[October 24] Beyond Prisons, Toward Community Strategies: Supporting work within and against prisons
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The Prisoner Correspondence Project, Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec (ASTTeQ), and the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy present:
Beyond Prisons, Toward Community Strategies:
Supporting work within and against prisons
Saturday October 24th from 4pm to 6pm
at the Comité Social Centre-Sud at 1710 Beaudry (metro Beaudry)
Featuring:
- Gisele Dias - Prisoner HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN), Toronto
- Peter Collins - HIV/AIDS activist and prisoner at Bath Institution, Ontario
- Amazon Contreraz - jailhouse lawyer, trans activist and prisoner at Corcoran, California
- Sadie Ryanne - DC Trans Coalition (DCTC), Washington DC
- Farah Abdill - community organizer, Montreal
Beyond Prisons, Toward Community Strategies will be an afternoon of community organizations and individuals coming together to discuss the ways we can expand our existing models of support and service provision, as prisoners, exprisoners and allies, and work towards a broader movement to end our reliance on prisons.
The presenters–made up of prisoners, ex-prisoners, and allies–will introduce their current projects, which include gay and trans prisoner support, HIV prevention, advocacy for prisoner self-determination, and local initiatives to support folks inside prisons. How can we confront the violence of prison expansion, deepening rates of in-prison HIV transmission, medical negligence and isolation? Through these discussions, we hope to forge coalitions between different community groups and strengthen the day to day struggles both within and against prisons.
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whisper translation, childcare, and metro/bus fare available • wheelchair accessible
For directions, information about accessibilty, or if there are other ways we can support your attendance, please contact us at info@prisonercorrespondenceproject.com
514-848-2424 x 7431 * www.prisonercorrespondenceproject.com
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