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? Wednesday July 31⏰ 6:30 - 9 PM
?2625 Kaslo Street (@vivomediaarts)
❤️ Access info: Masks required. Harm reduction gear available onsite.
? Full venue details: https://www.vivomediaarts.com/venue-accessibility
Organized ahead of the annual PJD Vigil, this film night honours those who have died inside prisons, jails, immigration detention, psych wards, lockups, remand and pretrials in so-called canada.
Getting the word out about the history of Prisoners Justice Day, those who have and continue to carry the flame of that history and how that history is connected to struggles inside and outside today is a powerful act of resistance against state power, colonialism and genocide on these lands.
It not only counters the inundation of negative, fear mongering and dehumanizing images and narratives of mainstream media about prisoners and the system that they say “protects the public”, but the act of holding a camera, creating these stories and images of people transforming lives in everyday ways in mind boggling places, whether it is the institution or a world you haven’t seen progress in years or decades, allows us to reach back to those who have carried this flame into the present future.
While the state may have tried to suppress Prisoners Justice Day, memory and these vivid documents hold it up for us to see parts of our world we might not have known were missing.
Event presented by the Vancouver Prison Justice Day Committee, Fig Tree Palace Fieldhouse & VIVO Media Arts.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
VIVO Media Arts Centre, 2625 Kaslo Street,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada