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LACUNY Services for Incarcerated People Roundtable

The Services for Incarcerated People Roundtable provides a forum for librarians who support, or are interested in supporting, library services for incarcerated people to discuss current issues, broaden their understanding, and raise awareness of information barriers within the carceral system. The Roundtable connects CUNY librarians with other librarian-led groups, such as Prison Library Support Network, that provide direct services to incarcerated people, and serves as a resource for CUNY groups such as the UFS Committee on Higher Education in the Prisons and those working in prison education programs. https://lacunysips.commons.gc.cuny.edu/

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Torchlight Talk with Mariame Kaba: Let This Radicalize You!

  • Posted by Rachel Jones (she/they) on February 20, 2025 at 3:58 pm

    Saturday, February 22 · 1 – 2:30pm EST
    Weeksville Heritage Center
    158 Buffalo Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213

    As part of Weeksville’s Black History Month Celebration, we invite you to an afternoon of radical imagination, organizing wisdom, and transformative dialogue. Organizer, archivist and author Mariame Kaba and a panel of movement leaders will discuss the devastating impacts of criminalization on our neighbors. We’ll also discuss Let This Radicalize You—a timely and essential guide for those committed to justice, mutual aid, and collective liberation.

    This insightful conversation will explore the realities of grassroots organizing, the centrality of criminalization under authoritarianism, the necessity of care in movements, and how we can sustain hope in the face of struggle. Local groups fighting against criminalization in NYC will be tabling at the event so come learn about their work. Don’t miss this chance to be in community, reflect, and radicalize together.

    Panelists: Tracy McCarter, Stand With Tracy (@standwithtracy), Willie Kearse, Archive-Based Creative Arts Program (@archivebasedcreativearts)

    Tabling Organizations:

    Courtwatch NYC – https://www.courtwatchnyc.org/

    Prison Library Support Network – https://plsn-nyc.tumblr.com/

    Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP Campaign – https://rappcampaign.com/

    Saxapahaw Prison Books – https://www.saxapahawprisonbooks.org/

    Survived and Punished NY – https://www.survivedandpunishedny.org/

    Doors open at 12:30pm. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required! Free copies of the book will also be raffled to attendees, and copies will also be available for sale on site. MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT AND WILL BE PROVIDED.

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