Join us to color and write holiday cards for incarcerated queer folks!

As you can imagine, the holiday season is often a really rough time for folks inside prison. Whatever holidays you may or may not celebrate this time of year, incarcerated folks are often denied the ability to celebrate their traditions in the ways they choose. All too often queer prisoners in particular do not have family and friends to reach out to them with cards or visits, making this time particularly isolating.

The cards we make will bring moments of joy, connection and kindness to our members while telling prison staff that people on the outside are watching. This event is organized by friends of Black & Pink in parallel with 300+ events across the US, Canada, Japan, and Sweden. Please consider bringing art and craft supplies to share!

Black & Pink is an open family of LGBTQ prisoners and "free world" allies who support each other. Our work toward the abolition of the prison industrial complex is rooted in the experience of currently and formerly incarcerated people. We are outraged by the specific violence of the prison industrial complex against LGBTQ people, and respond through advocacy, education, direct service, and organizing.