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October Prison Strike Updates - Roundup and Next Steps

Submitted by R Totale on Oct 16 2018 18:33

Statement regarding the Nationwide Prison Strike of 2018 Issued October 15, 2018 by the Prison Strike Media Team

Rent Strike at Holgate Manor: Month Three

Submitted by R Totale on Oct 7 2018 15:07

Members of the Holgate Manor Tenant Union in Portland are now in the third month of their rent strike against Princeton Property Management and their California landlord, millionaire Fred Kleinbub, who have largely failed to meet the union’s demands.

The Critical Resistance Abolition Organizing Toolkit

Inside the toolkit, you’ll find general information sheets to help make the connections between PIC abolition and other social justice struggles. You will find strategies for talking about and planning for abolitionist work. You will find exercises to try out some of those strategies. You will find ideas about alternatives to the PIC. You will find definitions of the terms we use. You will find lists about other things to read and people to call for more ideas.

Black August Resistance 2018: Remembering the Inmates for Action

Submitted by R Totale on Sep 29 2018 15:40

Anarchist prisoner Michael Kimble recounts the history of the Inmates for Action, a 1960s-70s revolutionary group based among Alabama prisoners. Originally written in early August 2018, but delayed due to mail harassment.

The Seattle Worker: #3, August-September 2018

Vaughn 17/Smyrna 17: Trials of Delaware ‘riot leaders’ begin Oct. 8

Submitted by R Totale on Sep 27 2018 20:57
An enhanced version of Luis Sierra’s “Smyrna 17” clarifies that the 17 defendant

An update on the impending court case against the Vaughn/Smyrna 17, defendants facing charges for alleged participation in a prison uprising at the time of the Trump inauguration. This article first appeared in the San Francisco Bay View, and readers who find it useful may wish to donate to keep the Bay View in print.

Brief comments on the Libertarian Socialist Caucus’ 2018 platform

Submitted by sherbu-kteer on Sep 24 2018 21:22
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Some brief, preliminary comments on the new platform released by the Democratic Socialists of America-Libertarian Socialist Caucus. A good sign, but should there be more?

Vaughn 17 Update & a Call for Support - September 2018

An update on the Vaughn 17, prisoners facing repression for alleged participation in a rebellion that took place in early 2017.

Prison Strike Updates, week four

Submitted by R Totale on Sep 11 2018 20:59

An update from the Prison Strike Media Team giving details of new confirmed actions.

Under lock and key: I was thrown in solitary and punished for following the warden's orders

Submitted by R Totale on Sep 2 2018 21:19

Jason Walker, a Texas inmate and outspoken writer and organiser, gives an update about the administration's continuing harassment and retaliation against whistleblowers. This piece is a sequel to his previous article about extreme heat and censorship.