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33nd Annual
Prison Justice Day 2009



Highlights from the August 10, 2009 Prison Justice Day memorial rally at Trout Lake Park, Vancouver.
This was the 33st Annual Prison Justice Day, a day set aside to remember all those who have died unnatural deaths inside Canadian prisons.


wide shot of speaker at rally


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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Hey'-Way'-Noqu' Drum 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 4:58

Hey Way Noqu Drum

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Phyllis Iverson, Joint Effort 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 6:55

Phyllis Iverson

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T'uy'tanat (Cease Wyss), Squamish Nation 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 6:04

T'uy'tanat (Cease Wyss)

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Eddie Rouse, lifer, West Coast Prison Justice Society, Newpage Foundation 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 6:28

Eddie Rouse

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Karlene Faith, Activist / Author 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 6:34

Karlene Faith

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Lora McElhinney, Joint Effort 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 6:28

Lora McElhinney

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Sarah Rauch, Prisoner Legal Council 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 4:13

Sarah Rauch

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Women Warrior Song - Bev Lightfoot, Carol Shorty, Cease Wyss, Veronica Butler 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 10:16

Bev Lightfoot, Carol Shorty, Cease Wyss, Veronica Butler

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Wade Compton, Writer / Activist 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 10:23

women warrior song

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Fred John, Elder / Drummer 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 4:00

Fred John

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Sisters In Action and Solidarity 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 5:55

Christine

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Terry Howard, BC Persons With Aids Prison Outreach Program
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Terry Howard

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Hey'-Way'-Noqu' Drum 25 pixel transparent gifRT: 7:49

Hey Way Noqu Drum


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