by Dana Walker in The Thunderbolt
1A) Rethinking Prisons Month
It’s a month of anti-prison actions!
This is from Abolish Cops and Prisons and FIST:
RETHINKING PRISONS MONTH is a series of events at The Evergreen State College that addresses issues around mass incarceration, the Prison Industrial Complex, and alternatives to police and prisons.
WHY THIS MATTERS: 2.5 million people are incarcerated in the United States — the largest prison population in the world, and more prisoners per capita than any other country. Another 8 million people are under some form of correctional supervision, including parole, probation, house arrest, etc. The criminal legal system disproportionately targets people based on race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability, along with people who actively work to undermine these systems of control and domination. Despite these obstacles, it is imperative that we connect across differences to struggle together for our collective liberation, and start building community-based alternatives to the prison-industrial complex.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
(more info coming soon!)
April 2 (1pm-5pm) – April Prisoner Writing Day
April 7 (3pm-5pm) – Immigration and Incarceration Panel!
April 8 (5pm-7pm) – Robert King of the Angola 3
April 9 (2:30pm-4:30pm) – Jen and Kimberly for Troy Davis Tour
April 9 (6pm-8pm) – Boots Riley (Brought to you by Hip Hop Congress)
April 10 (5pm-7pm) – “Policing and Counterinsurgency” by Kristian Williams
April 11 – (11am-2pm) Greg Lewis – Radical Self Defense
April 16 – (3pm-5pm) AORTA Collective – Disability + PIC
April 19 – (9am) “Yet Again As Captives: Mass Incarceration in the U.S. & Palestine” featuring Angela Davis and Noura Erakat
April 23 – (3pm-5pm) Ed Mead & Mark Cook from the George Jackson Bridage
April 30 – (3pm-5pm) Prison Doula Project
Thank you to our co-sponsors EPIC – Evergreen Political Information Center, Fist Atevergreen, MEXA de Evergreen, Evergreen Students for Justice in Palestine, and Students for a Democratic Society!
