Update 5/15/26- Casey Goonan Support Committee

  • May 17, 2026 1:03 am

from Anarchist Black Cross Federation

Lockdowns and a birthday

After dealing with a tough month or two of extended of unit-wide lockdowns, establishing a reliable program has been difficult, but Casey reports doing very well! Lockdowns still happen sporadically with little explanation so developing a daily rhythm has been a challenge. They have made a lot of friends on the unit though and for Casey’s birthday, all the guys in their car and few others quietly passed around a birthday card to sign. And to cap it off, somebody made a bangin’ spread of nachos for the occasion.

Mail and calls
Snail mail has been extremely slow and sporadic through the mailroom. They only are getting mail at least a month later than it’s postmark, which is extra frustrating because…

Casey recently received a 6 month revocation of their calling privileges and lost 27 days of good time credits as punishment for a 3-way call with their mom and brother that they didn’t even know was against the rules. So for the time being, email via Corrlinks or snail mail is the only way to talk to them.

To revisit some mail basics:
– Leave big margins on your letters. Casey only receives a black and white hardcopy scan of letters and as of yet the feds haven’t mastered using a scanner or just don’t care. Anything near the edges of the page gets cut off.
– Mail is surveilled and often pieces are outright blocked. Casey has heightened restrictions and scrutiny due to their classification and charges. Write accordingly. Know as well that some mail just doesn’t make it through.

Books
You can see Casey’s booklist for purchase via their bookshop registry here:
https://bookshop.org/wishlists/56b98684a2c55d72748aa7fae7dfa536217a1b5f

At the moment we are asking for people to please stick to the books on this list due to Caseys space concerns. Thank you to everyone who has sent Casey books!

Birthday fundraiser
For Casey’s birthday we were able to raise $840 so far for Lil Nicky, their cellie and friend. Let’s double that!

To support Lil Nicky, funds can be sent by Venmo labeled as “Little Nicky” to @juliepetersonG

Lil Nicky has been a great friend, and lifesaver in the yard on numerous occasions. Slated to go home in 15 months to Philly, he will be reuniting with his 13 year old son. Also, Lil Nicky is deaf and needs immediate support to buy his own hearing aids and batteries  (Yeah, the prison doesn’t supply those!).

With next to no income from a prison job, it is extremely hard to purchase supplies for your disabilities not to mention save for going home. Without support, re-entry is an extension of the isolation of incarceration, leaving just-released people in an extremely vulnerable position and often in harms way.

Lil Nicky has been there for Casey and Casey is looking to repay the favor.

Together they spend hours on lockdowns discussing sports and the state of the world. Lil Nicky is continually motivating Casey to stay focused on their goals as an abolitionist and their prisoner support work, now from the inside.

Again, to kick down, Venmo @juliepetersonG with the note “Lil Nicky.”

Love and struggle,
CSC

email: cscommittee@proton.me
insta: @freecaseynow
website: https://freecaseynow.noblogs.org/
general fundraiser: https://chuffed.org/project/supportcasey
book wishlist: https://bookshop.org/wishlists/56b98684a2c55d72748aa7fae7dfa536217a1b5f

Swarthmore College cleaning up ‘hundreds’ of anti-Israel vandalism messages

  • May 14, 2026 1:38 am

from mainstream media

“Black Anarchist” Film Screening and Fundraiser

  • May 9, 2026 1:12 am

from O.R.C.A.

May 16 · 5:00–8:30 PM

Email for address: orca.philly@protonmail.com

Join us for a work-in-progress screening of an untitled narrative feature.

A brief conversation will precede the film, reflecting on the themes and questions that inspired it, and on the process of making a self-funded work.

Afterward, experience a slow cinema work moving through the mundane, and the quiet but constant weight of what’s at stake.

Filmmaker introduction before the screening.

Post-film gathering at a second location.

Donations will support finishing funds for the film, with a portion going to O.R.C.A.

Film synopsis: Figures pass through a Los Angeles house, engaged in routine preparation for something imminent but never arriving. Time stretches and skips. The outside world encroaches, and the condition of blackness endures.

Coordinated poster action

  • May 7, 2026 1:54 am

Submission

Last weekend, crews of anarchists put up hundreds of anti-tech posters across the city. This was an experiment in coordinating across geography between multiple affinity groups and part of our focus on anti-tech agitation. We aspire to keep developing this coordination capacity for more combative action.



The Attack on Ghost Robotics Zine PDF

  • May 7, 2026 1:04 am

Submission

[PDF]

New zine from here (https://daygloayhole.gumroad.com/l/Norobotics) that includes a comic and also communiques and write ups on the fight against Ghost Robotics. The comic was originally published in color on the author’s patreon and is available there for free without the communiques and write ups. Some quotes from the author’s websites are included below so potential readers have an idea of what the zine is about.

“A 9 page printable B&W zine combining my comic about anarchist attacks on Ghost Robotics in Philly, as well as a series of summations and reportbacks combined in the zine The Struggle Against Ghost Robotics. I am the creator or the comic, but I’m not the creator of the reportbacks or the zine that combines them.”

“I was excited to do more of these kinds of comics. I realized I rarely do straight up “pro anarchism” comics. But these kinds of actions are happening all over the country all the time and I don’t see them talked about much despite this aspect of struggle being really important to me. That said, it feels hard writing this as a bunch of comrades have been convicted in Texas.
…
For more info on these Ghost Robotics actions, here’s the link to one of the zines I read. There were a few other actions and demos that happened around getting Ghost Robotics out of UPenn, including people running up on the dean’s house. So if you’re curious to get a sense of the larger campaign, there’s a lot more to find out. Apparently Ghost Robotics has to reveal their new address when they turn in their next quarterly report…which is a fact I learned on the internet.”

WSA May Day Gathering! Fifth Annual !!! Happy May Day Friends!!

  • May 4, 2026 1:54 am

from Philly Metro Area WSA

After a full day of taking part in immigrant rights actions, Philly Metro WSA, Greater Chicago WSA, and Labor committee (national) had an amazing night at our hybrid gathering, celebrating our movement’s history! Happy Mayday friends !!!

afternoon with the author of “I Am Maroon”

  • May 1, 2026 1:40 am

from Instagram

Join us on Saturday, May 2nd at 2pm for an afternoon with the author of “I Am Maroon.”

In this cinematic memoir, follow one man’s journey from gang member to Black liberation leader to political prisoner–and the justice and redemption he fought for along the way.

Inspired by Malcolm X, Russell Shoatz became a lifelong crusader for justice, a soldier in the most militant units of the Black Liberation Army. Shoatz was convicted to life in prison following a coordinated attack on a park police station that left one guard dead. The prison walls, however, could not deter Shoatz’s battle for personal and collective freedom. He escaped state prisons twice, making him a living legend, and endowed him with the moniker “Maroon,” once used to honor runaway slaves from plantations. He survived 22 years in solitary confinement, prompting an international campaign for his freedom.

I Am Maroon charts a life of dizzying intrigue and a long struggle for liberation. With an unforgettable voice, Maroon reminds us that we too are capable of radical change, leaving us a blueprint for how we might dedicate our lives and minds to the ongoing fight for freedom.

The Wooden Shoe is ADA accessible excepting the restroom and meetings marked “downstairs”. All events are masked (provided). Parking is available metered on the street with the two closest paid parking garages at 1457 South St and 545 S 11th St. Public transit bus lines 45 & 47 stop within short walking distance. Please let us know if you have any other accessibility requirements and we will do our best to accommodate.

All events are free, no RSVP required.

704 South St
Philadelphia

Image description in comments!