Rikers Public Memory Project and Local Voices Network virtual community conversation focusing on the harmful impact of Rikers Islands on New Yorkers. Conversation open to those impacted by Rikers.
On this episode we hear from Piper Anderson, Tamika Graham, Dylan Brown and Nicole.

05.08.20 RPMP LVN Convo 1

Rikers Public Memory Project and Local Voices Network virtual community conversation focusing on the harmful impact of Rikers Islands on New Yorkers. Conversation open to those impacted by Rikers. On this episode we hear from :Anna Pastoressa, Akyla Tomlinson, Tai McField and Marion

05.13.20 RPMP LVN Convo 2

Rikers Public Memory Project and Local Voices Network virtual community conversation focusing on the harmful impact of Rikers Islands on New Yorkers. Conversation open to those impacted by Rikers.
On this episode we hear from: Holly Carter, Gregory Pierce, and Ruth McDaniels.

05.22.20 RPMP LVN Convo 3

Rikers Public Memory Project and Local Voices Network virtual community conversation focusing on the harmful impact of Rikers Islands on New Yorkers. Conversation open to those impacted by Rikers. On this episode we hear from: Jenny Goldberg, Gennady Yusim, James Young lll, and Yonette Grogan.

05.27.20 RPMP LVN Convo 4

RPMP Community Conversation as part of a partnership with Local Voices Network and the Department of Health Mental Health for Take Care New York. The story-focused conversations engaged those impacted by Rikers in discussions where they:
- Shared visions, dreams, and plans for a city where every New Yorker can be healthy no matter their race, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, immigration status, or neighborhood;
- Identified actors that are not necessarily seen as public health champions, but play a role in the health of our communities;
- Discussed the root causes of health inequities and carefully think about how to address them.
- Ensured Rikers Island is a part of the public health conversation.
 ON this episode we hear from: Brandon Holmes, Elena Weissman, and Trent Taylor

LVN DOHMH Community Convo 1 06242020

RPMP Community Conversation as part of a partnership with Local Voices Network and the Department of Health Mental Health for Take Care New York. The story-focused conversations engaged those impacted by Rikers in discussions where they:
- Shared visions, dreams, and plans for a city where every New Yorker can be healthy no matter their race, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, immigration status, or neighborhood;
- Identified actors that are not necessarily seen as public health champions, but play a role in the health of our communities;
- Discussed the root causes of health inequities and carefully think about how to address them.
- Ensured Rikers Island is a part of the public health conversation.
On this episode we hear from : Kandra Clark, Anna Pastoressa, and Virginie Ladisch

LVN DOHMH Community Convo 2 06302020

This person spent a year at Rikers as a teenager. On his first day, he took note of how dirty and smelly the jail facility was. He remembers the mice, rats, and cockroaches. He survived a stabbing there, and also witnessed slashings and violence. "Nobody’s your friend on that whole Island," he recalls. (Summary written by: Annie Anderson)

05.08.20 RPMP LVN Convo 1

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