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Is Orange The New Black? A COnversation About California Women's Prisons

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Date:
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Time:
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Event Type:
Other
Organizer/Author:
Hannah McFaull
Email:
Location Details:
Humanist Hall Oakland, 390 27th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, between Telegraph and Broadway
Wheelchair Access at 411 28th Street.

Justice Now and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners proudly present a community event to discuss California women's prisons with Piper Kerman, activist and author of Orange Is The New Black.

Piper will be joined by an esteemed panel of activists and organizers in the fight against imprisonment in California, including:

Misty Rojo (Justice Now and CCWP)
Theresa Martinez (Justice Now)
Janetta Johnson (Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project - TGIJP)
Samantha Rogers (CCWP)

The event will be facilitated by Shanelle Matthews (ACLU of Northern California)

Real People. Real Issues.

Venue: Humanist Hall Oakland, 390 27th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, between Telegraph and Broadway
Wheelchair Access at 411 28th Street.

Tickets on sliding scale from $20-$100. No one turned away through lack of funds.

FREE childcare available, provided by the Bay Area Child Care Collective, please email pipereventCA2014 [at] gmail.com to confirm a space.

Any questions or offers of support, please email pipereventCA2014 [at] gmail.com or call CCWP on (415) 255-7036 ext. 4
Added to the calendar on Wed, Feb 5, 2014 2:23PM
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