On September 9th 1971, prisoners took over and shut down Attica, New York State’s most notorious prison. On September 9th 2016, prisoners started an action to shut down prisons all across the United States. Prisoners from across the United States have released this call to action for a coordinated prisoner work stoppage against prison slavery:
“Slavery is alive and well in the prison system, but by the end of this year, it won’t be anymore. This is a call to end slavery in America. This call goes directly to the slaves themselves. We are not making demands or requests of our captors, we are calling ourselves to action. To every prisoner in every state and federal institution across this land, we call on you to stop being a slave, to let the crops rot in the plantation fields, to go on strike and cease reproducing the institutions of your confinement. This is a call for a nation-wide prisoner work stoppage to end prison slavery, starting on September 9th, 2016. They cannot run these facilities without us.”
This show includes an interview with a comrade from Portland ABC!
Portland Anarchist Black Cross/PDX ABC (Oregon/US)
contact: portlandabc@riseup.net
Audio of a solidarity event with ABC PDX
Calls & Informations:
Updates and reports about Prisoner Resistance, Resistance to Slavery and Worldwide Solidarity
Diary of Actions (July – September 2016) + Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond
Fernando Bárcenas, Mexican Anarchist Prisoner, Calls for Solidarity with Prison Strike
A Statement in Support of September 9th from Sean Swain
Support Prisoner Resistance
articles and information
Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee/IWOC
a Union for Prisoners
Anti-State STL (St. Louis area/Midwest)
anarchy-related news and analysis
Material:
Call to End Slavery – Audio Zine
This Is A Call To End Slavery In America – by prisoners across the US
„Attica Is All Of Us“
Short documentary about the Attica Rebellion
Audio-mini-essays by anarchist prisoner Sean Swain currently about slavery and prison rebellion more details here: seanswain.noblogs.org
Interview with Tyler Durden of Portland ABC & the Portland IWW about the Prisoner Strike
Posters in solidarity with the Prisoner Strike
Fire to the Prison Society!
Solidarity, revolt, anarchy!