Collaborations in Art and Abolition

Join us for Collaborations in Art & Abolition, a free screening, discussion, and performance event featuring words and artwork by Pr*son arts practitioners from coast to coast. With El Jones, Free Verse, Melissa Munn, Art Entr’Elles, and The Circle Project with Jin-Me Yoon and Adad Hannah.

Brought to you by The Pr*son Arts and Abolition Collaborative, with the support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council; Simon Fraser University (Faculty of Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Centre for Restorative Justice, School for the Contemporary Arts and Goldcorp Centre for the Arts Production and Event Services); the University of the Fraser Valley; Kwantlen Polytechnic University; and the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.

6:00 pm Doors open

6:30 pm (90 minutes)

Elder Welcome

Opening Remarks

Screening & Discussion with Art Entre' Elles, Melissa Munn, The Circle Project (with Jin-Me Yoon and Adad Hannah)

8:00 pm (60 mins) Poetry by Free Verse and El Jones

Image Credit: "Heart of a Lion", Pasha, 2014

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