WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Not sure who they are? Look them up here.
- Email us and let us know that you want to help!
- Read over the talking points and fact sheets here.
Turn your frequent flyer miles into a magazine subscription for a Tamms
Prisoner. Supermax Subscriptions is a collaborations between Tamms Year
Ten and Temporary Services.
Endorse the campaign
Your organization’s endorsement would be welcome news
to all of us at Year Ten. Email us and we can talk about working
together to end torture.
Become a penpal
Writing to prisoners at Tamms is the most immediate way anyone
can help. Email us and we’ll help you find someone to write to.
Have other ideas?
We’re enthusiastic about collaboration. Contact us.
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Next Events
NEW DATE: The new date for the Rally is Wednesday July 8 at noon. This is will be a fantastic, kid-friendly event. Bring family and friends. We are documenting, and we need you to be in it! (We had to change the date from June 30 so we don't conflict with the huge "stop the doomsday budget" convergence at the Thompson Center.)
Rally to demand a correction from the Tribune editorial board!
WHEN: Wednesday, July 8, noon
WHERE: Tribune Building, 435 N. Michigan, Chicago
Day of Prayer for a New Direction at Tamms supermax prison!
WHEN: July 16, gather at 11am for interfaith vigil with speakers at noon
WHERE: Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago + interfaith vigils around the state
Rally Against the Tribune Editorial Board
Tribune Building, 435 N. Michigan Ave.
Tuesday, July 8, 2009, NOON
The Chicago Tribune wrote an asinine editorial about Tamms supermax.
Help Tamms Year Ten set the record straight!
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO:
· Deliver 10 corrections on 2 giant stone tablets.
· Float helium balloons to the editorial board window that say: "Do the research" and "Try again, Bruce"
· Behold our slow-motion reenactment of the "Empty Suits" in action.
· Bring college textbooks on "Logic and Argumentation" to distribute the board.
· Demand a retraction. We deserve more from this newspaper of record.
· Float helium balloons to the editorial board window that say: "Do the research" and "Try again, Bruce"
· Behold our slow-motion reenactment of the "Empty Suits" in action.
· Bring college textbooks on "Logic and Argumentation" to distribute the board.
· Demand a retraction. We deserve more from this newspaper of record.
CARRY SIGNS!
"Do-over"
"Read the bill"
"Argue with facts, not fear"
"Get on the right side of history"
"May 14: Tribune editorial board justifies torture in Illinois"
"A string of non-sequiturs does not an argument make"
"Grasp that prolonged isolation is torture: wherever, whenever, whoever and for any reason"
"Admit that the phrase 'the worst of the worst' renders you powerless to critique torture"
"Everybody makes mistakes. Let us catch you up on state-sanctioned torture!"
"You can be more than IDOC mouthpiece. You are better than that."
Day of Prayer for a New Direction at Tamms supermax
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Across the state, groups of faith will come together:
· to pray for a fair and just solution to the problems at Tamms supermax prison;
· to pray that former and current Tamms prisoners may transform their isolation into fellowship and solidarity with others;
· to pray for the safety, peace and well-being of all correctional officers, prisoners, and families impacted by violence and incarceration.
Why this is the time to act:
· Gov. Quinn appointed Director Randle to head the IDOC with the top priority of reviewing Tamms, and charting a new direction for the department.
· This is our last chance to make a difference in the weeks before Director Randle makes his decision about the supermax.
· Let's recognize the good faith efforts of the governor, Director Randle, IDOC, AFSCME, legislators and reformers who all seek a fair and just solution to the problems at Tamms.
Please be part of this effort on Thursday, July 16, 2009:
· Bring your faith leaders and congregation to Chicago.
· Hold a prayer vigil or gathering in your town.
· Endorse the campaign.
more events...