Published in the Toronto Sat December 27th, 2011 http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1107414–women-see-the-other-side Once a week women from Waterloo’s Wilfrid Laurier University go to prison. They pass through a razor-wired fence twice their height and enter an austere brick building, a federal prison for women in Kitchener called the Grand Valley Institution. These are no Florence Nightingale-minded do-gooders. These … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Are the Provinces and Territories Ready for an Influx of New Prisoners?
This post, from Justin Piché’s blog, “Tracking the Politics of Crime and Punishment in Canada”, discusses Piché’s research into the government’s prison expansion initiatives, as well as the locations and status of the proposed prison construction. http://tpcp-canada.blogspot.com/2011/09/are-provinces-and-territories-ready-for.html Continue reading
No Prison Expansion! March Against Bill C-10 – Saturday, December 10th
Please click on the link below to the Facebook page for this event. Date: Saturday, December 10th Time: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Starting at St. James Park, Toronto 145016162268008 Continue reading
Tell the Senate: Don’t rubber stamp the Crime Bill
Please click on this link, from leadnow.ca, and ask the senators of your province not to rubber-stamp the Harper government’s cruel crime bill. keep-canada-safe Tell the Senate: Don’t rubber stamp the Crime Bill Update & New Action: Thursday Dec 8, 2011 On Monday, Prime Minister Harper’s Conservative MPs voted for the cruel Crime Bill. That … Continue reading
G20 to C-10: Repression, Austerity, and the Prison Boom
G20 to C-10: Repression, Austerity, and the Prison Boom http://www.facebook.com/events/312644912086662/ Community meal and panel discussion benefit for 4strugglemag Speakers will include: WANDA WHITEBIRD (Wanda Whitebird does support work with incarcerated Aboriginal women and is currently at the Women’s Outreach/Support Services of … Continue reading
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