Law & Disorder conference, Portland, OR, April 6 to 8

I'll be speaking twice at this year's Law and Disorder conference!

All Events at Portland State University in Smith Memorial Building
1825 Southwest Broadway, Portland, OR 97201

Friday, April 6th, from 7:30pm-9:30pm (Vanport Room 338)

Gender and the Prison Industrial Complex: Towards a Queer, Trans and Feminist Abolition Politic
a discussion with Captive Genders' Eric Stanley, Dean Spade and Ralowe Ampu as well as Vikki Law, author of Resistance Behind Bars

Then

Sunday, April 8th, from 10:30-1:15 pm (with a 15-minute break between 11:45 & noon) in room 328

Women's Prison Resistance

Join us as we:

  • 1) examine the specific issues facing women behind bars discussing ways in which incarcerated women are resisting and organizing
  • 2) examine the obstacles they face when trying to organize inside
  • 3) challenge the audience to examine *why* these actions have not been (and are not being) recognized and talked about in discussions about the prison-industrial complex and prisoner activism and resistance
  • 4) generate discussion of concrete ways (both big and small) that outside people, especially those dedicated to resisting and abolishing the prison-industrial complex, can provide support to women who are struggling inside