thursday at 12 pm ET, 9 am PT for our webinar How to Unlock the Box. Jessica Sandoval and Anisah Sabor will tell you how you can plug in in your state, and give us updates on the Journey to Justice Bus Tour. Register here: bit.ly/Sept25-2025W...

NRCAT, in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship invites you to REGISTER today for the Isaiah 61 Summit- now a free virtual, one-day event!

📆 Wednesday, October 1
⏰12pm-4pm ET/11am-3pm CT/9am-1pm PT
Register here: bit.ly/Isaiah61-Sum...

The @UnlockTheBoxNow Journey to Justice Bus Tour kicks off today! Get tickets for the launch event in Berkeley, CA TONIGHT here: kpfa.org/event/ending...

Check out the full list of tour stops at journeytojusticetour.com/schedule/

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NRCAT staffer Rev. T.C. Morrow, who also serves as the volunteer Pastor for Public Witness and Ecumenical Connection at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., gave this prayer at a @freedcproject.bsky.social rally on August 11th.

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Our condolences to Billa’s family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #sayhisname #ArditBilla
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc

‘Indefinite lockdowns,’ extreme heat, prompt letter from Maryland prisoner advocacy group The Prisoner Rights Information System of Maryland put the state on notice over constitutional violations it's attributing to "indefinite lockdowns" at state prisons.

An unfolding constitutional crisis in MD: staff shortages that “have led to constant and indefinite lockdowns," with many facilities now operating "on a 23-and-1 schedule, limiting prisoners to just one hour outside their cells each day.”

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...

Join us and our partners at the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship for the Isaiah 61 Summit in Chicago, October 1st-3rd. Info and registration here: bit.ly/ppfisaiah61

What happens to your brain without any social contact? - Terry Kupers YouTube video by TED-Ed

Check out this new video on the effects of solitary confinement by Dr. Terry Kupers, which reminds us that "we tend to get better together."

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This fall, join us in Chicago for the Isaiah 61 Summit, a gathering of organizers, faith leaders, abolitionists, and community members committed to ending solitary confinement, abolishing the death penalty, and dismantling mass incarceration.

REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/3p682xyc

A Tribute to Moya Atkinson Remembering SWASC's Remarkable Founder

RIP Moya Atkinson, a longtime member representative with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and founder of Social Workers & Allies Against Solitary Confinement. You can read about her legacy here:
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Join our friends at the Multifaith Initiative for Deportation and the Carceral State: Summer of Sacred Resistance, a free 3-part virtual series rooted in education, relationship-building, and collective action. Register for the July 24th session here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-summer-o...

Rev. Laura Martin repped NRCAT at the United Church of Christ’s 35th General Synod in Kansas City this past weekend, leading a NRCAT workshop entitled “Equip Your Congregation to Build a Torture-Free Future: Ending Solitary Confinement with NRCAT.”

Today, June 26th, we commemorate the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Learn about and support NRCAT's work here: www.nrcat.org