2004: K EEPING THE PRESSURE ON

Although we were “engaged” in a process with the special master panel, it was important to continue to hold direct actions to give families a means to express what was happening and what their demands were. Throughout 2003 and 2004, PTH gave families in th e EAU disposable cameras to document conditions inside. Photos of rats, filth, overcrowded conditions, and moldy food were smuggled out by brave families who risked being “logged out”, or having to sta r t their applications over. Additionally, families gath ered postcards, petition signatures and shared information about meetings with one another .

On May 12, 2004, PTH travelled with a group of families from the EAU to Judge Freeman’s courtroom, including enlarged photos of moldy food.