This year Prisoners’ Justice Day will be accompanied by a new campaign called 10 Days of Abolition, which was created by the newly formed Abolition Coalition which spans many cities in Turtle Island. Our annual vigil will be held on August 10th at 7:30pm (details below), and we will be having events on the days leading up to it. More information will be posted as soon as it is received. You can also order a PJD 2020 t-shirt (details below).
Rally for Mental Health Rights with Justice for Soli and Justice for Abdi.
August 8th, 2-4pm,
Algonquin Territory Ottawa (downtown)
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/rally-for-mental-health-rights/645549739647051/
Prisoners’ Justice Day Vigil
August 10th
Major’s Hill Park
Algonquin Territory/Ottawa
7:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/2636485976589594/
Prsioners’ Justice Day 2020 T-Shirts.
Click Here: https://checkout.square.site/buy/SQL45EMKH65L5VGH24S6G6XJ to order your shirt.
The shirts are $25.00 and you can reserve your size for pick up at the Prisoners’ Justice Day Vigil on August 10th by selecting the “$0.00 Pick up at PJD Vigil” option under “Shipping” at checkout. Otherwise shipping is $15.00.
The shirt features the acronym PJD (Prisoners’ Justice Day), images of cell bars, Skulls, a pocket watch, a pack of playing cards with the ace of spades showing, a bird in flight, The name “Slick” in the bottom left-hand corner, and the number 13 1/2 meaning: “12 jurors, one judge from the trial plus 1/2 a chance”.
Information about the history of Prisoners’ Justice Day can be found here:
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/august10/politics/1014_history.html
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/august10/politics/in_memory_of.html
CFRC Prison Radio, in so-called “Kingston Ontario”, will be broadcasting from 4:00pm to 10:00pm. They will have interviews, commentary and a memorial segment until 7pm; followed by music requests and messages by and for prisoners and their loved ones and supporters from 7:30-10:00pm.
https://cfrcprisonradio.wordpress.com/2020/07/20/prisoners-justice-day-august-10-2020/
10 Days of Abolition
https://www.noprisons.ca/10-days-of-abolition
and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/10daysofabolition
