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DESCRIPTION:Babylon Falling in association with PM Press presents a reading with Vikki 
 Law, author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women. 
  In addition to the reading she will also lead a talk and informal 
 discussion with members of Building Bloc.  Examining Building Bloc’s 
 Artist Mutual Aid PenPal Project as a model, the talk will focus on the 
 concept of prisoner-made media as a form of resistance.\n\nJoin us here at 
 Babylon Falling for the reading and talk on Thursday, March 12th 2009 at 
 6pm.  The event is wheelchair accessible. \n\nAbout Vikki Law \nVictoria 
 Law is a writer, photographer and mother. After a brief stint as a teenage 
 armed robber, she became involved in prisoner support. In 1995, she became 
 involved with ABC No Rio, a collectively-run arts center on New York’s 
 Lower East Side, serving as Board Treasurer from 1997 to 2002.  In 1996, 
 she helped start Books Through Bars-New York City, a group that sends free 
 books to prisoners nationwide. Since 2002, she has worked with women 
 incarcerated nationwide to produce the zine Tenacious: Art and Writings 
 from Women in Prison and has facilitated having incarcerated women’s 
 writings published in Clamor magazine, the website “Women and Prison: A 
 Site for Resistance” and the upcoming anthology Interrupted Lives. In 
 2003, she began presenting “Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind,” a 
 workshop addressing the specific (and often unacknowledged) needs of 
 parents and children in radical movements. Sometimes with China Martens and 
 sometimes with Jennifer Silverman, she has facilitated discussions in 
 Baltimore, New York City, Providence, Montreal, Minneapolis and 
 Boston.\n\nAbout Resistance Behind Bars\nIn 1974, women imprisoned at New 
 York's maximum-security prison at Bedford Hills staged what is known as the 
 August Rebellion. Protesting the brutal beating of a fellow prisoner, the 
 women fought off guards, held seven hostage, and took over sections of the 
 prison. While many have heard of the 1971 Attica prison uprising, the 
 August Rebellion remains relatively unknown. Resistance Behind Bars is 
 determined to challenge and change such oversight. As it examines the daily 
 struggles against appalling prison conditions and injustices, Resistance 
 documents both collective organizing and individual resistance among women 
 incarcerated in the US. Emphasizing women's agency, Resistance seeks to 
 spark further discussion and research into the lives of incarcerated women 
 and galvanize much-needed outside support for their struggles. 
 \n\nhttp://resistancebehindbars.org/\nhttp://www.pmpress.org/\n\nAbout 
 Building Bloc and their Artist Mutual Aid PenPal Project\nBuildingBloc is a 
 collective of artists dedicated to using art to explore the social 
 inequalities in our society. Through experimentation, collaboration, and 
 performance, we inform, provoke, and inspire ourselves and our audiences. 
 We aim to spark dialogue, to create and sustain relationships between 
 artists and community organizations, to support existing struggles for 
 social justice, and to erase the boundaries between art and activism. 
 BuildingBloc is rooted in the idea that as artists, we express the dreams, 
 struggles, and questions of our people. The Artist Pen-Pal Mutual Aid 
 Project is an ongoing collaboration with about 160 people currently on the 
 inside in the California prison system that is intended to provide an 
 active channel of communication between artists and artistically minded 
 people behind bars and those on the outside, in the 
 community.\n\nhttp://www.buildingbloc.net/\n\nAbout Babylon 
 Falling\nBabylon Falling is a concept-driven independent bookstore with a 
 focus on the spirit of Revolution. In addition to new books, we also carry 
 similarly themed collectible toys, posters, artwork and DVDs, and our own 
 in house clothing line featuring designs submitted by those artists who 
 have exhibited here. The name of the store reflects the owner's Jamaican 
 heritage, where the word Babylon is an all-purpose euphemism for both 
 oppression and those who oppress. The phrase Babylon Falling then, is at 
 once an affirmation and a demand.\nPrevious shows at Babylon Falling have 
 included Hal Lawrence, Robert Bowen, David Choong Lee, John Felix Arnold 
 III, Emory Douglas, Le Bijoutier, Roger Steffens & Peter Simon, David Ball, 
 buZ blurr, C3, Shawn Mortensen, and most recently local artist David 
 Young.\nFor pictures of past events at Babylon Falling please see: 
 www.babylonfalling.com/Events.html\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/20/18572296.php
SUMMARY:Vikki Law Reading from Resistance Behind Bars at Babylon Falling
LOCATION:Babylon Falling\n1017 Bush Street (@ Jones)\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94109\n\n415-345-1017
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