The May Day Strike in Alabama is getting attention from many media outlets, some with more thorough coverage, some with broader reach. We’ve collected and summarized these stories here so our readers can find the info they need.

1. SolitaryWatch.com did a great article and interview with some of the founders of FAM about both the strike, and about conditions in seg units. Read it here: http://solitarywatch.com/2016/05/05/prison-labor-strike-in-alabama-we-will-no-longer-contribute-to-our-own-oppression/

2. Listen to FAM members speak from behind the walls on their weekly show, here:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freealabamamovement You can even call in and join the conversation. Email prisonerresistance@gmail.com to find out how. You’ll be asked a few questions to make sure you’re not a cop or troll. 

3. The Ordinary People Society is based out of Alabama and pastor Kenneth Glasgow is represented FAM before the legislature and the DOC in Montgomery. You can read stuff from their perspective here: Descriptions of retaliation and worsening conditions at Holman during the strike, including photos: http://thedotonline.com/home/?p=4087 In-depth look at the demands and political background of the strikes, and the shameful history of the Alabama prison system. Learn about habitual offender laws, the corrupt parole board, lack of grievance procedures or educational opportunities. http://thedotonline.com/home/?p=4077

4. Here’s a list of the first local mainstream news sources to come up on google for covering the strike.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/inmates_at_multiple_alabama_pr.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/alabama-prisons-enter-lockdown-heels-coordinated-labor-strike/story?id=38881139&cid=abcn_fb
http://www.wbal.com/article/161477/109/alabama-prisons-enter-lockdown-on-heels-of-coordinated-labor-strike

5. Some of those reporters were sloppy and initially interpreted complaints about being bird-fed in retaliation for the strike as the central demand of the strike. Here’s a story where FAM sets them straight. http://whnt.com/2016/05/04/alabama-prisoners-say-work-stoppage-demands-go-beyond-terrible-food/

Have more / different coverage of the strike or solidarity actions? Please send em our way: prisonerresistance@gmail.com Any contacts with national news sources that might pick up the story? Please share it with them! We need more coverage outside of Alabama.