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June 25, 2006
Midwest Conference to Abolish Control Units
*Help Create A Human Rights Campaign Against Prison Control Units*
Over 40 prisons around the U.S. contain prison control units, which are geared to destroy prisoners' minds and their will to resist. Join us for a conference aimed at building a movement against control units, at which we will hear statements from prisoners, testimonies from those with loved ones in prison, and presentations from activists from various backgrounds dedicated to abolishing the prison industrial complex.
*Saturday, July 29, 2006
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn (office of American Friends Service Committee, downtown Chicago Loop)*
Sponsored by the Midwest Campaign to Abolish Control Units CONTACT INFORMATION: Program/Workshop Information: anthonyrayson@hotmail.com, majackson@afsc.org Housing Information: vannatta@riseup.net American Friends Service Committee of Chicago: (312)427-2533.
*Tentative Schedule:*
9-9:30 a.m.: Breakfast
9:30-10:30 a.m.: Purpose of Conference/Explanation of Control Units, by Lorenzo Komboa Ervin & Bonnie Kerness
10:30 a.m.-noon: Panel of Representatives of Groups Involved in Organizing Against Control Units Around the Country
Noon-1:15 p.m.: Lunch and Workshops (simultaneously)
1:15-2:15 p.m.: Personal Testimonies of Ex-Prisoners and Family Members of Ex-Prisoners (5 min. each)
2:15-2:45 p.m.: Q&A Session of Panel Members
2:45-5 p.m.: Networking Assembly—Where Do We Go From Here to Build a National Movement Against Control Units?
5-8 p.m. (?): Dinner/Cultural Program
Posted by lois at June 25, 2006 09:02 PM