Tomorrow, October 10th marks the World Day Against the Death Penalty.
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Tuesday October 10,
9 AM Pacific Time
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With no signs of the prison industrial complex abating in the US how can we tread the path towards abolishing not just the death penalty, but the carceral system altogether?
How can we imagine a country and a world that is committed to building healthy, safe, and stable communities that thrive, instead of systems that default to punishment and vengeance?
This panel will feature firsthand perspectives and an inside look on what it means to abolish the carceral state from those directly impacted by this system.
*Please note that ASL and CART Captioning will be provided.
Panelists:
Lyle May, an abolitionist journalist who is incarcerated on death row in North Carolina
Adama Bah, who was detained on suspicion of terrorism as a teenager
Mansoor Adayfi, a writer and advocate who spent more than a decade behind bars at the US' infamous Guantanamo Bay prison
Luke "Lucky" Harper, a Codefendant in Stop Cop City RICO indictment
Moderators:
Nawal Rajeh, an Advisory Board member of Muslim Counterpublics Lab
Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies
This event is brought to you by Muslim Counterpublics Lab and co-sponsored by Witness Against Torture, Defending Rights and Dissent, and Aging People in Prison. Registration is free, but required.
In solidarity,
Dr. Maha Hilal
Founder and Executive Director
