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WILDFIRE /o The Future PO Box 3133 Bloomington, IN 47402 CRITICAL RESISTANCE OF THE YEAST VARIETY BY LACINO HAMILTON been punched hard: 52 to 80 years, fise time, for a crime 1 am 100 entrenched, and internalized by Blacks themselves. Ronald Wilson those similrly sicuated who spit on those who had a right to expect and viewed as entirely nacural. Anyone who takes the time to that raciseclmate, in is paternalisic as well as in s more aggressive forms, is encoded in prison policies and practices. A system thac I is more than the body that has been arrested and Only a struggle for spiritual and policical liberation can ensure the ultimately amouns o the absolute advantage of staf and facily. 0 furcher marginalize those who refuse to bend when faced with Lacino has been incarceraed since July of 1994 for second degree murder hasing abways maintained bis innocence. He descibes himself s a public saciologst who endeavors 1o bring saciology into dialogue with audiences beyond the academy, and open dialogue which decpens understanding of public sues. He can be reached at: Lucino Hamilion #247310, 3226 Jobn Conley Dr. Lapeer, MI 48446; or wwa jpay. com and entering his name and 6-digi prison number ALETTER FROM BRANDON GRAY T haven't done 2 rough draft, 1 am just ltting the pen hit the paper and sending what comes. There is no forward movement for us without violence, and T hate 10 say that. But the oppressors understand nothing else But for all the comrades that have just been awakened, start smal. Every voice counss. If you are incarcerated, welcome o slave labor. Tivelve cents an hour! Unfortunately they do not provide what we just want 10 break down UNICOR real quick. They pay an average of $0.55 and hour. They make an average of $25.00 an hour off possible. Break every tool, everything they put in our hands. Be our captors! No matter what, it is s against them. Black, white, against oppresons! Right now we are idle, just a satstic. Upon our enemies. For the comrades who have no date, know that we fight for et break In Solidarity, Brandon G, Brandon Gray #57511-280 Federal Correctional Institution Elkton PO. Box 10 Lisbon, OH 44432 REINTRODUCTION & SOME THOUGHTS ON TERRORISM, LANGUAGE, CONTEXT & STRATEGY BY BRANDON BAXTER Since our arrest in 2012 1 have maintined a near radio slence public profile despite regular and sincere encouragement o share my thoughts and ideas through mediums such as thi. This was done intentionally as 1 had, unil this point, maintined a glimmer of hope hat Td be able to fight my case in court, Today I received notice that my latest efforts o appeal my convietion were shut down by the coure. There sl remains a few avenues of recourse, but the prospeets of a bright horizon, in those regards, are abysmal. “Therefore, no longer wil I be concerned with what T think and say being misconstrued and used against me in il begin by sharing that | do notaccep the United States designation of myself or any other dissident as a terrorist, In fact, do not recognize the right to designate anyone asa terroris as a right possessed by the United States, which is itself terrorist State and member of the largest terrorist alliance on the globe—NATO. By the United States own definition of errorism, that that can be construed as violent which is caleulated to influence or recaliate (or suppore such actions) against a government, every so-called “police action” and act of war perpetrated by the United ourt of law States is an actof errorism. But simply because the United States” acts of violence are by their own definition tercorism does not mean that T accept their definition. T definitely do not accept the United States' notion that it has a right to define words, especially since when it chooses to do 501t has 2 endency to define words arbitraily and in contradiction o popularly understood meaning in order to suit its own agenda. Murder, for instance, is a crime, so according o United States it is not murder when a police offcer murders an unarmed childs or when a remote drone pilot murders unarmed non-combatas. In these sorus of cases innocent people ae killed, not murdered, because if they were murdered it would undermine the United States use of Yotscrwhen e sccept thei contol of angusge how can we ever hope to truly esablish our own narraive: they control the With dhisin mind, Lam proposinga definition of terrorism for you to ponder and encourage you to put it in to common usc Tertorism is: the systemic use of tereor intended to coerce a certin behavior. Basically, any act that can be construed as carrying the meaning, “do this..” or “don't do thar...r else, s errorism. ‘Within this context we can begin to sce more clarly that the exisence of the Stae i itself an act of terrorism, The State exists through the systemic use and threat of force and prisons to coerce compliance to a never ending lst of s and regulations craied to keep and expand the power of those who have it. The existence of a military is an implied threat to all sovereigns to notinterfere with United States interests, whether political or economic, and is an ace of tertorism. The existence of prisons is an implied threat against the powerless that they better comply with dictates of power, o else be taken away from everyone they love to be throw in a dangerous environment whete they wil be dehumanized, brualized, and have 1o defend themselves from other people under the same circumstances for years at 2 time, and is an act of terrorism. The existence of the police is an implied threat t everyone within their territorial jurisdiction, a constant reminder that at any moment they can be killed (but not murdered) with impunity or sent to prison on fubricated charges, and i an act of terrorism. Within this context we. can give teeth 1o the narrative of those without power. Next, I denounce the modern incarnation of terrorism as What mean by the modern incarnation of terrorism hands. astate, and hand, direct accept that they might, a some point, be a necessity Findly, 14 like to promote building cgalicarian would take themselves more seriously and community dependence on State and incorporated institutions instead of partaking in symbolic acts and demonstrations. I have a lot of For those of you already laying this foundation, [ at Facebook.com/ficethed, and @FireeC] veland4 on Titte. Love & Rage, Brandon Baxter 2 January 2016 A IVESSAGE Wildiire is hands down the best anti-state prison newsleter around. “The prisoners who contribute their writings are well-informed, anticulae, and dedicated to change. The critques of the opinions and acevities of fellow comrades are well thought out as well as constructive. T must respond o Wildire No. 3. “This s 2 message to all the comrades as well s 2 response ade Anarcho Faheems bitier and scathing avack on the il O.G. veteran of prison struggle, the brillant and dedicated Comeade Sean Swain. Anarcho Faheems: firse you accuse Comrade Swain of putting water on a spark before it can wrn into 2 full blaze and then you turn around and do the same thing by telling him it “sn' practical” o attempt o deal a death blow to slave camps from inside prison. Comrade, Revolution ieslfis not practical. Revolution fles in the face of logic and goes against all ods. Revolutionaries are sttong-villed visionarics who bust through mental road blocks and see beyond intellectual barriers. For example: i it imposible o see that with the proper use of ssbotage one slave camp at one institution can be rendered unable to turn a profie If the factory has to constantly shut down in order to repaic or replace machinery,it wonit be long before the capitalist owner of the prison industry who, unlike the warden isnt seeking o control the inmates but rather exploie their labor, pulls out and begins o seck slaves and profits elsewhere. Ifit can be done at one insticution, why not o, three..2 Sabotage s a dircet action revolutionary tactic with which we can meet our objectives without making demands or having 1o deal with the enemy's repressive forces with their pepper sprays and rubber bullets. Sabotage requires neither the participation of a soft majority nor the special skill and assistance of rained-to-go killes, Just a tightly clenched fis of conscious, dedicated guerrilas. This is not only atheory but also an example of how we should be thinking. Anarcho Faheem, on at leas two occasions you have put theory into practice and not only did they both end you also caughe more time behind it. And you feelthat this qualifes You to critcize others. My New Afrikan brother,che highest form Critcism. The struggle behind these walls is not one of lfe or death, unless you have already decided to dic here in prison. To me ain nothing back here worth dying for. If I am to dic in this revolutionary struggle against the fascist American state then let my death be for the people, for the single mothers and fatherlesschildren who suffer most in thisevil, wicked country: For the families who have lost a siblng or a child at the hands of racist, wigger happy cops. And since we very well may have 1o die in our fight for jusice,le us then construct asieuation in which those who deny us our humanity join in the dying. Let us reciprocate death. Whether we use rcalitory violence or become the aggressors ourselves, we are never wrong in killing oppressors. I¢s always open season on pigs. “The distance becween you and an enemy solider i a fiee fire zone. And it was putting this theory into practice that led to my capture ind lfe sentence. Whether my attemp to resurrect the revolution il or yields fruit, s of today I stand call within the ranks So my brother I am not speaking to you from the perspective of someone who does not want you to fight. This is coming from a stomp down Black guerrilla who recognizes you as fulure but a alented organizer and fearless leader. We need you free Comade. ‘We need you o save your best moves, and possiby last move,for the serces, You have wha it takes to re-direct history:. But [ know, its in your blood to fight the power. Tm in soltary confinement now on my way to ADX because, after puting up with administrative bullshit and disrespectful C.O.s for five years in open population, I finally heard from the sreets:“Justce or Else!” And with inspi from the resurrected spiri of a long dead revolutionary conviet named George Jackson and under the authoriy of the great fore- facher Malcolm X, T picked up my sharpened picce of iron and with the backing of the whole Third World I'swung throac of the enemy swine and sent him squealing through the unic like a stuck pig 1 may not ever seen the sun again, but the Black Guersila lives! sword toward the We ask you for now to bring us just & small victory, a theory our comrades can put into practice and make spread like wildiire To my brother Sean Swain 1 say: “Keep on pushist Comeade, you can accomplish what you will” Dear Comrades, unless you have a life sentence (like me) and won't be going home barring a grea revolution in America, you should never engage in any activity that will get addicional tacked on 10 the end of your sentence. In the streets this is called “husdling backwards” It is self-destruction. Reckless behavior must be rejected. Our primary objective is to make ic back home. Now i the time to prepare our barle plans for the strees. Tt would be ridiculous for us o walk back into our former lumpen lifesyles and risk coming back “for a few dollars more.” And stop glorifying the lumpen. Most of them are enemies of the people whose only king. Reach out 1o the lumpen. Each one teach one. But consider joining the ranks of the proletaria. We need to keep ourselves in position to make moves “True political prisoners, whether they were conscious on the stret or were awakened in prison are tying t get FREE. And stay FREE. So that the individual struggle can move into the greater sruggle. As we educate ourselves and work on changing the conditions we are in let us not neglect the law library. Many battles are being won in coure Some may think that I've only stated the obvious, that what I'e just mentioned is a given. But 90% of prison comrades are st that — prison comnades. As soon a they walk out of these gates they leave the struggle behind and take up right where they lefc off in society. Only to return to prison and once again talk the talk Donie you be a prison comrade. Be for real. Take i to the streets. concern is Western money Get ata Guerrill Todd Shepard #35616-044 Federal Correctional Complex US.P. 2 PO. Box 1034 Coleman, FL 33521-1034 BUCKIN IN THE BOP BY ANONYMOUS Rebel greetings! Another day in the feds, deep in the struggle, and you know we scill Buckin! Last issue of fire we reported on the FCC capping intersate phone rates to $0.11/minute in al federal prisons. After years of suruggle thanks to groups like the Human Rights Defense Center, at last we scored a victory against prison profiteering and Kickback schemes. Apparenly those dirty bastards aren' going down without a fight: 2 week before the rate cap was set to take effcct, capicalist giants Global Tel*Link and Securus and their pig brechren in the DOCs and Sheriff Associations sued the FCC, and the DC Court of Appeals issued a temporary hold preventing the ruling from taking cfect uncil they make a fina decision. “The whole episode is infuriating but not surprising - we're skeptical of any supposed prison reforms in the works. 1¢s too good 1o be true, [l believe it when | sce e, or i comes with srings attached, strings that sting like 2 whip. Like the good news here: they are finally el 3-person celsat this medium sccurity gulag, and posible BOR Three people in the cell2! Yes, imagine your typical prison cell the size of your bathroom, then imagine sharing it with two other prisoners, o horrifically overcrowded that you need to take turns standing up. They've been gewting it off for years, despite constant administrativegrievances aiming it is cruel and unusual, To our great relif, at least a this spor, they are removing, the extra bunk a least deciding to comply with the UN standard ‘minimum conditions of imprisonment. d lawsuits Why the change of heart? Is it because the BO is finally leuting people go? No. For all the talk of sentencing reforms and presdendal pardons,the ederal prison populaon s il 138% not decreasing significanty since Obama took offce. Instead of lexeing everybody go en masse, which s what they need o do, their solution is aways to build new prisons. New prisons like the new $400 million dollar USP planned in Letcher County, Kentucky in the old-growth forests of Lily Cornere Woods. The southeast Appalachian mountin region is alteady home to several federal prisons like Big Sandy, McCreary, Ashland, Manchester, and Lexington, prisons sold o communities in the diminishing coal industry with promises of jobs, revenue, and other lie. Lieslike the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), produced by the same dirty PR firm Cardno who signed off on the Keystone XL pipeline, saying that there would be no significanc health o environmental concerns building this prison just a few miles away from active mountaintop removal sites and coal shurry ponds. Plans are being made for a DC convergence to fight this prison on June 1113 in solidarity with long-term anarchisc P o the new fedel “Adminsetive USP" i Thomson, linois. Though Florence ADX and Lewisburg SMU is operating under capacity as compared to the rest of the BOR, they propose “easing overcrowding” by opening another supermax longterm solicary confinement, a practice widely condemned by the UN and most developed countries (but received glowing reviews in the recent “independent” BOP SHU audic by defense contractor CNA Analysis & Solutions). The sie is aso being considered for hosting dozens of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, many of whom have never faced any charges attrial, who have already been cleared for release, who have alteady endured a decade of waterboarding and “recal infusing,” now they want 1o put them in supermas so they can experience the American tradition of torture-through- soliary-confinement. Obama has postured against soltry; recendly capitulating to public pressure by severely reducing the barbaric practice against juveniles, but there has been no observable changes in SHU conditions actoss the BOP — we sillpacing the cll in dirty orange jumpsuics, pecling the pain of walls, taking showers in the sink, routing on some dead time. Conditions are ofien worse at the necwork of private immigeation prisons the BOP contracts out 1o corporations like GEO, CCA, and MTC, who are not bound by the same BOP Program Statements, nor are they subject o Freedom of Information Act requests. As reported in a scathing investigative article in The Nation,this has resuled in dozens ofpreventable deaths and suicides of people who the BOP not only believes should be imprisoned for bogus “crimes” like “lleal reentry,”but that their livs are not even worth saving through the same level of healthcare and mental health Services afforded to the rest of the federal prison populacion. Democrats like Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have eriticized private prisons, even proposing bill to ban the practice, but these are not likely to pass — the corporations who profic from mass incarceration have well-funded lawyers, PR firms, and even congressmen in their pockets who regularly lobby against prison reform (lke this ecent FCC phone race cap ruling). For all Hilary’ recent change of heart regarding criminal justce reform, she is the same pro-war, pro-death penalty Clinton who in the 90s supported the expansion of the police state through billion dollar anti-crime bills, miliariing local police departments, the 100-t0-1 cracks cocaine sentencing disparicis, and the Prison Litigation Reform Act — never mind NAFTA and the gutting of welfare and social id programs, creating the conditions that leave many people with no. choice but criminaliy to survive. “Their election system offering us the fals choi corporate averlord vill whip s, beween openly facist Republi or establishment Democrat sellouts, where millions of felons and immigeants can' even vote regardless, exposes the fraudulent nature of their so-called democracy. Whoever wins, the law enforcement unions, prosecutors, private prison contractors, politicians of both parties will continue conspiring together t maintin the prison industral complex, for profit, for social control. Therefore any meaningful change must come from ouside their reformist frameworks and elections: it must come from militant struggle, behind the walls, and in the sreets. Companies like GEOIGAS, CCA, Global Tel"Link, Securus, Keefe, Cardno, and CNA Analysis & Solutions need to be aggressively and mercilessly targeted. The Fraternal Order of Police, BOP Regional Offices, UNICOR stockholders, warder administracors, and other bureaucrats high up. the food chai “They're not hard 1o find: they have names and addresses, and regularly appear a rade conferences,city hall meetings, pres events. “Their office buildings, websites, homes, and cars stand unbothered night and day, practically begging for rouble: we're counting on yall o ear shut up like Ferguson. Behind the walls, it up (0 us 10 tansform the culuure in prisons everywhere, from one of submission, distrust, ivalry, and powerless despair, into a commanity of resistance, of unity and sebellion, where the pigs no longer think they can push us around. Whether s handingout pamphlets o smalliime vandalism, sarting radical book study groups o hunger seikes, writing grievances or cusing the bigwigs out at mainline, surting an IWW Incarcerated Workers Union chapter or informal, generalized resistance. Local conditions differ so you'l have to scope out the scene to find the most appropriate strategy. but one thing’ for sure, we got to get organized so next ime they try to get one over on us, we wont ake. it sicing down, well take this shit over like Auica. SOME THOUGHTS FROM ANASTAZIA SCHMID Td like to generate thought and spark a dilog on two simple et associated with the people confined within the system and ies conscious judgments — either posiive or negaive according to power structues based on inscilling fear, hate, resentment,rightcous automatic negatively associated words we continue to perpetuate A new breed of the lowliest “inferiors” on the fallacious eriminal,” felon, hierarchy of humanity is created. What 1 call che “conviet race.” “This new breed encapsulates all who fll beneath its label regardless loached, shunned, excluded, disenfianchised, enslaved, inhumancly treated, and any number of other oppressed and subjugated forms people, and therefore are unworthy to be wreated and related to a5 real Twrite with the simple request of changing the vernacular imagery attached 1o it — please refr 1o those of us within these insctutionsfsystem as people, because that s what we are. Be it Until the world shifis their beliefs and begins o sce us in his fuman In Solidaity, Anastazia Anastazia Schmid #133585 Indiana Womens Prison 2596 Girls School Rd Indianapolis, IN 46214 SOLITARY AS A WEAPON BY JOSE VILLARREAL Many within U.S. borders — including many wichi have become used to the reality of soliary cor become pare of the furniture i the dungeons, not only in how we accept it, but in how we respond to it. But we need to understand that solitay is, and always has been, a weapon Most people do not see solitary and these prisons buile enirely for population 1 be held in solitary such as the SHU, SMU, etc. as weapons, but they are. In my Oxford Dictionary, it defines a weapon as: “A thing designed or used 10 cause physical harm o damage” This is exactly what these failtis are created for, o physically harm our minds and to do as much damage 1o our resistance as possible. The state certainly knew what keeping someone in a windowless cell for years or decades would do w0 a person because they st their media in an uproar when a U.S. soldier is ever held in soliary anywhere in the world. They know that this form of weatment s an assault on everything that it means to be human and et they buile enire prisons to do justthat. U.S. prisons, ment. It has WHY THE STATE USES WEAPONS ON THE PEOPLE Some many be confssed a5 to why a state would use a weapon such as soitary on the people in ts prisons. Those who are confused are only confused because they do not know their place in this society. The colonized mentality would have someone believe that they are one with the oppressor. Back in the das the slave somerimes thought her or himself t be a part of the slave-owning clas. They really believed thisto the poine where they would actually avtack other slaves who attempred to rise up. Or 1an to the slave master 1o letthem know what thase slaves were planning o do to the save master. The oppessor had them so brainwashed that they did not know their friends from their enemies. This type of confusion only means that there is a need to decolonize those minds. “The first sep in understanding why the scate uses weapons on the people is that one only uses weapons on those it sces as enemies. The oppressor never oppresses people i loves or cares for. Look to history and sce if any oppressor ever oppressed those it felt were is own. The oppressor only oppresses those that it is detached from, who it sces as inhuman or a scourge 1o the Earth. It only. oppresss its cneies. It only uses weapons on ts enemics So this begs the question, when weapons are used, what can be the goal of such an act’ If te definition of a weapon is to cause physical harm or damage, then we can safely assume that o use weapons is attempring o cause our demise. Solitary can then be scen asthe stae’s atempr to employ a “clean” extermination of those it targets. WHO IS SOLITARY BEING USED ON? In California where some have said the highest rates of imprisonment exist, where the state has no less than five entire prisons devoted to solitary confinement, these architccrural weapons are being used on the Chican@ people by overwhelming numbers (approsimately 80% of solitary population) and yet there s livde to o mention of this, not just in the bourgeois media, but even the Lefiving media has been pretey much silent on this When 1 first began writing about this phenomenon (see my aricle The New Greaser Laus, 2014), 1 gotltle posvive feedback for highlighting this reality It was almost s if this mass Chican@ poyehological lynching did not matter. And it had many of us in these dungeons question ifin the U.S. Left'seyes we Chican@s were only useful to support s determined struggles. 1 always thought that activist people were supposed to be against torture, genocide, avtacks on imprisoned Azdan, “The fact thar Chican@s are being psychologieally assaulied in chis way in Califas is something serious. There is 2 real lesson in all of this. Donie forger tha Califas i also the sate with the largese population of Chican@s and cureendly leads Aztlan (SouthWese U.S.) in growth of population as well s in the ideological realm. T can chen be said that Caliusis the leading force within Aztlan ac this time and it would also explain why the stare would then targee Califas prisoners the most. Some may not understand why prioners would be trgered in this way and not people, not Chican@s ouside of prison. This is because prisoners of any people are those with nothing to lose and everything to gain from a rue revolution. They are those less bough than those outside the tombs. In a nut shel,the prisoner is more of a potential revolutionary. CONCLUSION understanding it. Likewise the frs step in decolonizing your mind i in undersnding you are colonized. The first step in combating solitary i ways that win isin first understanding why it s employed. Jose Villasreal #H84098 PBSP PO Box 7500 Crescent City, CA 95532 ALETTER FROM STEPHEN 0. SWARTZ o’ the effectiveness of the suategy of divide and conquer as there is absolutely NO type of unity of any kind and those that go againse the guards/system are labeled as heawaves and troublemalers by “This system is inordinately Rooded with drugs and that takes alarge oll and is mainly overlooked by the authorities as they My means of fighting is through this very pen and paper, grievances, lawsuits, exc., anything I can do to not only expose the that causing them expenses not only makes big waves bu also keeps them from making any kind of profic off my skin! Outofallthe articles i Issue #3 [ mostagree with Anarcho- Faheem that any type of harm caused to the systemloppressor is good and that no one should be criticized for the manner in which o resistance at all Fusthermore, any act, no matter how small, that thar’s just a lcle bit less money the sate has to oppress the people, Arizona. prisoners and theis abiliy o just “suck it up’ on them geuting their nexe fix in, which litle do they system playing them like a fine fiddle. I¢s absolurely disgusting! ealize is the Stephen O. Swartz AS.RC. Lewis - Buckley PO Box 3400 Buckeye, AZ 85326 RESPONSE TO ISSUE #3 BY SAYF Pue been thinking about your polemic dealing with a general strke within the PLC. and though I do believe s a long shot — especially within the 1LD.0.C. (Ilinois Deparement of Corrections), maostly due 1o their scab workers from the protective cusody unit/ population — I do chink s possible. To use other forms such as the ‘good work stike,” where kitchen workers can beef up trays and aundry porters can give out extra detergent, and though I don think this would “shake the system to its core,” it could possible be a means of building solidarity and unity amongst prisoners We raally need to reanalyze our tactic and what direct construce an oudine on how to incorporate these methods on a prison scale. Revolution may not be in the near fuure, but its our duty 1o build the conditions or inf inside of the shell of this decaying society. Sometimes we are self- contained to ideal situations and what ifs and we forget, 3s we hope for things to take place in the future, he actual struggle isright now as we speak. We need to build rsistance that conneets our struggle with the oppressed struggles on the outside. So when we talk about tactic and strategy, we must build further than immediate, while sl effecting the immediate if that makes On another iff, do anyone have any ideas on building 2 Boycort Divestment Sanction movement similar o the BDS movements in South Africa and Palestine? 1 think chat if we can expose who are invested in the PL.C. — what mutual funds, businesses, politcians, celebrites, organization who doesn' know they are through indirce expose who is invested in slavery and shame them publicly and ge people to boycort and divese, we can if anything piss them off. Lec ssociation, etc. — 1 think if we can start to me knowe what you think. In suruggle and scrength, Sayf representing ‘The Anarchist Resistance Movement & the Black Sheep/Lone Wolf Collective Timothy Smith #M29880 PO Box 99 Pontiac, IL 61764 IN DEFENSE OF FIRE & SMOKE: ANOTHER RESPONSE IN THE ONGOING DEBATE ON WHAT CONSTITUTES REFORMIST TACTIC BY SEAN SWAIN Uneil Tssue #3 of Wildfire came ou, T intended to write on 2 new topic, expecting the debate over reformism versus revolutionary action to have run its course. But from the lively debate in the lasc issue, 1 think would be remiss not 1o address the topic one more time, in lght of all the responses As T have used the terms, “revolutionary action” secks to topple the existing system rather than change the way it operates “Reformist action” on the other hand does not seek to topple the system but s geared 10 modifying or “reforming” the way the existing pover operates. To make an analogy, a ham A screwd serewdrivers are ot interchangeable but perform diferent jobs. Same with revolutionary and refor So the question regarding hungerstikes is: Does the ace of hungerseiking seck to topple power or does it seck to establish ne terms as to how power operates? However 1 may feel aboue hungersuikes, and however anyone clse may feel about them, hungersuikes seck 1o leverage the existing powers t exercise authority differendly; to give concessions. With a hungerstike, no matter how many of us do i, and no matter how long we do it, 2 hungersrike will never bring down the power structure. 1 your goal s o topple power, a hungersurike is never the ool you can use to accomplish that job, any more than you can effctively use a hammer t insert screws. The hungerstrke is a tool er is 3 tool that pounds nails s 2 tool that installs screws. Hammers and 4 from the reformist toolbox. Now, [ have had to alter my position on work stoppages a bit. Michael Kimble has presented a scenario where work stoppages could be used for a revolutionary outcome — that i, that rebels who seck no compromise with the power structure could employ a work stoppage, not with the goal of making demands or gaining concessions, but with the goal of never going back to work, with the goal of shutting down the system all together. Such a scenario i clearly revolutionary. But, having said that, every work stoppage i history has devolved into reformism. This is due to the fact that not every single rebel i deadt-set to bring the system down, and will instead rewumn to work for the promise of concessions, for a handful of rewards. Sad, bu true It oceurs to me that particularly in a prison secting, for practical reasons, it would probably make sense not to begin any rebellion by proposing a suatewide work stoppage, one designed to e forever until the system collapses and we all go home. 1 donit sce that working, Probably, that would be something to build up to, through other actions that develop the practce of rebellon. “That's why | maintain that hungersurikes are 2 ool in the reformist toolbos and work stoppages, unil they prove to be used fora evolutionary outcome, arealso, unforcunately, a reformist ool. Now, having said al of tha, others have made poins that employing reformist tols ike hungerstrikes serve o (1) raise consciousness, (2) broaden partcipation in struggle, and (3) build solidarity. All of these points are true. But, engaging in reformist tactics will only lead o raising reformist consciousness, broaden participation in reformist struggle, and build solidarity with reformists who are only secking to aler the way the system works, not destroy it Backto the analogy,teaching someone to use a screwdsiver does not make them proficient with a hammer. Practicing reformist tactcs “rases consciousness” that we seruggle and get the system to change and accommodate us Someone under that flse consciousness can never be motivated 0 topple the system that they falsly believe to be responsive (if only enough of us sign a petition to vote or march or hungerstike). So. building“reformist consciousness” artests “revolutionary consciousness” and detracts from the potential for revolution. Employing reformist tactis also broadens parti the suruggle — in the reformist suruggle. It creates greater numbers of folks who believe that they can devore their energies t gerting the existing system to work for them, It does not, however, pull more people into the revolutionary struggle of auempring to topple the system. Also, lec keep in mind that no revolution in history ever % of the population’s partcipation. In every revolution in history; 9% of the population sat on the sdelines and watched. So, thatbeing the case, attempting to broaden parcicipation is a reformist approach in itself. | would gladly trade a million commiteed reformises for juse a dozen dic. dedicated to bringing the system down. The n reformist ed herring. Lasly, reformist action increases solidarity with other reformists and gets more folks intellectually oriented into running on that same hamster wheel, increasing the number of people who are deluded into thinking that the answer s not o topple the system but o seive to fix it, o achieve a kinder, gentler slavery complex. ket on sccured more than rd revolutionaries nbers argument is Lets not pretend reformism corners the fousnes-rasing or o broadening the movement or on increasing solidariy. Direct action strtegies do that t0o, only dircct action strategies inspire others to direct action. Tactics like sabotage and rioting and insurrection do not result in concessions or improvement in conditions. Revolutionary actics are nor geared for such outcomes justas hammers are not geared for installing screws. In the case of the 12 Monkey rebellion, the 12 Monkeys promoted sabotage like clogging drains and jamming locks, and the rebellion began with an incredibly small number of rebels. It grew quickly and escalated 1o smashing windows and lighting fires — which are tacics the 12 Monikeys never promored. That participation in dircct action rebellion, the action quickly went beyond the designs of those who had isued the ini So, direct action can promore revolutionary consciousness, broaden participation, and steengthen solidarity Prisoners can employ tacticsthat throw the prison complex 0 a constant state of conflct and criss that builds and spreads. And contrary o the critcism that prison rebellion alone cannot ke down the larger system of control, the fact is that no state can exis for long without the power to punish, and if the prisons are aken away from the sate, the state cannor remain the state fo long, But, the poinc is immaterial because widespread prison rebellion would spread and would consume 5o much of the sate’s energy and resources and personnel that nobody would be guarding the proverbial hen-house. Then rebels beyond the fences would have an with mass open invitation to get just as rowdy: The death of the hierarch program will ot come about as a consequence of reformist a not even a million teformist actions involving a million pardicipants. The system will only be toppled by rebels who dedicate themselves 0 actions thatare designed to topple the system. We are not excused from participation just because we're locked in cages. That does not absolve us, bue provides us an even greater incentive, a stronger ons or a series of reforamist actions, motive, a deeper resolve Our love and fry cannot be expressed through the lexicon of the reformist but need 1o be articulated in blood and smoke. Since the privileged few of the world have relegated us to butchered lives, have made it clear that in the final analysis i i us or them, | le the blood be theis. say le the smoke rise now CHRONOLOGY “The following is a list of some actions and instances of revolt that have taken place over the past few months. As a publication, we focus Largely on prison struggles happening worldwide and anarchisc combat against the state and capital. We believe in a multiform seruggle against power, which may or may not calliself anarchist December (everywhere): Following a call by Greek anarchisc prisoners for a month of action honoring fallen and imprisoned comrades, December is deemed Black December and. actions proliferace worldwide. This is coordinated to commemorate the murder of teen anarchist Alexandros Grigoropoulos by Greck police on the night of December 6, 2008. All actions claimed as part of Black December will be noted s such in the chronology that follows. December (Alabama, USA): Anarchist prisoner Michacl Kimble eleases a statement for Black December, honoring fllen anarchists Alexandros Grigoropoulos and Kuvasi Balagoon. December (Ohio, USA): Anarchist prisoner Sean Swain issues a statement for Black December calling for action against prison December (Chile): Anarchist prisoner Nacaly Casanova issues & scatement for Black December: “Combarive memory defines us as individuals taking 2 stand in our negation of the existent, forces us o push the memory of our fallen comades beyond reflecting on how they were snatched from us, bringing them into our everyday lives i many forms and individual initiacives without giving in 10 esignation in the face of death or to oblivion.” at different times, but which always remains uncontrollable and uncompromising. All actions reported below are taken from public websites and have no connection to anyone who writes for or produces Wildfire December (Tijuana, Mesico): Actions throughout the month for Black December. Graffc is written, and incendiary attacks occur against McDonalds and an ATM. 1 December (Chile): Locks ghied at exotic pet shop by Nocturnal Disorder Cell (FAI/IRF) for Black December and in solidarity with anarchist prisoners. 1 December (Mexico Ciy, Mexico): Non Terrae Plus Ulra Destructive Cel leaves an incendiary device in the parking lot of Xochimilco Borough Building for Black December 2 December (Montreal, Canads): Private patrol car sabotaged for Black December, and in “criminal compliciy with all fugitive and incarcerated anarchist comrades around the world.” 3 December (Greece): Imprisoned anarchists Giorgos Karagiannidis, Yannis Michailidis, Fivos Harisis, Argyris Nualios, and Grigoris Sarafoudis release a statement for Black December. 4 December (Athens, Greece): Incendiary ariack on ministry of cultue for Black Decerber. 4 December (Athens, Greeco): Alexandros Grigoropoulos Cell (FALIRE) places incendiary devices at the home entrance and car of a former minister o the PASOK party. Action claimed for Black December and in solidariey with Ménica Caballero, Francisco Solar Marco Camenisch, Alfiedo Cospito and Nicola Gai, Juan Alisce, Freddy Fuentevilla and Marcelo Villarroel, Juan Flores, Guillermo Durin, Nataly Casanova, Enrique Guemin, Thomas Meyer-Falk, Ignacio Musior, Tamara Sol, Michael Kimble, and all other caprive comrades 5 December (Turkey): Demonstration ouside of Kanduea F Type Prison in solidaricy with hunger stiking vegan anarchist prisoner Osman Evean, held captive there. 6 December (Berlin, Germany): Tiwo vehicles ata Suzuki dealership worched for Black December and in memory of Alexandros Grigoropoulos. Suzuki provides Greek police with new vehicles for their counterinsurgency Delta Squad. 6 December (Greece): Demonstrations in Thessaloniki, Komortini, Tonnina, Karditsa, Lamia, Volos, Lariss, Trikala, Ageinio, Patros, Kalamata, Herklion & Rethymno, Mydlini, and central Adhens in memory of murdered anarchist Alesandros Grigoropolous. Late evening roting in mlple citics. 6 December (Toulouse, France): Five vehicles of company complicic in nuclear power burned. Early December (Barcelona, Spain): Individualiies for the Diffusion of Chaos (FAU/IRE) burn sccurity vehicles, actack banks and ATMs, and set fire to urban structues for Black December and in solidarity with anarchise prisoners 7 December (Greece): Banner drops in Koridallos mens prisons for Black December: “Insurtection is always timely” and “For the anarchist offensive against the social machine.” 8 December (Hildesheim, Germany): Foxes freed from a hunting dog raining faclicy and associated clubhouse buened down by the Animal Liberation Front. 9 December (Montral, Canada): Black bloc autacks cops with rocks; smashes the windows of Citizenship & Immigration Canada, construction conglomerate and defense contractor SNC-Lavelin, several banks, and other buildings; breaks the windows of a police 9 December (Greece): Posters pasted for Black December. 9 December (Greece): Sebastién Oversluij Cell (FAIIRF) buens the vehicle of a cop ac his home, for Black December and in solidarity with all imprisoned and fugtive anar. 10 December (Berln, Ger shop that sels fur products. ay): Display window damaged a 10 December (Canoss, Taly): Several hundred hares freed from & farm by the Animal Liberation Front. The hares were t used in the taining of hunting dogs. December (Durham, USA): About 35 individuals march to the local ail in solidarity with recent clashes with police in US cites 17 11 December (Athens, Greece): Incendiary atack on security systems store for Black December. 12 December (Athen reece): Banner action for Black December. 12 December (Athens, Greece): For Black December, anarchists torch a car belonging to a company which produces police and miliary uniformms. 13 December (Crete): Combatant Anarchist Assaule Group carries out an incendiary attack against a military officers club for Black December. 13 December (Minneapolis, USA): Banner hung for Black December. From the reporcback: “The mantra that nothing happens here'is a self-fulflling prophecy. Insurrection is always timely!” 13 December (Osny, France): Eigh prison vans completely burnt 13 December (Winchestr, UK): Five guards and a nurse injured ina prison rior. 14 December (Athens, Greece): Five minivans of AB supermarket chain burned 17 December (Brescia, Italy): Anarchise Cel Acea places explosive device at a police waining center for Black December and in solidariy with anarchist prisoners. 17 December (Beawvais, France): Prsoners destroy chei prison before tansfer. 18 December (Heraklion, Crece): Incendiary attack against National Bank for Black December, and in solidarity with imprisoned fighters and refuges. 19 December (lstanbul, Turkey): Demonstration in solidsity with hunger suiking anarchist Osman Evean, 19 December (Bilbao, Spain): Fur shop artacked. 20 December (Husquilucan, Mexico): Patrol car burned for Black December and in solidarity with imprisoned comrades. 20 December (Thessalonik, Greece): MAT anti-riot squad attacked by anarchises outside the Turkish embassy for Black December. 21 December (USA): The tench anniversary of the death of William Avalon Rogers. Avalon took his lie in a jail cell while awaiting charges for actions claimed by the Earth Liberation Front. 21 December (Komortini, Greece): Church sites desecrated, ATMs attacked, and CCTV cameras sabotaged for Black December. 21 December (lquique, Child: Flaming barricades and sureec clashes for Black December 22 December (Edinburgh, Scotland): ATMs sabotaged by “Falcon of Chaos” with solidarity o anarchist prisoners and Black December. 22 December (USA): Radio interview by The Final Straw with anarchist prisoner Michael Kimble 22 December (St Louis, USA): Individuals tag milicant anti-police & anti-prison slogans, deface multiple billboards, and stencil black roses all over the metro area for Black December. 22 December (Buringeon, USA) coordination with Black December. March against police in 22 December (Montreal, Canada): In response to Black December, a yuppie boutique has is windows broken and a re-purposed fire extinguisher is used to spray paint inside, ruining the merchandise 23 December (Bloomingeon, USA): Banner hung for Black December and in solidarit with anarchist prisoners 23 December (Amsterdam, Necherlands): Demonstzation for Black December. Shops atacked with paint and fiyers spread. 23 December (Mesxico City, Mesico): Informal Anti-authoritarian Feminist Action Commando places an explosive device placed ac a church for Black December. From the reportback: “No God, 10 state, no husband or master! Death to the church, the judges and the military! Fire to the prisons! Solidarity with every prisonr Kidnapped in the prisons of the stave.” 24 December (Mons, Belgium): Cars of prison guards vandalized by masked arackers 25 December (Utteche, Netherlands): Vehicle of Owto Workforce job agency is burned for Black December. 25 December (Den Haag, Netherlands): ATM sabotaged and bank spray painted for Black December 28 December (Prague, Cech Republic): 492 Cell / Nevwork of Revolutionary Cell stink bomb the Rizkiena restauran, arget of numerous attacks over the past year for its owners thet of wages and exploitaion of workers 26 December (Brussels, Belgium): Tires of prison construction company Eiffage slashed for Black December: 28 December (Turkey): Parridges rescued by the ALE 29 December (Berlin, Germany): “Informal pyromaniac conspi burns ThyssenKrupp vehicle for Black December 30 December (Argentina): Twenty-seven rabbis rescued and escarch destroped at a campus animal experimentation lab. 30 December (Loite-Atantique, France): Several fires in juvenile prison. 31 December (Mclbourne, Australi): Anarchise Office Refurbishment Cell attacks the offces of defense con Systems with paint and sledge hammers for Black Dect 31 December (Worldwide): Prison/jail noise demonstrations globally in solidaricy with prisoners. 31 December (Minneapolis, USA): Noise demonstzation outside of the youth jail in coordination with Black December: 31 December (New York Ciy, NY): Over 100 individuals in the strcets for noise demonstration. 31 December (Southern Ontario, Canada): Noise demonstrations at muldiple ails and prisons. Graffici is spray painced on numerous buildings, including tags sbout Black December. 31 December (Quebee, Canada): Noise demonstzation ouside the prison of Rimouski, and another at Joliette Women's Prson. 31 December (Bloomingion, USA): Noise demonstrarion outside of the local jail in coordination with Black December. Fireworks and smoke bombs ae set off and a dumpster s pulled into the sreet and sec on fre. 31 December (Monreal, Canada): Over 100 people hold a noise demonstration, with fireworks, outside of muliple prisons. 31 December (Fr. Lauderdale, USA): Noise demonstration outside of Broward County Jail. 31 December (Montreal, Canada): A BMW fircbombed in coordination with Black December, and in solidarity with Michael Kimble and all oher prison rebels in Alabama, Se: Mason, Emima Shepard, and Nikos Romanos. wain, Marius 31 December (Leiprig, Germany): Federal Customs Administzacion vehicles torched for Black December. 31 December (Montevideo, Uruguay): Porsche car dealership attacked with molotov cockails for Black December. 31 December (Hambacher Forest, Germany): Arson and sabotage against mining operations for Black December. Stingers set on the mine road to disable sccurity forces while wires of coal trains attacked with fre. Telecon ns mase torched. Later burning barricade set. January (Ohio, USA): Sean Swain goes on medication strike demanding restoration of hs communications. 3 January (Cambridge, Canada): Enbridge pipeline and valve sabotaged in the night 4 January (Athens, Greece): FAVIRF cell busns two banks for Black December. 7 January (Massachusetss, USA): Two guards injured i prison ror. 9 January (Lukulu, Zambia): Twenty-seven prisoners escape when a crowd atacks police station after a man dis in police cusody: 11 January (Guatemala): Warden and 19 sccurty guards taken hostage in prison riot. 14 January (Trento, ltay): Two repeaters buned a solidarity with Billy, Sylvia, and Costa, el a planned bombing of technological rescarch facilty: destoyed in atchiss on tial for 16 January (Hundngion, USA): Hundreds demonstration ouside of the home of Skanska CEO Richard Cavallero, in opposition to his company’s plans to build an underground animal testing lab in Seatle 16 January (Okere, Nigeria): Hunger strke by inmates s followed by a ot 17 January (Spain): Anarchist comrade Gabriel Pombo da Silva goes on hunger surike demanding a single cel, a demand he wins o days ater 17 Januasy (Seine-at-Mame): Tivo guards deliberaely hit by a car and badly wounded in a prison car park. 17 January (Christmas Island, Australia): Detainces at 2 migeanc detention center set buildings alight and arm_ themselves with baseball bats in a rior. 18-24 January (Helsinki, Finland): Bus stops painted with slogans in support of the ZAD anti-sirport resistance. 20 January (Argentina): Two birds rescued and cages smashed in memory of fallen anarchist Sebastidn “Angry” Overslui 22 January (Worldwide): Internationsl Day of Action in Solidarity with Teans Prisoners. 22 January (Minneapolis, USA): Antagonistic queers sec off fireworks outside of the youth jail i solidarity with erans prisoners 22 January (Monueal, Canada): Graffc in solidarity with trans prisoners 22 January (Philadelphia, USA): Noise demo outside the Federal Detention Center in solidarity with trans prisoners. Some police cruisers spray pained 22 January (Marscille, France): Banner drop for eans prisoners. 22 January (Melbourne, Ausralia): Anarchises arcack the French consulate and offices of the VINCI company in solidariy with the ZAD. 23 January (Athens, Greece): Bannees hung in soldariy with trans prisoners, and in particula, anarchist prisoner Marius Mason. “Thans and cis abnormals; we set up gallows for every authoritai Freedom for the anarchist comrade Marius Mason.” 23 January (Johannesburg, South Afrca): 500 riot ouside hospital in response to death in police cusody. 25 January (Ontario, Canada): Enbridse pipelne sabotaged agan. 26 January (Axapusco, Mexico): 300 locals try to lynch a cop in response to the death of a 15-year-old in custody. 27 January (Kalmar, Sweden): Youth in refugee decention center 29 January (lualy): Ducks liberated and cages smashed. 29 January (Saronno, laly): Molotov attack on the headquarters of Rotodyne, developers of war machinery: 30 January (Southern France): 37 hens liberaced 30 January (Durham, USA): Over 100 people protest ouside of the jail i response to the death of Mauhew MeCain and Dent MeMurray at the hands of the Durham jail and Sheriffs department 31 Janaury (Mesico City, Mexico): Banner dropped and TELMEX car burned in solidariy with prisoners 5 February (Bloomingion, USA): Banner hung in solidaricy with Sean Swain. From the text: *Se pussuit of reedom, putcing his ifeon the line in sruggle against the state. We keep his words and deeds with us as we carry out our own struggles against prison society.” 5 February (Greece): Anarchiss destroy mobile phoneinfrastructure in solidarity with Greek anarchise prisoners T. Theoflou and G. “Tironis. 6 February (Marscille, France): Spanish consulace atacked with paint in response to asassination of migeants by the Spanish guardia cvil 7 February (Civitavecehia, taly): Explosive device placed at the city court by *Fireworks committee for an extraordinary year' (FAI/IRF) i soldarity with anarchist prisoners worldwide. 7 February (Athens, Greeee): Incendiary Foci of Deregulation (EAI) fircbomb Hellenic Post branch and a diplomatic vehicle in solidariy with anarchist prisoncrs. 10 February (Montevideo, Uruguay): Home of Carlos Rossel torturer duting the ‘7385 dictatorship, atiacked with molotov. cockuils 10 February (Scorze, aly): Thousands of mink feed from fur farm by the Animal Liberation Front. 11 February (Santiago, Chile): Bomb left at the gendarmeric center by the December 11¢h Insurrectional Cell (FAUIR) in solidarity with anarchist prisoners and fallen anarchist wasriors 11 February (UK): Over 100 hens liberated. 12 February (Tucson, USA): Queer anarchists march in response to the murder of Kayden Clarke by the police 13 February (Athens, Greece): Explosive arcack on tax office by Insurgent Individuals (FAUIRF). 14 February (Mulheim, Germany): Nine cars burne by Wildiee Cell (Animal Liberation Fron/Earh Liberacion Fron/Informal Anarchist Federation),in solidarity with anarchist prisoners. 14 February (Prague, Crech Republic): Network of Revolutionary Cellsavtack police vehicles with incendiary devices in solidarity with anarchist prisoner Martin Ignacik. 15 February (Volos, Greece): Two ATMs burned in solidariy with anarchist prisoner Panagiotis Aspioris 18 February (Bloomington, USA): Banner dropped in solidarity with Mexican anarchist prisoner Fernando Bircenas 21 February (Greece): Fugitive member of anarchise guerrll group Revolutionary Strugle, Pola Roupa, attemps to hijack a helicopter in a plot to break anarchist and rebel prisoners out of prison. Her plan i foiled by an ex-cop helicopter pilot. Pola escapes and remains fiee 22 February (Santiago, Chile): University research building burned by Circle of Individuals for Anarky and Kapibara Group (FAUIRE), in solidarity with anarchist prisoners Marius Mason and Naralia Collado. 24 February (Rennes, France): Migranes declare hunger srike afier a miscareaige and suicide autempr. 25 February (Montreal, Canada): Businesses have their windows smashed and paint thrown everywhere. 26 February (Marscille, France): Two luxury cars sec on fire in solidarity with four comrades imprisoned for revolt against prisons. 27 February (Philadelphia, USA): Posters thrown up in soldarity with the anti-airpor resistance of the ZAD in France. 27 February (Toulouse, France) Several trucks ar 2 Vinci construction site burned by ‘Some rascals” 28 February (Beaver Creck, USA): 50 pheasants liberated from a game farm in memory of Clément Méric, an anti-fascst vegan who was murdered by neo-nazi skinheads in Paris, France in 2013, 29 February (Tijuana, Mesxico): Grafiifor Fernando Bircenas. 1 Mareh (Chile): Anarchist prisoners Juan Aliste, Marcelo Villarroel, and Freddy Fuentevill elease statement in solidarity with Chilean anarchist prisoners Ménica and Francisco, held captive in Spain. 2 March (Athens, Greece): French Institute aacked with molotovs in solidariy with migrants and fighters against the French state in the Calais region, 3 March (Philadelphia, USA): Four University City Distrct buildings have their locks glued and and-cop/anti-genrification slogans spray painted. A camera s aso removed. 3 March (Athens, Greece): Members of Revolutionary Struggle sentenced for a car bomb attack, a shootout with police, and bank expropriations: Nikos Maziotis (lfe in prison plus 129 years) Antonis Stamboulos (13 years); Giorgos Petrakakos (36 years); Pola Roupa, currendy on the run (11 years). n): Peisoners rior set fres, and baule 4 March (Georgetown, Guy guads 4 March (Masseille, France): Insomaiac Owls with Incernationalist Mood and Incandescent Humour burn a van of GDF Suez, who profit from the detention of “migrants” 5 March (Montreal, Canada): Anarchists smash the windows and slash the ties of a poice cruiser 6 March (Besangon, Francel: Church tagged in solidariy with Ménica and Francisco. 6 March (Euskal Herria): Flyposting for Ménica and Francisco, 6 March (Avon Gorge, UK): Coal il lines sabotaged by sabotage group “Sand in the Gears” 7 March (Bucnos Aires, Argentina): Several bank ATMs ssbotaged i solidarity with Manica and Francisco 7 March (laly): Animal Liberation Front fres forey-nine lambs and. destroys documents and equipment. 7 March (Melbourne, Australia): Six youths riot on youth prison roof for 7 hours 8 March (Athens, Greece): Banners, iyers, and spray paint at the Spanish Embassy in solidarity with Monica and Francisco. 9 March (Monureuil-sous-Bois, France): Prison architeets studio set on fire in solidarity with Monica, Francisco, and all freedom fighers. 9 March (Wellington, New Zealand): Cels sec on fir i prison iot. 9 March (Porto Allegre, Brazil): Arson aack on Sancander bank i solidarity with Ménica, Francisco, and the CCE 9 Mach (Helsinki, Finland): Ten luxury cars sabotaged. 11 March (Asturias Spain): Trains sabotaged and grafi writen in solidarity with Ménica and Francisco. 11-14 March (Alabama, USA): Guard and warden of Holman Correctional Faciliy stabbed, seting off a riot. Windows busted, mesh wite kicked ou, control units seized, dorms opened up, fres set, barricades sec up. Rior team regains control, only to see another siot break out 12 March (Santiago, Chile): Cel of Individualists and Anarchic Nibilss for Anti-authoritarian Insureection (FAIRF) detonae 3 noise bomb outside a building of highway management Vespucio Sur i solidarity with anarchist prisoners 13 March (Valence, France): Anaschists tag owo churches. 13 March (Boston, USA): Banner in soldarity with Calas. 13 March (Chile): Joaquin Garcia, imprisoned November 2015 on charges of bomb attacks on a school for prison guards and a police saaion, aacks the former boss of the dictorship's intelligence police. 14 March (Montreal, Canada): Lusury car dealership attacked with incendiary devices in solidarity with the imprisoned anarchists of Revolutionary Struggle and the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire. 15 March (Minneapolis, USA): Banner dropped in solidariy with the Holman prison rebels. From the reportback: “May the fres in Holman spread across the country with countless diverse and uncontrollable actions. The inmates rebelling inside prison walls i be lefi o fight alone. 15 March (California, USA): Anarchist prisoner Jennifer Gann releases satement in solidarity with the CCF, FAY/IRE, and anarchisc prisoners worldwide. 15 March (Athens, Greece): Incendiary Disobedience Cel worches a van and an ATM of the Hellenic Post in solidarity with imprisoned anarchise. 15 March (Santiago, Chile): Flyers scattered at the sit where Javier Recabarren, an 11-year-old anarchist comrade, was killed. 15 March (reland): Animal Liberation Front destroys 80 circus signs. 16 March (USA): An anonymous call for actions in solidariy with the Holman prison ebellion is released. 16 March (Marselle, France): Week of actions in soldarity with the resistance in Calais: stickering, spray painting of slogans, nationalisc propaganda destroyed, tires of deportation collaborators slashed, cash poines attacked, cameras sabotaged, posters pasted, banners dropped, Red Cross building atacked with rocks and has ies locks sabotaged, paine bombs against 3 other Red Cross buildings. 17 March (Greece): Imprisoned anarchist comrades in Greece release statement in solidaricy with Osn Turkey: i Evean, anatchist imprisoned in 18 March (Paris, France): Eight ATMs sabotaged the anarchists in Koridallos pison. solidarity with 18 March (Masseille, France): Banmer drop in solidarity with Osman Evcan. 20 March (Hamburg, Germany): Thee churches desecrated with pain in solidariy with Maénica and Francisco, 21 March (Monevideo, Uruguay): Grafii in remembrance of Javier Recabarren. “Javier Recabarren present in every indomitable, free and wild heart - No cage, No 200 22 March (Philadelphia, USA): Posters thrown up in solidaricy with the Holman prison ebellion. From the posters: “We want to spread. their seruggle & le them know they have friends outside the prison who support their fight 22 March (Lara, Venenucla): Fourteen prison employees held hostage and one guard killed in prison ior. 22 March (Bolivia): Roofop prison ror. 22 March (Nebraska, USA): Riot at a youth facility in Kearney: Prisoners there break windows, doors, and sprinkler heads; throw celing tiles around the living unit; and assault guards. Damage is estimated to be around $3,000. The revolt started as a dispute over food. 26 March (Paris, France): CGT union has its windows smashed in retliation for the CGT sccurity autacking protesters and handing them over o the cops. 26 March (Athens, Greece): Police car and guard booth attacked with fire in memory of murdered anarchist Lambros Foundas 25 March (Bem, Switzerland): Federal Deparument for the Environment attacked with paint in solidarity with Silia, Billy, and Costa. 30 March (Spain): Anarchist comrades Ménica Caballero and Francisco Solarsentenced to 12 years in prison for “causing injuries’ and “causing damage with trrorist intent” for an ateack on a church. 30 March (Brussels, Belgium): Two cars at the foot of a prison wall set o fire in soldarity with Monica and Francisco. 31 March (France): Mobilization against labor reforms. Colleges blockaded, schools on strike, demonstrations clash with cops, banks attacked with hammers and pain, streets bareicaded. 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