from June 11th
On June 11th in Philly we had a vegan barbecue in an autonomous garden. We raised money for anarchist prisoners and had a nice time hanging in the sun. We had anti-prison and anti-police literature on hand.
Up with autonomous spaces!
Down with prisons!
Anarchist prisoners we are with you!
from Philly ABC
We are just a little under two months away from Philadelphia’s Running Down The Walls 5k for political prisoners! In some cities the run/walk/roll has already taken place. For others it is just around the corner. See complete listing of RDTW events. The registration deadline for Philly is July 22. So if you haven’t already, please register here! Posters and flyers are available for download.
In the mean time, please enjoy these RDTW solidarity statements from Hanif Shabazz Bey of the Virgin Island 3, and anarchist prisoner Eric King!
–Philly ABC
Message for Running Down the Walls 2018 from Hanif Bey:
Once again, I am grateful to be able to give back something to the Anarchist Black Cross movement, if only in thought. As I run today, I will reflect on a card sent from Danny Tender, a comrade from the Colorado ABC collective. On the front of the card is a picture of someone’s hand holding a lit match, and at the bottom of the card Danny wrote, “Hanif, hold onto the light!”
The ABC bulletin being sent inside to comrades is part of that light, because it keeps us abreast of what’s going on with comrades in other gulags.
Also the assistance from the ABCF Warchest is also part of that light that works to counter the darkness that attacks inclusion, diversity, and equality.
The light is also symbolic of the “truth,” and the truth is that the “people’s power” can dispel the darkness, and make a better world.
ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
Hanif S. Bey
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Write to Hanif at:
Beaumont Gereau #16-001
Tallahatchie Correctional Facility
415 US Highway 49N
Tutwiler, Mississippi 38963
Message for Running Down the Walls 2018 from Eric King:
Prisons are not abstract ideas. They are tangible businesses, with real tangible buildings, structures, employees, who have real tangible addresses. The prisons have roads, fences, mail rooms, offices, etc, etc. These are all real targets that should be looked at. No matter where you live, there is most likely a jail, holding center, prison, ICE center, or juvenile prison nearby. Tags and check-ins on instagram, twitter and facebook. That facility most likely has a facebook and its employees most likely have ‘liked;’ that site, or actively post in it. There are groups and forums for prison guards. This means we know WHO is working at these spots, we can find where they life, what they enjoy doing, where they like going. All the power is at the tip of our fingers. Lets find em!!
Let’s spitball some ideas, some realistic ideas, some I dream of seeing come to fruition… bedbugs can be rehomed into offices to infest all of their furniture, lice or fleas, the bug of your choice! Hammers can bust up roads or parking lots leading into facilities and potential potholes to bang up cars. Have fun with google map pages for the facility, yelp etc. All ideas are good ideas! One could find their local police union and creatively display rage, either way make our point. Show up at their houses and let their neighbors know what is up, dance parties in driveways. Or just keep it simple with call in campaigns, just to irritate the workers and jam up the phone system for a bit. If you know a prisoner has specifically shitty mailroom I hear glitter bombs are cool. Wardens and captains always need glitter, they are incredibly bland and basic and need sprucing up.. or if glitter isn’t your ticket I hear animal feces works just as well.
We can make prisons a horrible place to work, we can make prisons a DANGEROUS place to work even on off days. This is a fight against a system that hurts and destroys, it is a real fight. Not everyone is capable of doing everything, but everyone is capable of doing anything, any strike against these fucks is a good thing. There are a thousand ways to fight back, and I stand beside all of them. Solidarity to all who are keeping the struggle alive, fire to all of the prisons, welcome home Herman!!
UNTIL ALL ARE FREE, EK (A) (///)
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Eric King #27090-045
FCI Florence
P.O. Box 6000
Florence, CO 81226
from Instagram
Registration is open for #Philadelphia #RunningDownTheWalls 2018! Visit https://phillyabc.wordpress.com/rdtw/ and sign up now!
#PoliticalPrisoners #EmptyTheCages @themoveorganization
Tips for Getting Sponsors for your run:
from Philly ABC
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 Pennsylvania prisons for 40 years. Despite the overwhelmingly obvious, irrefutable evidence of their innocence, and the prosecutorial misconduct used to convict them, the political warfare to keep them imprisoned has lasted decades.
Join us and Move prisoners as we run down the walls together. Philadelphia RDTW 2018, exists to amplify their voices, rectify solidarity, strengthen our forces, and Free the Move 9! If you cannot make it to the event or would like to make an additional contribution, please sponsor a runner either outside prison or inside or one of each. Contact us for more information.
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.
Thanks for your interest in supporting the Move 9 by participating in this 5k!
from Facebook
The battle still continues….
Our efforts have led to full acquittals for the first 6 defendants to go to trial. The prosecution has dropped 129 additional cases since. There are 59 defendants still facing decades in prison for protesting trump. This is the SECOND of two LAVA shows to benefit the remaining 59. We must keep fighting and we must keep winning.
BANDS:
ZORN – Dark
https://zornphilly.bandcamp.com/releases
DEEP TISSUE – Deep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJJ0T6yVDDU
IRON WIND – Drunk
https://ironwind.bandcamp.com/album/demo
CLAM – Snot
https://clamphl.bandcamp.com/
$5-$10
Nobody turned away for lack of $
Don’t be an asshole
VOL 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/424496247985195?%3Fti=ia
http://defendj20resistance.org/
[April 13 from 7PM to 10:30PM at LAVA]
from Facebook
The battle continues….
Our efforts have led to full acquittals for the first 6 defendants to go to trial. The prosecution has dropped 129 additional cases since. There are 59 defendants still facing decades in prison for protesting trump. This is the first of two LAVA shows to benefit the remaining 59. We must keep fighting and we must keep winning.
Bands:
Sciamachy – Epic melodic crust.
Bitter Taste – Punk
https://bitterxtastehc.bandcamp.com/
Bloated Subhumans – uncomfortable noises
https://bloatedsubhumans.bandcamp.com/
$5-$10
Nobody turned away for lack of funds
Don’t be an asshole
VOL 2: https://www.facebook.com/events/565095977187096?%3Fti=ia
[March 31 at 7PM at LAVA]
from You Caring
During the summer of 2017 Linette was wrongfully accused and arrested for vandalism in South Jersey. Linette is being wrongfully targeted by police due to their leadership as an activist against police violence and repression. Linette’s ongoing legal battle is becoming increasingly difficult and they need your help.
Linette has been denied for Pre Trial Intervention four times and is now facing five misdemeanors of criminal mischief and the possibility of a minimum of 5 or more years of jail time. In order to be accepted into the Pre Trial Intervention program, which would in turn drop all of Linette’s charges, Linette needs to pay $30,000 of restitution. Friends of Linette are trying to raise $15,000 to help mitigate the cost for Linette’s family.
If Linette cannot raise this money by April 20th 2018 the case will unfortunately go to trial. Because Linette is already a target for police the likelihood of the court system making and example of them is extremely high. If you oppose police repression, support activism, or believe in freedom of speech and expression please give to Linette’s fund. Keeping activists out of prison and in the communities where they are doing the work is critical to upholding justice, we can’t do it without you!
from Philly Antifa
from Facebook
Come out to enjoy an evening of films and food centered around antifascism. Two films will be shown:
The Limerick Brigadistas-The true story of volunteers from Ireland who fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War.
and
Antifa, A Documentary-A new film that explores the history and origins of the modern antifascist movement.
This is a free event!
Vendors will be selling books and baked goods, with all proceeds going to the legal defense fund for antifascists arrested protesting the recent Richard Spencer speech at Michigan State University.
[March 17 from 5PM to 9PM at A-Space 4722 Baltimore Ave]
from Facebook
Big tasty dinner, brought to you by Food Not Bombs Solidarity!
Chili, cornbread, soup, greens, rice/veg, salad, cupcakes-
ALL VEGAN-ALL YUM!
This is a fundraiser for the MOVE organization, also a panel discussion event live-streamed from NYC will be shown here.
Free-will donation, $7-10 requested
sit n eat n watch the livestream , or take your dinner home!
FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS!
[February 24 from 5PM to 8PM at A-Space 4722 Baltimore Ave]
from Facebook
That’s right, it’s time! Us North Philly Food Not Bombadiers wish to honor the one year anniversary of a day that shook this planet: January 20th of 2017, the day trump seized the mantle of control of this (lol) ‘democracy’. To oppose trump and his zombies, there were some brave and marvelous souls that took to the streets, galvanized into fierce action, and kicked off a wave of rebellion that has not ceased yet (we hope it never does!). Essentially they put their lives on the line, as hundreds are facing what amounts life sentences for their public defiance.
We want to offer up another all vegan brunch fundraiser as a means for people to get together, forge bonds and to hold space for this important day. Everything will be completely vegan and delicious. We will invite some other wonderful radical groups into the mix too, there will surely be some fantastic books and art.
Please make it out! Each brunch we’ve done has been better then the last. We will update menu and location as soon as confirmed!
[10AM to 3PM January 20 Location Cindergarden-Ask a skunk!]
from Facebook
+++FRIDAY JANUARY 5TH+++
A BENEFIT FOR THE WOODEN SHOE
http://woodenshoebooks.com/home.html
With the help of staff at Johnny Brenda’s, the collective, volunteer supporters and friends of Wooden Shoe Books and Records are kicking off a fundraiser to expand the music collection. Founded in 1976, the Wooden Shoe is an all-volunteer, collectively-run, anarchist book and record store on South street in Philadelphia. Special thanks to Billy of Population Zero for setting this up. Come out of the cold and heat up.
THULSA DOOM
https://thulsadoomnyc.bandcamp.com/
NIGHTFALL
https://nightfall.bandcamp.com/
TRASH KNIFE
https://trashknife.bandcamp.com/
THE CHARLEY FEW
https://thecharleyfew.bandcamp.com/
8PM Doors / $10 / 21+
[Johnny Brenda’s 1201 N. Frankford Ave]
From Facebook
Nightfall – Hardcore and noise against the bloodsuckers
https://nightfall.bandcamp.com/
Serqet (RVA) – Anarcho-Goth featuring members of Asylum & Lost Tribe
https://serqet.bandcamp.com/
Somnium Mori – Darkwave punk
https://somniummori.bandcamp.com/
Schiamachy – Melodic driving crust
Proceeds will go to the J20 Defense Fund
$7-10 sliding scale
8pm
[December 9 at Cousin Dannys]
from Facebook
N.E.G says goodbye for good, but not without the release of their forthcoming EP, “Shackles”.. all money from this gig will be donated to the J20 defendant/bail fund, to help alleviate financial pressure during the trial of all J20 arrestees.
N.E.G (PHL) – FINAL GIG & ALBUM RELEASE ‘American hardcore meets Swedish d-beat’
https://n-e-g.bandcamp.com/
Nosebleed (RVA) – Catchy, fast, d-beat, hardcore punk, they’ve got it all.
https://nosebleedrva.bandcamp.com/
Inteloper (PHL) – Relentlessly fast d-beat featuring Kiser himself
https://interloperpunk.bandcamp.com/releases
Syringe (MD) – Baltimore based duo-vocal crust, top notch
https://syringe410.bandcamp.com/
Alement (PHL) – The finest display of metallic crust this city has to offer
https://alement.bandcamp.com/
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$7-10
7 PM Doors, 8 PM Music
No BYOB
[November 22 in West Philly Baby]
from It’s Going Down
Construction crews are closing in on both sides of Camp White Pine. For nearly two years, Elise and Ellen Gerhart, along with many allies, have been holding tree sits on their property to defend their land from Energy Transfer Partners’ Mariner East II Pipeline. The project would destroy their family’s land in order to export highly volatile fracking waste to Europe for plastics manufacturing.
Already during construction, Mariner East II has caused dozens of spills, contaminating water supplies and in some cases permanently damaging residential wells.
As the Gerharts prepare to take a bold stand to protect their land, they need our support.
Donate to the Camp White Pine legal defense fund here: fundrazr.com/campwhitepine
