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Perhaps you’ve heard things are heating up inside prisons and jails across the country today.
After a call to action to end slavery in America by the Free Alabama Movement (FAM) with “Let the Crops Rot in the Fields“, and tireless organizing on the part of IWOC-IWW, FAM, and other prisoner solidarity groups, people on the inside are leading a national work-stoppage on this, the anniversary of the 1971 Attica prison uprising.
There is so much to say, but as events continue to unfold, we’ve opted to try to collect as many links to live coverage as possible. We’ll be updating this article over the next few hours.
Articles
- Is a Prison Strike Leader Being Falsely Accused of Inciting Terrorism? AlterNet
- This Week May See the Largest Prison Strike in US History The Nation
- US prisoners are going on strike to protest a massive forced labor system Quartz
- Inmates are kicking off a nationwide strike today Mother Jones
- Inmates are planning the largest prison strike in US history The Nib
- Prisons in 24 States Plan to Strike Friday BuzzFeed
- How prisoners are organizing a national strike from behind bars TruthOUt
- Hundreds of inmates riot at Florida prison Miami Herald
Important Information
- Concrete tools for dealing with repression during the prisoner strike
- Understanding how outside support can impact the outcome of a prison uprising
How to support
- Sign up for phone zaps to prison administrators against state repression on the inside
- Grab some pots and pans and show up at a local solidarity demonstration
- Donate to IWOC
- Donate to IWW General Defense Committee fund
- Change your profile photos and banners to indicate you support #PrisonStrike to your social networks
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