Stop the Shock JRC Protest

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Join a creative protest outside the Massachusetts State House against the Judge Rotenberg Center and its use of the GED skin shock device

Massachusetts State House

Participants are invited to join a creative protest outside the Massachusetts State House. The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), located in Canton, Massachusetts, uses remote-controlled devices to deliver painful electric shocks to disabled children as a form of behavioral conditioning. Activists are urging lawmakers to support MA Bill 180 and Andre’s Law, bills that would ban the use of aversive practices that cause physical pain. The protest is a sobering reminder that the exhibit does not reflect memories from a bygone era, but is grounded in present-day atrocities. This program is in conjunction with <a href="https://apexart.org/fein.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Corrections</a>, on view at The Foundry: Point Gallery, 2nd floor, 101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA from May 20 - June 17, 2023<a href="https://apexart.org/fein.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Corrections</a> reveals the multi-billion dollar “Troubled Teen Industry” designed to modify socially-undesirable behavior of adolescent girls, with artworks created by survivors-turned-activists.E﻿VENT DETAILSMonday May 22nd, 2023 - 12:00p - 5:00p EST at the Massachusetts Statehouse, 24 Beacon St, Boston MA 02133. **RSVP <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-NIKdUTN6t2wnMy8ZKhT5ZSK-epO9xM_5bKc_4ocagMSupg/viewform" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>!<a href="https://fb.me/e/zvdCh1pY" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FB EVENT PAGE</a>BIOSOrganizers of the Stop the Shock Protest are a coalition of individuals and groups including: Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint, Autism National Committee, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autistic OT, Baystate Learning Center, Humans Make Art, ICAPA, ICARS, Justice for our Angels, Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong, OccupyJRC, UnSilenced, 11:11 Media ImpactI﻿MAGEFlier for the JRC Protest and Hill Day by Elisa Hunt

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