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Hunger Strike, Immigration, IWOC, Labor, Prison Strike, Prisons, Racism
End Prison Slavery: National Prison Strike 2018, Aug 21st- Sept 9
2018/07/08 The Final Straw Radio Leave a comment
August 21st – September 9th, 2018 National Prison Strike
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This week Bursts had two conversations, both focusing on the upcoming Prisoner Strike from August 21st to September 9th, 2018, one with a member of IWOC and one with a Amani Sawari, a media liaison for some of the prisoners who called for the strike.
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The viewpoints expressed by the two guests are at time contradictory and at others redundant but it felt better to keep their voices mostly intact rather than weave them to create a streamlined narrative.
Amani Sawari
In part one, Amani Sawari will speak about the prison strike, the need to increase opportunities for release and civic engagement by prisoners and former prisoners in the face of historical disenfranchisement and she’ll also read some statements and demands from the prisoner-organizers. Her info on the upcoming strike and resources can be found at sawarimi.org.
Brooke, Oakland IWOC
Then we’ll hear from Brooke, an organizer with the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee of the IWW. Brooke is based in Oakland, CA. He’ll talk about IWOC and their role and views of prison organizing, labor organizing, and the upcoming strike. More from IWOC can be found at inarceratedworkers.org.
announcements
J20 Update
As many listeners have no doubt heard, the remaining 38 j20 defendants got their charges dropped the other day without prejudice! This means that the cases could theoretically be opened again at any time, thought this is thought to be pretty unlikely. This is a historical moment, not only for the courts who were staggeringly unable to rise to this occasion – humiliating themselves at pretty much every possible turn – but also for anarchists everywhere. This whole long, difficult year and a half forged bonds that are all the more strong for having gone through the fire together, which can and no doubt will experience similar oppressions, difficulties, and tough breaks with the same finesse and resilience which was demonstrated here. To anyone listening who was personally affected by this, you are an inspiration. Now we get to celebrate, and now we get to feel the extent of our power.
Sean Swain?
If you’re missing the voice of Sean Swain like we are, Here’s a little plug with his voice to get those juices flowing.
Now, please consider giving a call to Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Gary Mohr at 614-387-0588 or calling Warren Correctional Warden Chae Harris at 513-932-3388 (Fax: 513-933-0150) and asking about Sean’s whereabouts and restrictions to his communication. If you find out anything interesting, maybe that we haven’t learned yet about his silence, drop us an email at [email protected] or at his support email, [email protected].Thanks a lot!
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https://incarceratedworkers.org/campaigns/prison-strike-2018
Prison Strike 2018
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Rebels incarcerated in prisons across the nation declare a nationwide strike in response to the riot in Lee Correctional Institution, a maximum security prison in South Carolina. Seven comrades lost their lives when prison officials turned their backs on a riot they provoked. We are demanding humane living conditions, access to rehabilitation, sentencing reform and the end of modern day slavery.
Demands
Add your organization's name to the list by emailing [email protected]
Support the Strike
National
Campaign News & Resources
Hunger Strike, Immigration, IWOC, Labor, Prison Strike, Prisons, Racism
End Prison Slavery: National Prison Strike 2018, Aug 21st- Sept 9
2018/07/08 The Final Straw Radio Leave a comment
August 21st – September 9th, 2018 National Prison Strike
This week Bursts had two conversations, both focusing on the upcoming Prisoner Strike from August 21st to September 9th, 2018, one with a member of IWOC and one with a Amani Sawari, a media liaison for some of the prisoners who called for the strike.
Audio Player
00:00
00:00
Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.
The viewpoints expressed by the two guests are at time contradictory and at others redundant but it felt better to keep their voices mostly intact rather than weave them to create a streamlined narrative.
Amani Sawari
In part one, Amani Sawari will speak about the prison strike, the need to increase opportunities for release and civic engagement by prisoners and former prisoners in the face of historical disenfranchisement and she’ll also read some statements and demands from the prisoner-organizers. Her info on the upcoming strike and resources can be found at sawarimi.org.
Brooke, Oakland IWOC
Then we’ll hear from Brooke, an organizer with the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee of the IWW. Brooke is based in Oakland, CA. He’ll talk about IWOC and their role and views of prison organizing, labor organizing, and the upcoming strike. More from IWOC can be found at inarceratedworkers.org.
announcements
J20 Update
As many listeners have no doubt heard, the remaining 38 j20 defendants got their charges dropped the other day without prejudice! This means that the cases could theoretically be opened again at any time, thought this is thought to be pretty unlikely. This is a historical moment, not only for the courts who were staggeringly unable to rise to this occasion – humiliating themselves at pretty much every possible turn – but also for anarchists everywhere. This whole long, difficult year and a half forged bonds that are all the more strong for having gone through the fire together, which can and no doubt will experience similar oppressions, difficulties, and tough breaks with the same finesse and resilience which was demonstrated here. To anyone listening who was personally affected by this, you are an inspiration. Now we get to celebrate, and now we get to feel the extent of our power.
Sean Swain?
If you’re missing the voice of Sean Swain like we are, Here’s a little plug with his voice to get those juices flowing.
Now, please consider giving a call to Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Gary Mohr at 614-387-0588 or calling Warren Correctional Warden Chae Harris at 513-932-3388 (Fax: 513-933-0150) and asking about Sean’s whereabouts and restrictions to his communication. If you find out anything interesting, maybe that we haven’t learned yet about his silence, drop us an email at [email protected] or at his support email, [email protected].Thanks a lot!
. … . ..
https://incarceratedworkers.org/campaigns/prison-strike-2018
Prison Strike 2018
npssticker02.png
Rebels incarcerated in prisons across the nation declare a nationwide strike in response to the riot in Lee Correctional Institution, a maximum security prison in South Carolina. Seven comrades lost their lives when prison officials turned their backs on a riot they provoked. We are demanding humane living conditions, access to rehabilitation, sentencing reform and the end of modern day slavery.
- Original Press Release by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
- IWOC Endorsement
- Prison Strike Resources
- News Roundup of Prison Strike Activity
Demands
- Immediate improvements to the conditions of prisons and prison policies that recognize the humanity of imprisoned men and women.
- An immediate end to prison slavery. All persons imprisoned in any place of detention under United States jurisdiction must be paid the prevailing wage in their state or territory for their labor.
- The Prison Litigation Reform Act must be rescinded, allowing imprisoned humans a proper channel to address grievances and violations of their rights.
- The Truth in Sentencing Act and the Sentencing Reform Act must be rescinded so that imprisoned humans have a possibility of rehabilitation and parole. No human
shall be sentenced to Death by Incarceration or serve any sentence without the possibility of parole. - An immediate end to the racial overcharging, over-sentencing, and parole denials of Black and brown humans. Black humans shall no longer be denied parole because the victim of the crime was white, which is a particular problem in southern states.
- An immediate end to racist gang enhancement laws targeting Black and brown humans.
- No imprisoned human shall be denied access to rehabilitation programs at their place of detention because of their label as a violent offender.
- State prisons must be funded specifically to offer more rehabilitation services.
- Pell grants must be reinstated in all US states and territories.
- The voting rights of all confined citizens serving prison sentences, pretrial detainees, and so-called “ex-felons” must be counted. Representation is demanded. All voices count.
- Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
- Millions for Prisoners
- Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
- The People's Consortium
Add your organization's name to the list by emailing [email protected]
Support the Strike
- Educate yourself and others about the strike demands
- Read the Prison Strike zine
- Listen to interview with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak organizers
- Follow #August21 and #prisonstrike on social media
- Endorse the strike by emailing your organization's statement to [email protected]
- Spread word of the strike both inside and outside - print out stickers, flyers and posters
- Organize a phone tree in preparation for phone zaps
- Amplify incarcerated voices via social media using the #August21 and #prisonstrike hashtags
- Join or organize a solidarity demo
National
Campaign News & Resources
- August 16, 2018
Prison Strike Tracker
This page will provide up to date information on prisons and other facilities participating in the 2018 strike.
Topics: Prison Strike 2018, Prisoner Resistance - August 16, 2018
Organize a Phone Cluster
Resource Types: Branch Resource
A phone cluster is like a phone tree, but instead of a sprawling massive list of contacts all in a centralized place a cluster is a smaller unit of trusted friends.
Organizing a cluster is helpful in getting people to follow through with a phone zap. It can be as simple as you and one other friend or a larger formation. We recommend keeping them to around 5 people though.
Topics: Outside Solidarity - News Article
August 16, 2018
“I’m For Disruption”: Interview With Prison Strike Organizer From Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
By Jared Ware of Shadowproof - Original Article - News Article
August 11, 2018
Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
Pre-strike statement from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak
Over the last several days, Jailhouse Lawyers Speak (JLS) has had numerous conversations. The JLS mailbox has been packed with correspondence from prisoners around the nation. As prisoners, it's clear we are all on the same page. So are the prisoncrats overseeing the prison-industrial slave complex. - August 10, 2018
