Philadelphia
events week of Oct 20 to
stop the abuse and torture of prisoners! Pack the court Nov 10!
Six prisoners from SCI Dallas PA prison who face trial on Nov 10 in Wilkes-Barre for blowing the whistle on & protesting against solitary confinement, abuse and violence by prison guards.
Philadelphia
events featuring
← Derrick Stanley, one of the Dallas 6 now out of prison, and Shandre Delaney, coordinator of the Justice for the Dallas 6 Support Campaign & mother of Carrington Keys of the Dallas 6. →
Also featuring Isaac Sanchez, a fellow prisoner who was held in a restraint chair for 16 hours in retaliation for speaking out, which prompted the Dallas 6 to act. Isaac is now out of prison and will be speaking about his experiences.
← Derrick Stanley, one of the Dallas 6 now out of prison, and Shandre Delaney, coordinator of the Justice for the Dallas 6 Support Campaign & mother of Carrington Keys of the Dallas 6. →
Also featuring Isaac Sanchez, a fellow prisoner who was held in a restraint chair for 16 hours in retaliation for speaking out, which prompted the Dallas 6 to act. Isaac is now out of prison and will be speaking about his experiences.
Update: One of the Dallas
6 - Derrick Stanley – is out of prison and will be speaking at the
press conference at 12:30pm and at the Community Forum at 6pm, along with
Isaac Sanchez who was abused in SCI Dallas and Shandre
Delaney, mother of one of the Dallas 6.
We also have a location for the press conference at 12:30pm. It will be held at 1319 Locust St. (AFSCME District 1199c). The Community Forum at 6pm will be held at Tabernacle United Church, 3700 Chestnut St., in West Philly.
We also have a location for the press conference at 12:30pm. It will be held at 1319 Locust St. (AFSCME District 1199c). The Community Forum at 6pm will be held at Tabernacle United Church, 3700 Chestnut St., in West Philly.
Friday Oct 24
12:30pm - Press Conference – Justice for the Dallas 6
AFSCME District 1199c board room, 1319 Locust St., Philadelphia 19107
Main Event:12:30pm - Press Conference – Justice for the Dallas 6
AFSCME District 1199c board room, 1319 Locust St., Philadelphia 19107
6 - 8pm Dallas 6 Community Forum Tabernacle United Church
3700 Chestnut St., West Philly 19104 Donation requested $5, $10, $25 More if you can, less if you can’t. No one turned away. Please call ahead if you need childcare. 215-848-1120.
Contact
us for info about events below, to
schedule a talk, to endorse the campaign and help in other ways:
philly@globalwomenstrike.net
or call
215-848-1120 (Crossroads Women’s Center).
Campaign website: scidallas6.blogspot.com. As trial and defense costs mount, your
help covering honoraria and travel costs is much needed. Make a Donation!Justice for the Dallas 6 Support Campaign: Abolitionist Law Center, Decarcerate PA, Fight for Lifers West, Germantown Friends Meeting Mass Incarceration Working Group, Global Women’s Strike & Women of Color@GWS, Human Rights Coalition, Payday men’s network. Endorsers: Pam Africa, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal; Patrice Armstead, Building People’s Power and Coalition Demanding Reinstatement of Dr. Monteiro; Malik Aziz, Founder, Men United for a Better Philadelphia and Chairman, National Exhoodus Council; Brandywine Peace Community; The Center for Returning Citizens (TCRC); Every Mother is a Working Mother Network; Pastor Antoinette Johnson, King Solomon Baptist Church; Dr. Anthony Monteiro; Peacehome Campaigns; Dr. Heather Ann Thompson, Professor of African American Studies & History, Temple University; WHAT’S UP?! Pittsburgh; Dr. Carla Willard, Africana Studies Program, Franklin & Marshall College. Partnering with: AFSC Prison Watch.
Background
On April 29, 2010 six courageous
prisoners at SCI Dallas staged a peaceful protest against the widespread abuse,
violence and torture by guards which they had documented, including the
suicide of a mentally ill fellow prisoner after verbal abuse by guards and a
prisoner’s confinement to a restraint chair for over 16 hours. When they
covered their cell doors and windows in protest, prison authorities responded
by viciously beating them in so-called “cell extractions” (see video) and later charging them with “rioting”
after they had filed official complaints.
After four years of delays, the trial begins on Nov 10th at
the Luzerne County Courthouse in Wilkes-Barre PA – globally infamous for the
Kids for Cash scandal, in which two judges were convicted of taking kickbacks
for incarcerating young people. The Dallas 6 and their family members are
part of a movement of prisoners across the country, including the historic
2013 California Prisoner Hunger Strike, putting their lives on the line to
bring the public’s attention to solitary confinement and other torture and
abuse.
We all depend on prisoners like
the Dallas 6 to blow the whistle on and take action against the inhumane and
tortuous conditions of the US prison system, the largest in the world, with
Black and Brown communities disproportionately impacted. Prisoners across the
US are taking action, including prisoner hunger and work strikes in Georgia,
Ohio, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Virginia and California. As a result of
their actions, prisoners are retaliated against by
prison authorities. The trial of the
Dallas 6 will represent a moment of truth and exposure about wide-spread use
of solitary confinement and torture in prisons. We call on all who believe in justice and
equality to support the Dallas 6.
Pack the
court on Nov. 10th!
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As
trial and defense costs mount, your help covering honoraria and travel
costs is much needed.
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Hear Mumia Abu Jamal's Dallas 6 commentary (then known as Dallas 5) &
Shandre’s Thursdays 9:30pm blogtalkradio Watch video of Shandre speaking at the Left Forum! |
Sat Oct 25
2 - 4pm participating in Human Rights Coalition event “What Have You Done for Us Lately – PA Politicians and Mass Incarceration” at Berean Institute 1901 W. Girard
