Join us as we watch a short documentary and then discuss it! We will be watching documentaries that touch on social, cultural, political, and global issues. Then, we’ll have an open discussion and exchange of ideas over the film’s topic.
Prison Farm
Saturday, November 27 | 2:00pm-3:30pm
Throughout the history of incarceration, work and prisons have gone hand-in-hand, with hard labour seen as part of the inmates’ punishment. But prison farms in Canada have a different goal, using hands-on work as a key means of rehabilitation and job skills development.
Canada’s prison farm programs started over 100 years ago. In 2010, the former federal Conservative government closed the programs across the country. After years of lobbying, agricultural activists successfully campaigned to bring the prison farms back to Collins Bay and Joyceville Institutions in Kingston, Ont., where farmland surrounds the prison grounds. The facilities and equipment are state-of-the-art, and the offspring of the original Pen Farm herd have been brought back. Prison Farm follows the inmates’ journeys through their incarceration, showing their difficulties as well as the benefits of their work on the prison farms. The film highlights important issues around incarceration, shattering stereotypes of inmates, and captures how these offenders have been transformed through this unique rehabilitation process.
This meeting will be held on Zoom. You can watch the film with the group at 2:00pm, or watch on your own and join us 5-10 minutes before 3:00pm for a great discussion!
What you’ll need to attend: a computer with microphone (or headphones) and webcam, or your smartphone/tablet.
Registration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471, ext. 8175. Zoom link will be sent to those registered in advance of the meeting date.