The Ontario Historical Society

Coptic Museum of Canada (Virtual): 3-Part Portrait on Papyrus Workshop
2022-03-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2022-03-19 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-03-26 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | online
INSTRUCTOR: SIMONE GERES
Simone Geres has had a life long love for the arts. She has a B.A.in Fine Arts from Alexandria University (Egypt), Painting Section. She is the founder of Simone’s Academy and serves as director/instructor. Over the past four years she has taught 1493 students in one-on-one classes and 375 group classes.
THREE-SESSION WORKSHOP:

SATURDAY MARCH 12, 1-2pm | CREATE YOUR HOME-MADE PAPYRUS
SATURDAY MARCH 19, 1-3pm | DRAW THE PORTRAIT OF AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN QUEEN
SATURDAY MARCH 26, 1-3pm | PAINT YOUR QUEEN

LEVEL: 12 years old and above
MATERIALS: Upon registration, participants will be provided with a list of supplies that are easily accessible from local store
REGISTRATION: Closes on March 8. NO REGISTRATION FEE!
To register, send an email to copticmuseumcanada@gmail.com with your name along with “Portrait on Papyrus” in the subject line

Peterborough Historical Society March 2022 Lecture (Virtual): “Days from Destruction: How Public Action Saved Lakefield’s Old Stone Mill House”
2022-03-15 19:30 | online
Speaker: Michael Chappell
Michael Chappell is a Civil Engineering Technologist and Occupational Health and Safety expert who in 2021 helped mobilize citizens to save the historic Old Stone Mill House in Lakefield. A demolition permit already having been issued by the Township of Selwyn and an outside buyer having made an offer on condition of demolition, heritage champions had only thirty days to prevent destruction. Michael Chappell tells the story of how they succeeded.
Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. Register to attend by sending an email note to info@peterboroughhistoricalsociety.ca with “Stone” in the subject line. Deadline to register is noon, 15 March.

North York Historical Society March 2022 Meeting (Virtual): The Thompson Family Farmhouse at 5324 Yonge Street, Willowdale
2022-03-16 19:00 - 21:00 | online
The NYHS is pleased to welcome Brian Weller on March 16, 2022 at 7 pm who will be presenting the Thompson Pioneer Family, beginning with the arrival of William John from Inverness, Scotland in 1830….and what effect the Family had on Willowdale!
Grandson of Wesley Thompson who was willed the Thompson Family Farm in 1948, with the passing of his father, Robert, Brian has many fond memories of growing up on the ‘family farm’ that he would like to share.
Originally, a fruit farm supplying the R. Thompson and Son Fruit Market, the store has also been ‘Kitch’s Variety Store and is presently a Korean Restaurant (The Owl of Minerva), serving wonderful Bone Soup.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Toronto Railway Museum Online Lecture: Diversity and Inclusion - Choose to Change
2022-03-17 19:00 | online
Corina Moore, CEO of Ontario Northland, is joining us for an online lecture on March 17!
On Thursday, March 17, join the Toronto Railway Museum and Corina Moore for an online lecture. Corina Moore will present Diversity and Inclusion: Choose to Change, featuring her own journey to becoming the first woman President and CEO of Ontario Northland. Moore’s presentation will highlight women in the railway industry, including her own career journey, the advantages of having a diverse team, and how to drive long-term change.
TICKETS
Tickets for this event are free, although registration is required.
Attendees will get access to our exclusive Zoom meeting room, where they can engage directly with the presenter and museum historians in a post-lecture Q&A. The event will begin at 7:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), and will end at 8:30pm EST.
ABOUT CORINA MOORE
As Ontario Northland’s President and CEO, Corina has shaped a resilient organization that is focused on delivering best-in-class transportation throughout Ontario.
Recognized as an inspirational leader and catalyst for change, Corina has shifted the business lines of Ontario Northland to be data-driven, customer-focused, lean, and strategic. She has cultivated a team that is focused on building integrated and impactful transportation services, including rail freight, passenger rail, motor coach transportation, rail repair/remanufacturing services and a boutique hotel.
Since taking the helm of the organization in 2014, revenues have increased, costs have been significantly contained, and services have been reimagined and expanded. New and diverse customers within each business line now provide long-term security for employees and communities. She has attracted confidence and investment, most notably a robust $500 million capital program and a motor coach service expansion that reaches from Ottawa to Winnipeg (an additional 700,000 km per year).
Corina passionately and tirelessly promotes the benefits of an integrated and seamless transportation network that connects rural Ontario to major centres across North America, which in turn has positive impacts on economic development, tourism, road safety, the environment, and quality of life. She frequently speaks at conferences and gatherings on organizational change, authentic leadership and transportation.
Corina has many notable achievements including:

Made the list of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women. She is one of three recipients in the Most Powerful CEO category. (2021)
First woman President and CEO of Ontario Northland since its inception in 1902 and the first woman President of a Canadian Railway. (2014)
Appointed as an Honorary Colonel for the Canadian Armed Forces, 21 Aerospace Control & Warning Squadron. (2020)
Recognized by Progressive Railroading and the League of Railway Women as North America’s Outstanding Woman of the Year. (2018)
First woman to be appointed to the Railway Association of Canada’s Board of Directors since inception in 1917. (2017)
Selected by Railway Age as one of ten women who are visionaries in the rail industry in North America. The first woman to appear on the front cover of Railway Age Magazine since its inception in 1856. (2017)
Influential Woman of the Year by Northern Ontario Business. (2017)

Corina is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in Systems Design Engineering and Business Administration and Management.

Woodland Cultural Centre (Virtual): Firewater Thunderbird Rising
2022-03-17 19:00 | online
Firewater Thunderbird Rising is the transformative spirit of dance travelling through dimensional realms of existence – ancestors, dreams, blood memory and the land directly connected to our Anishinaabek way of living, awakening the healing of our Nation’s future.
Christine Friday is based in her home territory Bear Island, Lake Temagami creating dreams into reality as a proficient resilient Indigenous storyteller. She began her career with In the Land of Spirits in 1992 and has maintained a professional dance career for 30 years. She is deeply connected to the cultural wellness of her Anishinaabe people, specifically Temagami First Nation Her company, Friday Creeations, a film and stage Production Company, has allowed her to transition her skills as a Dance artist and Director into filmmaking to broaden her audience while fulfilling her potential.
Christine is the recipient of the 2018 K.M. Hunter Award for Dance through the Ontario Arts Council. She is currently in the development of activating Cultural Creation spaces in her community.
Join us after the performance for an intimate Q and A session with Christine Friday.

Thunder Bay Museum Lecture (Virtual & In Person): Nick Duplessis - Social Democratic Politics and the Evolution of the CCF in Thunder Bay, 1945-59
2022-03-22 20:00 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
This will be a in-person event that is free to view. Please note that the lecture will be following the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Annual General Meeting which runs from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The lecture will be broadcast live via ZOOM for those who cannot attend in-person and recorded and posted to the Museum’s YouTube at a later date.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE WEBINAR

Free Museum Admission during the event
Refreshments will be available

IN ACCORDANCE WITH ONTARIO PROVINCIAL REQUIREMENTS ALL ATTENDEES OLDER THAN 5 YEARS WILL NEED TO SHOW PROOF, AT THE TIME OF ENTRY TO THE MUSEUM, OF VACCINATION FOR COVID-19 USING A QR CODE. MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACQUIRE THE QR CODE: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/get-proof/
This lecture session is part of a the Society’s long tradition of holding free public lectures. Talks on a wide range of topics are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Thunder Bay Museum from September to April.

Thunder Bay Museum: Stepping Into the Past: A Historical Tour for People with Dementia and Care Partners
2022-03-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
Join the Centre of Education and Research on Aging and Health at the Thunder Bay Museum for a Stepping Into the Past: A Historical Tour for People with Dementia and Care Partners.
On this tour, people living with dementia and care partners will enjoy a tour of Thunder Bay Museum’s first floor, a reminiscing program, and snacks & refreshments. There are two time slots available: 10am -12pm, and 2-4pm on March 24th.
This event is FREE, but registration is required. To register, or if you have questions please call Carlina at 807-343-8010 ext. 7259 or email cmarches@lakeheadu.ca.

Thunder Bay Museum: DIY Studio - Paint Night at the Museum
2022-03-24 17:30 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
Join the Thunder Bay Museum and the DIY Pottery Studio for an evening of painting with inspiration from the current Strawberry Hill pottery exhibit!
Come view the exhibit before it comes down April 1, be inspired by the unique art work, and paint your very own piece from DIY Studio’s collection.
Join us in our Multi-Purpose Room where we will have a mix of various pieces of pottery available to paint including animals and mugs.
A selection of meat, cheeses, and vegetables from Nucci’s will be available along with coffee, tea, water, and juice which is included with your ticket.
Guests can arrive at 5:30pm to view the exhibit and painting begins at 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Your pieces will be kilned at the DIY Pottery Studio located on 71 S Algoma Street, Unit 4 and pick up with take place at the Studio. Instructions to care for your pieces will also be provided. For information on the DIY Pottery Studio check out their website at https://diystudiotbay.ca/
WE ARE REQUIRING THAT ALL ATTENDEES OLDER THAN 5 YEARS WILL NEED TO SHOW PROOF, AT THE TIME OF ENTRY TO THE MUSEUM, OF VACCINATION FOR COVID-19 USING A QR CODE. MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACQUIRE THE QR CODE: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/get-proof/

The Historical Society of St. Catharines Online Lecture: “Was your Grandmother a British Home Child?”
2022-03-24 19:30 | online
Presented by David Hemmings, who has documented the lives of 1200 British Home Children in Niagara.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3348825539

CFHA Lecture Series (Virtual): Quakerism in the Atlantic World
2022-03-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | online
CFHA’s biweekly winter and spring lecture series based on Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830
The Canadian Friends Historical Association is excited to announce our lecture series by the chapter authors of Quakerism in the Atlantic World, 1690-1830 (Penn State University Press, 2021.
The virtual series begins Saturday, January 15th, and will run every second Saturday. All lectures will take place at 0900 Pacific / 1200 Eastern / 1700 UK on Zoom. Following the chapters of the volume, each short lecture will run for thirty minutes and include a question and answer period at the end.
Quakerism in the Atlantic World is the third volume in Penn State University Press’s New History of Quakerism series. Catered towards a broad readership, this book examines experiences and facets of Quakerism in the long eighteenth century.
January 15 — Robynne Rogers Healey and Sydney Harker, “A Complex Faith: Strategies of Marriage, Family and Community among Upper Canadian Quakers.”
January 29 — Betsy Cazden, “Within the Bounds of their Circumstances:” The Testimony of Inequality among Eighteenth Century New England Friends.
February 12 — Andrew Fincham, “Friendly Advice: The Making and Shaping of Quaker Discipline.”
February 26 — Emma Lapsansky-Werner, “Family, Unity, and Identity-Formation: Eighteenth-Century Quaker Community-Building.”
March 12 — Richard C. Allen, “Industrial Development and Community Responsibility: The Harford Family and South Wales, c.1768-1842.”
March 26 — Geoffrey Plank, “Quakers, Indigenous Americans, and the Landscape of Peace.”
April 9 — Jon Mitchell, “Three Methods of Quaker Worship in Eighteenth-Century Quakerism.”
April 23 — Erin Bell, “Mrs Weaver being a Quaker, would not swear”: Representations of Quakers and Crime in the Metropolis, c.1696-1815.
May 7 — Rosalind Johnson, “Quakers and Marriage Legislation in England in the Long Eighteenth Century.”
May 28 — Robynne Rogers Healey and Erica Canela, “Our dear Friend has departed this life”: Testimony Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century.
The lectures are free, but you must register to attend. You may register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cfha-lecture-series-quakerism-in-the-atlantic-world-tickets-241366051357

Riverdale Historical Society (Virtual): Toronto City of Commerce 1800-1960 by Katherine Taylor
2022-03-29 18:30 | online
Author Katherine Taylor will share the stories of early Toronto businesses and products – some famous, some forgotten – and the ways in which they helped shape the city we know today.
Katherine Taylor will share the stories of some early Toronto businesses and products – some famous, some forgotten – and the ways in which they helped shape the city we know today.
Visit Katherine Taylor’s website One Gal’s Toronto.
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National Trust for Canada (Virtual): Reconciliation in Heritage
2022-03-30 12:00 - 13:00 | online
FREE

In the seven years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its final report and 94 Calls to Action, Canadians have been tasked with implementing the necessary change. But what does reconciliation actually mean for the heritage sector? In this focused discussion, together we’ll consider the work of reconciliation by discussing the impacts on the sector and practical ways we can transform heritage work together.
Presenter: Miranda Jimmy
Miranda Jimmy is a passionate Edmontonian and member of Thunderchild First Nation. She is a community connector and fierce defender of truth. Miranda is committed to the spirit and intent of the treaty relationship and finds ways each day to demonstrate to others what this looks like.

North Toronto Historical Society (Virtual): Dining in Babylon: Toronto's Lost Restaurants
2022-03-30 19:30 | online
North Toronto resident James Thompson will be sharing his research into late great restaurants from Toronto’s past. James is a fifth generation member of the Austin family who built the Spadina House property in 1866.

REGISTER NOW – SPACE LIMITED
Email membership@northtorontohistoricalsociety.org and we will send you an invitation with details. You can join us on Zoom by internet or phone.

Brad Woods - Tell Good Stories!
2022-04-02 11:00 - 12:00 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
Stories entertain and inform us, but they also help us understand who we are, where we come from and where we are going, so it would only make sense that we should want to tell good stories. Join professional Storyteller Brad Woods to discuss and discover what makes a good story and how to tell it. Through the Art of Storytelling, Brad will use traditional, original and personal stories to provide an opportunity for you to engage, to interact and to learn, but mostly to just sit back, relax and listen.
Bio / Press Release
Video: https://youtu.be/3gmJHvph_-4
Brad Woods has told stories at festivals, theatres, conferences, prisons, churches and pubs all over North America and the UK. He tells traditional tales, literary classics and personal stories. His stories have been featured in a variety of broadcasts and publications including CBC Radio 1, the Globe and Mail and Canadian Running Magazine. Brad has told to all ages and in every type of venue imaginable. He is the recipient of the Alice Kane Award for Storytelling and used it to travel to Lesotho (Southern Africa) to tell, trade and collect stories on behalf of Bracelet of Hope.
“Hilarious, suspenseful – a masterful story teller. “
Ins Choi, Creator-Kim’s Convenience
“Brad Woods is a master storyteller. With wit and wisdom, humour and heart, Brad skillfully weaves tales that leave his audience laughing and thinking, often at the same time.”
Terry Fallis, Novelist – Two Time Leacock Award Winner
“Brad Woods in an engaging and creative storyteller. He has a mix of personal and traditional stories and some that interweave the real and the fabulous.”
Dan Yashinsky, Founder – Toronto Storytelling Festival

The Hanley Institute Presents Macphail
2022-04-02 14:00 | The Hanley Institute, 13 Spring St., Flesherton, Ontario, N0C 1E0, Canada
Please join us (at 13 Spring St. Flesherton) April 2, 2022, for a celebration of Agnes Macphail.

Doors open at 2 p.m.
Small performance starts 2:30 p.m. courtesy of the Hanley Theatre Club
Cake and refreshments to follow

Agnes Campbell MacPhail became the first woman elected to Canada’s House of Commons, on December 6th, 1921, and served as a Member of Parliament from 1921 to 1940. She is the definition of a badass woman, who worked hard for the good of the people. A real mentor to look up to. We are pleased to invite the community to our celebration of Agnes Macphail. This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada.

Myseum of Toronto: Confinement and Contagion: Find Your Voice – Writing Workshop
2022-04-03 13:30 - 16:00 | Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M9C 1V8, Canada
Find Your Voice is a writing workshop facilitated by writers Kamilah Haywood and G.L. Glowz. Participants will be guided through the creative writing process to support their individual healing practices and to compose a writing piece that can be included in their portfolios. Participants will have the opportunity to share their work with peers within this private workshop and can offer constructive and uplifting insight about each other’s work to encourage growth in their creative journeys. Within this safe space, participants will bond and create in honour of their lived experience. Newly released inmates requiring programming hours are encouraged to sign up. Priority will be given to previously-convicted artists, entertainers and/or writers.

Myseum of Toronto: Confinement and Contagion: Opening Reception
2022-04-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M9C 1V8, Canada
Join us at Neilson Park Creative Centre on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 at 6:30PM for the opening of Confinement and Contagion: COVID-19 and Health in the Prison System. The exhibition features eight multidisciplinary artists who have been impacted by incarceration. The reception will have live performances and visitors will have the opportunity to purchase works by featured artists. The reception will include:

Live drawings by visual artist Chad Potvin;
Books available for sale by author Kamilah Haywood;
Live poetry reading by artist and poet Susana Meza;
Refreshments, pending COVID-19 provincial guidelines.

Guelph Historical Society (Virtual): Guelph in Postcards
2022-04-05 19:30 | online
Guest Speaker: Cameron Shelley
Reviewing information on the Blacksmith’s fountain, Cameron discovered a connection between the fountain and the McCrae family. Please join us to find out what Cameron has discovered.
FORMAT: ZOOM
We will email you a link to the Zoom meeting prior to the event.

Myseum of Toronto (In-Person and Virtual): Etobicoke Stories of Significance: Artist Talk – Part 1
2022-04-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Storefront Gallery at Arts Etobicoke, 4893a Dundas St W, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9A 1B2, Canada
Stories of Significance: Etobicoke through immigrants’ perspective
Join us for an intimate conversation exploring the history and lived experiences of newcomers and their journey of making and calling Etobicoke home with Khadija Aziz, Nicolas Sanchez, and Khaula Mazhar. Each artist will share their experiences working on this project – identifying sites, exploring digital mediums and telling stories of significance from the perspective of immigrants in relation to changing demographics and history.
This event will be held in person at the Storefront Gallery at Arts Etobicoke, as well as livestreamed online. When registering, please select either an “in-person” or “livestream” ticket, based on how you would like to attend this event.

UEL Association of Canada - Governor Simcoe Branch (Virtual): April 2022 Meeting
2022-04-06 19:30 | online
“My Notorious Ancestors: The Doan Gang” — Presentation by Janet Hodgkins
A band of brothers, known as the Doan Gang, became notorious in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. They robbed wealthy Patriots, scouted for the British forces, rescued prisoners of war from their jail cells, stole horses to equip the British cavalry, spied, and generally created mayhem throughout the state and beyond. By the end of the war, they were wanted dead or alive. Four of the six did die while two escaped to Upper Canada where they lived in peace until old age. One of the gang, Aaron Doan, was my 4th great-grandfather and my first Loyalist ancestor.
Janet Hodgkins, UE, is proud to be descended from seven United Empire Loyalists. She belongs to the Colonel John Butler (Niagara) Branch where she is a Director and the Programme Chair. She is also the long-time president of the Wainfleet Historical Society. Janet grew up in Wainfleet Township where she and her husband, David Fowler, raised their two sons and where they still reside on part of her grandparents’ farm.

National Trust for Canada (Virtual): Historic Places Day 2022: Get Involved and Boost Awareness for Your Historic Places – Session #1
2022-04-07 12:15 - 13:00 | online
FREE
Find out how Canada Historic Places Days can boost attendance and awareness of your historic places. Plan for your 2022 summer season by joining us to hear the latest about Canada Historic Places Days 2022 running from July 8-31, 2022. Find out the latest about this visitation/awareness program that reaches 2 million Canadians, now in its sixth year.

Archives of Ontario Talk (Virtual): Métis Artist Tracey-Mae Chambers’ Work of Hope and Healing
2022-04-07 13:00 | online
It’s Archives Awareness Week in Ontario!
Join the Archives of Ontario as they welcome Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers for a live, virtual event. This artist talk will take place from noon to 1pm EST on Thursday, April 7. Register at www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-talk-with-tracey-mae-chambers-tickets-272953600567.
Chambers created a site-specific artwork at the Archives of Ontario on February 28, 2022. The piece is part of Chambers’ larger #hopeandhealingcanada project. Seeking to reconnect people and their environments in the face of the pandemic, the artist has worked with dozens of cultural and public institutions nationwide—and the Archives of Ontario is the first provincial archives to take part. Each of Tracey-Mae Chambers’ installations is unique. Created out of countless metres of fibrous red yarn, the works function as a technology of decolonization, which Chambers presents as a step towards reconciliation. By placing her installations in and on venues that traditionally represent colonial worldviews, Chambers breaches the boundaries of spaces historically closed to Indigenous perspectives.
You can view Chambers’ artwork until April 11, 2022 at the Archives of Ontario, located at 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd. on York University’s Keele Campus in Toronto. From outside the building, you can also view the installation via the window on the south side of the building, across from York University subway station.

Middlesex Centre Archives Heritage Fair 2022
2022-04-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Delaware Commuity Centre, 2652 Gideon Dr., Delaware, Ontario, N0L 1E0, Canada

Norfolk Historical Society Speaker Series: David Beasley, "The Fenian Invasion of Canada 1866"
2022-04-09 14:00 | Norfolk Golf and Country Club, 200 Argyle St., Simcoe, Ontario, N3Y 1V9, Canada
Local author and historian David Beasley will present The Fenian Invasion of Canada 1866, based on his novel Spiral.
Saturday April 9th, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the Norfolk Golf and Country Club, Simcoe
Cash bar available. *COVID Mask mandates may still be in effect.*
Free admission, but registration required.
Contact: ms.grantodegaard@gmail.com

Thunder Bay Museum Opening Reception: “And in 1948, I came to Canada”: The Holocaust in Six Dates
2022-04-11 19:00 | Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald St E., Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 5V1, Canada
Join the Thunder Bay Museum for a reception celebrating the opening of the travelling exhibition, “And in 1948, I came to Canada”: The Holocaust in Six Dates raises awareness about the genocide of the Jews by presenting its history and reflecting on the impacts of racism and discrimination in our society. It commemorates the victims of the Holocaust and honours the survivors who made Canada their new home.
Official remarks from 7:15 to 8:15 PM

Rabbi David Mivasair – Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue, Thunder Bay
Dr. Daniel Hannah – President, Shaarey Shomayim Synagogue
Michael deJong – Curator/Archivist, Thunder Bay Museum

Free Museum Admission during the event. Refreshments will be available.

Myseum of Toronto: Confinement and Contagion: Health and Harm Reduction Inside of Canadian Prisons – Informational Workshop
2022-04-12 18:30 - 21:00 | Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M9C 1V8, Canada
This workshop, led by Sena Hussain and Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN), will explore the impacts of unequal access to health care and harm reduction measures that prisoners face across Turtle Island. We will also look at how COVID-19 has stressed the carceral system in unprecedented ways and how this pandemic has manifested in creating great harm to people inside. A discussion of an article in Cell Count, a health and harm reduction resource for prisoners, will then take place to look at the experiences and mindset of someone who has been carrying out a life sentence to create further understanding of the prison experience. Participants will discuss ways that people on the outside can be in solidarity with those fighting for their rights on the inside.
