Halifax

Prisoners' Justice Day Panel

7:00pm
- 9:00pm
Tuesday August 11 2015

Prisoners' Justice Day has been observed on August 10th since 1975. On this day, incarcerated people across the country have fasted and refused to work in protest of the racist, sexist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, and ableist prison industrial complex and criminal justice system, in protest of police profiling and brutality, and to remember the many people who have died unnatural deaths in prison.

This panel on August 11th will centre the voices of people who have been incarcerated / locked up, in order to continue building critical awareness of the impact of imprisonment on individuals and communities.

Panellists:
Giulia Dig has worked as a personal support worker/educator for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as in adult education. She is a member of Books Beyond Bars, the Dartmouth Community Health Board of Directors, and is a community studies student. She is an advocate for the decriminalization of people who use drugs, and for ending the war on drugs. Giulia is a supporter of survivors of abuse & trauma, and is eager to educate on the correlation/influence this has on people who use drugs/have addictions. She is an advocate for the use of art/creative expression for healing.

Glen Reykdal is Ojibwa, originally from Manitoba, and has lived in Nova Scotia for a large part of his life. He has been in the justice system and has since been rebuilding his life, working and getting involved with his community.

Marc Njoh was born in Bamenda, Cameroon. He moved to Canada in 2006, completed a degree in Political Science at Dalhousie, and currently is a third year student at Dalhousie’s Schulich School of Law. He was Vice President Executive of the Law Students Society, President of Dalhousie African Students Association, and member of the board of Trustees of Dalhousie Legal Aid Clinic. He serves as board member for the African Diaspora Association of the Maritimes and African Community Investment Cooperative. He is a parent and a spouse.

The panel will be introduced and facilitated by Kaley Kennedy. Kaley is a member of Books Beyond Bars, a collective in Halifax that coordinates a lending library and other literacy-related programs for women in prison. She has written and spoken on various issues related to prisons including the use of prison labour in Canadian prisons and building solidarity between queer and trans people and people who are incarcerated and criminalized.

***The North Memorial Library is accessible, and has single-stall washrooms. Please do not wear scented products to this event.***

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