"Organizing and Education in Prison: A Panel with Uhuru Sasa"

Authors

Sterling Cunio
Tacuma Jackson
Anthony Pickens
Troy Ramsey

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Description

Uhuru Sasa is the Black cultural group inside the Oregon State Penitentiary. Established in 1968, Uhuru Sasa provides cultural, vocational, and educational development for members, while also supporting community efforts beyond the prison walls.

This panel features formerly incarcerated leaders in Uhuru Sasa who discuss education and community building in prisons, advocacy and organizing in the larger state, and re-entry back home after incarceration.

Date

5-24-2022

Comments

Co-sponsored by the PSU Black Studies Department, the Center for Black Studies, Pan African Commons, PSU Higher Education in Prison Program, and the Office of Academic Innovation.

Recorded on Zoom May 24, 2022.

Rights

This video is made available for educational and non-commercial use only. It may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Portland State University. For more information, please contact Portland State University Library Special Collections at: specialcollections@pdx.edu or (503) 725-9883.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37684

Recommended Citation

Cunio, Sterling; Jackson, Tacuma; Pickens, Anthony; and Ramsey, Troy, ""Organizing and Education in Prison: A Panel with Uhuru Sasa"" (2022). The Black Bag Speakers Series. 19.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37684