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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.<br><br>
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?<br><br>
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.<br><br>
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<br>
198 McAllister St (at Hyde Street)<br>
First Floor<br>
Room A (There will be an organizational member at the front door to lead
you to the room.)<br>
San Francisco (just north of the Civic Center BART/MUNI station)<br><br>
For more information, see<br>
<a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ohiosupermaxhungerstrike/">
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ohiosupermaxhungerstrike/</a>,
and<br>
<a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/wagesnow/petition.html">
http://www.petitiononline.com/wagesnow/petition.html</a><br><br>
See you there!<br><br>
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