Events

Hosted by Buffalo Anti Racism Coalition, Canisius College East Side Immersion Program, and Buffalo Save the Kids:

Connecting The Struggles: Abolition and Transformative Justice

Canisius College Science Hall, Buffalo NY 
September 21-23, 2018

We write to invite you to join us for the first-ever Prison Abolition Western New York (PAWNY) Conference. The conference will be a regional gathering of people working on issues related to prison abolition and mass incarceration. Our theme is "Connecting the Struggles." As our theme suggests, the conference will be an opportunity for individuals and organizations to meet up and develop ideas and strategies to build a world beyond prisons.

Topics include:
Prisons and Environmental Justice

Abolition vs. Reform

The School-to-Prison Pipeline

ICE and Immigration

Jails and Bail

Disability and Mental Health

Gender and Sexuality

The Prison-Industrial Complex

Solitary Confinement

Parole

Political Prisoners

Restorative and Transformative Justice

Indigenous Peoples and Incarceration

Abolition Lawyering

Policing

Incarceration and Intersectionality