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Tag Archives: United States
Madison, WI: Why Tom Morello and The Left Should NOT Support The Machine
At the risk of alienating myself from my Left-leaning friends… I’m going to say it anyway: I’m deeply troubled that the Wisconsin state employees labor strife is considered the face of social uprising in America. It must be said that … Continue reading
Help Rhode Island “Ban the Box” Sign This Petition!
It is well established that the path to stability for the formerly incarcerated is through employment, yet studies show that simply asking “Have You Been Convicted of a Felony?” is a major barrier on two levels. First, it sends a … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Drug Policy, prison economics, Rehabilitation
Tagged Activism, AFSC, Anastasia Williams, Andrew Horwitz, Ban the Box, Chuck Levesque, Conviction, Crime and Justice, David Segal, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Drug Policy Alliance, Employment, Felony, Formerly incarcerated, Grace Diaz, Health, Jobs With Justice, Joe Bevilacqua, Leo Medina, Mental Health Association, Miguel Luna, NAACP, National Employment Law Project, Ocean State Action, Olneyville Neighborhood Association, Open Doors, Prison Policy Initiative, Providence Rhode Island, Rhode Island, RI People's Assembly, RIPDA, Scott Slater, United States
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Touchdowns and Lockdowns: Transcending Racial Politics in Prison Through Sports
(Ed. This article first appeared in AlterNet, and is being re-posted upon request, inspired by the NFL playoffs.) Jesse Owens and Joe Louis dared to disprove the Master Race theory. Jackie Robinson took the spikes at second base because he … Continue reading
Formerly Incarcerated Convene to Establish First National Agenda
On February 28th to March 2nd, 2011, a group of activists who have first-hand experience regarding inhumanities of the American prison industrial complex will convene in Alabama to lay the groundwork for a national civil rights movement. This conference of … Continue reading
Posted in Drug Policy, Prison Conditions, Uncategorized, Voting Rights
Tagged Alabama, All of Us or None, Civil and political rights, Civil rights movement, Formerly incarcerated, Los Angeles, Martin Luther King, Prison, Prison-Industrial Complex, Tina Reynolds, TOPS, United States, voting rights
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Death Threats On Jailhouse Lawyer in PA. Take Action!
The Human Rights Coalition-Fed Up! has received reports that Andre Jacobs, a Pennsylvania state prisoner in solitary confinement, has been physically abused, issued death threats, denied medical treatment, called racial slurs, and had his legal property illegally withheld and confiscated … Continue reading
Any FBI Employees in YOUR Activist Organization??
The struggle continues for the Minneapolis activists working in solidarity with Palestinians, who are now accused of aiding “terrorists” and whatnot, but what we now know is that an FBI agent infiltrated their circle of social justice activism. With the … Continue reading
Private Prison Soon to be Bankrupt
My last post on the Wyatt (responding to a potential state takeover) generated a number of inquiries about this privately-owned prison in Central Falls, RI. I realize it is time for another installment of information. What is Wyatt? From … Continue reading
Gov. Cuomo: Prisons are NOT jobs!
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo makes a groundbreaking remark that Prisons are Not Jobs. Read more, as he attempts to reconcile the issue of the upstate NY economy being fueled by prison guards. See also the campaign “Milk Not Jails” … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, prison economics
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Crime and Justice, Juvenile court, milk not jails, new york, Prison, prison guards, Recidivism, Tax, United States, Youth
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January 28th DC Mobilization for Political Prisoners
(In Memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) THE SHAME AND AGONY OF AMERICA’S DISAPPEARED This very important mobilization for justice will begin with jumu’ah (the Muslim Friday prayer service) shortly after 12 noon, at the historic New York Avenue Presbyterian … Continue reading
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SUSAN ROSENBERG’S 16 YEARS AS A POLITICAL PRISONER COME TO LIGHT IN NEW MEMOIR
An AMERICAN RADICAL: Political Prisoner in My Own Country to be published March 1, 2011 It didn’t take me long to get to know Susan. We could do the convict’s shorthand considering we both spent our most formative years in … Continue reading →