6th Annual Attica Community Remembrance Day BBQ

Join us for the 6th Annual Attica Uprising Community Remembrance Day on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Poughkeepsie Waterfront.

This powerful community gathering honors the 1971 Attica Uprising, when more than 1,200 incarcerated people at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York organized one of the most significant prison rebellions in U.S. history. The uprising was a demand for dignity, basic human rights, and an end to the brutal conditions behind prison walls. While the state responded with deadly force killing 39 people—the resistance of the Attica Brothers continues to echo through the work of those fighting for justice today.

This year’s theme, “Echoes Behind the Wall, Fires at the Border,” calls us to confront a global carceral regime that is not broken, but working exactly as designed. From prison walls to border fences, we recognize that incarceration and displacement are connected struggles. This is a call to abolition beyond prison, beyond citizenship, and beyond the nation-state a call to build a world where no one is locked in or locked out.

We invite you to stand with us in remembrance and in resistance.

• What to Expect at the Event:
• Free Food for All Attendees
• Live Music and Performances
• Healing Clinic & Wellness Space
• Art Show Featuring Work by Incarcerated Artists
• Opportunities to Get Involved in Social Justice Campaigns
• Community Organizations Sharing Resources

Please fill out the form below to let us know if you plan to attend. All are welcome, and no one will be turned away.