Os Cangaceiros
20th June 2013, 23:20
It started in 2011 with Pelican Bay Security Housing Unit (SHU) prisoners going on hunger strike. The hunger strike spread to thirteen prisons throughout California, peaking at just under 12,000 prisoners participating and lasting three weeks. Prison authorities failed to keep the promises that led to the end of the hunger strike.
In 2012 SHU prisoners issued an agreement to end all gang and racial hostilities. That declaration continues to hold.
Pelican Bay SHU prisoners have called for all administrative segregation and SHU prisoners to stop eating and all mainline (general population) prisoners to stop working on July 8. They are also asking for solidarity from prisoners across the country, and support from those on the outside.
Recently prisoners in the Green Hill juvenile prison in Chehalis Washington have stated they will join the strike and have released their own demands. Outside support groups for these strikes have been organized in San Diego, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Sacramento, Portland, and Seattle.
Whether you show up at at a local event or not July 8 is a chance for individuals or crews to take direct action in any way they see fit, that is to say autonomous action is welcome from educational actions to direct actions, as long as you don’t claim to represent others.
Some of the long term prisoners are anarchists check out some of their art below.
for more information check prisonstrike.wordpress.com
http://anarchistnews.org/content/prisoner-hunger-and-work-strike-july-8
In 2012 SHU prisoners issued an agreement to end all gang and racial hostilities. That declaration continues to hold.
Pelican Bay SHU prisoners have called for all administrative segregation and SHU prisoners to stop eating and all mainline (general population) prisoners to stop working on July 8. They are also asking for solidarity from prisoners across the country, and support from those on the outside.
Recently prisoners in the Green Hill juvenile prison in Chehalis Washington have stated they will join the strike and have released their own demands. Outside support groups for these strikes have been organized in San Diego, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Sacramento, Portland, and Seattle.
Whether you show up at at a local event or not July 8 is a chance for individuals or crews to take direct action in any way they see fit, that is to say autonomous action is welcome from educational actions to direct actions, as long as you don’t claim to represent others.
Some of the long term prisoners are anarchists check out some of their art below.
for more information check prisonstrike.wordpress.com
http://anarchistnews.org/content/prisoner-hunger-and-work-strike-july-8