By Matt, submitted on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 10:13am
Feb 20 2012 6:00 pm
National Occupy Day in Support of Prisoners
Monday, February 20th at 6PM
In the Student Activities Center,
3.116 Balcony Room C
At the University of Texas, Austin
This national day of action is called for by prisoners and inspired by the Occupy movement which has united so many people across the country over the last several months. Prisoners and their loved ones are a big part of the 99% and many have been inspired by the call for economic justice and justice for the oppressed.
People all over the country will unite on February 20th to show solidarity with those behind prison walls, their loved ones, and formerly incarcerated people. Prisoners and their allies are demanding an end to inhumane conditions and unjust sentences, for political prisoners to be freed and for an end to retributive repression of prison activists, and for the positive development of people NOT prisons!
Featuring:
Dr. Simone Browne: assistant professor in the Departments of Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Kevin Cokley: Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and of African and African Diaspora Studies
Delia Perez Meyer: sister of Texas death row prisoner Louis Castro Perez
Also featuring video of Texas death row prisoner and activist Robert Will occupying his cell, and with statements from prisoners such as Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kevin Cooper and Rob Will about the Occupy movement and what it means for prisoners.
Hosted by the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Austin Chapter. Endorsed by Angela Davis, Elaine Brown, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, All of Us or None, Critical Resistance, Kevin Cooper Defense Committee and many others.
For more information visit occupy4prisoners.org and nodeathpenalty.org
Local contact info at: austincedp@nodeathpenalty.org or facebook.com/AustinCEDP
