Tear Down the Walls
Posted May 2, 2010 by jmacphee in Events
I just got this announcement for a prison activist event, and it's illustrated with a banner I made back in 1999 or 2000! Wild! If you're in the Bay Area, check this event out:
Tear Down the Walls
an evening of music and performance benefiting The Prison Activist Resource Center
Uptown Body and Fender
401 26th Street, Oakland, CA (between Broadway/Telegraph)
Saturday, May 8, 7pm - midnight
$10-1k suggested donation
Featuring: Angela Davis, Lisa Marie Alatorre of Critical Resistance, and Jack Bryson
Performances by: Citizen Marty Payne of the Caribbean Allstars, Elana Dykewomon—spoken word, Raks Africa—belly dancing, Mbele—cuban folklore ensemble, Sassy Crew!, Medea Sirkas—Synchronized Strutters, Drag King Sensations: Momma’s Boyz, O Zone and J~milli~on, Erica Benton—singer/songwriter, and dancing with DJ Ponyboy
A silent auction with Death Dow artists Kevin Cooper and James Anderson, jewelry and beadwork by Rickie Blue-Sky, Hoof and Horn Leather and more!
beverages by Linden Street Brewery
Come celebrate 14 years of community action work against the Prison Industrial Complex!
For more information, please contact PARC at
(510) 893-4648 or via our website at www.prisonactivist.org
The Prison Activist Resource Center is an all-volunteer, grassroots prison abolitionist collective committed to ending the injustices of the criminal (in)justice system and advocating for prisoners rights. We publish a national Prisoner Support Directory that is sent to prisoners free upon request.
All proceeds of this event will go toward the Prison Activist Resource Center
Endorsers: All of Us or None, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Critical Resistance, East Bay Prisoner Support, Freedom Archives, KPFA Women’s Magazine, Legal Services for Women with Children, Oakland 100 Support Committee, SF Dyke March, Out of Control, Slingshot Collective, Sparks Fly, and Stan Tookie Williams Legacy Network.
This venue is wheelchair accessible
If you are unable to make it to this event, but still interested in supporting PARC, you may donate safely through our website HERE.
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