PRISONER’S REPORT \‘/\ to October 22nd 2000 STOP POLICE BRUTALITY! October 22" Weekend of Resistance & Remembrance *onsundoy. Oclober 22, at 3 pm. we will rally and moich af Cook County Joi, located ot 26t & Coliformio Friday ... October 10,3000, Suveisy | Ocher 212000 Sinday - Ocoter 21,2000 Rally & March 12 Noon @ Feden P, Adas G Desrvorn Ao Yo Bage i pocty.dane, youh el Gime/gace 1 be nnoueced iy of Remerierce o S L v 3 Sten Uines s communy, s Bk, or €t 10 be e Notional Doy of Protest 1o Stop Palice Brutalty, Repression, and the Criminalzation of @ Generation: October 224, 2000 Acron he country the epidermic o poiice brucality ‘connues 19 Iremty. 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You caughl me in Ine miadie of iying 10 heip wilh my appeol. | hove over 11 - volumes. Inat consst of 4000 - Pt PAges Of court records! S0 you Con see. I've been very busy. There s ot 0 ot 10 (2port. Lz 'goes on. and | iy 10 lecin. Cna leach somelning each Cay. 1 spile of my sumoundings. ond envionment! A3 Giways. i's great 10 hear om you. and or your SURON. we ore gralefull V' s0ny s 0 snor letter, but | om swomped by legol work, mine and o few V' Irying 10 help. Stoy sirong. comvadel Pecce! Cinque ~Octaber 22 Coaiion” Conrades,t et you hom e ety e it g ve baan ey e N R e ke T oy e v o e e e a e o soes vt ign oo oo WSS T I e et s montr o o e ety o e e ot o et e e S oot Comece ume Ao e o e b o oo Ste ol et e o iSngs o e o e Ao o ! i soch o vou e o, e oty ey worics copicm ot as individuals. but as @ uniled body. We have the force fo sweep asde ine. oo o 3 oo e s e o e e o ot o o s 3 o el Rl AT Vi o s ot ool e aconamc. gt il o o oy o e e w2 | i s o i e pecesn e o private prsons! findustril prson complexesl) We must oct belore these bedsis ol and ot oo s e ) e P20 o ors i s o o e oot Commun oot o e sy, oo Sonts mer o ety oo s W o0 Ton s Wotec this monster moy toke your freedom, but don't fet it hold. YOu Copfivel It may e e e e e o Cont U In solation. but don't suender your wisdomi It may put grey hor on your head. e o oS Yot o A Pt an I e gL FOLICE sHTALITY msT STOP 8T OUY ACTION 1 ese Comeads 1n Struee e pottes have bacome b Carece satiticians w0 does. the Siddinn Ming Inatiiutiens, Saile the couets act in becord VIth thes Tiad ‘atfective wars 1o desting vieh them. ACCer 1 aces "Dy VHIL S oo Teopl 1€ e peeple ace dntecmiont pot Co et Wt poite ice ‘o€ the ‘people sty the Geteraination st WE VILL WOT TOLEWATE AOTHE GHILD o epertoant €an withsand the Fiptide of the prople log Juscice dore? They camtos step oo a0d Wt voutd peaval1f VE vould fulsl But o come to thls T mless and satth VL cocorniee Yo Metest eisonees of Yae Costitton (FUC). ¥C abfuce to the e Annomanity. the wurds Tons ‘e seataltadacal and Toctl govatsaent. the corporacions who menope courts whe Lotecs ur. VE'raject the saties thet VE ace unvecthy Conemy w0é meed TheLE SrVCALLEy S0 pACEal out BT4OTs 4nd nelghoochond el ST enjuce 10 thete Tndlefezance ane ack of T Conceens. W5 tafece the eu ot the veiaeting pes Afcinan (Hack), and Lsttes preste witn cectsl e ot ety 16 1 Toure. A thls Gaetharing, 1t s vp o TOU to Toon &% the w50 T erily hate =7 follen buman Seing, vr v e toncralte At tnls sucnecing. 1t 1 v to o€ Factan in hmaribike: This seihering o Temmrcos, A kathecing of he necings VE san and w1 Deve Ali Khalid Abdullah #148130 Thumb Correctional Facility 3225 John Conley Drive Lapeer MI 48446, USA Support Anarchist Prisoners! Anarchists Must Know the True History of the Black struggle 5 By Ali Khalid Abdullah In a recent article I wrote entitled "Why Aren't More People of Color in the Anarchist Movement?® I pointed out the need for anarchists (vorld-wide) to begin getting involved, working with, and supporting the causes of Blacks, Latinos, First Nations' people (aks Native Americans) so that the overall anarchist comnunity will reflect its true ideals and philosophy in principles which calls for a political philosophy that embraces democracy and freedom, and seeks to destroy all forms of coercion and oppression. For a philosophy based on a collective whereby people can freely associate with equal power to determine their future, it is vital that there be a clear understanding of the Black struggles of yesterday and today. Murray Bookchin, in The Modern Crisis, p19, stated *.. the making of the human being.. is a collective process, a process in which both community and the individual participate.” If we understand this, and if we are sincere about the philosophies of anarchy, then we must understand why it is imperative to, not only understand the TRUE historical facts as they relate to Blacks and other peoples of colour, but also immerse ourselves into the continuing struggle they (we) face today. The anarchist community need to know about the black women who stood up and voiced their anger against the fierce white oppression and who paved the way for the modern women's’ liberation movement that are too often buried within the pages of HIStory. Take the question of the slave revolts leading to the birth of Abolitionism, which created a new chapter in American character. The very nature of anarchism is the absolute rejection of oppression and repression. The slaves in Amerika were FORCED to take names given, branded upon them by white slave owners. Therefore the simple act of choosing a name outside the slave owners' enforcement was, not only a courageous act, but also an act right out of the pages of anarchism. It may sound rather simple but let us examine this point: a Black woman (Sojourner Truth) decided she no longer wished to be branded by slave owners by carrying the name given to her. THAT is the first step of anarchist rebellion and the rejection of patriarchy, as she also rejected the name of her husband, which patriarchal society dictated a woman must take after marriage in her time. She said she ‘talked with God, told hin she refused to bear & 1) slave name, and asked what she should do? "He" inswered her as follows: Sojourn the whole world over ind tell everyone the truth about American democracy, it doesn't exist for blacks. That is how she lecided to call herself "Sojourner Truth". This iistorical act falls right in line with anarchist riews. To quote Proudhon, "All associated and all ‘ree.” Or, as Luigi Galleani puts it, anarchism is ‘the autonomy of the individual within the freedom of \ssociation.” (n 1831 when the slave Nat Turner led a save revolt in :he State of Virginia, he acted from the very same >rinciples that anarchy proclaims, namely; if liberty is essential for the fullest development of the individual, then equality is essential for liberty to :xist. There can be no real freedom in a Slass-oriented hierarchical society laden with >rofound inequalities of power, wealth and privilege. 3ut how many anarchists have ever viewed the black slave revolts as anarchy in nature and in motion? Also, in the same year as Nat Turner's Slave revolt (1831), Maria Stewart spoke out in public - the first american-born woman, white or black, to speak sublicly. Here is what she said: "0 ye daughters of Afrika, awake! Awake! Arise! No longer sleep nor slumber but distinguish yourselves. Show forth to the world that ye are endowed with noble and exalted faculties.. How long shall the fair Jaughters of Afrika be compelled to bury their minds and talents beneath a load of iron pots and kettles?.. How long shall a mean set of men flatter us with their sniles and enrich themselves with our hard earnings, their wives' fingers sparkling with rings and they themselves laughing at our folly?" Again, this shows a strong anarchist line being held, being proclaimed for "anarchy® means "without rulers” or "without (hierarchical) authority.” Maria Stewart was on point because anarchists are anti-authoritarians, believing that no human being should dominate another. Yet how many anarchists have ever known of this black woman's speech or her name? Or that of Sojourner Truth? This is what 1 mean when I said it is imperative that collectively, the anarchist community involve thenselves, learn, know and embrace the struggles of people of colour so that the overall anarchist comnunity isn't, in appearance, a majority white radical movement but a multi-cultural movement and well-versed so that anarchist literature speaks to all people. Most, if not all, anarchist literature that 1've read had figures representing ONLY white people, including cartoons. It strikes me as. odd that this would be so, because the message displays a negation of non-whites, uhich, while it may not be che intention, send a message of exclusion. The figure or cartoon of a /7 black-masked white-faced person doesn't really say to non-whites *we include you". Therefore, deep within the premise of anarchism exists an element of race exclusion. Of ethnic exclusion, though there may be rationalisations to the contrary. Tom Patterson, wrote in “Inventing Western Civilisation" (1997): *The word civilisation evokes powerful images and understandings.® How much more of a powerful image can there be when we only project the figures, pictures and cartoons presenting anarchy as white, i.e. with features clearly definable as white? I have made this same claim to my Wobbly comrades in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) asking that they change the old image of a white man in overalls with his big arms folded across his chest because it reflects a symbol of white male superiority and thus alienates blacks and other peoples of colour and women. Within the anarchist collective or within the IWW, there are no images of Blackness, only of whiteness, which if truly examined, goes against the very principles anarchism proclains. Social equality and individual liberty are inseparable. Without the collective self-management of decisions that affect a group (equality) fo complement the individual self-management of decisions that affect the individual (liberty), a free society is impossible. (Principles of Anarchism, p). The recent events in Seattle's protest of the WTO saw very few black people in mass protest but it is black people the world over who suffer most form Capital's disenfranchisement and unfair labour practices. Anarchists must address this issue and ask "why? Anarchists must reach into the bowels of the black communities to find out what caused their lack of interest in the march and protest of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington DC and then ponder over whether or not the black community was truly contacted and/or invited to give real input into the demonstrations and have their issues and grievances truly heard, represented and fought for. We cannot be parading around in masks and signs pretending to be against the evils and inhumanity of Capitalism while at the same time negate, in our actions, those most affected by capitalism. TODATS TOUTR WUST BISK TO TWE POLITICAL FRONT R4 ermomocrron Today. 1t is fmportant that the yosth of the vorld stop and take a rea1 hard look at vhat 1s going on scound them. v fa {mportant that 5u youth pay very Close attentlon to the vay our government (in the Tnited States and isavhere in the vorid) ace conducting chamselves and Dov Thelr actions has s direct Saceing on our 1iving stantar Today. ve have more and more pople going to prisons Arownd i vorld, Bacaue paopia dare suand up and volce theic dlacoatent vith the iy thelr 1ives ace reing mishandles by carrer pollticians vhous Vottos line s to vork for the glant and mega corporations to mae sore 78 more maney. Thess poiiticians are not concernad vith the everyday T33ucs that you of 1 are concerned vith They ste only concernad vith DSING us. Using our vote, our lator porentisl, our idaas. our Wirangthe. our young men and vimnin vho they pisce Inte armed services 7o go off to some var and fight for the beilers and principles of these rr{vical figares vho do not even value 1ife. We sre being exploited and told ve ara to be subjact to hov “ther. 1itictan, ‘sees chings and not how the average ¢itizen o things. Our young people are cast off as probiems and misits until they are neaded to further some polltical covse WIC they (the youth) Von't benetit from. Let us look st some of the lssves that the youth Aduits and thoss who say they ara adui®s, aren’t shoving any cespect to the youth. They do not 1isten to the jouth and they do not heat what the youth are saying. Tnstesd. ve have teachers, parents. Politicians, the government. apecial interests groups a1l Gcreaming hov Joung people are our of control. Talx ahout their clothi astc Tney 1Tacen to. the vay thay 100k, hat frisnds thay have and hang oot ith. Nothing poaitiv. These adults who fall to llsten o the youth Bave the gall to any that our youth today sre lrresponsibie’heca: thay don't desire to vork like peasant slavas for the estavlishment, ot cather 1ive from their oun vay. Another problem 1 that the youth gat a bad rap for just hetng young and having the freeing of heart to say -kiss my sse" to something or ‘soseons vho is full of bull. Tf the oldar generation von-t 1isten the youth than va end up having actions 11ke vhat took place {n tiaton folorado. Nany peopie foal that vhat thoss young men 41d (3xa knows as the Tranchcost Matla) vas an act of hate. racism and rage Tnst thelr poers. NO! 1¢ vas an act or NOT NFING WEARD and TIRED OF REING STNGLED OUT, STEPPFD oW, MELITTLFD AND OSTRACIZFD, by thoos Trom thair school vho alloved themselves to ba suckered by their senool officials vho give the praise to those who vear the nice clothing or Tho sze your school jocks. Many of the kids across the countey fall brer to praising sosa and megating others which is part of the bigger Plcture Unich 14 to xaep us constantly in-fighting bo that ve never Cone together and gee that ve really should be fighting them. The Fosses, the goverament and ite indifference. Those young men fn Littleton veren't belng hesrd by thelr parents because Both parente vere too busy vorking 1ike middie class siaves to Sy and ohtain more material things. thinking this viil make the Sifterence and this vil bring theic chilren happiness. Rut what ve found 1o that those Zaterfal things d1¢ not bring thes happiness oc Why? Tecause their actions shoved ua this. what Lt brought. tead, 1o romtly ait type of thing happening Tt 1s very fsportant that young people get politically involved because it fa’ theough politics that our lives are controlled: We have been controlled for too 1ong by 3 Sroup. - {ndividualo complotely out of touch with i) the average peracn. snd even Bore femoved from yousy people and vhat Ehoy fool: 1¢ you do noe a collactive vay, not cariog 1o the in pover. D0 NOT allow thia to happen. You sust not ailov this to happen. Being poiitically involved %o how you will 1ive. Tt means the ditferance betueen vhathar of not Socisl Secarity vill be avellable for you when you are older oF Rot. It means the 41ffarenca of whather of not you:ll have adaquate hoath care uhen you are older. It means the differance of whether ve are inveived in v nctloned murder) or not. “Your noa-participation in claions beans you have o being the slaves of the master and not Fealizing or sccepting the fact that YOU are the saster of vour ova fate and ahouid never allow anyons eise to have your pover. your soul. your aing. STAND AND BE FIRN AND FIGHT AGATNST TISI:! THE NEED YO JOIN THE ANARCRIST MoVEMENT 01a and other establisheents vould tel) you and have you to belleve that anarchist are violent and dangerous and that you snould Gvand cleac of them. Wovever, I am an anarchist and proud of Lt because it means T a= a caring husyn being: It Seans that I have the Derve and enovgh compasaion to ACT against tyrants and not just allov thes to doainate s of the vorld. Reing an anacchist s belng anti-suthority. It ia the belief that mone should boss you of have your pover. It means huayn beings 1iving together in harsony on the Principles of sutual ald, fres association, cooparstion, equitable Slatcibution of the vealth and resourcel 1 befng 3 collective sharing rather than vidua Chinking, but Fathor, a thinking based on the collective. he neva o together hatorically. Tt has aivays been the young that rebel againat the atrocitics of governsent: Any figurs €hat has stood up and fought againat hierarchy, racism, sext hosophabta, e g isportalisn, coloniaiias are exsrcising sose' foro o anarchist 1deals because it 1a a fight against a knovn hlerarchical abus on the majority by a Ainority. No ona, not one of you, can tell e that you vant to be dominated by somsone. Not Gne of you'vould tall me that you 1ixo seeing goverasent tace more and Anarchiom and youth g thesty avay €rom you, and 1f you do then you Tou have s serious proviest ” 20 The amarchist moveent have alvays been cast an ugly shadov but by Yhos? Those in pover. Those who vish to braimvash you into thinking hat 811 anarchist are violent Kiliers and irresponsible his fa not the c controla the o mach of vhat 1 Stanaing bolaly out YOUR ROSSING US AROUND AWYMORE! Wa are prociaistng that ve wiil u any means aad any tactic to stop your governsent brutality and it ters not Ir It 10 againat the police, of any other lav enforcesent Sgency or the U.S. governsent itseif. A1l Oppressors are the s And al1 Oppressors must goit! KAPITALIS avD. S The povers that be knov that young people are the re thte and every country, Which ie vhy big boet theic over-produced, sver-priced produces voria.” They know th =xploit you cotiective 0 maxe THEN Fich but kesp you forever in demet. They bosbard you vich £0 buy all sorts of things and vhat happens. . .you buy o belng USFD and NAKIPULATED by these sdvertising peychologiata ans spin-doctors for your youtheul dolisrs. Jest think vhat vould happen 1€ you a1l stopped spending and DEMANDED that your Concerns be heacd and met. Tnatant POWFR! Tnatant RESPRCT! THE_BLACK ANMD WAITE ISSUR This 1s one of the most proround lssues Shat has torn the fabric of thia Countey apart and has kepe us d1vided as people- 1t 1e aiso an fasue In sany other countriss as well. Put, this cen change. T am taixing about race. More and more Miack, White. Latinc. Asian and Fiest Wations (aka Wative Americs) youth are intersingiing thar before in the hotory or Aserikkka.' This due’prisarily because of Kapital inlence Crested the race 1 that got to do vith fesl husynity? Elrictal and ve play into that artificiaiity by 0 be d1vided oF afrald to meet and know of the next e young peoples of all ra: Ciothing and 1lstening to the of grarriti are (notice that T ¥his 211 confirns that there i swmencas 1 that core communality. 17 that 1 communality to learn from one another and not be afraid to meet and Knov one another. Myth of Teenage Violence vs. Real Adult Menace y T coningtogether a6 ane mueic and Tree of Knowledge 1011 Scott St. Little Rock, AR 72202 You MuST BECONE GLOBALLY MeaRE 21 ALl around the vorid blg business are ssing poor people fa poor Countries as slave laborers to make ans maes rchuce broducts for ihe Dig corporations Vho are supported and protected by the goverssent by Ehetr military. That is vhat the silitary ia for. To potect the ciches of the Fich. Thase corporations tyes boor Countries vhere chirdren, vinmin. and the elderiy are working 10 15 hours & day r Ponnian Vhile the Fintshed Product ia ahippad back to Amarikkrs ans Gthes kapitaller Countriss and #01 for tuo-thoussnd tizes the comt to Baxe the product (n the Feat place. xanpies a NIk anoe made in Taivan Say costs only 3250 to sake ané the verkers maring the shoe sake only 18¢ an host, but the shoe is sold here in Ametiveka for $150.°t0 5190 each. Kow vhen you vear that Niké Gym shoe. or sese other ot ftes, Mave you taxen time to think about hov thai shoe wes ade? Who sade ft7 This lan'e fuse 8 reality that 1% happening in Third World Countries but it ls a reality that {s nappening risne mece In hmerikkwa in it prisans ALl across this country state and fedaral peiscas have it prisn ctories. Why? So that products are made an 0id on the Sarker. This 1u Bow that vorkai a prisoner (in sost ataten) vork from 16, 286 40670 50¢ por hour on a prison factory job. Those baie promuers afe hen sent out tha prigon nd sold for hunireds or thousands of d0llars] Ts that siave labor of what? Is that rizping off the peopic of mor? Or. fn some states prisoners are FORCED (1ike in the state of Texas) o vork all day and don't even Get pald a dize. Its eic fn the Mot rleids or be locked up in the hole, Beaten. ar borh 13 uhy 50 many prlsons Mave exploded on the Amerixckan lsndacage This s uhy there aze many privatized prinon vhere inveators have pooied soney Into prisons. Whyl 7o take sdvantage of the laber potentiai peisonarst Ihie Where I a3, General Motors have sose car parts put togecher hera. General Notors sends thelr parts to s eubCORCEACter and the subcontractor sends the prosuct here and once priscners (vho are making 5. Cor 3 box f111ed vith thess pares) are conpieted, they are ehissed 5aCK T0 the subcontractor vo then shipe 1t Back to Censral Hetors. The public never Knovs this but this 1s how It is done. That vay coryorations like General Motors could (on paper) sveat that they don' use prisoner (siave) labor, when, in facts thay do. You need fo know of thuse thinga bacause thss prisoms that are being butlt ail over the Country aren’t being built for old people. They acen't being builr for o, bacause T am alfeady in {t. They ate belng built for the youns eople. For you. That is why the lave have becoms arser and the “ontences longei. OnCe they can ger & yourheui bocy fnaide these Flaces they nov they could gt years and rears ans yesrs of lever Fotential out of you and thus make f11fons fras your beting here: Tt £27411 Sbout money! A1 2 'paliticar gase nd you'suet be vise shcugh o see 1t merore 1t 1a too later AN ALL ¥haita asdurian o/n stant30 Thusb Correctionsl factiiey 3275 gohn Contaey Drive Capeer, N1 48436 THE REST OF THE NEWS 22 by Lorenzo Komboa Ervin August 14, 2000 PRISON: THE NEW SLAVERY? Leave it o capitalism to find a way o make 8 profit from someone clse’s misery. Over two million of our friends, neighbors, and relatives are in state and federal prisons, for whatever reason, right now. The Prison-Industrial Complex, as it is called by some activists i really “new” form of slavery with a "twist", it highly profitable several different ways. Tonly eall it "new" advisedly because chattel slavery in the early days of this country elso hed a profit mofive, but today’ slavery is corporatc slavery run by some of the biggest businesses in the country. Its motive is 10 take a mass prison populstion of poor people and to make money by : (1) charging rent and fees for being in jail(2) private prisons, (3) setting up prison corporations to compete with “free” labor, and (4)exploitaion of prison labor by "factories behind fences”. With the rise of the current right-wing (ant-crime) political agenda by both of the major political partcs in this country, more and more prisoners have been preyed upon by a vindictive public, egged on by the greedy politicians. For years, the masses of people have been told that prisoners are being "coddled” and treated bettr than the average worker outside, and in return they want to inflict pain on them more. *Take away their tv sets and radios, seize their weight lifting equipment, stop their visitation with their families, lock ‘em in their cells 24 hours-2 day, and while you're at it make ‘em pay rent just like we do!” These are poor people, many of whom committed crimes in the first place because they couldn' pay their own rent, less known paying the states rent while in prison. Its a foolish idea, and is even more punitive than the politicians called for, but they were quick to latch on t0 it.“What a great idea, we *can® get blood from a turmip!” The idea of reating a private corporation o run the prison system began 2.3 in 1980 with a Nashville-based company called Corrections Corporation of America. After taking over the Hanilton County (TN.) workhouse for it first contract in 1981, CCA has now spread o 32 sates, and several foregin countrics. Iis traded on the New York and American stock exchanges, and has made its investors billions of dollrs in profits. The way it works is that it takes over prison orserie of prisons, promising local govemment and state offiials that it can save substantial amounts of money by running the prison as a morfe cfficient "business". This has yet to be proven, even though it slashes the waiges of prison guards, and cus back on prisoncr expenses for food, medicine and other supplies. What we do know is that the conditions for the people inside worsens drasically, when a private company takes over. In fuct, en persons have died at the Silverdale workhouse out- side Chattaaooga since CCA has taken over, and similar artocities have befallen CCA facilities all over the country, whethe the beating or deaths of prisoners, escapes, riots, or ssikes. But the mistreatment of prisoners o their protests did not aflect the bottom line at al of the CCA prison capitalsts. In fuct, smelling money, other corporations, especially ts mail competitor Wackenhut Correctional Services, have entered ther fray like sharks fecding on a bloody carcass. The market between all the corporations is $4 billion dollarsin contracts now, and they don't intend 10 be left out! 24 Another bulding block of the prison-industrial complex is prison industrial corporations such as the UNICOR, run by the Fedral Prison Industries. 'UNICOR, based in almostall the federal prisons, makes everything from guided missle parts 0 clothing and furniture for the military and federal gencies,in factthey make over 500 items. It may surprise some to hear thet they have slmost $100-500 million dollars in sals, and $30-550 million i profits each year. By contrast, the prisoners make about $1.00-52.00 per hour. For years, federal law forbade them from competing with fee labor, bt this has now been changed, and the low waged prison labor s being used 10 not only undermine free abor, but drive companies out of business n the private sector. The stte prisons have now formed similar companies o run their own prison businesses. One thing for sure, is not just icense: plates they make any more! Finally, $o called “fuctories behind fences", where a company is allowed to hire or rent a prisoner sales force or customer service team,is becoming. more aad more common. Some of the largest compenies in America: Microsoft, TWA, Sears Rocbuck and others are using prisoners as customer service agents, seamstresses, airline reservation agents, assemblers, and other ‘workers. This even includes the creation of nique brands of clothing and other products such as *Prison Blues” denim jeans, which are made exclusively in prison workshops. This slave Iabor has not yet been vehemently objected to by either organized labor, civil rights groups or prisoners rights organizations, though a number of exposes have been done by the radical press. But an effective coalition must be built before it will stop. ‘The upshot of alltis s that this is slavery, and even though the 13th amendment (0 the national consiitution allegedly outlaws slavery, (except for commission of a crime”) it is permitted because these slaves don't belong to a plantation owner, but (o the state. They are just "rented out™ to capitalist corporations. It i also popular because of the anti-ssential for the people to gasp fully this fact, if an attempt is 39 to be made toward a viable solution to police brutality. This is to say the solution to the problem of police brutality does not rest within various methods previously viewed and put forth. The repealed calls for an independent community review board fo act as a watchdog over police conduct. Will never be realized; due to the police cannot function in their inilial capacity trying to serve two masters. The entire system of justice must be abolished; its legislative branch, department of justice, criminal and federal court system and all police agencies. If there isn't any significant change at the top, there will never be a beneficial change at the bottom for the people. In Solidarity! Faruq Salvant C-08365 P.O. Box 7500 D-8-215 Crescent City, CA 96532 Greetings, Brother! I pretty much agree witn all your points. Violence, criminal behavior, bullyinr, ripping people off, etc. is antithecal to what we strive to acconplish. The hangers who hurt people are in no way “Jieroes." But violence & criminality are the essence of the state! Highteous indignation hoils over into direct action anger i people feel the thirat for revenge. Tersonally, T have never had any interest nor inclination towards violence & I truly hate this child- murdering system as much or more than anybody! T genuinely try to educate to empower the youth of today. But, the state only knows one thing - coersion, intimidation, violence - force. without it, it could not functlon. Whether the anthorities lave a bogeyman to blame ("amarchists" “rioters” ete.) or conjure them up, hardly is the reason repre:ion occurs & is increasing. Do we need to j principled, dignified, respectful of hw: Animals * our enviromment alternative, baned o Love Of courset ant .t b0 ieople are at all levels of awakening & understanding. Youth belng youth, they are impatient, headed % inexperienced. But they see their very futures being denled to them. They are rising up Ve must embrace them & love them & encourage them & teach them, not just scold & shackle the e must use our wisdom as a weapon of Uiberation & inspiration. The Cook County Jall Rally, which was my idea, sent off better than expected. 300+ people came & #ere very spirited. We chanted around this whole wansive stalag systen to the joy & thankfulness of ' rers closely pressed to the windows & giving us the clench-fist salutes from the yard. T carefully scoop up insects in my house and gently set them free outside. Ky battlefield Ls the war of ideas. I send ny conradely respects to your Anthony OUR NETHERWORLD AZINE ABOUT SOCIAL INIUSTICE AND THE PRISON SYSTEM Occober 2000 Greecings in Solidarity! The prisoners being held captive in the Federal Correctional Inscicucion ac Greenville Illirois saluce cach and everyone of you taking part in chis fifch tional day of procesc to stop police brucelicy. repression, and the criminalizacion of this generation. Knou chat on chis weckend we are standing Sith you, nd supporc you and che efforce you ave making on cur behalf. e also shaze our chanks and apprecistion with the organizers of these events in Chicago for allowing us, the silenced and hidden, o share our thoughts and be heard. We speak wich oucrage chat this nation, the land of the free, would allow the brucalicy to Cake place, noc by some lawless group, but racher by those sworn €o uphold the laws. We share with you how mach anger we hava over evencs like the Tecent “rape by billy club” assualt on Fredrick Douglas Mason by the Chicago Police Force. We ask you to join forces with us, ve ask you Co become accive in the uar chat we all face, to stop the daily accs of emotional, mencal, physical, and sexual, abuses that che two million plus men, women, and children, held hostage in che councry's jails nd prisons face on a daily basis In jails and prisons, even ss you ceceive chese woxas."gusple sra Deing avniedche Bastc mecsssitios 71 quacs medical cate, food, Clothing, and more. These peopie are belng cramed Lnco overirouded coils. Boused! in conditions Ehat would not sven be accepesbls For antnala. They ate being denied tha basic need of Justice. given waresiistic hurdles to overcone in order L% 5ahaatt"In Couee, Thaic veites ave.being silenced by a’syaten that passes dmvs, such as the Peison Litigation Refora Act, that bara prisoners from the court foon. And, 1€ by’ sone means they do maks it into court, they A% xepresenced by incompucenc and umconcarned 1ivyers OFten tines, Lf their complaints are about the conditions of ‘confinemént . these sums people are physicaily sbused ondhiddensuay, Sl o dungeon Like cells by the Teeyones ‘chey deek protection from. This, my friends, is not the place to mill abour mumbling your dissatisfaction. Chicago, Friday October 20 through Sundsy October 22, 2000, is the place to speak up and be heard. Chicago, this weekend, ia the place co let those blinded by the lies of the corporace media and government sound bices know what is reaily §oL8 on In our streets and gulags around che nation. © is the tine and place to lec the povers that be know they are being watched, and will be hald accountable for both their actions and Lnactions. This veekend is a tize to open your eyes and the eyes around you so chat you will see that we all are in grave danger. This weekend is a tine to begin the war on the injustice and corruption systemr that are enslaving and murdering che poor and people of color, it is the time to stop the disenfrancismenc of minotity voters in chis land. tine to put a stop Co the destruction of the of the imprisonment of fathers, mocher: and daughters. Who among you can feel safe when thosé appointed to protect you have assumed the roles of abuser and executioner? "Our Netherworld", a zine about the social injustices and the prison systems, is written by cthe ones the governmenc seeks to silence. It is not authorized by the syscem. and s not censored by anyone. Our Netherworld andor: and supports this national day of protest, and we stan with each of you in solidarity and spirit. Though our chains and the razor wire prevent us from being there in person, we are wich you. Your actions this ueekend given those Of us suffering the brutalities, the ssion, of the state and federal governments a new sense of hope and encouragemenc. You've shown us that 1 Ls not lost, because you are out there caring about us and vorking, ‘protesting, speaking up, for an nd €o the maddness they call the justice system. Our cthanks to each of youl In struggle, cowards justice, /( 2 %\S,cf Glenn Wright 40454 -004 Federal Correctional Inst. - Box 5000 Greenville, IL 62246-5000 10-4-00 Anthony, ¥z Greetings in Solidarity I received your zine (T.B. #14) yesterday (10-3) and your letter today. the zine has been very helpful in that the institution is currently on total lock down. Let me further explain the situation. I was finally let onto population late Friday afternoon. Over the weekend I had heard of some talk regarding a new policy directive (#310) which would give the authorities the right to take away much of the inmates property. Being new to the yard I had not heard of this new rule which was about to be placed into effect, though I knew it was trouble and would effect the entire prison population, as well as myself. Monday morning I walked out onto the yard to what I thought was just a regular morning. I noticed a large group of inmates standing around their units alt along the hillside but thought nothing of it. To my left I overheard the words "sit down strike" mentioned, mad then I heard it again in a different conversation to my right That's when I really noticed that something was going on. I quickly proceeded to learn that the inmates were on a work stoppage in protest of policy directive #310. 1In total agreement with their cause I converged with the masses. A code yellow emergency count was 73 called. 278 of us stayed in place in the center of the yard. We watched as guards positioned themselves around the complex with guns ands video cameras. Finally one officer came down to speak with is. The warden was asked to come out and speak with us and we were told that he wouldn't. After the officer returned to the buildings the inmates talked what was to then be done. Though poor medical, food, and visit situations are major and important issues they began to overwhelm the issue which was the cause of the protest. The issue of policy #310. A list was made and sent to the warden stating that all of these (medical, food, visits) issues must be changed and though 310 was among the list it sadly seemed to be forgotten. We shortly got word that the warden refused to consider any of the issues. About 3 hours into the protest, with the hot sun spilling onto our heads, many began to become weary and unfocused. Complaints about hunger, thirst, ands bathrooms began to flow throughout the crowd. Sadly many forgot the situations which we faced for the mere rumble of a stomach or slight dryness of tongue. Just because some grown men felt the need to take a shit P.D. #310 no longer seemed to matter. A message was then delivered to the authorities that the crown was becoming restless with hunger and thirst (which I felt was a mistake), letting the powers that be know that many were willing to give up. The C.E.R.T. team in full gear then Y4 appeared on top of one of the units, riot guns ands gas canisters in hand. With the majority (sadly) ready to give up, we were then ushered inside one at a time, stripped down, and then placed in our cells. Two days now after this protest we still all remain locked down. With the inmates still refusing work the situation concerning food is worsened and the continued harassment by C.E.R.T. team officers has increased. The feelings of being forces to walk, naked as you are surrounded by men in full body armor, of riot guns being pointed directly into your face, is kind of hard to put into words. I feel anger toward the oppressors. Anger toward their goon squad puppets. And anger toward those who were willing to give up because of tiredness. If we let ourselves become of mind to give in when tires or when faced with negative answers from the mouths of our oppressors, then we have already lost from the beginning. We must strengthen ands educate ourselves and one another and learn to never show any weakness or tiring for that only helps our enemy strengthen their stranglehold But most important we must never give in. It is our lives which is at stake. Though the actions of the inmates two days ago began through pure and good intentions they were allows to be clouded over and lost as the day went on. My feelings of the activities are one of mixed with frustration and pride. I was proud of the solidarity that we the inmates showed in standing together (though it was only about half the ye population) against what we felt caused harm. The frustration from as I already mentioned, the lose of focus (on issues), and giving in upon tiring. I have learned much from this experience and hope to be able to use what knowledge I have gained for the future. I only hope that our mistakes be noticed so that they never be made again. wWell Anthony, I've let this letter be drawn out long enough. I hope my thoughts have come through clearly in this. Some- times, through emotion, my thoughts become jumbled and mixed, and my ideas are lost in my rambling. Hopefully this isn't the case. So if you have any questions please let me know and I'll try to clear them up for you. I promise to spread the word and share the material of the Oct. 22nd Coalition, with people both inside and out. "If" I can gather any material composed of individuals in here I will send them to you The institution being on lock down though causes a great communications problem between me and my comrades. I do though promise to try. Take good care. Peace and Love Mark Mark D. Myers #27817 M.0.C.C. 1 Mt. Side Way Mt Olive, WV 25185 P.S. Feel free to use any of this letter if you so wish. 10-17-00 A Anthony, Greetings Comrade. | must be careful in my writings for | have been informed that some of my correspondence is being monitored by the oppressor. I've only been here one month and | am already being investigated. | must be more careful though at the same time cannot let them keep me from learning and getting the truth out. It has been 2 weeks now since the sit-down/protest. All participants have been detained since the incident, under reasons of “state of emergency”. On October 2", the day of the protest there were 867 inmates at this insitution, only 278 protested. Those deemed (and snitched out) to be the instigators have all been placed under seg from up to 2-5 years. The rest of us have only (as of yesterday) received violation reports for the class 2 violation of “missing or confusing count”. | do not appear in front of the magistrate until October 23, | read 2 articles from the Charleston Gazette (newspaper) which ran a few articles on the inciderit. Being the main paper for this state capitol of course it was ful of lies and misinformation. The Warden was quoted as saying that several inmates were found with shanks and that inmates were seen placing metal weight bars up their sleeves. This was all bullshit, the protest was completely peaceful. Many of the inmates were wearing short sleeve shirts so how could They have placed weight bars in their sleeves. There was a mass of other fabrications such as how the prison is being filled with "young violent guys who share the old timers”. | know | was only on the yard a few days but | saw no violent young scarcely guys. Shit, | am a 21-year-old 155-pound vegan. Who the fuck could | scare? This is probably Amerikas most laid back prison (as far as the inmate attitudes go). Walking around the yard puts you in mind of a retirement home. When the yard was closed on October 2" many of the younger guys were the ones racing to their units. There were some of us younger guys left outside to protest though a large part of those protesting were the old timers (including several in wheel chairs). 47 Being on current lock down status | have been unable to really organize and/or collect any material from others as you requested for your work with the Oct. 22™ coalition. | will continue (o try though | am unsure if you wanted these writings by a certain deadline. My ability to communicate with the other inmates in this situation (being locked down) is kind of difficult, especially since | am new and do not know those on my unit (everyone | know is on other units). As for witing of my own. Well my mind has been in stubborn lock for the past year or so. | have the tendency to become highly frustrated with my work and myself and flush everything down the toilet where most of it rightfully belongs. 1'am though, struggling to compile some material which, if | can keep composed and do ot happen to be over come by frustration (upon which wil bring about a flushing spree), | will send them to you upon completion. Also, | would like to know if it matters to you which of your addresses you wish to receive correspondence? | know that you have a few different addresses and | am uncertain as to You preference for receiving mail. Well Anthony, | have taken up enough of your time, (1 know that you are busy). | will be keeping in touch. Good wishes to you and your family. Take care. P.S. If myletter to you are ever stapled o taped closed they have been tampered with, please let me know. 1f you don't mind could you please send me a copy of "A Story That Must Be Told" by Khalfani and In The Trenches #1. Khalfani X. Khaldun (Leonard McQuay) 129 S. Main Street Southbend, IN 46601 ‘A RIVER OF STRUGGLE and RESISTENCE* 4¥ By: Khalfani X. Khaldun Society has been overwhelmed by many serial ills for years. These social ills have come in the form of premeditated economic poverty to conditions that foster drug addiction, prosfitution, Black on Black violence, to genocide. But, were very people have been in poverty or overwhelming repression, the spirit of courage and self-determination creates a will to survive in these people. This is the beauty of a minority of oppressed people on purpose, subjected to economic poverty simply because they do ot fit a welcomed status of White skin privilege. Although such ills that permeate our society has caused an almost permanent unreasonable scar on all oppressed Nations in Amerikka. We have been able to still hold on, and thrust in a greater day to come. While at the same time, collectively work to organize and build a structure capable of challenging world oppression on all levels. For these persons who refuse to acknowledge the fact that most revolutionary energy is coming and will continue to come from inside prison. They are not looking into the looking glass of live correctly. After spending almost half of my life in prison (14 years of my life), It would be a complete injustice for me to not be honest about my experience her. Prison brutality is no different from the police brutality permeating our oppressed communities all across this country. Where it may slightly differ from time 1o time. The level of national exposure the outside ones receive that prison incidents of brutality don't receive. | have while serving time been actively on the front line exposing issues of police brutality in prison. While at the same time, using such incidenls to agitate, educate, and organize prison fesistance. In some cases where this violence has caused the death of some prisoners, the families of the victims have received help to successfully file wrongful death criminal law suites against prison officials. On October 22, 2000 the movement against policel brutality everywhere will faunch another massive protest. The families of loved ones killed and those lockdown behind prison walls will join in collective solidarity to say "No More Violence™. We will stand in resistance also, whereever we are. In Prison, jails, city lockups and all across this world. We enforce the 7™ rule of the Black Panther party's 10-point platform. By stating that we want an immediate end to police brutality and murder of Black and oppressed minorities. We believe we can end police brutality and murder of Black in our communities by organizing self-defense groups that are dedicated to defending our Black (New Afrikan) communities from racist police oppression and brutality. ~The second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States gives the right to bear arms, we therefore believe that all Black people bitterly preferred as (New Afrikan) in Amerikka should arm themselves for self-defense. We also evoke the 8" point of this platform and state that the following: we want freedom for all (Black) New Afrikan men held in Federal. State, County, and city prisons and jails. We believe that all black people should be released because they were denied a fair trial. We also evoke the 10" point of their platform and say that we want land, breed, housing, education, clothing and justice and peach. And our major political objective, a United Nations - supervised plebiscite to be held throughout the New Afrikan colony in which only black colonies subjects will be allowed to participate, for the purpose of determining the will of our people as to our National destiny and identity. (fighting my own battle for freedom) Please make note, that | am an Indiana political prisoner recently released out of the Indiana Dept. of Corrections after 14 years. To be picked back-up and transported to the LaPorte County jail on a charge of murder related to a prison incident in 1994 at the Indiana State Prison where a prison quard was killed, | can use your help so if you want to help contact Anthony Rayson for information. Please take care and stay safe USING THE BARREL OF THE PEN IN 2000 so Here we are in this new millennium and it's truly a blessing 10 be alive and able to prepare this vehicle to ascends 10 the level I'm trying 10 reach you on. Due to my struggles with the backsliding comprehending what I was reading studying thyself: coming from miseducated to educated and understanding 10 overstanding 1 overstand that many are blocked by the same obstacles problems that I was once blocked with 1 was blessed 1o gain the knowledge 10 move ahead of certain obstacles where 1 feel it's my obligation 10 pass this knowledge on T refuse to see someone struggle trough something I've learned to ascend. We have all embraced the dream if waniing 10 see more of our race in office in America Hold up wait a minute, let's break that dream down: just because 1/we vote for someone because they have the same nationality. creed. or color, or if they are Republican or Democrar does not substantiate their position in my/our struggle 1 would like to share some wisdom ancestor Malcolm X left with us in "On merican history". Bro. Malcolm said, “that you and ion or vote shouldn't be based on whether it's a Republican or Democratic, because we are not neither one” remember it wasn't 100 long ago that we were denied 10 Yote. 50 siop being quick to jump on sides! I've seen i uals the same color as 1 am be vote in and intensifics mylour struggle more than we had first encountered. 1f you have witnesses this and wondered why you are struggling worse than before please acknowledge that the faces has been changes 10 fake at the dream 1/we embrace. so that 1/we can let our guard down and become relaxes. Bro. Malcolm also laid out a map for me/us to answer all my/our Questions of what it is, who it is, and how will it oppose what you are struggling against when I/we vote. Lets say you are concerned with how your sister/brother constitutional rights are not being honored. A petition can be written, “enforcing the constitutional rights of individuals within the penal system. "Second, you must gather signatures, and mol just one or two. Due to everyone Prison Action Commlttee having a family member or friends that is traps of know someone that is trapped within the penal system. cach onc you have, counts for individual support. Once this is done the petition is presented to representatives who are trying 1o get your vote. Here's where you find out who they are. what it is they're bringing to the table with them. as well as your petition. This is how all your questions are being answered at one time, 2nd you are being politically educated at the same time. Whether they're campaigning for thei first or second term. your petition will be presented with the best of what they will bring 10 the table, if they want you and the other signatures, votes. Next the petition becomes a bill that this Republican/Democrat introduces 1o the House of Representatives that makes up the Congress. They exercise their right to have this bill passed or vetoed. This bill may get vetoed. but if they're dedicated to seeing this pass. then you must be dedicated to working at keeping them in office. The same work you put into geuing he petition started can be applied 1o keeping them in office. 1 am open for discussion and stand to be corrected at K.S.T. Fatiel #944875, D-E223, P.0. Box 41. Michigan City. IN 46361.. Due to the vehicle being pushed from captivity if you are concerned make it your obligation 1o make a copy (s) of this and spread the word using the barrel of the pen in 2000. K.S.T FATIEL. Doc. #944875 DE 223. DOC Indians State Prison. P.O. Box 41 Michigan . IN 46361-0041 Interview Yith Jerone White-Bey of the WPLU S 1. How are things going for the MPLU Missouri Prison Labor Unlon & the boycott against Colgate-Palmolive? Answer: The filssouri Prison Labor Unlon is a striving prisoner rights organization, which is growing and beconing iore established in the minds of each prisoner Who 15 confined in Nissouri. Prisoners realize that ue, the MY, is a force to advance our concerns and interests. Fromoting the agenda of :FLU has resulted in much opposition from the oDOC. I was housed in ad seg for almost two years, transferred all over the state for organizing the prisoners into a union. de have a boycott against Colgate-Falmolive, in hopes of getting then to endorse the HFLU. They have extensive business dealings with many prisons, not just in iidssourt. 2. You have recently been transferred to hoberly Sorrectional Center from Potosi. Can you detall your unique punishaent because of your strong advocacy? And how are conditions for you, now? Answer: ell Anthony, as you know, I was transferred fron Jefferson City prison to Crossroads prison to Fed. in 1997. Then, in August of 1997, I was transferred to Totosi. In December of 1998, I was transferred to Jefferson City prison. In iarch of 1999, I was sent to Crossroads prison. Then, in Septesber 1999, I as yet agaln transferred back to Jefferson City prison and on September 28, 1999, I was transferred baci to Fotosi. Now, all of that was done to break my Spirit and to stop other prisoners from joining our struggle, to embed fear in the minds of other prisoners. One must go a long long way when one is trying to build unity behind enemy lines. So, since I refuse to subait to the DOC threats, harassments and frame-ups are leveled against me. low, I've been transferred to Foberly, which is a lower custody level, in order to shut me up, to make me happy, content, etc. But this 1s not working and I an more determined than ever! Free Mumia Abu—Jamal! 3. tore & nore, prisoners I work with, such as Josh ¢ Van Moorleghem, up in Oshkosh, Glemn Wright here in 3 Tilinols & other prisoners in Indlana, Oregon & else- Where are having their correspondence tampered uith, thelr zines "investigated” & even being slammed for their ideas. Josh just got four months in ad seg for "editting" his zine, lope Kills. Obviously, the authorities are going after consclous, articulate anarchists, lately. As they've done fo jlew Afrikans, Muslims, etc. How have you been harassed for your work & what words of advice & encouragement do you have for your fellow prisoner brothers & sisters? Also, what do you suggest is necessary to get outside activists off the dime & into serious prisoner support work? Answer: T have been continuously harassed for my work, here. First, I was placed in ad seg, next I've encountered countless transfers from prison o prison. I was kept in ad seg for two years for nothing, my property was destroyed, my mail is always read and coples are made of my letters. Outside support is needed, in order for us to stop forced prison slave labor. The Kissouri Prison Lator Union needs serious outside support in the state of Kissourl, first and foremost. ‘ore activists are needed to get involved in the prison issues. One must realize that slavery still exists Within American prisons and we need to end this evil. L. The "power of the pen” is a mighty weapon, which the prisonkrat authorities fear greatly. The bisgest eneny of fascism is truth. Your resolve is unique & strong. What great teachers do you draw strength fron? Can you give us some words of wisdom to fortify is with, too? Thankyou very much, Brother! Anthony Answer: I draw my strength from lloble Drew Al and many AnARCHIST WRITERS. Noble Drew All teaches that you want for your Brother man (human beings) what you want for yourself. I love myself, so I love ay fellow human being. 4hen T am sick, I take med. People need to know the truth about government. In strugsle, Jerome The newsletter of MPLU - Off the fiook, is available through the South Chicago ABC Zine Distro for ($/free. sq October 22nd Weekend “Oclober 22nd" has now become the lerm crystalizing oulrage over police violence. In dozens of cilies across the counlry af this fime, people lake 1o the sireels in mililani fashion. The vicitms and family members are given a special place in our hearls and our signs. Their searing testimony echoes through the plazas of the downlowns and energizes us for the fight. The Oclober 22 Coglifion is comprised of @ wide variely of groups and individuals with various agendas, such as the. fight fo protect public housing, the abolition of the death penally. neighborhood organizations, prisoner support groups. polilical organizations. prison aboiitionists andl oulraged cifizens. A high level of purpcsefulness and cooperalive energy is the striking fealure during the organizing of these actions. Those involved, put their sectarian agendas aside and set 1o work. This year, since Oclober 22nd fell on a Sunday. the day of action and remembrance evolved and expanded info a whole weekend of events. On riday the 20ih, fhe large rally and march took place at the Federal Plaza, in Chicago's Loop. starling al noon. Music, speakers, iterature lables, fiyers. newspapers, colorful banners and posters festooned the whole area Useful, enjoyable nelworking among aclivisis and flyering o the noonday crowds, took place. Rivetling tesfimony from Gwendolyn Hogan, whose husband Kelsey, was murdered by a drunken off-duly prison guard, and ofhers, sel the lone for the seriousness of Ihis siruggle for justice. | was most impressed by the increased focus on and parlicipation by Ihe gay. lesbian, bi and fransgendered communilies, which was thiillingly arficulated by Andy Thoyer, of the Chicago Anfi-Bashing Network (773-878-4783 CABNsloplhe hate@aol.com) His passionate oration stuck in my mind, as the most impaciful all weekend. Another development which | was very encouraged to see greally expanded, was the increased emphasison S solidarity with prisoners. For who are more the viclims of police brutality (slate repression) and stolen lives (incarceration) than the 2,000,000 prisoners in this locked down country? Hundreds of black balloons were blown up and fied to strings with cords on them. The names of illinois “C" prisoners - those cruelly crushed by the system and denied a chance at parole - were writlen on these cards. Al one point, folks holding the balloons were asked 1o lear off the names of these prisoners, and let go of the string. Walching this flock of balloons float over the crowd up and through the skyscrapers of Chicago was a carnivaklike sighl. | was especially happy, knowing these prisoners' addresses were in people's pockets, so they could wrile to them later. Another nolable display was af the Ocl. 22 fable. It was alarge presentation board filled on both sides with laminated 8 1/2x 11 prisoner artwork. These powerful & lalented political statements, really concentrated the message and brought home the fact that the struggle is the same - inside and oul. Also, there was a poster with snapshots of prisoners. Their dignity and delerminalion were striking, especially as seen through the ubiquitous handcuffs and prison suroundings. You can't jail the cry for freedom! Most people went on the spirited march up and down State Sireel. The street signs were covered over and the slreels were renamed in honor of those of us who have been murdered by the Chicago police. Thousands of people saw a very determined, vocal and diverse group of cilizens rising up angry! People were really info it, sefious about this movemenl, yet at the same time, enjoying the program. the balmy Indian Summer day and the stimulation of ideas. Everybody seemed lo get a chance fo see a lof of friends and make new conlacts. | would say 800 - 1,000 people came out to this demo - moslly dressed in black. ©On Saturday the 21st, two events took place. From 1 1o 5 a symposium was presented entilled “The State, REPRESSION & The Movement: Wha lo Expecl, How 1o 54 Resisl." This featured a strong panel of longtime activists, including Michael Deutsch, a revolutionary attorney, who spoke about “Stale Repression & the Role of the F. Hondo T'Chikwa, a black liberationist who spearheads the Crossroads Support Network, lalked about “free Zolo Agona Azania: The Death Penalty is Poiifical.” Benjamin Evans of the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee spoke of “Recenl Police Taclics in Seatlle, D. C., Philadelphia & L. A" Halem Abudayyeh of the Arab-American Action Network, gave a lalk entifled “Grand Juries Secrel Evidence & Defending Palestinian and Arab Activists in the U, . Nexi came Jose Lopez, Director of the Juan Antonio Correljer Puerto Rican Cultural Center, who explained how we should be “Resisling the Use of Repression Agains! the Puerlo Rican Independence Movement.” Janet Hoft and Melinda Power, longtime atforneys working with the National Lawyers Guild, spoke on “What to Expect if You Are Arested & What 1o Do In Coun." This was followed by a good question/answer period. Much pertinent literalure was available, including many prisoner zines. Food was also provided. These types of communily discussions should be happening everyday, in every neighborhood. i Laler. starling al 7 pm - Acl Your Rage was staged af UIC. This was a celebration of youth culture - Hip-Hop, Rap. Punk, Spoken Word etc. with a sirong poliical emphasis & connection to October 22. Unfortunately, i was unable fo allend this, as | would have loved to have tabled zines at this show. I'm sure a lot of people had a good fime. ©On Sunday. October 22nd. starting at 3 pm the “statement rally* occued. Over 300 people came fo the front steps of the urban concentration camp, known as Cook Counly Jail. Affer a few rousing speeches by Gwen Hogan and others, we marched completely around this razor wired encampment, stopping at each unit. We brought our banners, strong voices, five-gallon buckels and “hal-mile howlers" to shout out our suppor for our brothers and sisters, being forced to subsist in this hellhole. 1 was awe-inspiting 1o hear the muffled roar of the S 7 prisoners, screaming their supporl, love and appreciation out fo us. They were pressed close o the windows with clench-fist salules, which we shot back ! them. At one poinl, we slopped for quite a while, because several prisoners ond @ few guards were in the yard, on the Sacromenlo Avenue side. The youth cut fo the chase and dispensed wilh the nicey-nice chants and simply started shouting “Fuck the Po-lice! Fuck the Po-lice!” This simple. infeclious message grew loud and longlosting. Even under the eye of the guards. the prisoners acknowledged us with their raised fists. It was wild and fun and powerful and the order-loking cops and guards hid behind their guns, inside their cars &/or stations - powerless 10 do anything about it For they're like hyenas and only gang up to prey on the vuinerable. There is definitely strength in numberst On the way back, along 26th Sireel, taggers logged the brick walls with stinging messages. We regrouped of the front entrance and continued 1o rally and hear speakers. 1 was very pleased with this demo. os we'd only had 1 month from conceplualizing it to doing it. | had hoped for wo hundred and no less thon one hundred, ond over three hundred come! it was a high-oclane, special group. 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