The two-day event will feature free workshops and a screening of Thousand Kites, a one-act play that tells the stories of prisoners, their family members and correction officers 8 p.m. Friday, March 29 in the Native American Forum. Admission is a sliding scale of $5 to $10.
The event kicks-off 6 p.m. Thursday, March 28 with a presentation titled, “How Incarceration Affects Communities.” Guest speakers will include representatives from Community Works West, a non-profit that supports underserved populations in the Bay Area and Critical Resistance, which opposes the expansion of the prison industrial complex.
At 6 p.m. Friday, March 29, Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos and others will participate in a roundtable question and answer session titled, “What Does Rehabilitation Look Like?” Guests will include Humboldt County’s chief probation officer Bill Damiano, KHSU radio host Sista Soul and representatives from Justice Now and the Prison University Project.
The event was organized with help from the Child Abuse Prevention Council and the HSU departments of sociology and social work. The dialogue is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Vanessa Pike-Vrtiak at (530) 448-9458 or areasontolisten@gmail.com.