Submit a Nomination

Essie’s Sisterhood (membership body) is a loving and powerful community of women with incarcerated loved ones. We are building a membership of fierce advocates for race and gender justice, a membership that includes: Black and Latinx women, formerly and currently incarcerated women, transgender women, and gender nonconforming people. We come together to break isolation, heal, and build collective power as advocates for ourselves, our families, and our communities.

 

Space is limited, so please submit your nomination as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for loving, supporting, and giving the gift of community and Sisterhood to someone you love.

Nomination Process

After we receive a submitted nominations form:

  • Each nominee receives a personalized call from an Essie Sister, a woman with an incarcerated loved one in our membership. In that call, we let them know that their contributions are recognized and that someone who loves them wants them to get the support of a community that understands their experience. We read their nomination letter to them, in full, and invite them to join an informational session about upcoming Healing to Advocacy cohorts they can join.

  • The nominee will then receive supportive tools and resources and will have the opportunity to join our Sisterhood, a loving and powerful community of women with incarcerated loved ones who understand their unique challenges and strengths, starting with a nine-week Healing to Advocacy Cohort.

  • Over the nine weeks, we will meet once a week for 3 hours at a time. Those who commit to a Healing to Advocacy cohort will receive a gift card for meal(s) for every session they attend, and Essie will work to meet the accessibility needs (i.e. translation, closed captioning, etc.) of all members.

Nominate someone you love to Essie Justice Group

Your Contact Information
(I am this nominee's ...)
Nominee Information
If nominee's email is unknown, leave this field blank.


*If there is a current restraining order between you and the person you nominate, completing and submitting this nomination form could be in violation of that ruling and may be punishable by law. It is in your best interest and the interest of our program to proceed in accordance with the law. Essie Justice Group is a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization.