jesse chanin

NOLA to Angola is excited to announce our 3rd annual spring ride. ‘Spring Brake’ is coming to City Park on Saturday, April 4th! REGISTER HERE! (Registration is free/sliding scale) This event is a fundraiser for 3 local organizations: Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), Promise of Justice Initiative, & Orleans Public Defenders. […]

Register for ‘Spring Brake’!

29 Jan, 2020 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

Buy a NOLA to Angola water bottle

5 Sep, 2019 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

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 […]

Follow Me Down Documentary Screening to Benefit Nola to Angola!

25 Sep, 2014 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

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 […]

The New Jim Crow Discussion Group, Part 2!

4 Nov, 2013 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) and Nola to Angola (NTA) are excited to host a 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 […]

Come to FFLIC & NTA’s Collaborative Discussion!

21 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

Join Nola to Angola on August 8th as we host our second discussion group! This time we’ll be reading and discussing excerpts from “Soledad Brother” by George Jackson. We’ll be reading pages 3-33 which you can find online here: http://historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/soledadbro.html ALL are welcome, regardless of prior knowledge! This is meant to be […]

George Jackson Reading Group!

24 Jul, 2013 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

Nola to Angola is excited to host our second free moving screening! We will be showing “The Farm,” a documentary that follows the lives of 6 Angola prison inmates. Come join us to learn more about Angola, see the film, meet new folks, and participate in a discussion about prisons today. […]

Come to a free screening of “The Farm”!

25 Jun, 2013 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin