Submission
#DISRUPTJ20
NO MORE PRESIDENTS
[January 20
6:30pm sharp
South East corner of Washington Square Park]
NO MORE PRESIDENTS
Trans prisoner letter writing
from Facebook
January 22, 2017 will be the SECOND annual Trans Prisoner Day of Action: an international day of action in solidarity with trans prisoners.
More info @ International Day of Trans Prisoner Solidarity / www.transprisoners.net
In Philly we will be holding space for a letting writing night/event jawn, centered on trans prisoners in PA. Information about specific prisoners, and their struggles inside, will be provided by Hearts on a Wire. Everyone should totally check out Hearts and read their newsletter, made by and for trans prisoners.
*Art materials and postage will also be provided.*
Please come though and:
– Send a letter/art to someone (it is lonely and any letter/art is appreciated)
– Learn about a specific trans person on the inside.
– Start a new pen pal relationship, checking in with yourself truthfully and honesty on your capacity to commit to that.
– Write another letter to an existing pen pal you have.
– Talk with others about your experience supporting trans people on the inside.
– Meet other people and talk about projects we’re involved in.
Email event organizers to get involved or suggest materials/zines to share:
cass: cass.struggle@gmail.com / Brynn Cassidy West
Letha: l.muthkimball@gmail.com / not on fb
(it’s best to email us both)
[January 22 5pm to 7pm at LAVA Space 4134 Lancaster Ave]
Anathema: Volume 2 Issue 12
from Anathema
Volume 2 Issue 12 (PDF for printing 11 x 17)
Volume 2 Issue 12 (PDF for reading 8.5 x 11)
In this issue:
- Eyes on Prison Society
- Restructuring & Rioting in Mexico
- May Our Wrath be Ferocious
- Revolutionary Letter #14
- Action Reports and more
Philadelphia: Attack on Gentrification
from It’s Going Down
We want to honor and carry on the struggle of the friends and comrades we’ve lost. Feral and Denalda lost their lives in the Ghostship fire. Both of them were involved in the struggle against power, and specifically gentrification. With them in our thoughts we decided to attack a force of gentrification in West Philly.
University City District is an organization that collaborates with UPenn, the cops, local businesses, and community groups to “beautify” and literally police neighborhoods in West Philly. They are the frontiersmen of university backed gentrification and are quickly expanding their territory further and further.
We decided to give them an ol’ ULock through their window.
Through our endeavor we realized that winter shitty nights are prime time for clandestine missions ????
Love & solidarity to everyone in mourning
East coast to west coast fuck gentrification
Go hard for your friends
Go hard with your friends
s/o to TWAT
We out here in the night
-some kids in philly
Anti-Authoritarian Assembly
from Facebook
A second post-election assembly has been called for this Saturday. This is an opportunity to hear about new and ongoing projects, report back on events, share information and deepen analyses and strategies as we prepare for Trump’s inauguration and move forward into the new year.
Since this is an anti-authoritarian assembly, it will not provide a platform for political parties. Additionally, the assembly will not provide space for discussions of political or economic reform. Displays of oppressive behavior will be confronted and opposed.
This assembly is not a decision-making body. It is a space to increase coordination, communication and discuss what we would like to see in the future.
This is an open assembly, please help maintain a culture of security, as we cannot promise a cop and snitch free environment.
LAVA is a wheelchair-accessible space (with a small ramp to enter) and has an ADA approved, gender-neutral bathroom.
Saturday, January 14
3:30pm
LAVA Space
4134 Lancaster Ave
Winter Cook-In and Reading and Visual Art Reception and Benefit
from Facebook
FOOD! FRIENDS! READERS! VISUAL ART!
Bundle up your winter britches and come out to South Philly for food, readers, visual art and music!
This event will be an occasion for people to fill their bellies, meet or re-connect with each other, check out some visual art pieces, and listen to some next level readers who will open up perspectives and spark discussions about what’s to be done in the present moment as well as the immediate and long-term future. There will be an open mic at the end of the readings for people to present their writings or thoughts, either prepared beforehand, in response to the readers, or thought up on the spot.
There will be food with vegan and gluten-free options. Just bring some money$ – no one will be turned away for lack of funds but there is a suggested donation of $5+ which will go toward legal fees for anti-inauguration protesters on January 20.
This is the first of what we hope will be more events which will take place both here and in other places across the city.
Food and art reception begins at 11am, readings start at 1pm sharp.
We unfortunately live in a world where this does not go without saying: This event will be held in a safer space – ableism, homophobia, misogyny, racism, transphobia, and other oppressive language or behavior will be confronted and their vessels booted.
Accessibility: Everything will take place on the first floor, which has a bathroom. There are two steps into the front door and people available to assist folks who need help getting in. If you have a question or feel that something more should be mentioned here, feel free to message a host! ♥
[January 14 11am to 4pm, readings at 1pm South Philly contact january14benefit@gmail for address]
Report from New Year’s Eve Noise Demo
Submission
On new year’s eve a crowd of people gathered outside the federal prison at 7th St and Arch St to show love for those kidnapped by the state.
People brought banners, drums, a speaker, fireworks, whistles, and airhorns to get it going. Everything turned into a drum; signs, trashcans, walls, and bike racks were all kicked and banged to make sound. Fliers explaining the noise demo were passed to passersby and thrown around. Coffee and snacks were shared, as slogans against police and prisons were shouted through the megaphone. The night was fun and prisoners flashed their lights as we made a racket.
Police arrived toward the end as the energy was dying down, but didn’t intervene. The demo ended with a short march to a nearby park where everyone was able to disperse without incident.
Prisoners to the streets!
Burn down the plantation!
Confronting Fascism in the Age of Trump
from Facebook
November 8th served as a wake-up call to just about everyone regarding the dire state of our political situation with the election of Trump as the president. The neo-Nazi “alt-right” has become emboldened. They have demonstrated this not only by political appointments, speaker events, and victory celebrations; but also on the streets with an uptick in acts of hate including vandalism, harassment, and physical assaults. Please join us as we discuss an antifascist perspective on the state of things today and where we go from here in the fight against fascism. We will also discuss the variety of tactics that have been used in the struggle against fascism in the past, and what you can do to get involved.
[January 8 from 1PM to 4PM at LAVA Space 4134 Lancaster Ave]
