255, Activism for prisoner justice from Chicago to Montreal

A round table discussion between community organizers and artists who are involved in prisoner justice work in both the Chicago and Montreal areas. Olivia Dumas who works with formally incarcerated folks in the Montreal area doing physiological and social support, Aaron Hughes and Damon Locks who both do arts based community projects with prisoners in Illinois and Sheena Hoszko who has been involved in Prisoners' Justice Day and does artwork related to the realities of prisons today in Canada. This discussion is a window into both the organizing work and activism that these voices are involved in and also is really just a capsule, there could easily be a full program about the work of each respective guest. Links and information on the voices you hear on this program: Aaron Hughes https://justseeds.org/artist/aaronhughes Damon Locks https://damonlocks.black Sheena Hoszko https://www.sheenahoszko.com The Prisoner Correspondence Project https://prisonercorrespondenceproject.com The Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (PNAP) https://p-nap.org/ Choosing Real Safety https://www.choosingrealsafety.com This interview program is supported in 2025 by the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. The music track is Passage by Anarchist Mountains. The accompanying image is by Damon Locks. Free City Radio is hosted and produced by Stefan @spirodon Christoff and airs on @radiockut 90.3FM at 11am on Wednesdays and @cjlo1690 AM in Tiohti:áke/Montréal on Wednesdays at 8:30am. On @ckuwradio 95.9FM in Winnipeg at 8am on Tuesdays. On @cfrc 101.9FM in Kingston, Ontario at 11:30am on Wednesdays. Also it broadcasts on @cfuv 101.9 FM in Victoria, BC on Wednesdays at 9am and Saturdays at 7:30am, as well as Met Radio 1280 AM in Toronto at 5:30am on Fridays. Now Free City Radio will also be broadcasting on CKCU FM 93.1 in Ottawa on Tuesdays at 2pm, tune-in!