Want to learn more about prison abolition? Looking to explore the role of information in the prison industrial complex? Excited to discuss ways we can collectively offer resources to address violence caused by mass incarceration? Join us! The Prison Library Support Network is collaborating with METRO to host PLSN Presents: Abolitionist Futures Series, which will meet quarterly on the second Monday of the month in the evening.
Join us in September for a panel discussion of the 2025 anthology Abolition and Queer Justice featuring editors Allyn Walker and Aimee Wodda, along with several contributing authors.
Our guests will explore abolition and anti-carceral practice through the lens of queer criminology with perspectives from scholars, activists, and students. From stories of how queer identities inform and foster abolitionist beliefs, to research focused on the criminalization of the queer community, to practical steps for transforming their field, the speakers will weave personal, political, and academic experiences into a call for queer justice through the abolition of the prison industrial complex.
An excerpt of the book is available via SF Public Library (link below cover photo). Come listen, learn, ask questions, and dive into Abolition and Queer Justice with us!
Presenters:
Allyn Walker is an Associate Professor of Criminology at Saint Mary’s University in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. Their work focuses on non-criminalizing strategies to address the root causes of harm while supporting people who have lived through violence and marginalization. They are the author of A Long, Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and their Pursuit of Dignity, and the co-editor of Abolition and Queer Justice.
Aimee Wodda is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Law and Society at Pacific University. Her research focuses on the intersection between institutionalized forms of harm and gender, sexuality, and the law. She is the co-author of Sex-Positive Criminology and co-editor of Abolition and Queer Justice.