Challenging The Complex

We are a group of twelve students from five different Harvard schools with a passion for learning, teaching, and organizing around issues related to the prison-industrial complex at Harvard and beyond. We share similar frustrations with the lack of communication and connections across the Harvard schools and desire to create a space where interested and engaged students could connect, build together, and learn from each other’s efforts.

Harvard PIC Coalition Planning Group

<P>You are welcome to share space, learn, and teach with members of the Harvard University community and greater Boston community on Saturday, February 24th, from 1-6pm in Andover Hall, at the student-organized teach-in <EM>Challenging the Complex: Creating Coalitions for Prison Abolition, Reform, and Education at Harvard and Beyond</EM>. This event, which is free and open for all (Harvard affiliation not required), emerges from the desire of students to be connected with local grassroots organizers and fellow Harvard community members whose praxis, activism, or research revolves around the prison-industrial complex.</P>
<P>The teach-in provides a space where community members, students, staff, and faculty can forge lasting connections, form meaningful coalitions, and gain a great deal of knowledge from sharing ideas, experiences, and resources. Refreshments will be provided!</P>
<P>While registration is not required, it will help the student organizing team to plan for food and space accommodations for the workshops. Please direct any questions about the teach-in to <A HREF="mailto:picatharvard@gmail.com" TARGET="_self" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">picatharvard@gmail.com</A>.<BR></P>
<P>We encourage you to engage with fellow attendees and others on social media using #challengePIC</P>
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<H2>Program</H2>
<P><EM>Please note: the program is subject to minor adjustments.</EM></P>
<H3>1:00 PM - 1:10 PM</H3>
<P><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Registration and Check-in</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<H3><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>1:10 PM - 1:20 PM</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Welcome and Community Agreements</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<H3>1:20 PM - 1:40 PM</H3>
<P><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Opening remarks by </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>Karlene Griffiths Sekou, Founder & Senior Consultant, The Dignity Project International</P>
<H3>1:40 PM - 2:55 PM</H3>
<P>Panel discussion centering voices of people directly impacted by the prison-industrial complex: Stacey Borden, Jurrell Laronal, and Jerome Pitts</P>
<H3>3:05 PM - 3:50 PM</H3>
<P>Presentations by Harvard students engaged in projects pertaining to the prison-industrial complex</P>
<H3>4:00 PM - 5:00 PM</H3>
<P><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Concurrent organizing workshops led by the following local organizers and organizations:</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> Carl Williams, Deeper Than Water, Ex-Prisoners & Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement, <SPAN>Families for Justice as Healing, and </SPAN>Muslim Justice League</P>
<H3>5:00 PM - 6:00 PM</H3>
<P>Food, fellowship, and freedom</P>

Harvard Divinity School, Andover Hall

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