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Read Between the Bars
Fundraiser Movie Night
with a screening of Zero Percent

Wednesday
December 14 , 7 p.m.
Cost: $10 suggested donation but no one turned away for lack of funds

Read Between the Bars is a nonhierarchical, grassroots collective in Tucson that originated in March 2007. We focus on getting free books directly into the hands of incarcerated women and men in the state of Arizona. RBtB is solely volunteer-based. Our simple philosophy is a book can change the life of a prisoner. It can give an escape from the tedium of prison life, teach new skills, and open up interests in fields that can benefit the prisoner now and when they rejoin society.

As allies to prisoners we work to provide them with educational and entertaining materials. Our collective strives to inform our community of the toll that the prison industrial complex imposes on the incarcerated, their families, and society as a whole. Locally we serve as part of the global movement towards prison reform and its abolition.

If you have a family member, friend, or loved one who could benefit from the Read Between the Bars project, please forward them our PO Box address so they can write us with book requests. Se habla español.

www.readbetweenthebars.org

We will be screeing ZERO PERCENT

ZERO PERCENT
(USA, 2011, 107 mins, HDCAM)
Directed By: Tim Skousen
http://www.facebook.com/ZeroPercentMovie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1797550/

ZERO PERCENT gives us a rare glimpse inside the walls of the notorious Sing Sing Correctional facility. We are introduced to men who have been forgotten behind the bars but are finding hope and transformation through education. Hudson Link is one of the only college degree granting programs in New York’s entire department of corrections. The program, which is sponsored through individual donations, is very rigorous. This documentary follows the men involved in the Hudson Link program and their touching stories of life in and out of prison. While most convicts fall into the trap of recidivism once released (the national rate is 60%), none of the graduates from the Hudson Link program have returned to prison. We see remarkable stories of how they have given back to society after what they learned through he program. ZERO PERCENT proves the transformative power of education.