Reposted from Community Action Against Prison Expansion facebook.
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“This is a time when many people are feeling fresh rage towards the police for their ongoing harm towards and destruction of the lives of Black and marginalised communities. But white supremacy doesn’t stop at the police. In England and Wales, Black people make up only 2.2% of the population, but 15% of the prison population. Almost half the young people in young offenders institutes are Black or other minoritised groups, and Black Caribbean boys are 3 times more likely to be denied their education through school exclusion. In recognition of this and so much more, we invite you to join us for an introductory session on prison abolition and community accountability.
Abolition is an anti-racist, feminist, queer struggle for collective liberation. Join this Abolition 101 webinar to discuss the realities of the prison system in the UK and learn more about active resistance and support going on right now and related campaigns against new laws, new prisons, racism in education, mutual aid and more.
The UK criminal justice system isn’t broken – it’s working exactly the way it was set up to. Government inaction to Covid-19 has made dire conditions in prisons in England and Wales even worse than they were. Together we will imagine a safer world with resilient communities equipped with the tools to support each other and address violence without the use of surveillance, cops or cages.
No experience, prior knowledge or involvement is required, as long as you bring rage against the criminal punishment system and a desire to learn.
Please get in touch with us at info@cape-campaign.org if you have any accessibility needs, and we can do our best to meet them.
Keep in touch on Facebook, Twitter: @CAPExpansion and Instagram: @no_more_prisons
This event is free, but accessing basic necessities in prison isn’t. Share widely and donate if you have the funds: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/covid19-prisoner-emergency-fund
Fire to the prisons,
CAPE xx
*CORRECTION* Angelica referenced the British use of concentration camps during the Mau Mau uprisings in Kenya in 1952. She meant to cite the Boer Wars in South Africa in the 1900s as the first iteration of concentration camps. Her point about the colonial legacy of modern incarceration stands. ”
This is a time when many people are feeling fresh rage towards the police for their ongoing harm towards and destruction of the lives of Black and marginalised communities. But white supremacy doesn’t stop at the police. In England and Wales, Black people make up only 2.2% of the population, but 15% of the prison population. Almost half the young people in young offenders institutes are Black or other minoritised groups, and Black Caribbean boys are 3 times more likely to be denied their education through school exclusion. In recognition of this and so much more, we invite you to join us for an introductory session on prison abolition and community accountability. Abolition is an anti-racist, feminist, queer struggle for collective liberation. Join this Abolition 101 webinar to discuss the realities of the prison system in the UK and learn more about active resistance and support going on right now and related campaigns against new laws, new prisons, racism in education, mutual aid and more.The UK criminal justice system isn’t broken – it’s working exactly the way it was set up to. Government inaction to Covid-19 has made dire conditions in prisons in England and Wales even worse than they were. Together we will imagine a safer world with resilient communities equipped with the tools to support each other and address violence without the use of surveillance, cops or cages.No experience, prior knowledge or involvement is required, as long as you bring rage against the criminal punishment system and a desire to learn. Please get in touch with us at info@cape-campaign.org if you have any accessibility needs, and we can do our best to meet them. Keep in touch on Facebook, Twitter: @CAPExpansion and Instagram: @no_more_prisonsThis event is free, but accessing basic necessities in prison isn’t. Share widely and donate if you have the funds: https://ca.gofundme.com/f/covid19-prisoner-emergency-fundFire to the prisons,CAPE xx*CORRECTION* Angelica referenced the British use of concentration camps during the Mau Mau uprisings in Kenya in 1952. She meant to cite the Boer Wars in South Africa in the 1900s as the first iteration of concentration camps. Her point about the colonial legacy of modern incarceration stands.
Gepostet von Community Action on Prison Expansion am Samstag, 6. Juni 2020
