Category Archives: Local Prisoners

Ann Hansen’s Statement On Her Recent Arrest, Imprisonment and Release

Posted on 2012/11/16 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

(Originally posted to the Media Co-op) Ann Hansen is a former member of Direct Action, an underground anarchist group active in the 1980s, who presently lives as a writer, farmer and public speaker in the Kingston area. On August 3, … Continue reading →

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October 28th: Prisoner Letter-Writing Afternoon

Posted on 2012/10/27 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

EPIC presents a Prisoner Letter-Writing Afternoon Sunday, October 28th, 2012 at 1:00pm AKA Autonomous Social Centre, 75 Queen Street (wheelchair accessible) Have you ever written a letter to a prisoner? Prison is all about isolation and segregation, and the state … Continue reading →

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August 10th: ALL OUT FOR PRISONERS JUSTICE DAY!

Posted on 2012/07/05 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

August 10th is Prisoners’ Justice Day, a day in remembrance of all of those who have died at the hands of the prison system. Prisoners fast and refuse work on this day, while outside the walls organizations and individuals demonstrate … Continue reading →

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June 12th: Kingston Penitentiary – Abolitionist Perspectives

Posted on 2012/06/04 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

End the Prison Industrial Complex Presents… Kingston Penitentiary: Abolitionist Perspectives June 12th, 2012 at 6:30pm Kingston Public Library (130 Johnson St), Wilson Room Free event, everyone welcome Discussion presented by End the Prison Industrial Complex, with panelists on: -the history … Continue reading →

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August 10th: Come to Kingston this Prisoners’ Justice Day!

Posted on 2012/05/18 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

Come to Kingston this Prisoners’ Justice Day! PJD is an international day to remember those who have died in prisons, during which prisoners around the world refuse work and food. Kingston has long been the centre of the prison industrial … Continue reading →

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May 15th: Mohammad Mahjoub Speaking Tour in Kingston

Posted on 2012/04/21 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

THE TWELVE YEAR TOUR Mohammad Mahjoub on speaking tour Tuesday May 15th, 6:30pm Wilson Room, KFPL, 130 Johnson Street *Ottawa–Montreal–Kingston–Guelph–London–Kitchener-Waterloo–Toronto* For almost twelve long years, Mohammad Mahjoub, a torture survivor, has been detained without charge in Canada. He was held … Continue reading →

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Reflections in Time: An Exhibit by Peter Collins

Posted on 2012/02/22 by End the Prison Industrial Complex
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