[Ppnews] SF - Prisoner Rights Forum this Wednesday @ Hastings 3:30p

[Political Prisoner News]

On December 9, 2010, thousands of prisoners in at least six Georgia 
state prisons initiated the largest prisoner strike in recent U.S. 
history, uniting across racial boundaries to demand an immediate end 
to the cruel and dehumanizing conditions that damage prisoners, their 
families, and the communities they return to.  Many are facing 
retaliation now, including isolation and, reportedly, violent attacks.

Have you ever wondered what prison isolation does to the mind, the 
body, the human spirit?  Or why have prisoners in Ohio and Georgia 
gone on strike?  What are these strikes' implications for the future?

Whether or not you have ever been to prison, or have a friend or 
family member in prison, incarceration affects all of us -- it 
affects our taxes, our social environment, our rights, our fears, our 
futures, and how we live our lives.  And when cruel and unusual 
punishments are committed in our names and with our tax dollars, each 
of us has a responsibility to educate ourselves and to speak up.

Come to UC Hastings this Wednesday, March 16th, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. 
for a discussion and workshop about the recent prisoner-led 
organizing in Ohio and Georgia, prison conditions in general, and how 
people on the outside can support community organizers on the 
inside.  It is sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild and Hastings 
Prisoner Outreach, and will be held at
198 McAllister St (at Hyde Street)
First Floor
Room A (There will be an organizational member at the front door to 
lead you to the room.)
San Francisco (just north of the Civic Center BART/MUNI station)

For more information, see
<http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ohiosupermaxhungerstrike/>http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ohiosupermaxhungerstrike/, 
and
<http://www.petitiononline.com/wagesnow/petition.html>http://www.petitiononline.com/wagesnow/petition.html

See you there!




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