Taking down the Prison Industrial Complex: One Loving Relationship at a Time
Changing Our Systems, Changing Ourselves
A Workshop by kyisha williams
Wednesday February 8th 2012
5pm to 8pm
Student Centre - Rm. 315C
Description
This workshop is designed to explore and broaden understanding of the complexities of the large scale prison industrial complex. While also deepening our understanding of the ways these systems affect us all and additionally how we perpetuate them. This is a participatory and intimate workshop (meaning you will be challenged to share and participate in a meaningful way). We will aim for the workshop space to take into account the whole people that we are and to grow and learn from a place of love.
Facilitator’s BIO
kyisha is a radical, Black, Gold, queer, high femme, sex positive, vibrant, survivor, fighter, writer and film/video maker. kyisha is a community organizer and support worker who does work within Black/queer/trans/racialized/criminalized/incarcerated/HIV+/HCV+ communities. kyisha has used art and community organizing as a means of survival and celebration since she was sixteen. She is excited to flip and personalize the way you understand prison abolition and solidarity work!
Registration
Pre-registration is required. Please note number of participants is extremely limited, so act fast! Please send registration information to aruna@opirgyork.ca In your email please provide the following information:
*Name
*Contact information
*Access needs
*Short description of how you identify
*Short description of why you want to be at the workshop
Please note: Priority will be given to those who are/have been criminalized (and/or involved with the criminal justice system)* and/or Black, Indigenous, and Racialized peoples and/or those with invisible and invisible disAbilities.
*Due to class background, line of work, status, etc.
