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“Plantation and Prisons” Screening at Cafe Istanbul w/ Center for Constitutional Rights

Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70117

Join the Promise of Justice Initiative and the Center for Constitutional Rights on #BlackAugust, Wednesday, August 14, at 6 p.m. CT, for a screening in New Orleans of the documentary Plantations and Prisons: A History of Forced Labor in Louisiana, followed by a panel discussion. Plantations and Prisons amplifies the voices of those who have survived forced labor and examines the continued physical and psychological exploitation of people in bondage.  

Panelists will discuss plantation prisons and other practices of forced prison labor, growing advocacy to abolish these systems, including the litigation Stanley v. Ivey and VOTE v. LeBlanc, as well as anti-Black and environmental racism in the South. 

Program:

5:50 p.m.: Doors open

6:05 p.m.: Welcome and screening

7:00 p.m.: Talk-back and Q&A

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This event is part of the Promise of Justice Initiative’s End Plantation Prison Prisons project and the Center for Constitutional Rights’ annual recognition of Black August, a month-long commemoration dedicated to paying homage to fallen Black revolutionaries, incarcerated freedom fighters, and the Black liberation struggle, historical and ongoing.

Speakers:

maya finoh, (moderator) Center for Constitutional Rights, Political Education and Research Manager

Emily Early, Center for Constitutional Rights, Associate Director of the Southern Regional Office 

Ronald Marshall, VOTE Chief Policy Analyst

Terrance Winn, Priorities, Intentions, Practical Exchanges, Director

Deidre Thomas, Paralegal at the Promise of Justice Initiative

The event is free and open to the public, but please register to hold your spot. We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable individuals to engage fully. Please email events@ccrjustice.org if you have any questions regarding access needs. Since seating is limited, please arrive early! If you’re no longer able to attend, please let us know by emailing events@ccrjustice.org.

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Documentary film screening and discussion: “Plantations and Prisons: A History of Forced Labor in Louisiana”