police and prisons
RNC Arrestees Need Your Help!
Submitted by onion on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 00:14
The last few days in St Paul, MN police have been intimidating and cracking down hard on organizers and protesters at the Republican National Convention. While very little is making the news, police have been beating down and arresting protesters, bystanders as well as journalists (including Democracy Now's Amy Goodman and her producers). This may sound familiar to what happened to many of us when we"hosted" the RNC in 2000. But we managed to pull through, thanks largely to incredible solidarity people showed us all over the world. I'm passing on a note from a Philly comrade currently in St Paul in hopes you all can pull through for them like others did for us...
Critical Resistance Benefit 08/08/08
Submitted by onion on Fri, 07/25/2008 - 16:45
Hey friends! 
come support local organizations as they make their way to the Critical Resistance* Conference in Oakland!!!
http://www. criticalresistance. org/article. php?list=type&type=36
One of the groups we'll be supporting is the Human Rights Coalition:
http://www. hrcoalition. com/
And we're contacting other local groups!!! stay tuned!
So come dance, have a good time, and support local groups and a great cause!
When? 08/08/08 @ 10ish
Where? Fancy House, 4951 Catherine Street, West Philly
http://www. criticalresistance. org/article. php?list=type&type=36
One of the groups we'll be supporting is the Human Rights Coalition:
http://www. hrcoalition. com/
And we're contacting other local groups!!! stay tuned!
So come dance, have a good time, and support local groups and a great cause!
When? 08/08/08 @ 10ish
Where? Fancy House, 4951 Catherine Street, West Philly
How Much? $5 suggested donation (All proceeds going to CR10)
Music by:
-DJ Shoogacane, bringing you all the best female rap hits from the 90's, riot grrl, and your favorite top 40 hip hop/R&B/pop!
-Pre-Columbian, dropping some dancehall, reggaeton, dirty baile funk, soca, miami bass, bmore club, salsa/merengue remixes, and pop in spanish!
Your hips and heart will not regret this!!!
PS- This is also a going away party for our beloved friend Anna! (Bannanz)
so come show some love!!!!
TELL YA FRIENDS!
*Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe.
Music by:
-DJ Shoogacane, bringing you all the best female rap hits from the 90's, riot grrl, and your favorite top 40 hip hop/R&B/pop!
-Pre-Columbian, dropping some dancehall, reggaeton, dirty baile funk, soca, miami bass, bmore club, salsa/merengue remixes, and pop in spanish!
Your hips and heart will not regret this!!!
PS- This is also a going away party for our beloved friend Anna! (Bannanz)
so come show some love!!!!
TELL YA FRIENDS!
*Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe.
We believe that basic necessities such as food, shelter, and freedom are what really make our communities secure.
As such, our work is part of global struggles against inequality and powerlessness.
The success of the movement requires that it reflect communities most affected by the PIC.
Because we seek to abolish the PIC, we cannot support any work that extends its life or scope.
Upcoming Love Park 4 Court Date - COURT SOLIDARITY NEEDED! July 14th, 2008
Submitted by onion on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 00:07
Criminal Justice Center - Room 1003
1301 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
On Monday July 14th, the remaining Love Park 4 defendants - Jason Robbins, Tom Keenan and Jared Schultz - are scheduled for a court date in Philadelphia Municipal Court, 1301 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Human Rights Coalition Newsletter
Submitted by onion on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 16:00
scroll to the bottom of this page to download the newsletter!!
From Public Enemy To Enemy of The State
Submitted by onion on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 02:42
by Robert Saleem Holbrook
July 4 Liberty Bell Protest for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Submitted by onion on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 16:25
July 4, Philadelphia protest for death-row journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal. Video features Pam Africa, Sundiata Sadiq, Theresa Shoatz, Rebel Diaz, Taina Asili, and more.
Free Joaquin Cienfuegos!
Submitted by onion on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 21:54
Joaquin Cienfuegos, a community activist and organizer with Revolutionary Autonomous Communities, Copwatch Los Angeles and Anarchist People of Color, is under attack and needs your support. Joaquin recently spoke at LAVA on Copwatch LA.
Last week, Cienfuegos was stopped by police and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, a serious crime that carries prison time in California.
From a friend's eyewitness account:
At around 11pm we were driving down Lexington AVE, where we passed by the two pigs, who was looking at us as we drove by them. Before we got to the end of the block (Lexington and Cahuenga) they hit the
lights on us.
Rodstarz and G1 of Rebel Diaz Attacked and Arrested by NYPD
Submitted by onion on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 04:45
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Teresita Ayala
June 19, 2008 312-489-0505
The Philadelphia Police Raided My House
Submitted by onion on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 21:54
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 2:25 PM
dear friends,
this is something that i want to communicate to as many people as i know, and as many people as they know. please forward this widely.
on the morning of friday june 13th, three plain cloths cops and captian wilson of the ninth district of philadelphia came to my front door. they said they were responding to a complaint about "trespassing in an abandoned building". we have lived in our home for almost 4 years. we are curious about the origin of this "complaint." after one house mate answered the door, asked for a warrant and refused to let the police in they arrested him and stole his keys. they broke in. there was no warrant. they arrested myself and my two other roommates. when asked if there was a warrant they informed us that they didn't need one. we were also informed that we weren't arrested, but were detained...and under investigation.
dear friends,
this is something that i want to communicate to as many people as i know, and as many people as they know. please forward this widely.
on the morning of friday june 13th, three plain cloths cops and captian wilson of the ninth district of philadelphia came to my front door. they said they were responding to a complaint about "trespassing in an abandoned building". we have lived in our home for almost 4 years. we are curious about the origin of this "complaint." after one house mate answered the door, asked for a warrant and refused to let the police in they arrested him and stole his keys. they broke in. there was no warrant. they arrested myself and my two other roommates. when asked if there was a warrant they informed us that they didn't need one. we were also informed that we weren't arrested, but were detained...and under investigation.
Not just Guantanamo:Exposing Torture & Abuse in Pennsylvania’s Prison
Submitted by onion on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 18:17
When most of us think of torture in the U.S., we envision people trapped in Guantanamo or Abu Ghraib, forced into black hoods and waterboarded. But the frightening truth is that torture is far more pervasive than Bush’s latest imperial quest. You don’t need to travel to outsourced detention centers in foreign countries. In fact, torture might be happening at the Supermax prison on the outskirts of your Pennsylvania town.
The Human Rights Coalition – FedUp! Chapter has been addressing abuses in high-level security prisons in Pennsylvania since the fall of 2007, and Virginia since 2005. Based in Pittsburgh, we are an unpaid group of concerned citizens, people in prison and their loved ones. We are dedicated to upholding the rights of prisoners through providing resources and support, exposing injustices, and building relationships with people in prison and their advocates.
