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BARS is a student group at the University of Pennsylvania where students engage in dialogues related to criminal justice and anti-carceral advocacy. We frame our agenda around local political action and mutual aid, and hope to generate a continual presence in criminal justice reform, anti-carceral, and abolitionist advocacy in Philadelphia. From following local political campaigns to connecting with local organizations, BARS members evaluate issues at the forefront of criminal justice and advocate for a better world.
Through discussions, workshops, an annual conference, and more, BARS highlights how the criminal justice system disparately impacts different groups and demonstrates the expanse of the carceral state in the US. We often collaborate with other student groups and provide service opportunities for members to be more directly involved with the cause. Finally, BARS often invites speakers to present during our meetings, centering the voices of those who have been incarcerated or who have been impacted by the carceral state.

Officer

Elizabeth Eckhard

Member

Alyssa Vossen

Sophie Lovering

Anusha Mathur

Anonymous

Miranda Meng

Selena Rosario

Boris Kohler

Gibson Thomas

Khalid Mohieldin

Co-President

Scott Goldban

Beyond Arrests: Re-Thinking Systematic-Oppression (BARS)

BARS is dedicated to anti-carceral advocacy and fostering conversations on change in the criminal legal system.

Beyond Arrests: Re-Thinking Systematic-Oppression (BARS) Alumni