Join the RNC 8 Defense Committee and the Women’s Prison Book Project for an event with DIANA BLOCK, social justice/feminist activist, prison abolitionist, and author of Arm the Spirit – A Woman’s Journey Underground and Back.

**When: Saturday, September 11th, 7:00 pm
**What: Diana will speak about the intersections between political
prisoner support and other areas of resistance to the prison-industrial
complex, with a focus on women and transgender prisoners. Her talk will be followed by a Q&A. A $5-20 donation is suggested, and all funds raised will be split betweenthe RNC 8 Defense Committee and the Women’s Prison Book Project.
**Where: TC Friends Meeting House, 1725 Grand Ave in St. Paul (please keep in mind that the Friends meeting House is a scent-free environment)

Diana Block has been a social justice/feminist activist for forty years.
She was a founder of San Francisco Women Against Rape and of the
anti-imperialist group Prairie Fire Organizing Committee in the seventies.
She spent thirteen years underground in connection with her solidarity
activities with the Puerto Rican independence and Black liberation
movements, including two years living in Minneapolis. After returning to public life in 1995, she was a founding member of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, the Jericho Movement and the San Francisco 8 Defense Committee and continues to be active in prison abolitionist work focused on women and transgender prisoners. In 2009 she published her memoir, Arm the Spirit – A Woman’s Journey Underground and Back. She lives in San
Francisco with her partner, Claude Marks, and has two children.

Info on the RNC 8: WWW.RNC8.ORG
Info on the Women’s Prison Book Project: WWW.WPBP.ORG

*While in town, Diana will also be doing the following events:

Sat, 9/11, 2:00 pm: Twin Cities Anarchist Book Fair
Diana will read excerpts from her book and reflect on her experiences,
followed by a Q&A. The event will be at the Powderhorn Park Recreation
Center, 34th St & 15th Ave S in Minneapolis. For more info, visit:
tcanarchist.wordpress.com

Sun, 9/12: Diana will also be reading from her memoir at True Colors
Bookstore at 3pm on Sunday, September 12th. True Colors is located at 4755
Chicago Ave. S. in Minneapolis. For more info, visit:
www.truecolorsbookstore.com.

Diana Block Events September 2010

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