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Stark Raven Radio: A Closer Look at Prisons & Criminalization
Mon Sept 14th, 7-8 pm: VOICES FROM THE PSYCHIATRIC SURVIVOR MOVEMENT Mon Sept 21st, 7-8 pm: APPRECIATIONS Long time Stark Raven Host, Tiffany Chong is moving across the sea and this will be her last show. Join us for a special show to honour her contributions to prison justice radio over the past seven years. Mondays, 7-8pm (First three of each month). |
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Check out Justin Piché's blog and Just Blog: A Rittenhouse Production for up to date critical commentary, news and info on the Canadian Prison System. |
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Canadian crime and American punishment Why We Should All Be Concerned About Bill C-43: Amending the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Criminal Code Solitary confinement 'not safe, nor is it humane' Number of Aboriginal people in prison continues to increase Ombudsman slams prison mental health services Conservative agenda will 'stuff prisons,' advocates say Tory plans for U.S.-style prisons slammed in report |
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Literature you can download! Updated Statistics Aug 2008 Download & listen on your computer and MP3 player
Highlights from the speakers from the Prison Justice Day Memorial Rally in Vancouver. Hear (and watch) the speakers. Mon Aug 9th: PRISON JUSTICE DAY: Hunger Strikes and Commemoration A special program in honour of August 10th, a day to remember those who have died inside prisons in Canada and around the world. *We hear from one lifer, who is now on the outside, about his experiences with PJD on the inside and on the outside, and how the prison system is making it harder to celebrate PJD on the inside. Hear the Interview. *Those being held at the Toronto East Detention Centre are protesting a number of conditions from inadequate healthcare to lack of food to unexplained lockdowns. We hear woman whose family member is part of the mass prison-wide hunger strike. Hear the interview. Mon Aug 2nd: SAVING THE PRISON FARMS: IT'S TIME FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE *The fight to save the prison farms is heating up. We hear an update. Hear the interview Mon July 19th: PEACEBUILDING BEHIND BARS A Vancouver lawyer is working on a Peacebuilding project behind bars, hoping for a better way than the often adversarial legal approach. Audio coming soon. Mon July 12th: MAD PRIDE *Find out more about this annual celebration and happenings in Vancouver. More info. *From the psych ward to innovative mental health activism. Film Crooked Beauty follows one woman’s journey. Filmmaker Ken Rosenthal about his film and his work. Interview coming soon. Mon July 5th: WITHOUT PRISONS Twenty years after Australia opened its first private women's prison, activist and lawyer Amanda George argues all prisons should be abolished. Rachel Herzing from the US-based organisation Creative Interventions researches ways to stop violence without intervention from the state. Hear the documentary. Mon June 21st: JUVENILES SENTENCED TO LIFE A documentary on this issue in the US. Hear the documentary. Mon June 14th: HEALTH INSIDE PRISON A recent workshop brought prisoners together with health and prison officials to improve health on the inside. Audio Coming soon Mon June 7th: ORGANIZING AGAINST PSYCHIATRY A report back from the recent PsychOUT conference in Toronto. Interviews with antipsychiatry activist and feminist Dr. Bonnie Burstow as well as Geoffrey Reaume on Mad people's histories. Audio Coming soon Mon May 17th: PRISON EXPANSION IN CANADA Interview with Justin Piché, PhD Candidate at Carleton University, on the Campaign - Canadian Punishment Legislation Moratorium. Hear the interview. Mon May 10th: FETAL ALCOHOL and the LAW Interview with David Boulding. Hear the interview.
Link to Archived Stark Raven Podcasts
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