News: Prison Nation: Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex
March 8, 2006, received from Center for the Study of Political Graphics

America, poster by Cedomir Kostovic, 2004

PRISON NATION: Posters on the Prison Industrial Complex March 19, - June 4, 2006 Watts Towers Art Center 1727 E. 107th Street Los Angeles, CA OPENING: March 19, 1 - 3pm 2pm: Panel with representatives from organizations doing prison work in Los Angeles. PRISON NATION will cover many of the critical issues surrounding the system of mass incarceration including: the death penalty, Three Strikes, racism, women's right to self defense, access to education and health care, sweatshop labor, divestment, privatization, torture, and re-entry into the community. This exhibition is funded in part by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. PRISON NATION FLIER Sunday Afternoon Film Series at Watts Towers Arts Center: Look for Schedule on CSPG's website. The Center for the Study of Political Graphics collects, conserves and exhibits historical and contemporary social movement posters. With more than 50,000 posters, the Center is internationally recognized as the largest archive of post-WWII political posters in the U.S. The Center uses its collection to reclaim the power of art and inspire action. CSPG's Website: www.politicalgraphics.org Center for the Study of Political Graphics Mary Sutton Development Director email: cspg@politicalgraphics.org phone: 323-653-4662