RAZE THE WALLS
MAY 16 - 21, 1999
A week
of speakers, panels, and musical performances to raise awareness
about political prisoners, the death penalty, prison-industrial
complex, and restorative justice.
Planned
Activities Include:
- Sunday,
May 16, 1999
Morton Hall room 235 @ 6 p.m.
"A Case of Reasonable Doubt"
BBC documentary on Mumia Abu-Jamal, political prisoner on death
row for 18 years.
- Monday,
May 17, 1999
Morton Hall room 201 @ 6 p.m.
Lorenzo Komboa Ervin, Black Panther and Anarchist, will
talk about his work on prison reform internationally and his
experience as a prisoner.
- Tuesday,
May 18, 1999
Morton Hall room 127 @ 6 p.m.
"Police Brutality and Juvenile Delinquency"
A panel discussion on India, Kenya and the USA.
- Wednesday,
May 19, 1999
Morton Hall room 201 @ 6 p.m.
"The Legacy of Malcolm X"
Dr. Najee Muhammad will talk about Malcolm X and the criminal
justice system in the USA.
- Thursday,
May 20, 1999
Morton Hall room 201 @ 6 p.m.
"Restorative Justice and Life in Prison"
Dr. Nancy Steele and Dr. Bill Steele
- Friday,
21, 1999
Morton Hall room 201 @ 6 p.m.
"Death Penalty in the USA"
Chicagoans to End the Death Penalty will speak on prison reform
issues and legislation.
Sponsored
by:
- Amnesty
International
- Guerilla
Underground Movement
- HOME
- Ohio
University's Chapter of the NAACP
- The
Native People's Awareness Coalition
- Positive
Action
- SAC
- Solidarity