Join PJI on the parade route!

Drinks, snacks, & bathroom access (donation-based)

All proceeds support the Client and Family Assistance Program, a direct service effort to reduce the harmful impact of prison and build bridges for families.

“Angola is still a slave plantation. Slavery never ended for us.” - Terrance Winn, Advocate and Survivor of Forced Labor, Founder of PIPES 

On behalf of the Ford Foundation, in partnership with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, you are invited to a screening of Plantations and Prisons: A History of Forced Labor in Louisiana.

Every day, the State of Louisiana forces thousands of incarcerated people, mostly Black, to work the fields of Angola Prison in unsafe conditions under threat of further punishment and harm. Guards with shotguns monitor men, soaked in their own sweat, without safety gear, often suffering near-death injuries and heat exhaustion for 2 cents an hour or nothing at all.

Plantations and Prisons is the product of a multi-year investigation and effort to gather the rich and illuminating first-hand accounts of present-day slavery.

This film and evening are part of Promise of Justice Initiative's campaign to End Plantation Prisons. Promise of Justice Initiative is a New Orleans-based organization that fights for the dignity, freedom, and autonomy of those impacted by mass incarceration in Louisiana.

Click here to watch the trailer for Plantations and Prisons: A History of Forced Labor in Louisiana.

Plantations and Prisons will be screened at the 6th Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival between 1:30 and 3:00 PM on September 18, 2024. The Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival (MCHRFF) promotes understanding and appreciation for world cultures, artistic and creative expression, and a commitment to global issues and social justice by connecting filmmakers, humanitarians, social justice organizations, and festival attendees from all over the world.

Learn more and register to attend here.

When: SEPTEMBER 17, 6-8PM

Location: Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church

2445 Fourth St

Slidell, LA 70458

** Meeting In Fellowship Hall. Park in back parking lot.

When: SEPTEMBER 11, 6-8 PM

Location: VOTE OFFICE

4930 Washington Ave

New Orleans, LA 70125

Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Time: 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM

Location: Room III

Palais des Nations, Geneva

Program:

5:50 p.m.: Doors open

6:05 p.m.: Welcome and screening

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

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.

Learn more here.