Updated in August 31, 2015 Media Advisory: This press conference will be livestreamed at http://livestre.am/5bsWO.
This press conference will supplement and follow an earlier teleconference organized by the lead counsel in Ashker v. Brown, the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Media Advisory – Friday, August 28, 2015
Rally and Press Conference:
Major Development in CA Lawsuit against
Solitary Confinement
Press Contact: Mohamed Shehk – 408.910.2618 – mohamed@criticalresistance.org
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition
What: Rally and Press Conference
In anticipation of a major development in one of the most significant cases brought by prisoners in the struggle against solitary confinement, Ashker v. Brown, activists, prisoners’ family members and loved ones, and prisoner advocates will be holding a press conference and rally.
Who: Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition (PHSS)
PHSS is a statewide coalition that includes California Families Against Solitary Confinement, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, Critical Resistance, California Prison Focus, American Friends Service Committee, and many other organizations and individuals who work against imprisonment and solitary confinement.
Statements will be read on behalf of prisoners by family members of people in solitary confinement.
When: Tuesday, Sept 1, 2015
Noon
Where: Elihu M Harris State Building
1515 Clay St
Oakland, CA 94612
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Mohamed Shehk
Media and Communications Director
Critical Resistance
1904 Franklin St, Suite 504
Oakland, CA 94612
510.444.0484
Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity 