Archive for the ‘America’s Disappeared’ Category
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Sister Helen Prejean talks about the anti-death penalty activism, the call for awareness, the futile symbolism of Washington State’s recent procedural change to executions, The Innocence Project, solitary confinement across the United States and her “Roaming Catholicism.”
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
Leading prison reform activist Dorothy Gaines, introduced by King County Council Member Larry Gossett, speaks in Seattle at the invitation of The Village of Hope. Dorothy, caught in the War on Drugs, was wrongfully imprisoned in 1994. Sentenced to 20 years, Dorothy spent 6 years in federal prison, until her pardon by President Bill Clinton. Dorothy links the assault of the prison sysytem upon working class and minority communities with inequality throughout society and asks “When are we going to close prisons and put that money into schools?”
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
Washington State Senator Adam Kline has served in the the legislature since 1997. He is Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committees which deals with criminal justice and courts operations. Among WA lawmakers, Kline is one of the most outspoken advocates for criminal justice reform. Kline questions the Three Strikes Law, the need for prisoners’ close family ties for betterment, and his activities during the 2009 legislative session.
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Each year, the Washington State Reformatory chapter of the Black Prisoners Caucus (BPC) hosts a summit to discuss, social justice, crime, education and community. BPC members, including students of University Beyond Bars, describe their experiences and explain what qualifies them to be part of a community building enterprise. Invited guest, Senator Adam Kline also makes a brief statement about the importance of strong relations between lawmakers and the public and his efforts to amend the Washington State Three Strikes Law.
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
Angela Davis, speaking at Western Washington University, talks about the structural injustices of the prison industrial complex, the veiled racism of society and criminal justice, and the need to discard imprisonment as the main mode of punishment in the US. When considering fear, she asks why are we not fearful of privatized healthcare, multinationals that profit form imprisonment and the flaws of the military and capitalism.
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