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G20 to C-10: Repression, Austerity, and the Prison Boom
December 11, 2011
Attempts have been made to shatter our movements. Since the 2010 G20 meeting in Toronto, the legal system has kept many silent, unable to speak about their experiences of repression. Join us on December 11 to hear from those charged with conspiracy at the G20 and those about to go to prison.
As the federal government prepares a massive expansion of the prison-industrial complex through its Crime Omnibus Bill (C-10), it is important that we understand the impact of imprisonment on our communities and movements, and build bridges between the many parts of the anti-austerity struggle in order to organize more effective resistance and solidarity.
At the same time that militant labour unions have seen their ability to strike taken away, public sector workers are being laid off and services are being cut by Ford, McGuinty and Harper, there is a massive influx of money in to building prisons and immigration detention centres, passing crime bills, further policing and criminalization of sex workers, drug user, queer people, poor people and indigenous and racialized people. All of this while Canada builds war ships, buys fighter jets, opens up foreign military bases and gives massive subsidies to oil and gas companies.
Join us for an evening of food, conversation and support as we celebrate the release of the 20th issue of 4strugglemag and the launch of the 2012 Certain Days calendar.
Door: $5-35 sliding scale... (no one turned away for lack of funds)
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Venue: The Raging Spoon
Location: 761 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/312644912086662/
For information contact: jolitical@gmail.com
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives
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