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Talking Peace taping: The Carceral System
January 5, 2022 @ 7:15 pm - 8:15 pm EST
FreeWith Community Activists – Jerome Wright, CAIC (Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement), VOICE Buffalo; Monica Lynch, & Sister of Connell Burrell, died from medical malpractice at the Erie Co Holding Center; Myles Carter, Imam at Erie’s Alden carceral facility, former Erie Co Sheriff Candidate; Deidra EmEl, Executive Director of the WNY Peace Center; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator, and Consultant for the Interfaith Peace Network.
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- values we bring
- what’s with the carceral system – who? what? where? when? how? why?
- thru the lens of human rights
- areas for growth and learning
- ways to support and get involved, including both locally and generally
The show is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday (1/10) at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.
Tags: peace education, prisoners' rights, racial justice, talking peace radio