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33nd Annual Prison Justice Day 2009 |
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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. |
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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 |
Click on the links below for webcasts |
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Hey'-Way'-Noqu' Drum
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Phyllis Iverson, Joint Effort
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T'uy'tanat (Cease Wyss), Squamish Nation
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Eddie Rouse, lifer, West Coast Prison Justice Society, Newpage Foundation
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Karlene Faith, Activist / Author
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Lora McElhinney, Joint Effort
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Sarah Rauch, Prisoner Legal Council
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Women Warrior Song - Bev Lightfoot, Carol Shorty, Cease Wyss, Veronica Butler
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Wade Compton, Writer / Activist
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Fred John, Elder / Drummer
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Sisters In Action and Solidarity
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Terry Howard, BC Persons With Aids Prison Outreach Program
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Hey'-Way'-Noqu' Drum
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