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September 25, 2007
CA: Uncaging the Valley: Women and Children in Prison Alley
Sponsoring organizations include but not limited to, California Prison Moratorium Project
Coalition of Women Prisoners, Center for Non Violence, Peace Fresno, National Network in Action, Families against Three Strikes,
All of Us or None, A New Way of Life, Grandmothers of the Light, Central California Environmental Network, Escuelas Si, Pintas No, Critical Resistance, Californians United for Responsible Budget, Comité’ No Nos Vamos, and more
Uncaging the Valley: Women and Children in Prison Alley
Why are we cutting funds for youth services?
And buying new police cars
Why are we spending less on education?
And funding Peeping Tom cameras in our communities
Why are we seeing fewer family services?
And seeing more police in our streets
Why are we expanding the Youth Jail?
To incarcerate kids whose parents aren't born yet?
Why are we expanding Fresno County’s brand new jail?
And not implementing night court or less costly alternatives for non violent violators?
Nowhere in the state is the move away from funding social services to pay for more prisons, jails, police, cameras, helicopters, special suppression teams, and ICE more dramatic than here in Prison Alley.
The costs and burdens of prison and jail expansion are being pushed
Primarily onto the Valley's women and children, attacking the family core
Come learn about what's happening: 53,000 new prison and jail beds. More ICE raids.
More youth expelled from school. And learn about what you can do about it. Meet activists and other concerned residents.
Let's stop planning a future of more kids in cages. Imagine a Valley without Prison Alley.
Cuts to education, mental health programs, job training, affordable housing, environmental justice to pay for more police, more prisons, more jails is everybody's problem.
Uncaging the Valley will feature topics in workshops on:
Know Your Rights
Immigrant Rights, Detention and Deportation
Youth Justice
Racial Profiling
Gang Violence
3 Strikes
Women & Children Left Behind
Prison Expansion
Prison / Sentencing Reform
Mental Illness and Incarceration
Environmental Racism
Saturday, Nov. 10th, 2007
9 am - 4 pm
Edison High School Cafeteria
540 E. California Ave., Fresno, CA 93706
Tabling opportunities available
For More Information, call 559-266-5901 or email pmpvalle@sbcglobal.net.
Public Transportation Info: Fresno Area Transit Route Information 559-621-RIDE / 559-228-6280(TTY)
Bus Fare $1.00 /Token .85 / children under 6 free/ seniors .35
FAX system map http://www.fresno.gov/NR/rdonlyres/DEF98FAE-E9B3-46CA-B67C-A75EAA7C640C/0/SYS_MAP.pdf
Posted by lois at September 25, 2007 10:18 PM