August 21st is going to be lit: on the upcoming prison strikes
Submitted by R Totale on Jun 12 2018 18:37
South Carolina freedom fighters call for National Prisoners Strike Aug. 21-Sept. 9, 2018
Submitted by R Totale on Jun 10 2018 08:08
Men and women 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... These men and women are demanding humane living conditions, access to rehabilitation, sentencing reform and the end of modern day slavery.
Our finances have to be redirected from cookies and chips toward freedom initiatives
Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun writes about how the "Redistribute the Pain" prison boycott initiative can help to build up movement infrastructure. This article first appeared in the San Francisco Bay View, and readers who find it useful may wish to donate to help keep the Bay View in print.
Strike Breaks Out at Angola Prison As Momentum Builds for National Prison Strike
Submitted by R Totale on May 10 2018 20:31
A report on a work stoppage at Louisiana's notorious Angola prison, and the upcoming call for a US-wide strike in August. This post first appeared on It's Going Down.
Plantation Rising: Uncovering the Aftermath of Florida’s 2016 Fall Prisoner Uprisings
A collection of reports from Florida inmates about the September 9, 2016, prison strike and uprising. Compiled by the Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons.
Seeing the problem, being the solution, making the sacrifice
Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun discusses the way forward for the prison movement in 2018. This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Bay View.
Boycott, Defund, Bankrupt – Say NO to canteen, incentive packages, collect phone calls and visitation during February, April, June, Black August, October and December in 2018
In an article originally released at the very start of 2018, Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun calls for the launch of a year of economic direct action against mass incarceration. This article originally appeared in the San Francisco Bay View.
Make history in 2018, not excuses: Whose side are you on?
Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun expands further on the Free Alabama Movement's strategy for 2018, and discusses the connections between prison struggles and outside movements such as the revolt against police violence. This article first appeared in the San Francisco Bay View.
We are all bound by the same chain
Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun discusses the Free Alabama Movement's strategy for 2018, and mentions some of the repression that has been employed against prison organizers.
On Dec. 6, 1865, Black bodies were nationalized – and our prison movement was born
Bennu Hannibal Ra-Sun traces the emergence of contemporary mass incarceration from older forms of chattel slavery. This article first appeared in the San Francisco Bay View.
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