Inside-Outside Alliance records, 2012-2019 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Inside-Outside Alliance
Abstract:
Collection includes zines, newsletters, flyers, posters, banners, and a petition which document Inside-Outside Alliance's activism concerning the Durham County Jail and policing in Durham, North Carolina. This collection also documents the stories of Durham County Jail detainees and community members.
Extent:
2.25 Linear Feet
0.08 Gigabytes
Language:
Materials in English
English and Spanish
Collection ID:
RL.11478

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes zines, newsletters in physical and digital forms, banners, posters, fliers, and a petition which document Inside-Outside Alliance's activism concerning the Durham County Jail and policing in Durham, North Carolina. Banners protest video visitation policy and oppose the presence of ICE in Durham, N.C. Posters list names of those who died in custody. This collection also documents the stories of Durham County Jail detainees and community members.

Biographical / historical:

Inside-Outside Alliance (IOA) was a political organization trying to support the struggles of those inside (or formerly inside) Durham County jail, and their families and friends. Based in Durham, North Carolina, IOA was a diverse, multi-generational group that welcomed children of all ages and their caregivers and that sought bold, strategic ways to disrupt the justice system and challenge the idea that police and prisons exist to keep us safe. Since 2012, IOA worked to support prisoners in the Durham County jail and to fight police terrorism throughout the city. Rather than lobbying or endorsing political action, IOA communicated with prisoners and former prisoners of the Durham County Jail and published their writing and art through the print publication Feedback, as well as their website, amplifyvoices.com and social media. IOA also participated in struggles against police harassment and brutality by coordinating public protests and demonstrations. IOA disbanded in Spring 2019.

[text excerpted and edited from amplifyvoices.com with permission of IOA]

Acquisition information:
The Inside-Outside Alliance records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2017 and 2020.
Processing information:

Processed by Laurin Penland, May 2017, and Matthew Farrell, August 2019. Addition by Meghan Lyon, December 2020.

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2017-0067, 2019-0117, 2020-0081.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into the following series: Printed Materials, Ephemera and Objects, and Social Media. Materials are arranged alphabetically within the series.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Contents

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[Identification of item], Inside-Outside Alliance records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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