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32nd Annual
Prison Justice Day 2007



Highlights from the August 10, 2007 Prison Justice Day memorial rally at Trout Lake Park in East Vancouver.
This was the 32st Annual Prison Justice Day, a day set aside to remember all those who have died unnatural deaths inside Canadian prisons.


Sister Song


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 that unit had been deactivated by the guards. In the year to follow, there was another death in this same unit. The call buttons had not been repaired. Prisoners at Millhaven mark the anniversary of these deaths by fasting and refusing to work.
audience 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 more information go to http://www.prisonjustice.ca



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"Sister Song", Brenda Champaign and Bev Lightfoot

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Phyllis Iverson 1, Joint Effort 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 6:51

Phyllis Iverson
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Song - Bev Lightfoot and her children Tyler and Ceana; Veronica Butler; Dianne Champaign; Chusia Graham 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 2:06

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Phyllis Iverson 2, Joint Effort 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 4:06

Phyllis Iverson
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Cease Wyss, Squamish Nation 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 10:53

Cease Wyss
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Emily Aspinwall, Joint Effort, Stark Raven Media Collective 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 4:06

Emily Aspinwall
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Corrine Longworth, Justice For Girls 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 11:10

Corrine Longworth
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Adriaane De Vries, BC Persons With Aids Society, Prison Outreach Program 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 10:32

Adriaane De Vries
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Kim Pate, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies RT: 10:43

Debbie Killroy
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"Sister Song", Barb Champaign and Bev Lightfoot 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 6:43

SisterSong
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Debbie Killroy, Sister Inside, Australia 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 7:10

Debbie Killroy
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