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National Conference of Prison Book Projects, November 2-7
Published September 14, 2007 Uncategorized 0 CommentsUrbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners is hosting a National Conference of Prison Book Projects. Prison book project workers from all over North America will gather in Urbana, IL to share knowledge and build relationships. Paul Wright, founder and editor of Prison Legal News, will be the keynote speaker. For more information, visit http://www.books2prisoners.org/conference/.
Thanks to a controversial “approved vendor system,” state prisons are slowing the flow of books behind bars.
By Karla StarrThe Chicago Tribune published this article discussing how Warrenville prison is taking into account the special needs of girls.
Behind bars, but still girls
Military-style regimens fall short in halting criminal behavior of girls, who have different emotional needs and are often trauma victims, experts say.
By Ofelia Casillas
Tribune staff reporter
July 16, 2007
Bound Struggles Release Party to Connect Issues of Incarceration, Violence Against Women
Published June 1, 2007 Events , Press Release 0 CommentsFor Immediate Release
Contact: Jack Slowriver
chicagobwp@hotmail. com
Chicago Books to Women in Prison (CBWP) will release a special edition of its prisoner-authored publication Bound Struggles at a party and performance showcase on Saturday, June 23rd, 2007, 6-9 PM, at Mercury Café, 1505 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago.
This performance will be the culmination of a six-month project with formerly and currently incarcerated women, made possible by grant support from Chicago Foundation for Women. This event is also hoped to raise funds and raise awareness for the “No Child Left Behind Bars” campaign organized by Critical Resistance Chicago.
Bound Struggles is dedicated to bringing the voices of women in prison into the public arena and building solidarity/supportive connections with readers/writers/organizations on the outside; past issues have featured writing and artwork on themes including education, family, health, and activism. The sixth issue, to be released on June 23rd, will address the connections between violence against women and incarceration of women in Illinois.
About CBWP:
Chicago Books to Women in Prison is a volunteer collective working since 2003 to distribute books free of charge to women in prison nationwide. We are dedicated to offering women behind bars the opportunities for self-empowerment, education, and entertainment that reading provides. More information can be found at http://chicagobwp.org.
About Critical Resistance:
Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe. Critical Resistance’s vision is the creation of genuinely safe, healthy communities that respond to harm without relying on prisons and punishment.
Visit our book and bake sale Saturday May 26 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at 927 W. Leland, Chicago, IL. There will be tons of new and used books at low prices and awesome homemade snacks. Tell your friends!
All proceeds will benefit Chicago Books to Women in Prison…a great cause!
