Events

This November, parents, youth, and community members across the state will meet to create fellowship and strengthen leadership to support our youth and address the ongoing failures of our education and youth justice systems. As mothers and fathers, grandparents, siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles and allies, FFLIC implements a model of organizing that's people and community-centered, […]

Following news of the state’s granted appeal of a judge’s decision ordering the removal of children from Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, FFLIC will hold a protest Friday, September 15, 2023 at 11:00 a.m CDT., 2023 in front of the Governor’s Mansion. Youth justice advocates view the state’s appeal as a continuing act of institutional violence and violation of […]

EDUCATE! LIBERATE! ELEVATE! Join youth and families for an interactive event hosted by Families and Friends of Louisiana Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) regarding the school-to-prison pipeline system! FFLIC youth with Black Girls Rising and partner Black Man Rising are hosting and event on October 21, 2023, from 12pm to 3 pm (1824 Oretha Castle Haley) to […]

FFLIC, along with youth counterparts Black Girls Rising and Black Man Rising will host a youth-centered movie night and panel discussion about "Close Tallulah Now," a documentary film that captured parents' fight to close one of the most notorious youth prisons in the nation two decades ago. The panel will include those impacted by Tallulah […]

Youth will learn leadership and advocacy skills with FFLIC, Black Man Rising, and Black Girls Rising. We are a peer-support group that is fighting against unfair discipline in schools and youth incarceration. For more info contact us at fflic@fflic.org

Justice Youth Summit and Chapter Meeting - Shreveport, August 27-28 The Justice Youth Summit Panel will engage youth and law enforcement representatives on issues of safety, trust, and collaboration and include a dynamic debate on critical education issues, focusing on policies, school safety, and student rights. To register for the Summit visit: https://fflic.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=266 A chapter […]

Join us for the upcoming Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission (JJRAIC) meeting on October 28, 2024 from 10:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. with a Youth Justice Action Month rally to follow the meeting at noon. The JJRAIC meeting will be held in the Governor's Press Room on the 4th floor of the State Capitol Building (900 […]

Parents, youth, and community members in the Lafayette area will meet to create fellowship and strengthen leadership to support our youth and address the ongoing failures of our education and youth justice systems. Let's come together to find solutions! Lafayette chapter meetings are typically the last Friday of the month, with some exceptions. (Please confirm […]

Parents, youth, and community members in the New Orleans area will meet to create fellowship and strengthen leadership to support our youth and address the ongoing failures of our education and youth justice systems. Join us for a time of fun, solidarity, and action as we come together for a brighter, more just future for […]

Join our monthly Shreveport chapter meetings! Parents, youth, and community members in the Shreveport area will meet to create fellowship and strengthen leadership to support our youth and address the ongoing failures of our education and youth justice systems. For more info contact us at fflic@fflic.org.