[van-announce] Prison Justice Day Events 2005: Memorial Rally & Radio Documentary

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Prison Justice Day 2005 Events
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Annual Prison Justice Day Memorial Rally
Wednesday August 10th, 7:00 pm
Claire Culhane Memorial Bench
SE Corner of Trout Lake, 15th & Victoria, East Vancouver
Speakers include ex-prisoners, prisoners rights activists and performers.
Everyone Welcome. Rain or Shine.


30 years of Prison Justice Day:  Radio Documentary
Airing on:
Monday August 8th, 7pm. Co-op Radio 102.7 FM. www.coopradio.org
Wed August 10th, 4pm.  CJSF, 90.1 FM. www.cjsf.ca
Now available for download at http://www.prisonjustice.ca


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More about Prison Justice Day -- August 10th.

August 10th is a day set aside each year when prisoners and supporters
gather to honour the memory of the men and women who have died unnatural
deaths inside of Canadian prisons. On August 10th, 1974, Eddie Nalon bled
to death in a solitary confinement unit at Millhaven Maximum Security
Prison near Kingston, Ontario, when the emergency call button in his cell
failed to work. An inquest into his death found that the call buttons in
unit had been deactivated by the guards. Following the death of another
prisoner in 1976, in that same unit, it was discovered that the call
buttons had not been repaired. Prisoners mark the anniversary of these
deaths by fasting and refusing to work.

What started as a one time event behind the walls of one prison has become
a national day of solidarity. On this day, prisoners  across the country
fast, refuse to work, and remain in their cells, while supporters organize
community events to draw attention to the conditions inside of prisons.

Prisoner deaths from murder, suicide, and neglect, can and must be prevented.

For a full history of PJD and more on prison abolition issues go to
http://www.prisonjustice.ca

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Prison Justice Day Committee -- Vancouver
http://www.prisonjustice.ca
604-682-3269 x3019
pjd at prisonjustice.ca
PO Box 78005, 1755 East Broadway.  Vancouver, BC     V5N 5W1