The volunteers below will help you get involved in our different projects. All contacts listed can be reached by emailing us at gelaprisonproject AT gmail DOT com. As volunteers, we try to respond to requests and questions within a week of contact.
Allison Sivak and Liz Fulton-Lyne: Prison Liaisons
- Liz arranges for guard memo updates and communicates with the program officers on programs in general. She also ensures security clearance for committee meetings at the prison, and for public tours. Allison communicates with public and volunteers, monitors email, and refers requests for training and all other inquiries as appropriate.
Moyra Lang: Adult Literature Book Club
- Moyra coordinates the adult literature Book Clubs that take place in the general population.
Sara Buczynski: YA Book Club
- Sara coordinates the Young Adult literature book club in the general population.
Meg DeForest: EPL Book Borrowing Project
- Meg works with EPL to bring in the materials prisoners request and to update wish lists on the blog.
Liz Dennett: Treasurer
- Liz organizes our accounting, liaises with the Treasurer of GELA, and meets with the GELA Executive and auditor at least once a year to ensure good financial practices and communication.
Valla McLean and Allison Sivak: Storybook Projects
- Valla and Allison coordinate the Storybook project in Minimum, Main and Secure Units including writing documentation and scheduling meetings.
My name is Claire Carefoot and I am the Director of BUffalo Sage Wellness House. Please have Moya Lang call me as soon as possible.
Hi:
I am a journalist and advocate for changes to our present justice system. For some time we have been working towards compensation for Native groups, agent orange injuries, autism, and attempting to get the government to allow youths with first time drug related crimes to consider more of a treatment centre rather than jail or pen. We are impressed with the concept of Buffalo Wellness House (for young men as well).
Please send us information ASAP.
Also, is GELA the same concept as Buffalo Wellness House?
FAX (905) 764-3385
Phone (416) 802-8336
E-mail: Vrai@allstream.net
Thank you, and all the best to you.
Dr. O. Graham
Hi Dr. Graham — GELA is a non-profit volunteer library association that does some literacy work with incarcerated women and men. You can contact Buffalo Sage Wellness House through Native Counselling Services of Alberta:
10975 – 124 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5M 0H9
Ph: (780) 451-4002
Fax: (780) 428-0187
Thanks for contacting us!
Allison
Volunteer
GELA
Hello,
I am a filmmaker from the Chicago area working on my MFA thesis documentary Without Charity, a film that focuses on Charity Payne, a young woman sentenced to 165 years in prison for her role in a Northern Indiana triple homicide.
http://www.indiegogo.com/Without-Charity?a=64772
If this interests you, please let me know. The fundraising page has links to my blog and website.
This may be a student thesis film, but I want it to reach beyond the walls of a classroom. This is a film that talks about how a Charity re-enters society after being incarcerated for 7 years (after winning her appeal).
Thanks for your time.
Paul G. Lyzun
Director, Without Charity