Attica is Now! Rally
Sunday, September 13, 2020 1:00 PM ET REGISTER HERE Join Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP Campaign at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan, NYC; West Capitol Park in Albany; and on Zoom for a rally as part of a nationally coordinated effort to end life imprisonment and continue the struggle begun at Attica prison 49 years ago. Speakers will include Attica survivors, leaders of the fight for #ElderParole, #Fair&TimelyParole, #HALTSolitary, Ban #WalkingWhileTrans, Movement 4 Black Lives, one of the lawyers for the Attica Brothers and more. |
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Sunday, September 13, 2020 5:30 PM PT REGISTER HERE No Justice Under Capitalism, California Coalition for Women Prisoners and California Prison Focus will lead a demonstration at San Quentin Prison to recognize resistance in 1971 and its link to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. |
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The above events are part of a month of national and state actions marking the 49th anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising and calling urgent attention to the need for mass decarceration during COVID-19. |
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