Incorporating The Prison Industrial Complex And Experiences Of Queer Youth of Color Into Anti-Violence Work

Slide 1:Incorporating the Prison Industrial Complex and the Experiences of Queer Youth of Color into our Anti-Violence Work Broadway Youth Center

Slide 2:Objectives  Explore the ways in which gender is policed and criminalized in the U.S.  Envision an anti-violence movement that centers trans youth of color  Discuss historical connections between the criminalization of gender non-conforming folks of color and the the PIC  Identify the barriers that exist for trans youth of color attempting to access institutions and systems  Discuss practical strategies for integrating these conversations around the PIC into our individual, group, and activist/organizing work with youth and adult allies

Slide 3:Defining the Prison Industrial Complex

Slide 4:Timeline of the PIC

Slide 5:History of the PIC  Quality of Life Policing=policin