Resisting Prisons, Shaping Alternatives

The
tenth-anniversary Critical Resistance conference
(CR10) in September marks a major moment in the movement to abolish the
prison industrial complex (PIC). Many gathered in Oakland to envision a
better future without prisons, when we can all live safer & healthier, and
be respected as our whole selves. Uniting with many movements, we will continue
on the path to creating a world without imprisonment, policing, and other forms
of punishment and control.

Just a year ago, also in the Bay Area, the first Transforming Justice
conference convened with hundreds of transgender and gender non-conforming
people and allies impacted by the PIC. The organizers committed to building a
community of resistance across the country -- building upon the leadership and
voices of those most directly affected by the PIC -- to address the root causes
of imprisonment, poverty, racism, homophobia and transphobia that continue to
put more and more people of transgender and gender non-conforming experience
behind bars.

Come out and learn about ways you can get involved and continue to support this
work. Join us to hear reports from an array of New York-area activists who
attended CR10. We'll also screen the new short documentary of the Transforming
Justice conference and hear about that network's participation at CR10 and
growth in its first year. This event is a great opportunity for organizations
and individuals -- those who made it to Oakland and those who didn't -- to
dialogue and network with each other, to learn & build our movements
locally.

Also, help us mark the release of Left Turn magazine #30, a special issue
featuring our ongoing coverage of dynamic resistance to incarceration in the
U.S. and around the world, building struggle against all oppression.

Come through -- let's listen, learn, discuss, socialize, network, build!

Suggested Donation $6-15 -- No one turned away due to lack of funds.