November 2nd: March Against Prison Construction

Posted on 2011/10/27 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

MARCH TO STOP PRISON CONSTRUCTION!

WHERE: Occupy Kingston, Confederation Park (map)

WHEN: Wednesday, Nov 2nd, gather at 2:30 for a 3:00 march

WHAT: The Correctional Service of Canada is spending $1.7 billion dollars of our money to build new prisons across Canada to accommodate the anticipated boom in prisoner population that will inevitably result from the Conservative government’s massive crime bill. Despite the fact that even Republicans in Texas and California have acknowledged imprisoning people and building new prisons does not reduce crime, but does bankrupt the State, the Conservatives continue to pursue their agenda of imprisoning the poor at any cost.

HOW: The decision to build more prisons, despite dropping crime rates, is made by real people and implemented by real companies. The public should know who these people and companies are, and make them accountable. Bring banners and noise makers for a march against prison construction!



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Prison Profiteers Not Welcome!

Posted on 2011/10/27 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

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Resist Prison Construction! Teach-in and Demonstration at #occupykingston

Posted on 2011/10/19 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

Resist Prison Construction!
EPIC Teach-in and Demonstration at #occupykingston
Monday, October 24th at 11am
Meet at (occupied) Confederation Basin, 216 Ontario St across from City Hall

Join members of End the Prison Industrial Complex (EPIC) at Confederation Basin, at the site of #occupykingston, for a teach-in and demonstration against prison construction in Kingston. Members of EPIC will be sharing our new research on prison construction in Canada, exposing who is profiting from these developments, and proposing strategy for effectively resisting the expansion of the prison-industrial complex in Kingston.

The teach-in will be followed by a demonstration against the prison industrial complex, likely launching around 12:30pm. We will be sharing our proposal for an immediate action, discussing logistics with those in attendance, and then taking to the streets!

Bring noisemakers, banners, signs and/or sign-making materials, and dress for the weather!

For more information, contact us at epic@riseup.net or visit us at https://endthepic.wordpress.com/
More information on #occupykingston: https://occupykingston.wordpress.com/

See you Monday!!!

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Banner Dropped in Solidarity with Prisoner Strikes

Posted on 2011/07/06 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

EPIC received the following email (with photo attached) the morning of July 4th:

On the morning of Monday, July 4th, we dropped a banner off a building overlooking City Hall in downtown Kingston, Ontario that read “Collins Bay to Pelican Bay ~ Solidarity with Prisoners on Strike ~ Against Prisons.”

We are inspired by prisoners at Collins Bay Federal Penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario who began a work strike on June 28th demanding an end to overcrowding at the prison, and are protesting worsening conditions. The federal prison restructuring and increasing criminalization has caused double bunking at many prisons and is intensifying tensions inside and outside prisons. check out: http://www.cancrime.com/2011/06/29/prison-bosses-secretly-consider-double-bunking/

We are also inspired by prisoners in the Security Housing Unit in Pelican Bay, California who began a hunger strike on July 1st to contest their conditions of confinement and torture. check out: http://prisonerhungerstrikesolidarity.wordpress.com

We express solidarity with prisoners in struggle, recognizing prison as a clear target of our resistance to capitalism and State power.

– anarchists

"Collins Bay to Pelican Bay ~ Solidarity with Prisoners on Strike ~ Ⓐgainst Prisons"

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Statement of Unity

Posted on 2011/04/19 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

Read our statement of unity by clicking here!

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Teach-In and Public Meeting About Stopping Prison Expansion in Kingston

Posted on 2011/04/12 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

***new date and time***

Thursday May 12th, 2011
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Wilson Room, KFPL, 130 Johnson St

Snacks and refreshments will be available, and childcare provided.

The first half of the meeting will be a teach-in, with EPIC members answering questions such as What is the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC)? What is the Conservative agenda for prison expansion? How will corporations profit? How have cities challenged the PIC? In the second half, people will have the opportunity to brainstorm strategies for mounting a campaign against prison expansion in our city.

Bring a book for a prisoner.

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Support for Political Prisoners

Posted on 2011/03/12 by End the Prison Industrial Complex 
1:00pm - 4:00pm. Sunday, March 20th
Room A, Artillery Park, 76 Ordinance St.
Free Snacks and Refreshments! Donations Accepted.

A Panel and Conversation with Sara Falconer (Toronto Anarchist Black Cross) and 
Matthew Morgan-Brown (Ottawa Movement Defense), about prisoner support within the 
context of local and regional arrests and political repression related to the g20, 
prison farms, etc. 

The event will also feature Matthew Morgan Brown's experience of arrest  and a 
discussion about how we can support Roger Clement who was recently received a 3 
and a half year sentence after pleading guilty to arson of an RBC branch in Ottawa 
in May 2010.

For more information, check-out:
Toronto Anarchist Black Cross: torontoabc.wordpress.com

Interview with Matthew Morgan Brown:
www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/48732

Ottawa Movement Defense:
www.exilebooks.org/en/links/ottawa-movement-defense/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/End-the-Prison-Industrial-Complex/201764356508753
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Welcome!

Posted on 2011/03/08 by End the Prison Industrial Complex

Welcome to our new blog for End the Prison Industrial Complex! Over the coming weeks this site will be populated with more information. Stay tuned.

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