Grand Rapids, MI! Lethal Injustice: Standing Up Against Prison Build-up, Wed, 3/30
Wed, 03/23/2011 - 13:59 — vikki
Michigan folks! I will be part of an event on mass incarceration and the death penalty on Wed, March 30th! The event is free! Come on out!
Lethal Injustice: Standing Up Against Prison Build-Up & the Death Penalty Discussion
Wed, March 30th
Start Time: 7:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
GVSU - Loosemore Auditorium
401 W Fulton St | Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (Map)
Amnesty International, S.A.F.E. (Students Advocating Freedom & Equality), and Nouveaux Socialistes have teamed up to bring a 3 speaker panel to look at what's behind our massive prison build-up, why so many people of color are locked up and what we can do about it.
From death rows to super-maxes, over 2.3 million men and women sit behind bars today. "Lethal Injustice" speakers are organizing on the front-lines of the fight against criminal injustice, taking a stand against the racist, prison build-up and harsh sentencing like the death penalty.
The 3 Speakers are
- Victoria Law - author, Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women
- Mark Clements - former police torture victim, sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile
- Randi Jones - activist, organizer, and member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty