Prison Justice Day 2022 – August 10 / Wednesday / 6pm – 8pm

By Demi | Published: July 28, 2022

Prison Justice Day 2022
August 10 / Wednesday / 6pm – 8pm

*reposted from @defund604network *
JOIN US ON AUGUST 10th FOR PRISON JUSTICE DAY #PJD 2022!
August 10 is Prison Justice Day. The memorial event is being organized on the occupied, unceded, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Coast Salish Nations. Opening protocol & territorial acknowledgment will be done by T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss.
PJD is organized in the spirit of solidarity with all communities impacted by incarceration. Speakers will include people with lived & living experiences of incarceration.

Join us to remember those who have died in prison and to demand justice for all those incarcerated. Merchandise for sale with all proceeds going towards supporting abolitionist work in so-called Vancouver, including groups such as the PJD Committee, @jointeffortcollective , and @books.to.prisoners.
Date: Wednesday, August 10th from 6-8 PM
Location: Beside the Claire Culhane Memorial Bench, SE Corner, Trout Lake Park
For more information or to speak, contact pjd@prisonjustice.ca
ACCESSIBILITY INFO
– PJD is held outside, regardless of weather. The rally takes place at the Claire Culhane Memorial Bench
– The Memorial Bench is located beside the Trout Lake Concession Stand, and approximately a 10-minute walk from the Community Centre, along a gravel path
– Chairs available
– There are gendered washrooms at the concession stand. There is a non-gendered, accessible washroom at Trout Lake Community Centre
– Limited free parking around the park (E 19th Ave, E 18th Ave, Garden Drive)
– ASL confirmed
[ID: Black and white graphic with the title “Prison Justice Day” in bold black letters. Below are subtitles in smaller black font that read “August 10th 6-8 pm Trout Lake Park. The Vancouver Prison Justice Day Memorial takes place next to the Claire Culhane Memorial Bench on the SE corner of the park”. The Prison Justice Day logo is situated in the bottom right corner which depicts someone breaking the chains around their wrists.]
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