Abusive uses of Structured Intervention Units and the Correctional Service’s conduct mean Parliament must get rid of SIUs or adopt Senate amendments.
Source: Solitary confinement continues in Canada under a different name
Justice Exchange
Defunding the police and abolishing prisons in Australia are not radical ideas | Indigenous Australians | The Guardian
Ongoing Aboriginal deaths in custody, high rates of incarceration, and police brutality require us to dismantle these systems
Sign the Open Letter on Kwigw8mna, in support of the Indigenous Students Alliance – Google Forms
The undersigned faculty and staff stand in solidarity with the Indigenous Cultural Alliance (ICA) and call for fairer treatment and real consultation on the proposed Kwigw8mna Indigenous Student Gathering Space and Resource Centre.
Source: Open Letter on Kwigw8mna, in support of the Indigenous Students Alliance – Google Forms
Indigenous activist Autumn Peltier vows to hold feds accountable for 61 boil water advisories | CTV News
A new documentary that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival has put a renewed spotlight on an Indigenous clean water advocate known as the ‘water warrior.’
Tank Standing Buffalo explores incarceration, isolation in TIFF animated short | CBC Radio
When Tank Standing Buffalo created RKLSS, he thought he’d post it on Instagram, get a couple of likes and move on. Instead, it premiered at TIFF this week.
Source: Tank Standing Buffalo explores incarceration, isolation in TIFF animated short | CBC Radio
500 Possibilities | CPEP
Ontario has announced 500 million dollars for new jail infrastructure. How could you and your community use this money differently? Tell us! #500possibilities
Source: 500 Possibilities | CPEP
Mike Davis: The Coronavirus Crisis Is a Monster Fueled by Capitalism – In These Times
Pandora’s Box is open, and our ruthless economic system is making everything far worse.
Source: Mike Davis: The Coronavirus Crisis Is a Monster Fueled by Capitalism – In These Times
Calls to Action | We Can’t Police Our Way Out of the Pandemic
VIDEO: #FreeThemAll group protests for prisoner rights in Abbotsford – Abbotsford News
About 20 participate in car demonstration outside of Matsqui Institution on Sunday
Source: VIDEO: #FreeThemAll group protests for prisoner rights in Abbotsford – Abbotsford News
Care not Cages! #COVID19DecarcerateSyllabus
Curated by the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP)
