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THANK YOU TO OUR GIVE NOLA DAY SUPPORTERS!
NOLA to Angola raised over $1,750 on GiveNOLA Day, the 24-hour fundraiser hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation to support local non-profits. A heartfelt thank you to all who donated to our fundraising effort.
After modifying the ride in response to COVID-19, the October 2023 ride will return to its traditional three-day format, where riders camp overnight on the journey from New Orleans to the Angola State Prison. Our GiveNOLA Day funds will be used to purchase camping equipment and bikes to lend to riders without those resources. Your donations will make the ride more accessible for people who are formerly-incarcerated, who have a diversity of abilities, or who may be new to cycling altogether and still want to participate.
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About the Cornerstone Builders’ Bus Program
Cornerstone Builders’ Bus Project provides a free monthly bus service for New Orleanians who have loved ones in eight Louisiana detention facilities:
- Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola)
- Allen Correctional Institute
- Dixon Correctional Institute
- Hunt Correctional Center
- Raymond Laborde Correctional Center
- Rayburn Correctional Center
- Southeast Regional Re-entry Program
- Transitional Center for Women
At least once a month, the Bus Project rents a 55 passenger bus and makes the trek to different facilities from New Orleans, at an average cost of $1,000 per trip. There are two important objectives for the bus trips:
- to ensure the trips are free to those who cannot afford it
- the buses are coach-style buses with air conditioning and restrooms.
The rides often last more than two hours one way. The travel itself should be as stress-free and comfortable as possible for the family members.
To contact Cornerstone Builders about reserving a ride, please call 504.324.4432 during business hours.
More details via WWNO: http://wwno.org/post/
cornerstone-bus-project-keeps- families-connected-angola- inmates 2020 Cornerstone Bus Schedule: New Orleans
2020 Cornerstone Bus Schedule: Shreveport
Parts of an interview with Leo Jackson, one of the founders of the Cornerstone Builders' Bus Project:
How the Bus Project started [2:25]:
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-leo1_history.mp3|titles=Cornerstone Bus Project History]
About the correctional facilities that the bus visits [1:54]:
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-leo2_5.mp3|titles=Cornerstone Bus visits 5 facilities]
How people find out about the bus [0:26]:
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-leo3_spreadingtheword.mp3|titles=how people find out about the Cornerstone bus]
Why the bus project is necessary [1:05]:
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-leo4_purpose.mp3|titles=why the Cornerstone bus exists]
Why the bus rides are free [1:40]:
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-leo5_free.mp3|titles=why the bus is free]
These are some stories from riders who wanted to tell about the importance of the bus service:
“Last time I saw the person [I'm visiting] – before the bus – was in 2003…. I was one of those people on the inside. And I never had a visitor … for the same reason. No one could get to me.” [3:17]
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-3.mp3|titles=aug-3]
“My foot got crushed at work, and I can't drive long distances, so that's why I'm riding the bus today.” [3:44]
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-2.mp3|titles=aug-2]
“[I heard about the bus] from my son in Angola. I told him I didn't have a way to go up there, and he told me about this bus.” [3:21]
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-4.mp3|titles=aug-4]
one rider takes the LA Swift bus from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, then takes the Cornerstone Bus from New Orleans, back through Baton Rouge to Angola and back to New Orleans, and then takes the LA Swift back home from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. [2:52]
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/aug-1e.mp3|titles=aug-1e]
One of the bus chaperones talks about his re-entry experiences after being released from Rayburn CC. [3:50]
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/july_2.mp3|titles=july_2]
an interview with a rider in July 2012 [0:58]
[audio:https://nolatoangola.herecia.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/july_4.mp3|titles=july_4]
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Follow Me Down Documentary Screening to Benefit Nola to Angola!
Sunday, October 5th, 5pm
Zeitgeist: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd
“Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians” is a feature-length documentary. Shot over the course of two years in three Louisiana Prisons. Ethnomusicologist, Ben Harbert weaves together interviews and performances of extraordinary inmate musicians-some serving life sentences, some new commits, and others soon to be released. The film offers an unexpected look at prison life, pushing viewers to reach their own conclusions about music, redemption, and the humanity in us all.
Check out the trailer here!
http://vimeo.com/48035769**The screening is a $10 suggested donation, at the door.~ Please give what you can! (And maybe you can’t attend but want to still donate..or pay for someone else’s ticket? All ya gotta do is message me!)
EVERY PENNY of the proceeds will go towards the NOLA TO ANGOLA fundraiser! www.facebook.com/
nolatoangola. Nola to Angola is a long-distance bicycle fundraiser taking place in October to raise money for the Cornerstone Builder’s Bus Project. This organization provides a free monthly bus service for New Orleanians who have loved ones in Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola), Dixon Correctional Institute, Avoyelles Correctional Center, and Rayburn Correctional Center. At least once a month the bus project rents a 55 passenger bus to provide a ride so those who might not otherwise have the ability to make the trek to these facilities, can visit loved ones. Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/854462134566309/
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Saints player visits Angola.
Hey,
Check out this Saints article:
(Sent via Saints News for Android by ZenMobi – http://zenmobi.com)
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The New Jim Crow Discussion Group, Part 2!
Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) and Nola to Angola (NTA) are excited to host our second discussion group based on excerpts from Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. Using the text as a starting point, we will explore how the prison industrial complex affects ALL our lives, across lines of race, class, and gender. Through a collaborative critical analysis of the text, we hope to bring people together to understand each other’s experiences and work together to resist criminalization in New Orleans. Come to learn, teach, listen, grow, collaborate, and find out how you can get more involved!The event will take place at the Community Book Center, 2523 Bayou Rd, from 5:30-7:30pm. We will be reading Chapter 1 of the text this time (last time we read the prologue). Please email jesse.chanin@gmail.com to get a pdf copy of the reading. We will also have copies available at the Community Book Center the night of the event.
This is part of a series and all are welcome, regardless of if you attended the first event.
DINNER AND CHILDCARE WILL BE PROVIDED.
Please RSVP if you will need childcare.Questions?? Call 504-522-5437 for more info or email info@nolatoangola.org.
