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Act Out! [66] - People & Planet Over Prison Profit, Future Farmers & the Sneaky Art of Change

Act Out! [66] - People & Planet Over Prison Profit, Future Farmers & the Sneaky Art of Change
Wed, 6/8/2016 - by Eleanor Goldfield
This article originally appeared on Occupy.com

This week, from toxic prisons to the cruelty of solitary confinement, we're digging deep into the prison-industrial complex, uncovering human rights violations and highlighting the fight for both people and planet. Next, Future Farmers seek to deconstruct how you think about food, land and the whole political system – using urban planning, grain and art. But first, into the oubliette.

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fighttoxicprisons.org

SolitaryTorture.blogspot.com

futurefarmers.com

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