Please join us for our second 2023 meeting of Abolitionist Futures: A PLSN Discussion Group
Monday, June 12, 2023, 7:30-8:30pm (ET)
REGISTER VIA METRO TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK: https://metro.org/events/abolitionist-futures-plsn-discussion-group-june-queer-incarceration-then-now
About the Discussion:
Join us virtually on Monday, June 12 to discuss materials in recognition of Pride Month. Our discussion will focus on historical experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in prison, as well as current stories of LGBTQ+ individuals experiencing re-entry challenges.
Before joining, please:
* READ: The Women’s House of Detention by Hugh Ryan [book]. Available at BPL(https://www.bklynlibrary.org/item?b=12537217), NYPL(https://nypl.na2.iiivega.com/search/card?id=2e4b2d93-ebe5-5d02-9569-fd2e37588e82&entityType=FormatGroup), QPL(https://www.queenslibrary.org/search/everything?searchField=the%20women%27s%20house%20of%20detention:%20A%20queer%20history&category=everything&searchFilter=), or your favorite independent bookstore!(https://bluestockings.com/item/CH-pMnwQQOjAf3GBtG0xIw))
* WATCH: Incarcerated LGBTQ Americans find little to no support system upon release(https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/incarcerated-lgbtq-americans-find-little-to-no-support-system-upon-release) [PBS News Hour video, 9 minutes]
About Abolitionist Futures:
Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join the club (literally!). We will have a rotating calendar of media resources for discussion, including: books, podcasts, videos, zines, and more! We hope you join whichever discussion(s) sound interesting to you. You can also bookmark our hyperlinked doc(https://docs.google.com/document/d/10McGm0FdjJc8HxafunMDALNjuZWvDBr2ajSS_ne3X8o/edit?usp=sharing) (or website page)(https://plsn-nyc.tumblr.com/discussiongroup) to start reading/listening/watching materials as early as you’d like! Materials from 2022 can also be found on the doc.
Abolitionist Futures will meet quarterly in 2023 from 7:30-8:30pm, and will remain virtual until further notice. A huge thank you to METRO(https://metro.org/) for continuing to be our amazing host. While the group’s facilitators (and host) are affiliated with libraries, you do not need to be a librarian or information professional to attend this group. We invite you to join this casual virtual discussion with kids, double task with your dinner, have your camera on OR off, engage with the materials, and contribute to the discussion however you feel comfortable.
