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A Wall is Just a Wall: Open Mic Fundraiser for Prisoners
Please join us for our open mic fundraiser for the Prisoner Emergency Support Fund. We will be joined by poets, storytellers, singers and rappers from across Turtle Island to raise money for mutual aid projects focused on incarcerated persons during the spread of COVID-19. Performers to be announced soon.
- Saturday, April 18 | 2-5 PM
- See the event on Facebook
- Watch the Livestream on Zoom
- To sign up to perform during the open-mic please email prisonerfund@gmail.com
Prisoner Emergency Support Fund
Incarcerated people are at a disproportionate risk of contracting COVID-19. Unsanitary conditions, close quarters, frequent physical contact, lack of PPE, and the underlying chronic health conditions of many detained people, contributes to the spread of the virus and threatens the well being of prisoners and public health.
Communities across the country have been calling for the depopulation of prisons and jails to decrease the spread of COVID-19, and some people have been released. However, those who are released do not currently have adequate support for their transition.
Recently released prisoners need access to funds for housing, food, clothing, and physical and mental health supports. Families who still have loved ones behind bars need funds for expensive phone bills and canteens.
This fundraiser supports prisoners re-entering the community and those who are still behind bars during the COVID-19 crisis.
Donate to the Prisoner Emergency Support Fund.
If you or a loved one needs to access the Fund, please apply.
Weekly E-Mail Zaps
Every week we are organizing e-mail zaps to demand action and protect prisoners during the spread of COVID-19. Our e-mail tool will send a letter on your behalf to important decision-makers. If we can flood their inbox with messages in support of prisoner justice we can pressure them to act.
Zaps are a tool used by prisoner rights activists across the world to raise awareness about what is happening on the inside. Remember to use the tools every week and share it with your networks!
Use our four simple e-mail tools to amplify the calls for decarceration, personal protective equipment, and free communication.
Contain COVID, Not People Webinar Series
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