Excellent piece by Natasha Lennard about anti-fascist political prisoner David Campbell who is stuck on Rikers Island during the COVD pandemic, despite being cleared for release.
Please reach out to David and show some support.
David Campbell #3101900657
Robert N. Davoren Complex
11-11 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
https://freedavidcampbell.com
Chesa Boudin as a boy with his dad, David Gilbert. Courtesy of Chesa Boudin
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin was at home cooking on Saturday afternoon when his dad, David Gilbert, called from a prison in upstate New York. Boudin was glad to hear his father’s voice. But he was worried about his old man: Someone in the cell next to him had tested positive for the coronavirus.
At 75, Gilbert is one of the oldest prisoners in the state. Even calling his son is risky for him now, since hundreds of guys at Shawangunk Correctional Facility share the same phones to call home. Before dialing his son, Gilbert wrapped the receiver with an undershirt to avoid touching it to his face. He would hand-wash the shirt after returning to his cell.
More at https://www.motherjones.com/author/samantha-michaels/
COVD or not, the June 11th International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and All Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners continues. Now in its 16th year!
From the call:
“The context of June 11th this year is one in which our lives have been wrenched out of normality. A scary time, but also a time for innovation. And an especially important time to remember and support our imprisoned loved ones. While calls to release people from jails, prisons, and ICE detention facilities during the pandemic are growing louder and having some success, it’s likely that many of our comrades’ names will not be on the list for early release.
Whether it’s due to marginalized identities, terrorism enhancements, a history of standing up to guards and prison administration, or just being an outspoken anarchist, this means that their long sentences and already abhorrent health care and mistreatment could carry even worse consequences.”
More info via:
https://june11.noblogs.org
[email protected]
https://twitter.com/supportmarius
Be sure to check out this interview with former politcal prisoner Sekou Odinga!
In this episode we are honored to interview Sekou Odinga. Odinga is a former member of Malcolm X’s Organization of Afro-American Unity, a founding member of New York Chapter of the Black Panther Party and one of the falsely charged New York Panther 21. He was also a founding member of the International Black Panther Party chapter which set up an embassy in Algeria.
After returning to the US, Odinga joined the Black Liberation Army. In 1984 he was convicted of multiple charges, including the liberation of Assata Shakur. While he contested the charge legally, after serving almost 34 years for the conviction, he has acknowledged that he is honored to be connected with the Assata’s liberation.
Sekou Odinga shares reflections, memories and lessons from the struggles of his era. He also joins us specifically to highlight the need to bring home political prisoners. The political prisoners from his generation are all elders, many of them with compromised immune systems, who have all served decades in prison for their political activity.
A list of songs and artists compiled by vegan anarchist political prisoner Eric King. Compiled from his prison cell, where he’s facing an additional 20 years on trumped up charges. Enjoy the songs, read about and write to Eric, and let’s bring him home where he belongs!
With songs by Against Me!, Ryan Harvey, Taylor Swift, The National, Liz Phair, Bon Iver, The Shins, Demi Lovato, Janelle Monáe, Tim Barry, Eric Church and Laura Jane Grace.
Listen and donate via https://fundrazr.com/e1cKo1
https://supportericking.org
It’s Giving Tuesday so why not donate to the ABCF Warchest? The ABCF Warchest program distributes $40 in funds every month to 17 long-time political prisoners and has been doing so since 1994.
Donate:
http://paypal.me/abcfwarchest
https://cash.app/$Timabcf
The following political prisoners receive assistance from the Warchest currently:
Sundiata Acoli
Joseph Bowen
Ruchell Magee
Oso Blanco
Hanif Bey
Malik Smith
Alvaro Hernandez
Jaan Laaman
Jalil Muntaqim
Veronza Bowers
Eric King
Mutulu Shakur
Abdul Aziz
Ed Poindexter
Chip Fitzgerald
Kamau Sadiki
Ronald Reed
More info:
https://www.abcf.net/b…/the-abcf-warchest-needs-your-support/
This is an op-ed piece written by Levi Rickert in Native News Online about the need to release indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier now. For more information, see his website at http://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info.
Support for our political prisoners does not end at the prison gate. Little Feather could use our support right now. Please donate to his fundraiser! Little Feather is a former political prisoner who served a 36 month federal prison term pursuant to a non-cooperating plea agreement. He is one of several water protectors federally sentenced in relation to the NoDAPL movement at Standing Rock.
There are still political prisoners from the NoDAPL protests at Standing Rock imprisoned. See https://www.nodaplpoliticalprisoners.org for info on Water Protectors Red Fawn Fallis and Rattler.
22 dead prisoners & 1 dead staff
540 COVD positive prisoners & 323 COVD positive staff at 45 prisons and 15 halfway houses and this is what colossal asshole Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal had to say.
The list of politcial prisoners in the federal prison system include: Mutulu Shakur, Veronza Bowers, Sundiata Acoli, Jamil Al-Amin, Kojo Sabubu, Bill Dunne, Eric King, Jeremy Hammond, Marius Mason, Joshua Stafford, Doug Wright, Byron Chubbuck, Leonard Peltier, Red Fawn Fallis, Rattler, Joe Dibbee, Jaan Laaman.
Read about these people on our prisoner page.
There is a lot of news to read and much of it focuses on the COVD-19 pandemic. We just want to remind everyone not to forget about political prisoners during this time. Some of them are at prisons that have active COVD-19 deaths but all are dealing with lockdowns, loss of visits and restricted access to commissary. Add to that, a whole lot of stress and uncertainity and you can see the need for us to reach out and check in with them.
We recommend checking out our Political Prisoner list or for a graphical display, check out the NYC ABC Illustrated Guide to Political Prisoners which is updated monthly. Please do not forget about political prisoners during the pandemic or ever!