Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women - Couverture souple

Law, Victoria

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1604865830 ISBN 13 : 9781604865837

Editeur : PM Press, 2012

Synopsis

Resistance Behind Bars is an important and uplifting call to end prisons as they currently are, supported by stories of struggles and uprisings in women's prisons over the years. While many have heard of the 1971 Attica prison uprising, the 1974 August Rebellion remains relatively unknown even in activist circles. Resistance Behind Bars is determined to challenge and change such oversights. As it examines daily struggles against appalling prison conditions and injustices, the book details collective organising and individual resistance among incarcerated women

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Victoria Law is a writer, photographer and mother. After a brief stint as a teenage armed robber, she became involved in prisoner support. In 1996, she helped start Books Through Bars-New York City, a group that sends free books to prisoners nationwide. In 2000, she began concentrating on the needs and actions of women in prison, drawing attention to their issues by writing articles and giving public presentations. Since 2002, she has worked with women incarcerated nationwide to produce "Tenacious: Art and Writings from Women in Prison" and has facilitated having incarcerated women's writings published in larger publications. She is the coeditor of Don't Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements and Communities.

Laura Whitehorn has been a political activist since the 1960s. She spent 14 years in prison for the Resistance Conspiracy case. Released in 1999, she lives in New York City. She is now a senior editor at POZ magazine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: PM Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1604865830
• ISBN 13: 9781604865837
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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