NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners and prisoners of war we support.
If you consistently mail the latest updates to a specific prisoner, please let us know so we can insure there’s no overlap. The goal is to have copies sent to all of the prisoners we list.
We’ve also been told that some prisoners are not receiving the copies sent in, yet we aren’t getting rejection notices. If you are in steady contact with a prisoner, please ask them whether or not they are receiving the updates and let us know.
Via Antifa Sacramento Antifascist political prisoner Gage Halupowski has been locked up since 6/29/2019. He’s doing 6 years. As we move forward let’s keep that same energy of support and solidarity for our comrade year after year! Here comes 2021! #SupportGage#FreeGage
WHAT: Political Prisoner Letter-Writing WHEN: 7pm, Tuesday, February 7th, 2021 WHERE: YOUR HOME COST: Free
It’s winter here on the stolen land we call New York City. Winter is billed as a time to slow down and recharge, but for most of us under capitalism that is a fallacy. And while the work of the state doesn’t slow down for a snowstorm, neither does our obligation to fight against it. For NYC ABC and Page One Collective, that means continuing to support political prisoners. Please join us this week in writing the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 (KBP7), many of whom have started their sentences in the last couple of months.
The Kings Bay Plowshares 7 are seven Catholic plowshares activists who entered Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Mary’s, Georgia on April 4th, 2018. They went to make real the prophet Isaiah’s command to “beat swords into plowshares.”
The seven chose to act on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who devoted his life to addressing what he called the “triple evils of militarism, racism, and materialism.” Carrying hammers and baby bottles of their own blood, the seven attempted to convert weapons of mass destruction. In October 2019, the seven were convicted of all four charges. More information at kingsbayplowshares7.org.
Below are the addresses that we currently have for the folx who have started their sentences and have confirmed that they want correspondence. Father Stephen Kelly is currently in transit and Clare Grady will start on February 10, shortly after this post is published. Be sure to check back next month for the updated issue of the Illustrated Guide to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War, which will have updated addresses.
Please take the time to write a letter to KBP7 (and share a photo of your completed envelopes with us online): Clare Grady #01264-052 FPC Alderson Glen Ray Road, Box A Alderson, West Virginia 24910
Patrick O’Neill #14924-018 FCI Elkton Post Office Box 10 Lisbon, Ohio 44432
Carmen Trotta #22561-021 FCI Otisville Satellite Camp Post Office Box 1000 Otisville, New York 10963
To commemorate Black History Month, we will examine the unjust case of Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, who was targeted by the government on fabricated charges and sentenced to life without parole plus an additional 35 years in a federal supermax prison. Joining us will be his son, attorney and activist, Kairi Al-Amin, community organizer El-Hajj Amir Khalid A. Samad, and CCF board member and human rights advocate, El-Hajj Mauri Saalakhan.
Moderated by journalist Laila Al-Arian. Register on Zoom or watch on Facebook Live
February is Black History month. What better time to support Black political prisoners from the Black Panther party, Black Liberation Army and beyond? Check out the NYC ABC Illustrated Guide to Political Prisoners for addresses and bios.
Via NYC ABC We just found out that NoDAPL Water Protector Steve Martinez was arrested yesterday for contempt of court for resisting a grand jury in North Dakota. Steve was originally subpoenaed in the winter of 2017 and refused to cooperate, but at the time contempt proceedings did not happen.
He’s been re-subpoenaed, four years later, and is being held for (again) refusing to cooperate. We expect more info soon, including publicity materials. He’s being held in the Burleigh-Morton County Detention Center in Bismarck North Dakota.
Write: Steve Martinez PO Box 2499 Bismarck, ND 58502
David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson’s graphic novel The Black Panther Partymay be the first introduction to the revolutionary party for some. For others, it will provide additional context to the history. The graphic novel spans from the founding of the party by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in the mid-’60s to its unfortunate demise when members were murdered, ostracized, or imprisoned. It covers the constant government attacks to the Party—cue J. Edgar Hoover, who stated the Black Panthers were the “greatest threat to the internal security of the country”—and its internal strife, against a background of increased racial tensions throughout the nation.
This graphic novel along with two other books are featured in NYC Books Through Bars‘ February bundle. You can buy all 3 books for only $30. They will be sent to this all-volunteer group who will send them to people in prison/jail. Order at www.freebirdbooks.com/shop.html
Check out the brand new documentary for free online. Its the story of how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shakur, along with the Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America in 1973 — a visionary project eventually deemed too dangerous to exist in America.
“Much has happened in the first few weeks of this new year. Illinois is ending cash bail, pressure continues to mount for the new president to curtail Federal executions, and Covid-19 continues to disproportionately affect those locked behind bars. On January 15th former FALN Puerto Rican political prisoner Elizam Escobar succumbed to cancer. Escobar was a committed revolutionary—and a talented artist—until the very end.
If you haven’t yet gotten the new 2021 Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners calendar, know that they are selling out quickly. Get one now while you still can. The moving essay for the month—a tribute to political prisoners and the inspiration they provide—is by Antoine Riggins, a politicized prisoner serving life in prison in Pennsylvania. The vibrant indigenous artwork for February is by activist and artist Gord Hill, aka Zig Zag.”
