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We demand that Corrections provide clothes for prisoners
We’ve previously published a series on the failure of the Department of Corrections to provide basic necessities like hygienic bedding, and over the past several years the work of our advocates has uncovered that this negligence extends to underwear, socks, shoes and thermals. This is a wide-ranging problem, affecting all prisons. We’ve been supporting prisoners…
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The Queer Case for Prison Abolition — Tāmaki, March 16
Ten years ago, a protest against Police and Corrections participation in the Auckland Pride Parade led to our formation as queer and trans prison abolitionist group No Pride in Prisons. Today, we’ve become People Against Prisons Aotearoa, a broader abolitionist organisation that struggles for an Aotearoa without prisons and police, where those who have caused…
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Defying Destiny: Day of Queer Power
Last weekend, Destiny Church escalated its attacks against the queer community in Auckland. Destiny wants to drive queer New Zealanders back into the closet. PAPA won’t let this happen. We stood for queer liberation as No Pride in Prisons, and we stand for it now. We’re holding DEFYING DESTINY: DAY OF QUEER POWER this Sunday…
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DRAFT Submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill 2024
This is a draft of our submission on the Treaty Principles Bill. Please feel free to use it for ideas when writing your own.
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Build Communities, Not Cages
On Saturday 25th May, join us outside Mount Eden Prison to say NO to Three Strikes, US-style megaprisons, defunding social services, and mass incarceration.
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Care Not Cages online launch
We’re launching our campaign against ‘tough on crime’ narratives on Monday, July 10. Register now.