Monday, 12 April
3:30 pm Pacific – 6:30 pm Eastern
Register to join: http://tinyurl.com/freepali2us
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/294664268680918/
Event by SJP at UH, SJP UT Dallas, Palestine Solidarity Committee at Austin

DESCRPITION: From Palestine and beyond, imprisonment has been used as a tool of repression, a method to keep marginalized groups silenced as they struggle for basic human rights. However, as this repression persists, the existence of a fight from within their cages has lived on right alongside it, rooted in the resiliency and steadfastness of political prisoners as they continue to fight for justice. These are the fighters that pave the pathway to abolition, a shifting in focus from a fear-striking carceral logic to community uplifting, and inspire us on the outside to follow their lead in ending these systems of repression. Join us as we provide an introduction to the situation of prisoners and their movements across Palestine and the U.S., the power they’ve built, and how we as students can support their movement.

SPEAKERS:
Charlotte Kates, Samidoun Prisoners Solidarity Network
Amith Gupta, Coalition for Civil Freedoms
Hamzah Raza, Free Imam Jamil Coalition