Prison Justice Fundraiser: The Word is Out
Friday, August 7, 2009
8:00pm – 11:00pm
Rhizome Café
317 East Broadway @ Kingsway
Sliding scale $10-15.
Proceeds will support The Word is Out, a women in prison news service.
COAST SALISH WELCOME from Cease Wyss.
MUSIC by LOUD
READINGS by Lora McElhinney & Anne Stone.
FILM SCREENING of Prison Town USA.
In the 1990s, at the height of the prison-building boom, a prison opened in rural America every 15 days. Prison Town, USA tells the story of Susanville, California, one small town that tries to resuscitate its economy by building a prison — with unanticipated consequences. Weaving the stories of a laid-off mill worker turned guard, a struggling dairy owner and an inmate’s family stranded in Susanville, the film sheds light on an industry that is transforming the social and economic landscape of rural America.
Posted: August 4th, 2009 under Lately, Upcoming Readings.