Posts by Philly Anti-Cap

Running Down the Walls 2018 Reportback

  • August 8, 2018 3:54 am

from Philly ABC

On August 5, 2018, around 90 people ran, jogged or walked 5K to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the incarceration of the Move 9. The route chosen for this event started in Fairmount Park and went past the zoo that members of the Move organization protested in 1973 and 1974 in support of animal rights. The route continued down 33rd street to the intersection of 33rd and Pearl, where the former Move headquarters was before it was bulldozed by the city within 24 hours of the arrest of the Move 9.

Photographs of the Move 9, flowers, and candles as well as a board to write messages was available for supporters to stop and pay their respects at the halfway point. People passing by who knew members of the Move 9 also stopped to pay their respects.

While the national Running Down the Walls event was held in June this year, the Philadelphia event was set in August in order to coincide with the Move 40th anniversary. For this reason, all of the incarcerated people who ran on August 5th are in Pennsylvania or surrounding regions. Many runners on the outside ran with signs displaying the names of either recipients of the Warchest or other US held political prisoners. Including both runners on the inside and outside, the event totaled around 90 participants.

Yoga began promptly at 9:30 am “to warm up our breath, mind and bodies” as yoga instructor Sheena Sood put it. The group then took off in three sections: walkers followed by joggers and finally by runners. This enabled a lot of interaction along the route as people encountered each other frequently. The route was shady to set of the warmth of the day, and refreshments were provided by Solidarity Food Not Bombs.

Together we raised almost $2000 that will be split between Move 9 legal defense and the ABCF Warchest. To close, we squeezed together for a group photo chanting “Free the Move 9, Free All Political Prisoners!”

 

Philadelphia, PA: #OccupyICE Gives Trust-Fund Troll Charlie Kirk First Bath Without Maid Present

  • August 8, 2018 3:45 am
from It’s Going Down

This morning, August 6th 2018 at 7:20 am, members of met at the corner of 8th and Cherry in front of the regional ICE office and Governor Wolf’s Philadelphia office in order to shut shit down and distribute information about the Berk’s Detention Center to people on their way to work. Berk’s County Residential Center is one of 3 family detention centers in America. They are a prison that has a history of assault from their “caretakers” towards the imprisoned children, medical neglect of infants and verbal abuse, not to mention they are operating without a license! Governor Wolf has the ability to order an emergency closure, and has proven to us and many other organizers, his bark is worse than his bite, considering he hasn’t done a damn thing. You’d think in an election year he’d at least try, right?

Once we shut down the road in front of the offices and distributed literature to everyone there, we moved further up the road to a busy intersection at 8th and Vine and blocked traffic for roughly 45 minutes. We reminded people in their cars that if they felt inconvenienced being stopping in traffic, imagine what life is like as a detained child in the Berks detention center for years? One guy left his car and joined in the protest, chiding people cursing us out that Black Lives Matter and we need to ! We are planning on seeing him again at an action tomorrow.

We received word from a comrade in center city that Charlie Kirk was having a pleasant meal with Candace Owens at a local brunch spot in the gayborhood and decided we were going to give them our best Philly welcome we could muster so early! We took the streets and marched there chanting “ABOLISH ICE” “SHUT DOWN BERKS” “WHOSE STREETS, OUR STREETS” and more. Once we got to where Charlie and Candace of Turning Point USA fame, also known as Coded Rascists USA, were eating we gave em a lil wave and immediately started chanting “1,2,3, Fuck the Bourgeois 4,5,6 Fuck the Bourgeois” until they came outside. We let them know just how much we appreciated their visit to Philly with a nice cold drink of water down Charlie’s head and an over easy egg to boot. Hope y’all had a great brunch! Police escorted Charlie and Candace away while we chanted, “NO GOOD COPS IN A RACIST SYSTEM” until they were gone.

We then took to the streets again and marched up Broad Street back to our camp, reminding everyone we passed Berks must be shut down and we must put an end to stop and frisk!

Charlie Kirk Drenched and Egged While Eating Breakfast

  • August 6, 2018 5:52 pm

from Instagram

A story of Turning Point USA in Philly; maybe they should turn away now (ya’ get it?) #NoFascistsinPhilly

Pro-Police Pro-Trump Vehicle Vandalized During Pro-Police Event

  • August 5, 2018 7:17 pm

from Twitter

Today, I went to Philly, the City of Brotherly Love, to rally in support of your police. When I returned to my car, all 4 tires were slashed. How does this inspire people to move to your anti-police sanctuary city?

[Video Here]

Resolution on I.C.E.

  • August 5, 2018 7:14 pm

From Philly IWW

Whereas, many of our members are participating in protests and actions against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); and,

Whereas, the actions of ICE target the most vulnerable of the working class, splitting up families and incarcerating workers for trying to make a better life for themselves; and,

Whereas, ICE drives down the wages and working conditions of immigrant workers, attempts to pit immigrant & non-immigrant workers against each other, and is an obstacle to the progress of all working people; and,

Whereas, An injury to one is an injury to all;

Therefore Be it Resolved, the IWW Philadelphia GMB:

  • Officially endorses the Stop ICE rally & activities scheduled for July 2nd, 2018;
  • Demands the abolition of I.C.E. and a return to open borders;
  • Calls for the Closing of the Berks County Family Detention Center;
  • Opposes all cooperation between ICE and the Philadelphia police department, including ICE’s access to PARS;
  • Will give material assistance to anti-ICE protests, civil disobedience, and other actions as we are able.

Nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted to imply endorsement of any political party, candidate for office, or any position on any election whatsoever.

End Stop and Frisk Banner Drop

  • August 4, 2018 5:12 pm

from Twitter

Solidarity banner drop spotted in Philly: “End Stop & Frisk”

Comcast truck got fucked up

  • August 1, 2018 9:36 pm

Submission

We saw a Comcast truck in a quiet Philly neighborhood, painted it and let the air out of the tires. Comcast provides electronic services that enable ICE officers to kidnap people, separate families, and deport migrants.
We wrote “Comcast works for ICE” and “no borders no prisons” on the windshield and sides of the truck. We let the air out of the tires by putting a ball bearing and a piece of wood in the caps of the tire valves and screwing them back on. We took turns watching each others’ backs, planned our route with cameras in mind, used gloves when touching anything we left behind, and changed clothes to help stay anonymous.
Information technology has historically been used to facilitate state control and genocide. IBM created and maintained the information systems that enabled the Nazis to orchestrate the deportation and genocide of millions of people.
Now Microsoft and Comcast are providing the tools necessary to carry out deportation and torture on a massive scale.
Aspects of the border are all around, and the possibilities for attack on the tools of state terror are endless. Their vehicles, offices, fences, communication and surveillance technologies, and all policing apparatuses are impossible to protect all the time.

Abolish ICE & the Police – A Discussion

  • August 1, 2018 12:51 pm

from Facebook

Hear from a panel of movement leaders from the im/migrants, anti-police brutality, and Palestine solidarity movements and join in a discussion on the need to abolish ICE and the police.

In recent weeks, a powerful movement has risen across the country to fightback against the war on im/migrants and refugees, with the call to abolish ICE gaining greater momentum.

In Philadelphia, the ongoing occupation at the ICE offices and now City Hall has helped to elevate this demand, along with the longstanding fight to shut down the Berks Detention Center and end PARS – a program of cooperation between the Philly police and ICE.

The Philadelphia Police work not only with ICE but also with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), and send cops to Israel for joint training. Israel – with economic, political, and military support from the U.S. – continues its brutal occupation of Palestine, recently enshrining the apartheid state into law.

Much like the IDF, the police play a similar role in terrorizing Black and Brown communities here. For many years, the streets have been filled to fight back against police brutality, and call for an end to stop and frisk and to abolish the police.

How can we link and unite the struggle to abolish ICE and the police? Can we build greater solidarity between our movements for liberation here with international struggles? What’s the connection between ICE, the police, and U.S. wars waged against people abroad?

Join us for the discussion, including:
* Teresa Gutierrez, national leader of FIRE – Fight for Im/migrants and Refugees Everywhere\
* Carmen Guerrero, Shut Down Berks Coalition
* Reportback from recent delegation to the U.S./Mexico border
* more TBA

Newest OccupyICE Camp Under Threat of Eviction

  • July 30, 2018 7:45 pm

from Instagram

Hey y’all so even though we were evicted from our occupation at City Hall we moved down to the East side of the municipal services building HOWEVER The City of Philadelphia is trying to evict us from there too! This occupation is run by Homeless Against Stop and Frisk and it is important that we help all people being oppressed by the state

International Day of Solidarity with Antifa Prisoners Card Night

  • July 30, 2018 7:41 pm

from Philly ABC

When: July 30th, 6:30pm
Where: LAVA, 4134 Lancaster Avenue

Due to Running Down the Walls on August 5th and in honor of the International Day of Solidarity with Antifa Prisoners that just passed on July 25th, we are diverting from our normal 1st Monday of the month schedule. Join Philly ABC on Monday, July 30th at LAVA to mail cards to antifa prisoners worldwide: https://nycantifa.wordpress.com/global-antifa-prisoner-list/). As usual, refreshments will be provided by North Philly Food Not Bombs!

Originating in 2014 as a Day of Solidarity with Jock Palfreeman, an Australian man serving a 20-year sentence in Bulgaria for defending two Romani men from an attack by fascist football hooligans, the International Day of Solidarity with Antifa Prisoners is intended for the global anti fascist community demonstrates its solidarity with people who have been kidnapped by the state for anti-fascist actions. This could be demonstrated in many ways through direct actions, fundraisers, or other events done in solidarity with these wonderful bad asses.

Our next event will be Monday, August 27th at LAVA where we will commemorate Black August. Stay tuned for details!

Running Down the Walls 2018!

  • July 29, 2018 1:30 pm

from Facebook


Hosted by Philly ABC and sponsored by the MOVE organization, Philadelphia’s first Running Down The Walls (RDTW) event is dedicated to the MOVE 9. On August 8th, the MOVE prisoners will have been locked in prison for 40 years. Despite irrefutable evidence of their innocence, and the prosecutorial misconduct used to convict them, the political warfare to keep them imprisoned endures.

Join us and Move prisoners as we run/walk/bike/skate this 5K together. If you would like to participate in light yoga and warm-up stretches before, please arrive around 9:15am. Bring a mat if you can! Philadelphia RDTW 2018, exists to amplify their voices, show solidarity, strengthen our forces and help Free the Move 9! If you cannot make it to the event or would like to make an additional contribution, please sponsor a participant either outside prison or inside or one of each. Contact us for more information on sponsoring!

Proceeds will be split between the Warchest Program and the MOVE 9 Support fund. The ABCF Warchest program sends monthly stipends to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War who have insufficient, little, or no financial support during their imprisonment.

Register for the 5K
Thanks for your support by running/walking/biking/skating the 5K! Everyone must fill out the following form to register NO LATER THAN JULY 22nd so that you receive your official shirt the day of the event. The registration fee of $40 confirms your place at the event and and it is preferred that this be paid before the day of the event by using the Seeds of Wisdom Patreon. Cash can also be accepted at the event. Additional funds over the $40 base fee raised through sponsorships are more than welcome. The registration form can be found at the link below, along with all the ways one can pay their registration fee.

https://phillyabc.wordpress.com/rdtw/

[10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Lemon Hill Dr]

#OCCUPYICEPHL ENDS CITY HALL ENCAMPMENT: MAYOR KENNEY SERVES 24 HR EVICTION NOTICE AFTER ENDING PARS AGREEMENT

  • July 28, 2018 9:55 pm

from Instagram

CONTACT: occupyphl@protonmail.com
We the activists of the #OccupyICEPHL encampment are pleased that Mayor Kenney has met our first demand: to end Philadelphia’s resource-sharing agreement with ICE, known as the PARS (Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System) Agreement. With this municipal collusion with ICE, fueled by stop-and-frisk, Philadelphia has the highest arrest rate of immigrants with no criminal convictions in the country. We see the decision not to renew the PARS Agreement as a major victory for our occupation and for reducing the state-sanctioned violence against Philadelphia’s immigrant communities.
In response to this victory and Mayor Kenney’s demand that we leave by 2pm today, we are taking immediate steps to de-camp our City Hall occupation. Our decision to leave City Hall was reached to ensure our most vulnerable comrades are not placed at risk of police violence. We are not going home, we are not finished with our efforts; we are packing up this encampment and securing our resources before another raid, like the raid at the ICE office, takes and trashes the majority of our resources the community has been so helpful to provide.
We are taking today to safely organize our comrades and resources around our remaining demands: to end stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia, to shut down the Berks County Residential Center, and to abolish ICE in all its forms. Yesterday we celebrated a victory. Today we remember what steps are left to complete for our goal of a sanctuary city and eventually a sanctuary country. We stand in solidarity with Juntos, Cosecha, New Sanctuary Movement, our community and everyone affected by the unjust practices of our government.

PRISON STRIKE

  • July 27, 2018 9:02 pm

Submission

23 Indego rental bikes in south philly had their tires slashed in solidarity with the upcoming prison strike. Burn all prisons! Fuck gentrifying transport. Fuck the world!

Mayor Ends PARS Agreement Between PPD and ICE

  • July 27, 2018 9:00 pm

from Instagram

Alerta! Alerta! Mayor Kenney just announced that he will NOT renew the PARS contract! This is nothing to thank @phillymayor for- He’s dragged this along for how many weeks and watched his police force brutalize us. WE ARE STILL FIGHTING AND WE STILL HAVE DEMANDS Governor Wolfe you’re next #shutdownberks #expandsanctuary

Anti-Muslim Group ACT! For America Plans Pro-Police Rally in Philly

  • July 27, 2018 8:57 pm

from Ida Vox

When:
August 4, 2018 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where:
National Constitution Center
525 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19106
USA
ACT! For America doesn’t do anything that doesn’t involve demonizing and undercutting the rights of Muslims in this society, so naturally they are going to big up those they think are their shock troops in this endeavor. The event in Philly is being organized by one of their members, Scott Ryan Presler, who is also putting one together in St. Cloud, MN for the same day. His Facebook and Twitter account is basically nothing but fanboy adulation for Donald Trump, and that pretty much seems to be his life. But he hates Muslims and sometime finds to hate Hispanics from time to time, so yeah, he wants to hold rallies where he will find a lot of both and not too many Trump supporters.