MILLIONS FOR PRISONERS ON ATX SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE & RALLY
Austin, TX: In solidarity with the Millions
for Prisoners March on Washington and associated actions nationwide,
a rally and school supply drive will take place in Austin, Texas on Sat, August
12th from noon to 2pm at Travis County Jail Central Booking, 500 W. 10th St. Austin Texas 78701. As made popular by Ava
DuVernay’s documentary 13th, the
13th Amendment – which was meant to abolish slavery – includes an
exception for those convicted of a crime. Prisoners are legally considered
slaves in the US! These actions call
to #AmendThe13th in order to #EndSlavery once and for all.
Attendees will bring school supplies,
which will then be distributed to children at risk of falling into the schools-to-prison pipeline. Sponsored by a large coalition of community
groups, including: Justice
4 Rodney Reed, Counter
Balance ATX, Free Alabama Movement, Texas Jail Project, Grassroots
Leadership, ICE
Fuera de Austin/ICE Out of Austin,
Jailhouse
Lawyers Speak, Alianza Latina
Internacional, Inmate
Lives Matter - Texas Chapter, Fight for 15 Texas, Prison
Justice League, and Prison Abolition Prisoner Support.
The event will include music composed
and performed by a current prisoner, currently and formerly incarcerated
speakers representing city and county jails, state and federal prison, and
immigrant detention centers, and family members of those incarcerated and
victims of crimes. “This is our chance
to finally abolish slavery. Don’t you want to be able to tell your
grandchildren you helped do that, even if it took to 2017 to do it?” says
organizer Azzurra Crispino, co-founder of Prison Abolition Prisoner Support, as
to why this event is being put together.
Those unable to attend the rally in
person can still donate school supplies at various community locations.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: CURRENTLY AND
FORMERLY INCARCERATED, FAMILY MEMBERS, ORGANIZERS, SPANISH AND ENGLISH.
VIDEO, PICTURE AND AUDIO AVAILABILITY
(after the rally):
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