America’s Toxic Prisons: The Environmental Injustices of Mass Incarceration

Nada KhaderPosted on June 23, 2017 Posted in Criminal Justice

US prisons may be largely hidden from sight, but their environmental toxicity spreads far beyond their walls.

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WESPAC members gathered virtually on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 7pm . Andom Ghebreghiorgis was our keynote speaker; he is a former special education teacher who recently ran for Congress in NY's 16th Congressional District. He was a candidate to serve on the WESPAC Board of Directors this year and was voted in unanimously to join the board.He shared his thoughts on "Promoting a Progressive Vision Locally, Nationally and Internationally".We had the opportunity to break out into smaller groups, introduce ourselves, share our connection to WESPAC and identify areas that we would like to see WESPAC focus on in 2021 with report backs from the groups afterwards. ... See MoreSee Less

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WESPAC members gathered virtually on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020 at 7pm . Andom Ghebreghiorgis was our keynote speaker; he is a former special education teacher who recently ran for Congress in NY's 16th Congressional District. He was a candidate to serve on the WESPAC Board of Directors this year and was voted in unanimously to join the board. He shared his thoughts on "Promoting a Progressive Vision Locally, Nationally and Internationally". We had the opportunity to break out into smaller groups, introduce ourselves, share our connection to WESPAC and identify areas that we would like to see WESPAC focus on in 2021 with report backs from the groups afterwards. ... See MoreSee Less

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