Journey to Justice/Unlock the Box Tour Coming to Madison
Local Rally: Saturday, Oct. 11, 3-4 p.m., Capitol Square
Tour Events: Sunday, Oct. 12, Noon-3 p.m., Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd.
Click here to register for the Sunday events. (Free)
Please note: The MOSES October General Meeting scheduled for the afternoon of Oct. 12 has been cancelled so that everyone can attend this event.
The Journey to Justice bus tour is bringing the Unlock the Box campaign to the people, to educate us about the realities of solitary confinement and motivate us to press our state governments to end the practice. The bus will stop in Madison on Sunday, Oct. 12, as it nears the end of its 11-state tour.
As of press time, details for the weekend’s events were still being finalized, but MOSES member Talib Akbar gave us an idea of what attendees can expect to experience at the event and shared his thoughts on the importance of this tour.
A public rally is being planned for Saturday, Oct. 11, to uplift the tour and get everyone excited for the Sunday events. Talib hopes to see a lot of people who are interested in ending solitary confinement come together and support the effort. “We want to make a lot of noise and uplift Unlock the Box,” he said.
On Sunday, Oct. 12, the Journey to Justice bus will be open for people to tour. The bus will contain a replica solitary confinement cell (Talib’s solitary confinement truck will also be on site), educational materials, and other immersive experiences. Attendees will also be able to listen to a panel of speakers, participate in a breakout session on how solitary confinement affects women and children, and talk with people from the national tour about their projects.
Talib is passionate about ending the suffering that solitary confinement causes for so many people. “It’s been too long that we haven’t been able to end it,” he says. “It is important that it come to an end. We have a great state of Wisconsin, and it’s hard to imagine that we allow solitary confinement to exist in our state.
“If it [solitary confinement] is in our lives, it will be in the lives of our children seven generations from now, and we want to make sure that doesn’t happen. Solitary is torture, today, tomorrow, and forever. A budget for solitary confinement should not exist and should never be implemented into the Wisconsin legal system.”
The event is free, though registration will be requested. Watch your email and the MOSES website for announcements of times, locations, and other details.
The WISDOM team planning the Wisconsin stop is hoping to attract more people who can share their professional expertise with this movement: people such as lawyers, social workers, and university students. So as details become available, please share this information widely. The more people who learn the truth about solitary confinement, the more pressure we can put on legislators to pass laws to end this horrific practice.
Sidebar:
Just before press time, we got this update:
The Journey to Justice bus will be at:
Madison Christian Community
7118 Old Sauk Rd.
Sunday, Oct. 12, noon-3 p.m.
Panel discussion with:
State Rep. Ryan Clancy
State Rep. Darrin Madison
Survivors of solitary
Faith leaders
Conversation with FREE re:
Women and solitary confinement
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